Rock Island Wrestlers placed first in Saturday’s Regional. The Rocks dominated the field with 11 wrestlers reaching the finals.
Placing first: BJ McGhee, Ignace Hakizimana, Kyle Carstens, Denzel Gay, Kyle Kerres, and Charlie Arteaga. Placing Second: Darius Henderson, David Price, Thomas Welte, Lucas Rusk, and Larry Harris. Placing Third: Tyler Dehaven. Congratulations Rocks!
The twelve wrestlers advance to the Sectional tournament in Rochelle starting Friday. The top three in each weight class will be granted births in to the State meet in Champaign.
The Rocks also qualified as a team for sectionals which will be held in La Salle Peru. The Rocks will face nationally ranked Crystal Lake Central on March 1st. GOOD LUCK WRESTLERS!!!!
Read the newspaper articles: Illinois wrestling sectional pairings & Heaton blog: Fresh batch of wrestling previews
