VVSD Has Two Individual Middle School State Wrestling Champions

Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Valley View School District.

Josh Alexander of won four straight matches 13-2, 7-2, 7-0 and 11-8 to win the crown in the 135 pound weight class while Trevell Timmons of also won four straight 11-1, 7-5, 7-0 and 2-0 to win the 112 pound weight class.

Two other wrestlers finished sixth in Saturday's Illinois Elementary School Association state finals. Lukancic Middle School's Gio Dekire won three straight, including a 10-0 shutout and two falls, before losing 10-0, 9-8 and 8-6 in the 112 pound class. Daniel Carreno was sixth at 155 winning 3-1, losing on a fall, winning 20-3 and 10-8 and losing 10-1.

Five other VVSD wrestlers made it to the state tournament:

Humphrey's John O'Brien lost a first round match 4-3 at 75 pounds. Steven Moon of Martinez won 12-1 but then lost by a fall and 4-3. Jack Kayhart of Brooks won in a fall but then lost 7-2 and 5-4 at 119 pounds. And at 167,Kammeran Hughers of Martinez lost 9-0 in the opening round while Rafael Gonzalez of Brooks won 4-3 and lost on a fall.