Patch local editors and photographers recognize Joliet Patch's Athlete of the Month each month with a portrait such as the one above of Joliet Central wrestling standout Trayvon Zabala.

Zabala placed third in the 120-pound weight class at the IHSA state tournament in Champaign. He finished with a record of 48-1 for the season and 155-11 for his four-year career at Joliet Central.

And he became the first Steelmen individual to win three state wrestling medals since Greg Maxey in the mid-1970s. Zabala was selected as Joliet Patch's Athlete of the Month for February from a list of Patch MVP weekly winners by Patch Local Editor Ron Kremer.

The other weekly winners were Anthony McInerney (JCA wrestling), Morris Dunnigan (Joliet West basketball) and Alias Roberts-Burnett (Joliet West basketball).

PHOTO CREDIT: Ron Kremer

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