Morris, Shepherd, Sandwich, Coal City and Ottawa Wolfpack wrestlers competed in various state youth tournaments over the weekend.

A number of the extended area’s junior high wrestlers advanced out of sectionals to the IESA State Meet scheduled to be held this coming weekend.

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Marian Central faces Coal City in the Class 1A state dual team wrestling championship.

The fields are set for both the boys and girls wrestling IHSA individual state championships, and as always, the Herald-News coverage area is well-represented. Here are the area’s state qualifiers.

Illinois’ wrestling fans will once again descend to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus this weekend to watch the state’s best boys wrestlers compete in the IHSA individual state tournament. Here’s everything fans need to know about the championships.

A large contingent of area wrestlers earned places at the IHSA State Wrestling Meet with strong performances at the Quincy Class 3A Sectional. Joliet Catholic led the way with 11 qualifiers while Yorkville's six qualifiers featured three sectional champions.

At 106 pounds, Dixon's Jack Ragan, Streator's Nicholas Pollett and Morris' Owen Sater all earned state trips on Saturday at the 2A Sycamore Sectional.

Joliet Catholic Academy advanced all 14 of its wrestlers to next week's Quincy Sectional and beat runner-up Lockport by more than 100 points

It’s high school wrestling postseason time, with teams across the Herald-News coverage area reporting to packed gyms all across the northern third of the state. Here’s a look at the paths awaiting our area’s top matmen and matwomen.