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Eight Valley View Wrestlers Make it to State Finals

Eight Valley View School District 365U middle school wrestlers will compete in the IESA state wrestling finals this weekend.

Eight Valley View School District 365U student athletes qualified for next weekend’s Illinois Elementary School Association state wrestling finals in DeKalb with strong finishes at the Lukancic Sectional Saturday.

Humphrey eighth-grader Robert Goodwin won the sectional’s 135 pound weight class, while his seventh grade teammate, Dashaun Mallory, finished second at 215 pounds.

Five Lukancic wrestlers also made it to the state finals including sixth-grader Nicholas Torres who was third at 70 pounds, eighth-grader Adrian Martinez who was second at 85 pounds, eighth-grader Pocholo Jubas who was second at 112 pounds, eighth-grader Christian Wagner who was second at 167 pounds, and eighth-grader Jamari Butler who was third at 275 pounds.

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Jane Addams eighth-grader Ian Bazan qualified for state by finishing second at 275 pounds.

Editor's note: This article was submitted by Valley View School District 365U. 

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