Boys First Team
Ben Alvarez, Yorkville, junior, 220 pounds: Captured Class 3A state title with win in tiebreaker. Finished 42-8. Also led Foxes to fourth-place finish in state.
Jayden Colon, St. Charles East, senior, 145: Stunned Moline’s Noah Tapia, who was undefeated, for Class 3A state title. Finished 45-5. Also helped Saints win state title.
Ben Davino, St. Charles East, junior, 126: Ended up perfect 54-0 and won third straight state title. Also powered Saints to first Class 3A dual team state championship.
Dominic Ducato, Jacobs, senior, 113: Combined toughness, speed and power in taking third in Class 3A. Finished 35-3. Three-time state qualifier.
Ty Edwards, Yorkville Christian, junior, 120: Finished second in Class 1A and helped Mustangs to dual team state runner-up finish. Went 49-7.
Kaden Fetterolf, Batavia, senior, 152: Won first 43 matches before finishing fourth at state. Ended up 48-3. Two-time all-area.
Jameson Garcia, Marmion, senior, 126: Lost in overtime against Davino in state championship match. Finished 44-5. Two-time state champ. Led Cadets to second place in Class 3A. Committed to Harvard.
Jackson Gillen, Yorkville Christian, senior, 170: Took second in Class 1A after winning state title last season. Finished 46-7. Powered Mustangs to dual team runner-up finish. Two-time all-area.
Tyler Guerra, St. Charles East, junior, 138: Improved on third-place finish last season by reaching state championship match. Went 50-6. Helped Saints beat Marmion for Class 3A dual team state title.
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, Marmion, junior, 182: Beat Pekin’s Shamon Handegan, who was undefeated, for Class 3A state title. Finished 37-6. Led Cadets to dual team state runner-up finish. Two-time all-area.Dom Munaretto, St. Charles East, freshman, 106: Finished 54-0 in winning state championship. Win by fall secured Saints’ comeback in quarterfinals over defending state champion Mount Carmel.
Sean Scheck, Marmion, senior, 285: Finished third in state with 38-9 record. Helped Cadets reach Class 3A dual team state championship match.
Taythan Silva, Aurora Christian, senior, 152: Pulled out 1-0 win for Class 2A state title. Finished 39-7. Committed to Army.
Luke Zook, Yorkville, sophomore, 170: Breakout season punctuated by third-place finish at state. Went 47-9. Helped Foxes earn fourth-place team trophy in Class 3A.
Girls First Team
Yamilet Aguirre, Yorkville, junior, 120: Reach state championship match after finishing fourth last season. Went 37-4. Won tournaments at Niles West and Larkin.
Emma Engels, Bartlett, sophomore, 100: Became the first girls state champion in program history. Finished 37-12, including a 26-11 record against boys.
Sydney Perry, Batavia, junior, 145: One of the best amateur female wrestlers in the world. Captured second consecutive state championship.
Kameyah Young, East Aurora, sophomore, 100: Earned fourth-place finish in the state. Went 32-4. Also won conference and sectional titles.
Honorable Mention
Cael Andrews, Batavia, senior, 145; Demetrios Carrera, South Elgin, freshman, 106; Deven Casey, Aurora Christian, sophomore, 113; Nicholas Garcia, Marmion, sophomore, 106; Braden Hunter, Aurora Christian, senior, 285; Adam Lambaz, Elgin, senior, 285; Porter Leith, Dundee-Crown, senior, 195; Tyler Martinez, Yorkville Christian, senior, 160; AJ Marino, St. Charles East, senior, 126; Brittney Moran, West Aurora, sophomore, 190; Noah Quintana, West Aurora, junior, 160; Ionnica Rivera, West Aurora, junior, 155; Bryan Romero, East Aurora, senior, 220; Dominic Serio
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, West Aurora, sophomore, 145; Brooklyn Sheaffer, Kaneland, sophomore, 120; Ashlyn Strenz, Sandwich, junior, 115; Josh Vazquez, Aurora Christian, sophomore, 120; James Wright, Jacobs, senior, 132.Patrick Z. McGavin is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.