The Sports Report
Kremer: Joliet Central Wrestling Standout Zabala Will Trade Orange for Gold
Watch: Joliet Central senior Trayvon Zabala drills with Drake DeBenedetti during a workout earlier this week as the two prepare for the Southwest Suburban Conference wrestling tournament.
His orange hair experiment raised a few eyebrows, drew a bit of extra attention. Joliet Central’s Trayvon Zabala didn’t need a bottle of hair color dye to set himself apart from the high school wrestling crowd, though. He is a three-time state qualifier and two-time state medal winner. And, even as his hair fades back to black, he is burning a path toward a big finish to his career with the Steelmen. Zabala is a senior with a 31-0 record. He is ranked No. 3 in the 120-pound weight class by Rob Sherrill, author and publisher of Illinois Best Weekly, heading into the Southwest Suburban Conference tournament this weekend. Zabala already has won tournaments at Conant, Pontiac and Lincoln. He boasts a four-year record of 138-7 and that includes…
