Charles Walker of Joliet Central, the Herald-News Boys Wrestler of the Year, topped a previously unbeaten wrestler to win the Class 3A state championship at 215.

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No. 3 Coal City knocked off the two teams ranked ahead of it – flipping the script in the Class 1A final to beat No. 1 Vandalia – to win the program's second state title in three seasons. Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic placed third in Class 3A for its third trophy in four seasons.

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Images from the 2025 IHSA Boys Wrestling Dual Team State Championships in Bloomington on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Joliet Catholic had several wrestlers move around in classification, took an early lead and rode that to a 43-27 win over Yorkville in the Class 3A Yorkville team dual sectional on Tuesday.

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Yorkville, Marmion and Joliet Catholic wrestlers competed in the Class 3A Yorkville Sectional Class 3A Yorkville Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Yorkville.

Coal City blanked Chicago King 80-0 in dual-team sectionals Tuesday to punch its ticket back to state.

Two brothers, Judah and Justus Heeg, won state championships while wrestling for Lemont and Providence Catholic, respectively

Lemont's Judah Heeg and Providence Catholic's Justus Heeg each won a Class 2A state championship