KEWANEE WEATHER

Boiler wrestlers place third out of 22 teams in KHS Invite


By The Kewanee Voice    January 19, 2026
Douglas Swearingen celebrates after a win. [Photos by KHS students Lee Butler and Edy Ornelas, and teacher Jacob Doan]

Kewanee High School’s wrestling team finished third Saturday at the Kewanee Invite wrestling tournament in Brockman Gym.

The Boilers’ team score of 179 points was good for third place behind Sherrard (207.5 points) and Fulton (200 points).

Kewanee’s JV team placed 18th with 16.5 points.

Hunter Vancil
Kingston Peterson

Individual scorers for Kewanee were:

106 pounds: Ryan Conway sixth

120: Trenton Edens fifth

126: Kingston Peterson second

132: Landyn Greenhagen fifth

138: Hunter Vancil second

144: Lain Taylor fourth

157: Jermain McKnight Jr. fourth

165: Ace LaFollette second

190: Douglas Swearingen second

Twenty-two schools competed in the tournament.

Ace LaFollette