The IHSA girls wrestling postseason opens this weekend, with Herald-News area wrestlers facing two separate and distinct roads to the finals in Bloomington.

Joliet Central win a close dual meet against Joliet West 48-36. Photos by Laurie Fanelli for Shaw Local News Network.

All but one individual match between Joliet West and Joliet Central's girls wrestling squads was decided by pin, with only one more making it to the third round. The Steelmen came out on top of a tight battle.

Lincoln-Way co-op had seven wrestlers make their respective first-place matches to dominate the Minooka Thanksgiving Throwdown

Area athletes competed in the Minooka Girls Wrestling Thanksgiving Throwdown competition at Minooka High School on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

See how the girls wrestling teams around the Will and Grundy county area are expected to do this year.

Girls wrestling was officially sanctioned four years ago by the IHSA, and the sport has continued to explode since then.

See who the best of the best from around the area in girls wrestling were this past year.

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.