Scenes from the Illinois girls wrestling state championships
Roxanna’s Chloe Skiles wrestles and wins the in the 110 pound first place match over Franklin Park-Northlake’s Zoey Dodgers on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Edwardsville’s Emma Rogers wrestles Hampsire’s Annabelle Mueller in the 105 pound fifth place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Roxanna’s Chloe Skiles wrestles and wins the in the 110 pound first place match over Franklin Park-Northlake’s Zoey Dodgers on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont wrestles St. Ignatius Giancarla Garduo-Diaz in the 145-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Roxanna’s Chloe Skiles wrestles and wins the in the 110 pound first place match over Franklin Park-Northlake’s Zoey Dodgers on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Freeburg’s Grace Stratton wrestles South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz in the 155-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont wrestles St. Ignatius Giancarla Garduo-Diaz in the 145-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Freeburg’s Grace Stratton wrestles South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz in the 155-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Freeburg’s Grace Stratton wrestles South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz in the 155-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Roxanna’s Chloe Skiles wrestles and wins the in the 110 pound first place match over Franklin Park-Northlake’s Zoey Dodgers on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Rock Island’s Courtney Walls celebrates aftering wrestling Hampsire’s Samantha Diehl in the 190 pound first place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Mt. Zion’s Sydney Cannon wrestles Wheaton Academy’s Catherine Diehl in the 130 pound third place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Genseo’s Lydia King wrestles Burbank’s Nina Nesci in the 120 pound third place match on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher wrestling coach Josh Carter talks with his wrestlers after the dual state matches on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Grossinger Arena.
Girls wrestling is in its fifth season as a championship sport in Illinois, and Skiles is the 13th multi-time state champ.
 "I knew it'd feel good, but this experience is probably even more than I imagined."
