State wrestling

Four area wrestlers advance to state championship matches

Published by admin on Sat, 02/21/2026 - 11:45am

Three wrestlers from Coal City and one from Wilmington will take the Grand March at 5:30 p.m. today before squaring off for the 1st place matches at 6 p.m. inside the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Coal City's Aiden Kenney (157), Brock Finch (175) and Cade Poyner (215) have a shot at claiming the state title in their weight classes after winning their first three matches. Also up for the title bout at 190 pounds if Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne.

Seven area wrestlers advance to Final Four

Published by admin on Thu, 02/19/2026 - 8:53pm

Seven of 18 local wrestlers have made it through the first day of the IHSA state wrestling tournament, advancing after two wins each.

Coal City has six wresters still in the hunt for a state title, advancing to Friday's semifinal round where a victory would give them a entry into the state champion match on Saturday night.

Wrestlers bring home state medals

Published by admin on Sun, 02/18/2018 - 10:23am

Four of five local wrestlers who competed in the ISHA state finals returned from Champaign Saturday with medals.

Coal City had three of their four state qualifiers place among the top six to win a medal.

Making it to the championship match were junior Alex Friddle (120) and sophomore Daniel Jezik. Both ended up in second place.