Plainfield Central’s Alicia Tucker and Lockport’s Claudia Heeney each claimed championships at Saturday's IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

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Images from the 2025 IHSA girls wrestling state championships in Bloomington on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Girls wrestlers from Joliet Central, Joliet West, Joliet Catholic, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Lincoln-Way Central, Morris and Seneca qualified for state out of the Geneseo Sectional on Saturday.

Lincoln-Way Central junior Zoe Dempsey's ear-raising slam turned title pinfall was one of five Knights' championships that helped lead to the title of the Metamora Regional on Saturday.

Here are some things around the Herald-News coverage area to keep an eye on as the girls wrestling postseason gets underway this weekend.

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Joliet Central defeats wrestler shorted Plainfield Central 63-11. Photos by Laurie Fanelli for Shaw Local News Network.

A fortunate click on Lockport's school website led Averi Colella to the girls wrestling team as a sophomore. As a senior this season, she became the first in program history to record 100 wins.

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Batavia girls wrestling hosted Lincoln-Way East on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Joliet Central's girls wrestling team won five of the first seven bouts by pin and cruised to a 47-33 win over Lockport on Wednesday.