Photo Gallery | Spartans' Emmitt Holt state title run halted

Champaign - St. Joseph-Ogden's Emmitt Hold wrestles Dakota's Brandon White during their Class 1A 106-pound wrestleback at the 2024 IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Thursday. Holt gave his all but came up short 5-3. The senior closed his last year as Spartan wrestler with a 37-6 record. Below are more photos from the final match of his prep career.

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Unity's Eastin wins state wrestling title

Unity's Hunter Eastin is declared winner after his 5-2 win over St. Thomas More's Brody Cuppernell. See more championship match photos below.

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CHAMPAIGN - Unity's 190-pounder Hunter Eastin finished the season with 47-6 record and the Class 1A state title last Saturday. He was one of three medalists from Unity's six state finalists.

The junior went 4-0 at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals, beating Frankfort's Conner Henson (39-12) in the first round with first period pin and pinned Lena-Winslow-Stockton's Jeremiah Luke in third period. Down 1-2 at the end of the first period in his next match against Kaden Tidwell, Eastin rallied back to secured a spot in the Saturday finals with his win over the Vandalian with a 37-11 record via an 8-3 decision.

In championship match against St. Thomas More's Brody Cuppernell (35-4), Eastin trailed in the third period 1-0. On the command to start the final period, Eastin tied up the score with an escape. A minute later, he scored on a takedown and a near-fall three second later, going up 5-1. With two seconds left on the clock, Cuppernell was awarded one point for another escape, ending the match at 5-2.

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State Wrestling: Coal City's Keigher slips by Kewanee's Lasenby

Champaign - Coal City's James Keigher keeps Kewanee's Jamal Lasenby tied up during their 175-pound Class 1A first-round wrestleback match on Friday. Keigher advanced to the second round after taking the match 10-6 over Lasenby. The senior lost his preliminary match to Hoopeston's Angel Zamora (50-2) and after this match lost 6-0 to St. Thomas More's August Christhilf.

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Jamal Lasenby vs James Keigher

Class 1A 175-pound ~ First Round Wrestleback

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State Wrestling: Ridgeview's Tay posts a win at state

Champaign - Ridgeview's Danny Tay tosses Wilmington's Oakley Rivera to the mat during their Class 1A 126-pound first-round wrestleback match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals. Tay won the bout advancing to the next round with 6-1 decision. Tay, who finished the tournament 1-2 on Friday, lost his second-round wrestleback after he was pinned by Althoff's Brendan Rayl. See more photos from this match below.

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Oakley Rivera vs Danny Tay

Class 1A 126-pound ~ First Round Wrestleback

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Rockets' Rink advances to the next round at state wrestling

Champaign - Unity's Ryan Rink wrestles Paris's Robert Wells in their Class 1A 165-pound preliminary-round match at the Illinois High School Association Individual Wrestling State Finals. Rink won the bout advancing to the next round after notching an 11-4 decision over Wells.

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