By Ed Muniz- Photos by Paul Connolly
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The top two teams at the Dekalb Regional each advanced 13-wrestlers to the Conant Sectional to be held on Febuary 9-10 in Hoffman Estates.
The main difference when it came to the team title was that St. Charles East saw 11 of its grapplers advance to the Regional Championship bout while Dekalb placed five with a chance at the title.
St. Charles East would go on to captured seven Championships while Dekalb won two. The Saints feature three top ranked 3A wrestlers in Illinois by FloWrestling. Dom Munaretto at 113; Ben Davino at 132 and Tyler Guerra at 138.
The Saints also feature other ranked wrestlers in their lineup. They include Jayden Colon who is second ranked at 144, while Gavin Connolly is ranked third at 150; Brody Murray is fourth at 175 and Anthony Gutierrez is fifth at 165.
The final team scores saw St. Charles East win the Dekalb Regional with a score of 260, followed by Dekalb at 190, Glenbard North at 151.5 and Wheaton North at 111.
Rocco Macellaio (30-12) of Wheaton North wins an 8-2 decision over Declan Sons (26-7) of St. Charles North for the 106-pound title.
