The three fingers Ethan Stiles splashed along his forearm said it all for the Conant senior after the top rated 160-pounder in the state, and nationally ranked Cougars captain, claimed his third state championship of his career Saturday.
CHAMPAIGN -- The three fingers Ethan Stiles splashed along his forearm said it all for the Conant senior after the top-rated 160-pounder in the state, and nationally ranked Cougars captain, claimed his third state championship of his career Saturday.
"You have to be a little more conservative when you get into a state final, so for me get that first take down to set the tone, and allowed me to ride hard was all I needed to do," said Stiles, who rode out Swaw the entire second period, and for most of the third period before the referee would raise his hand.
"It's tough to be close for two straight years, but now it's time to turn our attention toward getting back downstate, and winning another team state medal," offered Baysingar who was denied a state title a year ago by Nasir Bailey who won his fourth high school state title later in the night. "It was tough taking two losses here this weekend. But you deal with it, put it behind you as quick as you can, or you're going to be in trouble when you go back out there," said Phelps, who will lead the Saxons into its 3A dual-team sectional on Tuesday against York.
Another from the MSL did quite well at 126. Hersey sophomore Maksim Mukhamedaliyev made his first appearance a memorable one with his sixth place finish, highlighted by a place in the semifinals, where he lost to the nationally ranked, and now two-time state champion, Davino. "What a great last month of the season for Teddy, who would shine at sectionals, then take that weekend of success with him to state, and use his will to win to come so close to reaching the final," said a proud Maine South coach, Kevin Hansen.
The 2022-2023 freshman class has been to marvel at this season, including Prospect rookie Jaxon Penovich whose remarkable first season would end with a fifth place state medal after his 9-5 victory over Matt Janiak from Plainfield South. Saturday night in Champaign, Knudten's former teammate -- and partner in the room -- Cole Matulenko would be the next to be crowned state champion when he completed a memorable month of February with a thunderous throw and pin of No. 1 Peter Marinopoulos to capture the 195-pound state championship.
"I knew if I could build a lead he wouldn't be able to keep up with my pace and ability to ride, which I used to dictate the entire match," added Jens, who, with the title collected from Alanis, gives the Central program 17 overall medals, and 4 state titles. "Cole has been using that move a lot during the last couple of weeks. But tonight, he didn't allow Marinopoulos any opportunity to defend and he just finished the throw and pin for the win," said a proud Libertyville coach, Dale Eggert.
The trio came back with the wind in their collective sails to claim third-place medals to give the program 39 state medals overall. "Max has worked so hard dedicated himself to getting better, so we cannot be happier for him," said coach Jesse Wolter.The brilliant four-year career of Lorenzo Frezza came to an end when the star senior from Stevenson captured his third third place state medal. The No. 2 man at 138 pounds saw his hopes of advancing into the state final dashed on Friday night during his 4-3 heart-stopping defeat by No.
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