Sophomores Jameel Castleberry and MJ Rundell continued their very solid seasons for the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys’ wrestling varsity by each winning an individual title at OPRF’s Huskie Invitational, Jan. 25.
Castleberry scored a 16-8 major decision victory over Cameron Abordo of Huntley in the 120-pound final. Rundell defeated Aidan Ortega of Glenbard West via technical fall (19-3) in the 106-pound final.
In the team standings, OPRF took second place with 344 points, 28 behind champion Huntley. Eric Harris was runner-up at 215, losing the final via pinfall to Luke Driedric of Arrowhead (Wisconsin). The Huskies got third-place finishes from Zev Koransky at 132, Joe Knackstedt at 138, AJ Noyes at 144, Jeremiah Hernandez at 150, and Terrence Garner at heavyweight.
Isaiah Gibson was fourth at 132. Fifth-place finishes came from Tristan Kidd (150), Zach Michaud (165), Hugh Vanek (175), and Lucas Albrecht (190), while Liam Nikolakakis (113), Alex Cohen (126), and Ryan Wozniak (157) also made the podium by finishing sixth.
Fenwick 8th at Chicago Catholic League
The Fenwick wrestling team came in eighth place in the Chicago Catholic League Championships with 83.5 points at Montini Catholic, Jan. 25.
Aiden Burns (38-3) had the best individual showing for the Friars, losing in the 157-pound final to Liam Kelly of Mount Carmel on a major decision (22-10). At 190, Jack Paris (35-8) took third place, defeating Montini’s Jaxon Lane in overtime.
Fenwick received sixth-place finishes from CJ Brown (26-9) at 113 pounds, Solanus Daley (22-22) at 126, Eiam Staples (25-13) at 144, and Dominic Esposito (33-9) at 175.
OPRF boys bowling
At the Naperville Central boys bowling state sectional, Jan. 25, OPRF junior Ethan Gettinger had a six-game total of 1,208 pins and finished 15th among individuals. However, he missed qualifying for the state finals by 23 pins as Lyons Township’s Nolan Deines claimed the fifth and final advancing spot for individuals from non-qualifying schools.