Oswego East junior Ella Cooper, who won 33 matches this season, won a conference championship, took second at sectionals and won two matches at state to finish in the top eight, is the Record Newspapers Girls Wrestler of the Year. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Dixon sophomore wrestler Charlie Connors is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. He was the state runner-up at 144 pounds and the Dukes took fourth at state duals.

Take a look at the boys and girls wrestlers named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 season,

After winning the first state title in program history and going 40-0 on the season, Clifton Central-Irqouois West junior Payton Temple has been named the Daily Journal Girls Wrestler of the Year for the second year in a row.

After going 41-4 on the season and finishing second at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals, Wilmington senior Logan Van Duyne has been named the Daily Journal Boys Wrestler of the Year for the 2025-26 season.

Kaneland junior Angelina Gochis, who went 31-2 and became the fifth girls wrestler to win three state titles, is the Kane County Chronicle Girls Wrestler of the Year.

St. Charles East senior Dom Munaretto, who finished with a 52-0 record on the season, won his third state title and became the second-winningest wrestler in IHSA history, is the Kane County Chronicle Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder, who won the Class 1A 150-pound state championship to cap a 43-1 season, is the Record Newspapers Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls wrestling team, as voted on by KRC coaches.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys wrestling team, as voted on by KRC coaches.

Oregon junior wrestler Nelson Benesh is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. He was the Class 1A Byron Sectional champion at 138 pounds and finished fifth at state.

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys wrestlers, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Coal City wrestler Aidan Kenney.

Coal City dominated Vandalia 43-23 for a repeat title in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team State championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, completing a perfect 40-0 dual team season. See the photos from the meet.

Check out photos from Saturday's IHSA individual girls state wrestling meet

Coal City, IC Catholic Prep and Marmion Academy won their respective classes at Saturday's IHSA state dual team wrestling meet. St. Charles East took third place in Class 3A

Marmion overcame rival Montini to repeat as the IHSA Class 3A state champion on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as St. Charles East battled to claim third place over Oak Park-River Forest.

IC Catholic defeated Providence Catholic in the IHSA Class 2A Dual Team State championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

For the second year in a row, the IC Catholic Prep boys wrestling team won the Class 2A state championship Saturday after beating Providence 39-25 in the championship match at Bloomington’s Grossinger Motors Arena.

In the final showpiece of the wrestling season, Marmion lifted its second consecutive Class 3A dual-team championship trophy Saturday night at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, scoring the last 21 points to top Montini 36-22. St. Charles East was third.

Lockport's Claudia Heeney won her third consecutive state championship to close out her outstanding career.

After sending 14 wrestlers to last weekend's individual state tournament, Coal City's boys wrestling team capped off a perfect dual season when the Coalers repeated as Class 1A State champions on Saturday.

Hampshire landed four medalists and won its first team championship, while Huntley's Janiah Slaughter earned her school's first individual championship during the IHSA state girls wrestling finals at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

In her third straight trip to the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals, Clifton Central junior Payton Temple became the school's first state champion on Saturday, winning the 170-pound title.

Sycamore junior Ema Durst won the first girls wrestling title in school history and just the third overall wrestling title for the Spartans. Kaneland's Angelina Gochis also won a championship. DeKalb's Larisza Gomez-Guevara and Alex Gregorio-Perez also won medals.

Seven McHenry County athletes, including four from Hampshire, qualified for the semifinal round of the IHSA girls wrestling individual state tournament. In the boys dual team state finals, Marian Central lost to Providence in the Class 2A quarterfinals.

Hinsdale South senior and defending state champion Callie Carr was among six Suburban Life-area wrestlers to win two matches at Friday’s IHSA state tournament in Bloomington to advance to Saturday’s semifinals.

Callie Carr had a 72-match win streak snapped at sectionals in a match she led in the third period – but now the Hinsdale South senior is taking aim at a repeat state title. That, and York junior Charlie Dolan makes history as Dukes' first state qualifier in the state preview.

Yorkville sophomore Lauryn Trotter got her competitive start in mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu. As a wrestler she made Fargo Nationals in 2024. Now, after an injury-shortened freshman year, Trotter is headed to the IHSA state meet this weekend.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling team, as voted on by FVC coaches.

Will McHenry County crown its first state champion? How many girls are competing at state for the first time? Which schools have the most representation? Here are key IHSA state girls wrestling storylines to watch.

Sycamore and DeKalb are sending record numbers to Bloomington. Ema Durst looks to bounce back, Alex Gregorio‑Perez chases history, and Kaneland's Angelina Gochis hunts title No. 3 as the IHSA girls state tournament begins Friday.

The fifth IHSA girls state wrestling tournament is this weekend and as per usual, there are a ton of wrestlers from the Herald-News area to keep an eye on. Here is the preview.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Wilmington senior boys wrestler Logan Van Duyne.

The event honors the memory of former Joliet East and Joliet Central wrestling coach Pat O’Connell, who passed away from lung cancer in 2019.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder got revenge for his lone loss of the season, taking down Unity Christian's Clinton VerHeecke in a 10-9 decision to win his first individual state title.

Providence sophomore Justus Heeg won his second state title on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign, and was one of three Celtics to reach the top of the awards stand.

St. Charles East senior Dom Munaretto and Marmion senior Nicholas Garcia won their third state titles, highlighting five boys wrestling individual champions from the Kane County area

Wilmington senior Logan VanDuyne, who lost his coach Nick Dziuban the day after regionals, put up a spirited fight in taking second place at the IHSA state wrestling meet in leading area medalists. "He wrestled probably the match of his life there."

Newman's Landon Near won the Class 1A 113-pound championship, while Dixon's Charlie Connors placed second during the IHSA state boys wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Saturday.

Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny won his third championship in three seasons, while Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle and Crystal Lake Central's Nicholas Marchese each finished second in the IHSA state boys wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Tyler Lockhart took fourth for Sycamore on Saturday at the Class 2A Boys Wrestling State Tournament, leading three area wrestlers from podium, all from Sycamore. Cooper Bode was sixth for the second straight year and Liam Schroeder was fifth.

Led by a fourth-place finish from Vinnie Testa, Marmion had four wrestlers make their ways into the early medal rounds to secure All-State honors at the IHSA boys wrestling individual state meet.

Class 1A, 2A and 3A wrestlers compete for the state title Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Five IC Catholic Prep wrestlers and two from Montini, along with Lyons' Griff Powell and Wheaton North's Ryan Rosch won semifinal matches at state wrestling, while Glenbard South girls basketball won its third straight regional title and Grant Smith scored 28 in Lyons win.

Nine Kane County-Area wrestlers, including six from Marmion, will wrestle for an individual state title after winning their semifinal matchups, and more results from Day 2 of the IHSA Boys Wrestling State Championships from Friday.

Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny, Crystal Lake Central's Nick Marchese and Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle have all advanced to the championship round of the IHSA boys individual state wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Six McHenry County wrestlers, including Marian Central's two-time champion Jimmy Mastny, advanced to the semifinals during the IHSA boys individual state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder, Yorkville junior Donovan Rosauer and Yorkville Christian senior Jackson Allen all advanced to the state semifinals with two wins Thursday at the IHSA state wrestling meet in Champaign.