Macomb High wrestlers senior Avery Lundgren and junior Dru Hyde placed second and third in their respective weight classes Saturday, earning berths for next week’s Illinois High School Association Girls Wrestling Sectional at DeKalb.
The duo, along with Dana Kane and Jazmyn Nateras represented MHS in IHSA Regional competition at Geneseo.
At 190 pounds, Lundgren (15-7) opened with a win by pinfall over East Peoria’s Brooke Knee in 51 seconds.
In the semifinals, Lundgren pinned Moline’s Tatiana Cuellar in 1:07 to reach the finals.
In the title contest, Lundgren was defeated by Rock Island’s Courtney Walls, losing by pinfall in 1:53.
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