Saturday
Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament (Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois in Champaign)
Championship Matches
**Stillman Valley: JJ Whaley (Sr.) (126) 1st Place
**Beat Sage Friese of Seneca 17-1 on a Technical Fall
**3rd straight state championship
**(43-2)
**Oregon: Brandon Sklavanistis (Sr.) (170) 1st Place
**Beat Zach Abney of Pittsfield 4-1
**2nd State Champion at Oregon
**Tony Pedrosa (2001)
**(47-1)
**AFC: Jake Kaecker (Sr.) (152) 2nd Place
**Lost to Zach Nelson of Mercer County on a Pin
**(30-5)
Other Area Wrestlers
**Stillman Valley: Jose Abitua (Sr.) (120) 3rd Place
**Won in the Semi-Final Wrestleback 13-2
**Won in 3rd Place match 3-2
Andy Abitua (Jr.) (132) 5th Place
**Won in Quarterfinal Wrestleback 3-2
**Lost in Semi-Final Wrestleback pin
**Won 5th Place match 6-2
**Byron: Nick Elsbury (Sr.) (182) 4th Place
**Won in Quarterfinal Wrestleback 5-3 (OT)
**Won in Semi-Final Wrestleback 6-4
**Lost in 3rd Place match 12-4
Nelson Baker (Jr.) (120)
**Lost in Quarterfinal Wrestleback on a pin