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Porter had six wrestlers made the Class 2A state tournament last season, the most in program history.
Duncan was 43-3 in his senior season and finished in third place at 145 pounds at the Class 2A state tournament.
Duncan finished third at 145 pounds, Korbin Bateman finished fourth at 126 pounds and Leo Meyer was sixth at 220 pounds for the Green Wave.
Check out photos of area wrestlers for the final day of competition at state wrestling.
Korbin Bateman, Kiefer Duncan and Leo Meyer lost in the semifinals and will shoot for third-place as the state tournament continues on Saturday.
Wrestlers from MacArthur, Mount Zion, Shelbyville, Mattoon, Effingham and Clinton competed on Friday.
Shelbyville's Calvin Miller advanced to Day 3 of the Class 1A State Tournament on Saturday. Five Mattoon wrestlers will also be competing in Class 2A.
Roberts finished fourth at 106 pounds and is 22-2 on the season. He will compete in the Class 2A state tournament beginning Thursday at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
MacArthur wrestlers Logan Roberts, Kaden Roberts and Shaundell Watson and Eisenhower's Antonio Webb competed Friday and Saturday. Logan Roberts advanced to next week's Class 2A State Tournament at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
See photos from Friday action at Mahomet
Three Generals wrestlers advanced to Saturday's Class 2A Mahomet-Seymour Sectional. Mount Zion sent eight wrestlers and Mattoon had nine advance to sectionals.
Birt was a three-time CCIW championship-winning wrestler at Millikin before taking over the Cardinals' program this season.
MacArthur's Cameron Lee finished sixth at 113 pounds at the IWCOA Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament on Friday in Springfield.
MacArthur's Cameron Lee navigated his regular season undefeated and the senior qualified for the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) Class 2A state tournament.
There's no substitute for getting on the mat and wrestling an opponent.
There are times that Kamaria Emery feels just like one of the boys and at other times she is the "kid sister" of MacArthur's wrestling team.
Inspired by his coaches, Clinton native Tyrone Byrd has followed in their footsteps and now finds himself in the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame.
MATTOON — Mattoon head wrestling coach Brett Porter guided his squad to new heights in 2020 as the Green Wave won a team Class 2A regional title and advanced to the state team dual quarterfinals for the first time in school history.
Warrensburg-Latham's Adam Maxwell dropped to 220 pounds and it led to a memorable season.
Check out this season's selections for the all-area team.
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BLOOMINGTON -- Mattoon's wrestling team set new heights for the program this season and for Green Wave coach Brett Porter, the squad was something different for the long-time coach.
Matthew Flaten's complete coverage of the 2019-20 wrestling season, including features on MacArthur, Warrensburg-Latham, Mount Zion, Shelbyville and Argenta-Oreana wrestlers as well as coverage of the regional, sectional and state tournaments.
Prairie Central and Tremont high school wrestling teams advance to the dual team state tournament, held Saturday at Bloomington's Grossinger Motors Arena.
The IHSA state championship concludes on Saturday in Champaign.
CHAMPAIGN — It was a moment that Mount Zion senior wrestler Lukas Eagle had never experienced before.
CHAMPAIGN -- Warrensburg-Latham's Adam Maxwell found wrestling through being a fan of WWE.
Leading the March of Finalists this year is Mount Zion coach Dave Klemm, who was selected as one of four marshals for the parade in honor of his contributions to the sport of wrestling.