The seed are set, the wrestling brackets for the IHSA State Finals are up and the area's local grapplers will be headed down to Assembly Hall in Champaign to see how it all unfolds.

For the first time ever, all three classes will be opening on Thursday this year with the finals remaining on Saturday night. When the first whistle sounds that day, nine area wrestlers will have their medal tested.

Some seemingly have tougher paths to take than others but one thing is always certain at this time of the year, nobody's road to the championship is going to be easy.