Gallery: State wrestling finals
Lombard Montini's Stephen Roertson beats Yorkville's Jed Lightfoot in the 125 pound class 2A title bout at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Lombard Montini's Carl Foreside beats, but doesn't pin, West Catheart of Geneseo in their 189 class 2A match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Buffalo Grove's Kyle Czarnecki is declared the winner after beating Nick Proctor of Naperville Neuqua Valley for the 160 pound class 3A title at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Lake Zurich's Kevin Fanta wins the state title at 135 pounds in the class 3A bout at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Vernon Hill's Gideon Yim has his neck twisted by Seth Bonic of Morris during their 119 pound class 2A consolation bracket match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. Yim lost.
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Wauconda's Scott Carlson jumps into the arms of his coach after winning the state title in the 152 pound class 2A match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Mount Prospect's Matt Boggess wraps up Romeoville's Donny Simpson and the state title in the 140 pound class 3A bout at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Wauconda's Scott Carlson celebrates his title at 152 pounds in class 2A at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Luke Smith of Wheeling circles the mat heading for his coaches after winning his 125 pound class 3A consolation bracket match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. He pinned Brian Boloski of Minooka.
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Lee Munster of Fox Lake Grant High School keeps his balance as Lockports Mark Stenberg picks him up in their 171 pound class 3A title match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. Munster won.
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Isaiah Gonzalez of Lombard Montini, right, attacks William Hadley of Chicago Manley in the 160 pound class 2A match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. Gonzalez won the title.
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Lombard Montini's Grant Goebel celebrates his win over Oswego's Dan Howell for the class 2A 215 pound championship at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Naperville Neuqua Valley's Adam Stine can use all the arms he can get to beat Mike Grice of Palos Heights Shepard in their class 3A 135 pound consolation match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Matt Holmes of Lake Villa Lakes High School is overcome with emotion after winning the state title in the 135 pound class 2A bout at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Mario Gonzalez of West Aurora controls Clayton kendall of Chicago De La Salle on his way to a class 3A 189 pound championship at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Dundee-Crown's Miko Villanueva is declared the winner of his consolation bracket match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. He finished third in class 3A at 103 pounds.
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Tony Ramos of Glenbard North, left, and Jon Morrison of Sandburg at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. Ramos won the 125 pound class 3A title over Morrison.
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After losing, Danny Watsson of Batavia congratulates his opponent, Mark Stenberg of Lockport, after their 171-pound semifinal match in class 3A at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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Dundee-Crown's Miko Villanueva, left, controls Mundelein's Matt Ornoff in their 103 pound consolation bracket match at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday. Villanueva won and scored third place overall in class 3A.
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Buffalo Grove's Kyle Czarnecki, left, grimaces as he wrestles Nick Proctor for the 160 pound class 3A title at the state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday.
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