Senior Trey Lally had qualified for state for his first time at the University of Illinois where he struggled. At state, Lally won his first match, and then he lost his last two matches on Feb. 16. “When he found out he made it to state at sectionals, he had a big smile on his face. He gave the coaches a big hug, and he ...

An unlikely sport in eighth grade put freshman Asia Smith in the right place, inspiring her to wrestle. “I was actually a cheerleader the year before and when I was a cheerleader I saw them, thought it was super cool, and said ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to join wrestling,’” Smith said. Although she began the sport l...