KEWANEE WEATHER

TRAC announces all-conference for wrestling, Scholastic Bowl


By Michael Berry    March 7, 2024
Alex Duarte [Photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Sullens]

Wrestling

Kewanee High School wrestler Alex Duarte earned first team all-conference honors from the Three Rivers Athletic Conference,

Duarte, a junior, won a fifth-place medal in rthe 215 pounds category at the state wrestling tournament.

His season record was 41 and 6.

Other Boiler wrestlers earning all-conference honors were:

Kingston Peterson, second team at 113 pounds. His season record was 28-8.

Ben Taylor, honorable mention at 138 points. He was 29-8 on the season.

Jamal Lasenby, second team at 175 pounds. Also a state qualifier, Lasenby was 18-7 on the season.

Jackson Hawkins, honorable mention at 190 pounds. He was 21-18 for the season.

The Boiler wrestlers were 7-4 in the conference for the season.

Scholastic Bowl

Kewanee’s Rebeca Corral and William Ly were named to the second team in the Scholastic Bowl all-conference honors.

Corral tied with Orion’s Derek Nelson in winning 1.8 toss-ups per game. Ly won 1.6 per game.

Kewanee placed eighth in the 12-team conference with a season record of 6-6.