Photo of the Day - February 6, 2021

Unity Rockets' Ben Gavel celebrates his third-place finish at state

After his first loss, Gavel drops the hammer at state

Unity's Ben Gavel celebrates his victory after defeating Winnebago's Carlos Sanchez in the 126-pound third-place medal at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals last February. Gavel, a junior, entered the 2020 state finals with a 50-4 record. After losing his first round match to Ridgeview's Coby Windle, 8-4, he then plowed his way through the consolation bracket rolling off five consecutive pins to take home the bronze medal.

(Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)
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