Posts Tagged ‘State wrestling’
Central’s Louderback finishes state wrestling tourney with victory, takes fifth place
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Amber Louderback ended the season with her arm raised. The Camp Point Central sophomore pinned Seneca’s Sammie Griesen in the third period of their fifth-place match at 130 pounds Saturday, earning her second state medal in as many years in the Illinois girls wrestling state tournament at State Farm Center on the…
Read MoreCentral’s Louderback one victory away from securing another state wrestling medal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Camp Point Central’s Amber Louderback is chasing another state medal. The sophomore wrestler, who finished fourth last season at 125 pounds in the Illinois girls state wrestling tournament, is one victory away from earning a spot on the podium and a top-six finish at 130 pounds. Louderback opened by pinning Edwardsville’s Olive…
Read MoreQJHS’s Hill wins state wrestling title as Comets finish in top 10 in Class AA team standings
QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team’s trip last weekend to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament proved incredibly fruitful. The Comets crowned one state champion, one state runner-up and finished eighth out of 72 teams overall in Class AA at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill. At 126…
Read MoreQJHS wrestler Smith wins state championship
DEKALB, Ill. — Quincy Junior High School’s Todd Smith won the Class AA 275-pound state wrestling championship last weekend at the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. Smith pinned three consecutive opponents — DeKlab Huntley’s Will Bryant in 53 seconds, Lake Zurich North’s Julian Buller in 1:14 and…
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