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OPRF senior Gabe Townsell (right) won all three of his matches Saturday, Feb. 27 as the Huskies won another Class 3A dual-team state wrestling title.

Poetry in motion: Townsell helps OPRF win third straight state title

June 11, 2018 at 6:12 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON — Oak Park-River Forest wrestling coach Paul Collins wasn't surprised when senior Gabe Townsell signed with Stanford on Nov. 16. Townsell sounds like a perfect fit for high academic...

Hinsdale South senior Ernest Inglam (back, right) had a strong finish to his high school wrestling career after a precautionary hospital visit in January.

Ernest Inglam finishes strong for Hinsdale South wrestling

June 12, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.

Ernest Inglam ended his high school career with a win, something many high school wrestlers are unable to claim once their senior season ends. For Inglam, the victory at the...

Hinsdale South's Josh King (center) won the Class 2A state title at 285 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Champaign.

Hinsdale South’s Josh King wins title in front of two loyal supporters

June 8, 2018 at 11:32 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN — Two of the most influential people in Josh King's athletic career had a good view as the senior made Hinsdale South history at the state wrestling finals. Kim...

Oak Park-River Forest's Kendale McCoy (above) wrestles Geneva's Alex Crowe during the Class 3A Conant Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Steve James films McCoy’s state matches as part of OPRF film project

June 12, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN — Documentary filmmaker Steve James brought his crew to the State Farm Center to capture the final individual matches for Oak Park-River Forest senior Kendale McCoy at 195 pounds...

Hinsdale Central's Matt Allen celebrates after beating Lincoln-Way Central's Bryan Ditchman to capture the Class 3A state title at 285 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

Matt Allen continues family’s wrestling reign with state title

June 11, 2018 at 4:04 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN — No family in Hinsdale Central history has dominated like the Allen family when it comes to state championship wrestling. Senior Matt Allen won a state championship of his...

Fenwick's Rickeisha "Kiki" Sheard (left) has found time for two of her primary passions: basketball and the school band.

Fenwick’s Sheard keeps the beat to balance hoops and band

June 12, 2018 at 3:20 a.m.

Rickeisha "Kiki" Sheard loves playing percussion instruments in the school band as much as she loves playing basketball. Sometimes the two conflict, like when the Fenwick senior guard left a...

Oak Park River Forest's Anthony Madrigal, 126, wrestles Glenbard North's Juan Rivera.

OPRF wrestling focused on strategy in advance of dual state tournament

June 9, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

Oak Park-River Forest wrestling coach Paul Collins was prepared for all kinds of strategy entering the Class 3A Larkin Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Elgin. As OPRF's dual meet...

Oak Park-River Forest junior wrestler Jason Renteria poses for a photo with his cousin, JoJo Renteria, after winning the Class 3A state title at 120 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

Motivated by cousin with cerebral palsy, Jason Renteria wins state

June 11, 2018 at 5:53 a.m.

After finishing as a state runner-up the last two years, Jason Renteria found even more motivation to win a wrestling state championship over the summer. That's when his family received...

Oak Park-River Forest's Isaiah White celebrates after defeating Lyon's Johnny Mologousis for the Class 3A 160-pound state title on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

Dad, uncle help OPRF’s Isaiah White win school-record 3rd state title

June 11, 2018 at 5:00 a.m.

Walter White III said he knew his son could be a special wrestler when he won an Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation state championship as a 10-year-old. What impressed White the...

Ridgewood's Vinny Scaletta (left) wrestles Crystal Lake Central's Austin Parks in the Class 2A 220-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

Vinny Scaletta wins Ridgewood’s second wrestling state title

June 11, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.

Now that Vinny Scaletta has won a wrestling state championship, Anthony Marti is no longer the only Ridgewood wrestler to win a state title. Scaletta (41-3), a 220-pound senior, earned...

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