JenDayia Crowe etched her name in Kewanee history as the school’s first-ever Girls Wrestling Regional Champion, taking the top spot in the 125-pound weight class with a decisive victory and earning an impressive 27.5 team points. Teammate Hailey Lampe placed fourth at 110 pounds, adding 11 points to the team’s tally, while Esmeralda Martinez and Aaliyah Swearingen made strong showings at 145 pounds. Swearingen finished as runner-up, collecting 14 points, with Martinez winning her opening match. Crowe, Lampe, and Swearingen now advance to the DeKalb Sectional on February 13th and 14th, hoping to secure their place at state.
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Hailey Lampe (8-5) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Hailey Lampe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 8-5 won by fall over Averi Fuller (Sherrard) 1-9 (Fall 1:32)
Semifinal – Annalee Haschemeyer (Canton) 28-3 won by fall over Hailey Lampe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 8-5 (Fall 0:59)
Cons. Semi – Hailey Lampe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 8-5 won by fall over Chloe Cobert (Rock Island (H.S.)) 6-10 (Fall 0:22)
3rd Place Match – Aerith Adams (Dunlap) 14-15 won by fall over Hailey Lampe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 8-5 (Fall 1:18)
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JenDayia Crowe (17-7) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 17-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 17-7 won by fall over Lorraine Tinkham (Knoxville) 7-18 (Fall 1:36)
Semifinal – JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 17-7 won by tech fall over Jadeyn Klingenberg (Princeton) 16-15 (TF-1.5 5:28 (25-8))
1st Place Match – JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee (H.S.)) 17-7 won by fall over Madison Fuller (Moline (H.S.)) 12-10 (Fall 4:52)
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Esmeralda Martinez (9-13) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Esmeralda Martinez (Kewanee (H.S.)) 9-13 won by fall over Emma Norris (Pekin) 7-14 (Fall 2:33)
Quarterfinal – Dai Driana Wilford (Galesburg (H.S.)) 24-5 won by fall over Esmeralda Martinez (Kewanee (H.S.)) 9-13 (Fall 0:26)
Cons. Round 2 – Sawyer Siwicke (Dunlap) 7-17 won by fall over Esmeralda Martinez (Kewanee (H.S.)) 9-13 (Fall 1:12)
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Aaliyah Swearingen (16-3) placed 2nd and scored 14.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Aaliyah Swearingen (Kewanee (H.S.)) 16-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Aaliyah Swearingen (Kewanee (H.S.)) 16-3 won by decision over Dru Hyde (Macomb) 22-10 (Dec 11-4)
1st Place Match – Taylor Sutton (East Peoria) 23-7 won by fall over Aaliyah Swearingen (Kewanee (H.S.)) 16-3 (Fall 3:32)
Team Scores:
1 Geneseo 169.0
2 Pekin 107.0
3 East Peoria 101.0
4 Canton 94.0
5 Galesburg (H.S.) 81.0
6 Peoria (Richwoods) 72.0
7 Moline (H.S.) 70.0
8 Dunlap 69.5
9 Kewanee (H.S.) 56.5
10 Rock Island (H.S.) 54.0
11 Sherrard 39.0
12 Macomb 36.0
13 East Moline (United) 35.0
14 Peoria (Notre Dame) 34.5
15 Princeton 29.0
16 Oneida (ROWVA) 23.0
17 Farmington 22.0
18 Manito (Midwest Central) 16.0
19 Aledo (Mercer County) 15.0
20 Knoxville 13.5
21 Bartonville (Limestone) 10.0
21 Carthage (Illini West) 10.0
21 Glasford (Illini Bluffs) 10.0
24 Peoria (H.S.) 9.5
25 Warsaw 7.0
26 Peoria (Manual) 4.0
27 Abingdon (A.-Avon) 3.0
27 Monmouth(United) 3.0
29 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) 0.0
29 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)