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Providence Catholic's Jasper Harper wins in sudden victory at state meet


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CHAMPAIGN - Providence Catholic's Jasper Harper celebrates his 10-7 sudden victory win over Brother Rice's Frank Miceli in their Class 2A 157-pound consolation semifinal match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday. Harper advanced to the third place match to face St. Ignatius' Nate Sanchez. Click here to see more Sentinel IHSA state wrestling coverage.



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Urbana's Bedolla state championship run ended


Urbana's Emiliano Bedolla
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CHAMPAIGN - Urbana's Emiliano Bedolla shoots in to grab Geneseo's Devan Hornback leg during their Class 2A 132-pound first-round match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Friday. Bedolla fell by technical fall to Hornback 21-4 in the third period and was eliminated from the tournament.

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Jaylen Torres wins second match at state, defeats defending state champion in the consolation round


St. Francis's Jaylen Torres
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CHAMPAIGN - St. Francis's Jaylen Torres (30-3) fends off an attack from Althoff Catholic's Jason Dowell (31-2) in their Class 1A 285-pound consolation second-round match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Friday. Torres, who was runner up in 2024 and the #2 seed this year, went on to win the match by pin eliminating last year's state champion from this year's tournament.


Jaylen Torres tournament history:

  • Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Armour (Leo) over Jaylen Torres (DQ)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Jaylen Torres over Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) -Dec 2-0
  • Cons. Round 2 - Jaylen Torres over Jason Dowell (Althoff Catholic) - Fall 2:00

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