February 12, 2025
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Wrestling: Bailey Herr advances to girls state

By Kevin Hieronymus
PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr wrestles at the Geneseo Regional.

PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr wrestles at the Geneseo Regional. (Photo contributed)

Putnam County-Hall’s Bailey Herr earned a berth to the girls state wrestling tournament berth out of the Geneseo Sectional by placing in the top four on Saturday, Feb. 11.

After losing in the 170-pound semifinals to eventual champion Nydia Martinez of Joliet Catholic, Herr bounced back with a 49-second pin in the wrestleback.

In the third-place match, Herr pinned Minooka’s Sidney Ray in 4:25.

The state tournament is Feb. 24-25 in Bloomington.

PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr has her hand raised in triumph at the Geneseo Regional.

PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr has her hand raised in triumph at the Geneseo Regional. (Photo contributed)

PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr (left) placed third at the Geneseo Regional.

PC-Hall wrestle Bailey Herr (left) placed third at the Geneseo Regional. (Photo contributed)

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Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986. He previously was sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and was a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals' magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media."