Kewanee’s Jendayia Crowe in the championship match against Moline’s Madison Fuller at the regional tournament. [Photo courtesy of Kewanee High School Athletic Department]

Kewanee High School got its first regional girls champion in state regional wrestling, as Jendayia Crowe won first place in the 125-pound category.

Also advancing to the sectionals were Aaliyah Swearingen, who placed second in the 145-pound category, and Hailey Lampe, a fourth-place finisher at 110 pounds

The sectionals will be Friday and Saturday in DeKalb. Qualifiers there will advance to the state finals.

Individual scores were:

110 pounds

Hailey Lampe (8-5 on the season) placed 4th and scored 11 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Hailey Lampe won by fall over Averi Fuller (Sherrard) 1-9 (Fall 1:32)
  • Semifinal – Annalee Haschemeyer (Canton) 28-3 won by fall over Hailey Lampe (Fall 0:59)
  • Consolation semifinal- Hailey Lampe won by fall over Chloe Cobert (Rock Island (H.S.) (Fall 0:22)
  • 3rd Place Match – Aerith Adams (Dunlap) won by fall over Hailey Lampe (Fall 1:18)

125 pounds

JenDayia Crowe (17-7) placed first and scored 27.5 team points.

  • Championship Round 1 – JenDayia Crowe received a  bye 
  • Quarterfinal – JenDayia Crowe won by fall over Lorraine Tinkham (Knoxville) (Fall 1:36)
  • Semifinal – JenDayia Crowe won by tech fall over Jadeyn Klingenberg (Princeton) (TF-1.5 5:28 (25-8))
  • First Place Match – JenDayia Crowe won by fall over Madison Fuller (Moline (H.S.)) (Fall 4:52)

130 pounds

Esmeralda Martinez (9-13) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

  • Championship Round 1 – Esmeralda Martinez won by fall over Emma Norris (Pekin) (Fall 2:33)
  • Quarterfinal – Dai Driana Wilford (Galesburg (H.S.) won by fall over Esmeralda Martinez (Fall 0:26)
  • Consolation Round 2 – Sawyer Siwicke (Dunlap) won by fall over Esmeralda Martinez (Fall 1:12)145 pounds
  • 145 pounds
  • Aliyah Swearingen (16-3) placed second and scored 14 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Aaliyah Swearingen 16-3 received a bye
  • Semifinal – Aaliyah Swearingen won by decision over Dru Hyde (Macomb) (Dec 11-4)
  • First Place Match – Taylor Sutton (East Peoria) 23-7 won by fall over Aaliyah Swearingen (Fall 3:32)
  • Kewanee High placed ninth among the 19 teams that competed, with 56.5 points. Geneseo finished in first place with 169 points.

***This copy was edited to reflect that Jendayia Crowe was the first female regional champion and not the first regional champion in Kewanee High School history as previously stated. In the past, Kewanee High School has had several regional champions. Crowe is the first female wrestler in the school’s history to secure the title.