Marian Central state wrestling champ Jimmy Mastny and his coach Jordan Blanton have won their case against the IHSA, which claimed Jimmy had been improperly recruited. A McHenry County judge threw out their suspensions.

A McHenry County judge could rule Friday if a Marian Central Catholic High School wrestler and coach should e suspended. How did we get here?

Marian Central Catholic High School wrestler Jimmy Mastny and coach Jordan Blanton were banned and suspended over claimed recruitment. They took matter to court, and closing arguments in their trial have been made.

Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny won a state wrestling title earlier this year, but the IHSA argues he was improperly recruited by his coach, Jordan Blanton. A trial over the matter began Monday.

Al Zinke was an iconic figure at Dundee-Crown, where he built a wrestling powerhouse and logged a winning percentage of .814. Zinke passed away Sunday in Florida at age 73.

Trevor Jauch used to walk the halls of Crystal Lake South as a youth wrestler growing up. Now Jauch will walk those halls again, this time as the Gators' new head coach.

Ross Ryan has spent a majority of his life at Crystal Lake South, both as a student and a teach and wrestling coach. That's why the decision to leave the school and become the new coach at Prairie Ridge was incredibly hard.

Marian Central freshman Jimmy Mastny put together one of the most dominant postseasons in McHenry County history, winning each match by either fall or forfeit. After winning an individual and dual team state title, Mastny is the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Marian Central co-coaches Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater had a goal of bringing the Hurricanes to new heights when they took over a couple years ago. They accomplished that this season, earning them the Northwest Herald's Wrestling Coaches of the Year honor.

Here is the Northwest Herald's 2024 all-area boys wrestling team.

Marian Central celebrates its IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Sate Championship wrestling team on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the high school in Woodstock.

Here is the Northwest Herald's 2024 all-area girls wrestling team.

Huntley sophomore Janiah Slaughter accomplished her goal of improving upon her freshman season by finishing runner-up at 105 pounds at the IHSA individual state tournament. Slaughter was named the Northwest Herald's Inaugural Girls Wrestler of the Year.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls wrestling team for the 2023-24 season, as selected by coaches. Richmond-Burton's Jasmine McCaskel was named the conference's Wrestler of the Year.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys wrestling team for the 2023-24 season, as selected by coaches. Johnsburg's Eric Bush was named the conference's wrestler of the year.