Young area wrestlers excelled at the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation State Tournament, bringing home multiple championships and top finishes.

While it was moved out of Rockford and to Peoria this year, Rockford-area wrestlers still made a huge impact on the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) State Championships over the weekend.

“I know (Runyon) is an undersized heavyweight, but man can that kid wrestling in a lot of positions,” Dresser said. “I think we used our size well in that match.” Kyle Gollhofer finished ...

The Illinois Elementary School Association held the 2025 wrestling state finals March 7-8 at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. The Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation also held its state finals ...

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As kids we would go to meets with him, be a towel boy or something like that. “I’ve always been around wrestling and loved athletics and just wanted to stay involved, give back.” Eckerman ...

Alborn trailed Lakota East’s Sydney Hall 13-6, before recovering late for a 14-13 victory for third place at the girls state wrestling tourney. Alborn didn’t purposefully let Hall have the ...

This story has been updated with the most recent information. Marcus Blaze, the nation's top-ranked high school wrestler, just became a rare, four-time Ohio state champion. The Perrysburg senior ...