No. 3 Lebanon wins Missouri Class 2 state title, Kearney claims Class 1 states, 13 ranked girls take titles

National No. 3 Lebanon claimed the Missouri Class 2 team title with 134.5 points, ahead of runner-up Marquette with 105 points and Liberty in third with 97 points. Leading Lebanon were state champions national No. 23 Jessa Joiner (110) and national No. 10 Mariyah Brumley (190) among seven place winners. Marquette was led by champion national No. 15 Ali Haiser (170). Other nationally ranked Class 2 champions were No. 30 Lilly Breeden of Liberty (100), No. 22 Kate Cooper of Timberland (105), No. 12 Angelina Vargas of Park Hill (115), No. 14 Marissa Sanabria of Holt (130), No. 11 Sebreign Aumua of Grain Valley (140), No. 1 Maddie Kubicki of Park Hill South (145), No. 4 Haley Ward of Fort Osage (155) and No. 3 Catherine Dutton of Willard (235). Undefeated champions were Cooper, Sanabria, Aumua, Kubicki, Ward, Heiser and Dutton. Repeat champions were Cooper, Vargas, Kubicki, Aumua and Ward.

Kearney claimed the Class 1 title with 75.5 points, just a half point ahead of Brookfield with 75 points. Kearney had no champions, one runner-up and a total of four place-winners. Brookfield was led by champion and national No. 17 Jayden Keller (110) and two other place-winners. Nationally ranked champions included Keller, plus No. 14 Cassidy Benwell of North Point (120) and No. 13 Amitria McNack of Clinton (140). Undefeated champions were Benwell, Breanne Gibbs of Moberly (145) and Isabella Renfro of Seneca (190). Benwell was the only repeat champion.

No. 5 Marina wins California states, ahead of Walnut, Falcon beats Morales, nine ranked girls take titles

The California State Championships was loaded with nationally ranked athletes and powerful teams, and was won by national No. 5 Marina, with 114 points, followed by Walnut with 88 points and Pitman with 86 points. Marina was led by three individual champions, national No. 4 Carissa Quereshi (126), national No. 8 Saiheron Preciado-Meza (189) and Destiny Marquez (235) and one other placewinner.

Walnut was led by an individual champion, national No. 3 Anaya Falcon (106), who beat national No. 2 Paige Morales of Central, 8-2 in a highly anticipated finals. Falcon’s weight had another nationally ranked athlete, No. 6 Diana Gonzalez of Buchanan, who was third. Falcon was the only 2022 champion to repeat, although three other returning champions competed.

Joining Quereshi, Preciado-Meza and Falcon as nationally ranked stars who won individual titles were No. Kiely Tabaldo of Menlo-Atherton (106), No. 3 Isabella Marie Gonzales of Clovis East (116), No. 11 Lilly Avalos of Pitman (121), No. 12 Taydem Khamjoi of Cesar Chavez (131), No. 16 Gianna Dibenedetto of Bella Vista (137) and No. 8 Leilani Lemus of Clovis (160). Tabaldo beat No. 27 Karissa Turnwall of Paloma Valley in the finals. Gonzales beat No. 14 Alex Waitsman of El Camino Real in the finals. Avalos beat No. 20 Lilyana Balderas of Anaheim in the finals. Preciado-Meza beat No. 15 Naomi Roby of Golden Valley in the finals. Champions who were not nationally ranked, but beat a ranked opponent in the finals, were Marquez, plus Duda Rodrigues of Newport Harbor (150).

Ten nationally ranked wrestlers claim Illinois Girls States; Perry beats Hamilton in 145-pound showdown.

The stars showed up big time at the Illinois Girls State Championships held in Bloomington. Nine nationally ranked athletes emerged as state champions: No. 25 Harlee Hiller of Loyola Academy (105), No. 4 Gabriella Gomez of Glenbard North (115), No. 13 Angelina Cassioppi of Hononegah, No. 1 Cadence Diduch of Freeport (125), No. 27 Attalia Watson-Castro of Homewood-Flossmore (130), No. 8 Natavia Wickson of Boylan Catholic (135), No. 19 Mackenzie Pratt of Edwardsville (140), No. 2 Sydney Perry of Batavia (145) and No. 1 Kiera Ganey of Belleville East (135). Repeat champions were Gomez, Cassioppi, Diduch, Watson-Castro, Perry and Ganey. One of the biggest matches of the finals came at 145 pounds, where Perry (No. 2 nationally at 144) beat Valerie Hamilton of El Paso-Gridley (No. 1 nationally at 138), by a 7-4 margin. Another final of note was at 190, where Ini Odumosu of Homewood-Flossmore pinned national No. 20 and returning champion Jayden Huesca-Rodriguez of West Chicago.

HM Topeka Washburn Rural wins Kansas 6A/5A states, Chanute takes Kansas 4A-1A states

National Honorable Mention Topeka Washburn Rural claimed the 6A/5A state championships held in Park City, scoring 153 points, ahead of Garden City with 141 points and defending champion and national No. 19 Dodge City with 109 points. Topeka Washburn Rural had no champions or finalists, but nine place-winners. Garden City had one champion Maya Tarbet (125) and seven placers. Nationally ranked champions were No. 21 Sarah Zimmerman of Hays (110), No. 19 Nicole Redmond of Olathe South (130), No. 12 Ashlynn Goodwin of Goddard (140), No. 11 Sage Rosario of Manhattan (155) and No. 12 Olivia Stean of Bonner Springs (170). Going unbeaten were Rosario, Stean and Druzla Johnson of Wichita-West (190), who beat national No. 18 Makayla Rivera of Olathe West in the finals. Repeat champions were Redmond, Rosario and Stean.

Chanute won a tight team race in 4A-1A, finishing with 88 points, followed by Rossville with 73 points. Chanute had no champions and four place-winners. Rossville was led by champion Kendra Hurla (120) and two other place-winners. Nationally ranked champions were No. 23 Josiah Ortiz of Lakin (115) and No. 23 MacKayla Miller of Scott Community (235). Going unbeaten were Miller, plus Sheena Gocela of Winfield (100), Gabi Koppes of Clay Center Community (125), Kammie Shanz of Mulvane (145) and Emilie Schweizer of Buhler (190). Repeat champions were Ortiz, Koppes, Miller, Holly Thacher of Oskaloosa (105), Kendra Hurla of Rossville (120) and Allison King of Oskaloosa (155).

North Medford wins Oregon 6A/5A Girls team title; La Pine captures 4A/3A/2A/1A team crown

North Medford won the Oregon 6A/5A Girls state title with 78 points, ahead of Thurston with 65 points and Forest Grove with 64 points. North Medford was led by state champions Skyler Hall (100) and national No. 6 Estella Gutches (135) and four total placers. Thurston had five place winners, led by champion Kaylee Annis (110). Forest Grove also had four place-winners, and a champion in Kailea Takahashi (125). National No. 1 Destiny Rodriguez of West Linn (155) and national No. 11 Haley Vann of Cleveland (130) were other 6A/5A champions.
Unbeaten were Vann, Gutches, Rodriguez plus Arian Martinez of West Albany (115) and Reese Lawson of West Salem (145). Repeating as champions were Annis, Martinez, Vann and Rodriguez. In the 4A/3A/2A/1A team race, La Pine was first with 77 points, followed by Baker/Powder Valley and Sweet Home, which were tied with 71 points. La Pine had four place-winners, led by by undefeated champion Kira Kerr (155), who was also a repeat champion. Also finishing unbeaten were Chelo Garcia of Siletz Valley (105), Allison Palluck of Cottage Grove (115), Sariah Zepeda of Gervais (135) and Breanna Meek of North Valley (235). Kerr, Garcia and Mallory Lusco of Grant Union/Prairie City were repeat champions. This is the first year Oregon had two classes for girls.

HM Union wins Oklahoma Girls states, a half-point ahead of No. 30 Bixby and Edmond North

Only a half point separated the top three teams at the Oklahoma Girls States held in Oklahoma City. National Honorable Mention Union won the title with 63.5 points, edging both No. 30 Bixby and Edmond North with 63 points. Union was led by state champions Chanell Alburg (110) and national No. 3 Kali Hayden (190). Bixby had two individual champions, Jadyn Roller (100) and national No. 12 Millie Azlin (155). Edmond North also had four placers, with national No. 8 Bella Williams (120) claiming the title. Joining Hayden, Azlin and Williams as nationally ranked state champions were No. 21 Peyton Hand of Choctaw (115), No. 23 Khaleah Kirk of Guthrie (125), No. 21 Kaylee Davis of El Reno (145), and No. 13 Symphony Veloz of Elgin (170). Hand became the state’s first girls four-time champion. Going unbeaten were Hand, Williams, Kirk, Davis and Veloz. Azlin beat No. 27 Sidney Milligan of Owasso in the finals. Repeat champions were Roller, Hand, Williams, Kirk, Veloz and Hayden.

No. 29 Eagle repeats as Idaho girls state champions, six nationally ranked wrestlers take titles

Eagle repeated as the Idaho girls state team champions, scoring 126 points, ahead of runner-up Mountain Home with 71 points and Coeur D’Alene with 64 points. Eagle had five state place-winners, including champions Jordynn LeBeau (165) and national No. 24 Reece Woods (185). Mountain Home, which had three placers, was led by champion and national No. 20 Amie Hartman (235), who defeated last years champion Olivia Woods of Eagle in the finals. Natonally ranked wrestlers who won titles included No. 21 Joely Slyter of Lewiston (100), No. 10 Skyla Zimmerman of Moscow (120), No. 2 Alyssa Randles of Couer d’Alene (126) and No. 6 Mia Furman of Rocky Mountain (145). Finishing undefeated were Zimmerman and Hartman. Repeat champions were Zimmerman, Randles and Reece Woods.

Searcy wins Arkansas 5A Girls states, ahead of HM Sylvan Hills, Springdale Har-Ber takes 6A state title

Searcy, last year’s Arkansas Girls State champion, came back this year when Arkansas split its state tournament into two divisions, and claimed the 5A state title with 194 points, ahead of national Honorable Mention Sylvan Hills with 173 points. Searcy had 11 place winners, led by champions Roselyn Amaya (100), Alena Williams (115), Vivi Edwards (145) and Harley Seymore (170). Sylvan Hills had 11 place winners, including champion D’mysha James (235). Unbeaten 5A champions were Williams, plus Avery Taylor of Russelville and Amelia Founfelter of Mountain Home (155). Williams was the only repeat champion.

In the 6A team race, Springdale Har-Ber won with 156 points, followed by Rogers with 142 points. Springdale Har-Ber had 10 place-winners, including champions Abi Kelly (125) and Alissa Castro (190). Rogers had nine place-winners, including champions Kaleigh Smith (105) and Molly Mounce (130). National No. 20 Presley Givens (145) and national No. 18 Skylur Lewis of Heritage were among the champions. Repeat champions were Givens and Lewis.

Star Valley captures first official Wyoming Girls states, ahead of Pinedale, as four finish unbeaten seasons

Star Valley became the champion of the first official Wyoming Girls State Championships, held in Casper, scoring 184 points, ahead of runner-up Pinedale and third place Sheridan. Star Valley was led by state champion Veil Forman (135) and 10 place-winners. Pinedale featured one champion, McKinzie Mortenson (100), and five place-winners. National No. 16 Maggie Smith of Rock Springs was among the champions. State champions finishing off unbeaten seasons were Smith, Foreman, Mortensen and AnnaBeth Bornhoft of Wind River (115). Last year, the first unofficial states was held. Repeating as state champions were Smith, Foreman, Brinley Green of Rawlins (140) and Meadow King of Central (145).

Nationally ranked Gilchrist and Morris win Connecticut girls states, five wrestlers repeat as champions

Connecticut held its Girls State Championships in Hillhouse High School in New Haven. Nationally ranked champions included No. 12 Calli Gilchrist of Brien McMahon (114) and No. 15 Juliana Morris of Pomperaug (126). Repeat champions were Gilchrist, plus Samantha Yap of Stamford (107) , Camryn Brown of Amity (138), Kelly Aspras of Foran (145) and Brianna Seixas of Guilford (152). All 11 individual champions came from different high schools. Pins in the finals came from Yap, Gilchrist, Morris, Brown, Aspras, Seixas, Marangelie Teixeira of Trumbull (165), Arianna Bellamy of Maloney (185) and Kayli Morris of Platt (235).

Agawam wins Massachusetts Girls States, ahead of Silver Lake; five wrestlers repeat as state champions

Agawam won the Massachusetts All-Girl State Championships in Reading, scoring 70 points, ahead of runner-up Silver Lake with 56 points. Agawam was led by two runners-up and a fourth-place finishers. Silver Lake had a pair of individual champions, Sydney Diauto (106) and Lindsay Laws (160). Repeat champions from last year included Laws, plus Sara McLaughlin of Scituate (111), Freya Munshi of Newtown South (118), Ashley Dehney of Central Catholic (147) and Victoria Fogg of Hampden Charter (215). There were four pins in the finals, by Diauto, Laws, McLaughlin and Samantha Bertini of Ludlow (100).

Four nationally ranked athletes win Wisconsin state titles; Six repeat as champions, Reinwald wins No. 3

The Wisconsin Girls State Championships were held at Madison. Four nationally ranked wrestlers were able to claim individual titles: No. 26 Brooke Corrigan of De Pere (100), Bopa Quintana of Sun Prairie (114), No. 6 Carley Ceshker of Badger (126) and No. 7 Kylie Rule of Mineral Point (132). Repeat champions were Corrigan, Quintana, Rule, Caitlyn Kelley of Florence (120), Hailie Krueger of New London (145) and Cyriana Reinwald of Horicon (165), Reinwald, who beat national No. 26 Rachel Schauer of Fenimore in the finals, has now won three straight Wisconsin state titles, beating a nationally ranked wrestler in the finals each of these years. Badger was the only school with two champions, Ceshker and Ella Creighton (185).

Pierre T.F. Riggs wins South Dakota girls title, nationally ranked Graveman and Adam are champs

Pierre T.F. Riggs won the South Dakota Girls state title with 167 points, ahead of Canton with 134.5 points. T.F. Riggs was led by 10 place-winners, including champion Ciara McFarling (285). Canton had six place-winners, led by champions Sara Schroder (113), Carlee Laubach (170) and national No. 5 Zoë Adam (190). National No. 4 Taylor Graveman finished her senior season as 132 pound champion. Finishing undefeated were Graveman and McFarling. Another wrestler with national accolades, Peyton Hellman of Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon was 126-pound champion. Repeat champions were Hellman, Graveman, Laubach, Adam, McFarling and Regina Stoser of Harrisburg (120).

Ripley adds girls title to boys title in Maine, No. 18 Caltagirone also wins, Mt. Blue takes team title

Maddie Ripley of Oceanside High School, who made history a week prior by winning the Maine Class B state title at 106 against boys, added the Maine girls state title at 107 pounds last week at Wells High School. She repeated as girls state champion. National No. 18 Alissa Caltagirone of York claimed the 138-pound title. Repeating as state champion was Kloee Moore of Old Town at 235 pounds. The team title was claimed by Mt. Blue, which had two individual champions in Grace Allen (120) and Kendal Foster (165).

Rock Hill claims South Carolina team title, ahead of Greenwood, No. 27 Gilstrap wins 138-pound gold

Rock Hill won the South Carolina girls state title in Anderson with 101 points, ahead of Greenwood with 98 points. Rock Hill was led by two champions, Ta’Niya Roberts (160) and Kalijah Campos (182), with four total placers. Among Greenwood’s four placers were champion Aajia Jones (113) and Kennedi Washington (220). National No. 27 Caroline Gilstrap of Summerville won the 138 pound title. Another prominent wrestler on the national scene, Annalise Maralit of Ashley Ridge, was a 106-pound champion.

New Hampshire’s first girls state features boys champion Donovan, with Keene getting two champions

Liz Donovan of Pelham, who won the New Hampshire Div. 3 State Tournament at 113 pounds against boys a week ago, entered New Hampshire’s first girls state tournament and claimed the 113-pound title. There were 11 champions in the tournament. Keene had a pair of individual champions, Lily Runez (106) and Zoe Waters (220). There were six falls in the finals, from Runez, Donovan, Waters, Aynalem Levesque of Raymond (120), Hailly Demours of Plymouth (126) and Lillia Woods of Pinkerton Academy (170).

Ocean Springs takes Mississippi Girls states with three champions, ahead of runner-up St. Martin

Ocean Springs won the Mississippi girls state tournament with 130 points, ahead of runner-up St. Martin with 115 points. Ocean Springs was led by six place-winners, including champions Jaylah Anderson (107), Annika Mortenson (120) and Alora Hindman (132). St. Martin had six place winners, including champion Promise Parlett (152). An unofficial states was held last year, but there were no repeat champions this season.