Bulldogs capture Class 2A Regional Title
By Matt Hensley | Feb 2, 2026 7:42 AM
The Bulldogs put 10 wrestlers in the finals and all 14 in the top 4 places at the Mattoon Regional! Thirteen wrestlers officially qualified for the Granite City Sectional with one alternate. In winning the regional title the Bulldogs will now face Bloomington in the IHSA Dual Team Sectional hosted by Mahomet on Thursday February 5th at 6:00pm in the field house. Mattoon Regional Results below: Team Scores 1 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) 238.5 2 Mattoon 192.0 3 Champaign (Central) 146.5 4 Charleston 73.0 5 Champaign (Centennial) 63.0 6 Danville (H.S.) 50.5 7 Rantoul 47.0 8 Urbana (H.S.) 27.5 106 Myles Hartzler (28-19) placed 3rd and scored 8.5 team points. Semifinal - Creed Cole (Mattoon) 13-5 won by major decision over Myles Hartzler (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 28-19 (MD 14-5) 3rd Place Match - Myles Hartzler (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 28-19 won by tech fall over Austin Lechel (Champaign (Central)) 24-10 (TF-1.5 3:45 (17-1)) 113 Grant Morphew (30-10) placed 2nd and scored 14.0 team points. Semifinal - Grant Morphew (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 30-10 won by fall over Seth Helmuth (Charleston) 6-15 (Fall 3:25) 1st Place Match - Jaxtyn Howell (Mattoon) 23-8 won by decision over Grant Morphew (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 30-10 (Dec 5-0) 120 Noah Meints (25-16) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Noah Meints (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 25-16 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Noah Meints (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 25-16 won by fall over Dasch Gage (Mattoon) 3-1 (Fall 2:44) 1st Place Match - Noah Meints (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 25-16 won by fall over Nathan Helmuth (Charleston) 5-15 (Fall 1:38) 126 Gideon Hayter (29-10) placed 2nd and scored 14.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Gideon Hayter (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 29-10 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Gideon Hayter (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 29-10 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Rylan Poeta (Champaign (Central)) 27-6 (UTB 7-6) 1st Place Match - Tristan Porter (Mattoon) 31-2 won by fall over Gideon Hayter (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 29-10 (Fall 1:39) 132 Jude Wild (15-17) placed 4th and scored 7.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Jude Wild (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 15-17 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Jaxson Bagwell (Mattoon) 17-7 won by fall over Jude Wild (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 15-17 (Fall 2:26) Cons. Semi - Jude Wild (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 15-17 won by fall over Jeff Showerman (Urbana (H.S.)) 7-16 (Fall 2:34) 3rd Place Match - Collin Booker (Charleston) 22-15 won by decision over Jude Wild (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 15-17 (Dec 13-12) 138 Liam Noonan (21-19) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Liam Noonan (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-19 won by decision over Memphys Howell (Mattoon) 7-7 (Dec 13-11) Semifinal - Talin Baker (Champaign (Central)) 29-3 won by fall over Liam Noonan (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-19 (Fall 1:18) Cons. Semi - Liam Noonan (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-19 won by fall over Torrionta Jones (Champaign (Centennial)) 5-13 (Fall 1:54) 3rd Place Match - Liam Noonan (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-19 won by fall over Memphys Howell (Mattoon) 7-7 (Fall 3:21) 144 Justus Vrona (38-9) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Justus Vrona (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 38-9 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Justus Vrona (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 38-9 won by fall over Dakari Brown (Mattoon) 20-11 (Fall 0:14) 1st Place Match - Justus Vrona (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 38-9 won by major decision over Nehemie Mbangi (Champaign (Centennial)) 29-10 (MD 11-3) 150 Garrett Waisath (36-12) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Garrett Waisath (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 36-12 won by fall over Cameron Johnson (Charleston) 5-24 (Fall 3:08) Semifinal - Garrett Waisath (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 36-12 won by major decision over Jaymion Cunningham (Danville (H.S.)) 16-8 (MD 9-0) 1st Place Match - Garrett Waisath (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 36-12 won by decision over Harley Pierce (Mattoon) 23-6 (Dec 11-7) 157 Weston Neutz (32-16) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Weston Neutz (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 32-16 won by fall over Jordan Cross (Rantoul) 1-17 (Fall 1:21) Semifinal - Weston Neutz (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 32-16 won by fall over Markus Gibson (Champaign (Centennial)) 16-12 (Fall 3:11) 1st Place Match - Trae Griffiths (Champaign (Central)) 22-3 won by decision over Weston Neutz (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 32-16 (Dec 8-3) 165 Talon Decker (34-6) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Talon Decker (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 34-6 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Talon Decker (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 34-6 won by fall over Dylan Lee (Danville (H.S.)) 18-12 (Fall 3:33) 1st Place Match - Talon Decker (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 34-6 won by tech fall over Brandon Almanza (Rantoul) 28-10 (TF-1.5 3:52 (22-5)) 175 Christopher Dill (27-14) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Christopher Dill (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 27-14 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Christopher Dill (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 27-14 won by major decision over Maurice Dominick (Champaign (Central)) 10-6 (MD 14-5) 1st Place Match - Christopher Dill (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 27-14 won by decision over Josiah Williams (Danville (H.S.)) 25-5 (Dec 13-12) 190 Marco Casillas (41-3) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Marco Casillas (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 41-3 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Marco Casillas (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 41-3 won by fall over McKell Burks (Mattoon) 13-12 (Fall 0:07) 1st Place Match - Marco Casillas (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 41-3 won by tech fall over Sergio Baity (Champaign (Centennial)) 31-5 (TF-1.5 2:29 (17-2)) 215 Frank Watson (21-16) placed 2nd and scored 14.0 team points. Semifinal - Frank Watson (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-16 won by fall over August Gillette (Urbana (H.S.)) 16-15 (Fall 3:00) 1st Place Match - Carson Kimbro (Mattoon) 11-4 won by decision over Frank Watson (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 21-16 (Dec 24-19) 285 Jose Torres (24-22) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Jose Torres (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 24-22 won by fall over Elijah Pierce (Urbana (H.S.)) 6-17 (Fall 1:02) Semifinal - Remi Bryant (Charleston) 21-12 won by fall over Jose Torres (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 24-22 (Fall 1:55) Cons. Semi - Jose Torres (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 24-22 won by fall over Matthew Hall (Champaign (Centennial)) 5-7 (Fall 2:45) 3rd Place Match - Jose Torres (Mahomet (M.-Seymour)) 24-22 won by decision over Alex Nutter (Rantoul) 13-24 (Dec 7-1)
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