Wrestling Club: Junior Hubs battle at 2023 Illinois Bantam Championships

The Rochelle Wrestling Club had four kids participate in the Illinois Bantam Championships over the weekend. Pictured above are Wells Millard, Tate Bigelow, Rowen Villalobos and Elliot Huff with coach Noah Millard. (Courtesy photo)

By: Russell Hodges

Updated: 3 weeks ago / Posted Mar 5, 2023

Bigelow, Villalobos take home fifth-place medals

BOLINGBROOK — The Rochelle Wrestling Club sent four athletes to the 2023 Illinois Bantam Championships in Bolingbrook on Sunday. Tate Bigelow and Rowen Villalobos each earned fifth-place medals at the tournament, while Wells Millard and Elliot Huff each earned two bout victories on Sunday.

Bigelow took fifth in the 66A Bantam Division with a 3-2 record, opening the tournament with consecutive wins over Stillman Valley’s Owen Collins and Lincoln Way Wrestling’s John Trojan. Bigelow secured fifth place with a 6-4 decision over Crosstown Spartan Elite’s Maximus Ebel.

Villalobos took fifth in the 66E Bantam Division with a 3-2 record, notching back-to-back wins against Mustang Wrestling’s Luke Stitcher and SJO Youth Wrestling’s Easton Riley to reach the fifth-place bout, where Villalobos scored a 7-2 decision over MadDog’s Nicholas Castelvecchi.

Wells Millard went 2-2 in the 52B Bantam Division, recording a fall over Mustang Wrestling’s Sean Darling and DeKalb’s Valentino Martinez. Elliot Huff went 2-2 in the 58B Bantam Division, earning falls over Springs Elite Wrestling’s Gray Lewis and Lil Coalers wrestler Drake Wysocki.

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