Jersey Middle School Wrestlers Claim IESA Regional Title

JERSEY - The Jersey Community Middle School wrestling team won the IESA Regional Championship, finishing first ahead of Litchfield, North Mac, Auburn, Roxana, and Wood River.

The Panthers secured the title at the IESA regional meet, led by a group of sectional qualifiers and multiple individual champions.

Jersey's middle school and high school wrestling programs have both demonstrated a huge upswing in recent months.

JCMS also received championship performances from Wade Ball, Carter Scott, Grayson Mangara, Caleb Olano, Brody White, Brody Olano, and Colton Mueller. Bennett Leslie finished second, and Andrew Ray was third for JCMS in the regional.

The regional title came against what the team described as a strong field. The JCMS wrestlers will compete next weekend, March 7, 2026, in the sectional.

Team Scores:

1 Jersey 328.5

2 Litchfield 194

3 North Mac 139.5

4 Auburn 113

5 Roxana 90.5

6 Wood River 27

Sectional Qualifiers:

75 Roman Williams 2nd

80 Nolan Winder 2nd

85 Grant Jones 2nd

90 Abel Short 2nd

95 Garrett Ray 3rd

100 Mason Warren 2nd

100 Tate Valsted 3rd

105 Maddox Williams CHAMP

105 Andrew Ray 3rd

112 Chase White 3rd

119 Wade Ball CHAMP

126 Carter Scott CHAMP

135 Grayson Mangara CHAMP

145 Grayson Smith 2nd

155 Bennett Leslie 2nd

167 Caleb Olano CHAMP

185 Brody White CHAMP

215 Brody Olano CHAMP

275 Colton Mueller CHAMP

JCMS Seventh-Grade Volleyball Tops Granite City In First Round Of Regional

The JCMS seventh-grade volleyball squad traveled to Alton for the first round of the regional and beat Granite City in a two-set win, 25-12 and 25-13.

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