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Coaching for gold at state


Westville wrestling coach Austin Hedrick
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

CHAMPAIGN - Westville head wrestling coach Austin Hedrick shouts instructions to Tigers' Ethan Miller during his 190 pound match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Thursday. Miller suffered a tough loss falling 2-1 in the first tiebreaker to Lena Winslow's Oliver McPeek. Hedrick, who wrestled for St. Joseph-Ogden and later four years at Millikan University, was a state finalist for the Spartans.



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Oakwood's Steven Unden advances to semifinal round at state wrestling


Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Champaign - Oakwood-Salt Fork's Steven Uden wraps up Canton's Jaxsun Owens in their Class 1A 106-pound first-round match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Thursday. Unden won the bout by pin at 4:53. He advanced to the quarterfinals to face Morrison's Cael Wright. The sophomore who improved to 42-5 later Wright to advance to the championship semifinal round. Here are three other photos from his first match on THursday.





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