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State Wrestling: Oak Forest Returns with 1 Champ, 2 Medal Winners
Oak Forest's Danny Swan won the 106-pound championship in the Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Champaign. Teammate Alec Brown placed fourth at 220.
Oak Forest sophomore Danny Swan will have plenty of time before he writes his wrestling swan song.
For now, he can feel good about winning the Class 2A state championship in the 106-pound weight class.
Swan edged Nkosi Moody of Rich Central 4-2 in a tense overtime thriller in the final on Saturday at Assembly Hall in Champaign. Swan was one of two Bengal individuals to return home with a medal hanging around his neck.
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Senior Alec Brown placed fourth in the 220-pound weight class. Brown won 3-of-4 matches before dropping a 5-2 decision to Montini's Edgar Ruano in the third-place match.
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