Washington girls wrestling coach Summer Smith gives some instructions to Paytyn Dykes, top, as she battles LaSalle-Peru's Audi Plut in the 145-pound championship match of the girls regionals Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at Normal West High School. Dykes took the title with a 4-0 decision.
Washington girls wrestling coach Summer Smith gives some instructions to Paytyn Dykes, top, as she battles LaSalle-Peru's Audi Plut in the 145-pound championship match of the girls regionals Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at Normal West High School. Dykes took the title with a 4-0 decision.
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The 60 Peoria-area girls wrestlers who advanced to the 2026 IHSA sectionals

Girls wrestlers across the Peoria area competed in the Illinois High School Association regionals on Saturday, with the individual sectional meet scheduled for Feb. 13-14.

The top four individual regional finishers from each weight class advance to sectionals. Sectional top-four finishers will earn a trip to the state finals at Grossinger Arena in Bloomington on Feb. 27-28.

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2026 Journal Star-area girls wrestling regional advancers

At Normal West

At Geneseo

At Jacksonville

Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: The 60 Peoria-area girls wrestlers who advanced to the 2026 IHSA sectionals

Reporting by Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star

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