The postseason journey to Columbus is underway for the Chagrin Valley Conference girls’ wrestling programs as four sectional champions, 27 district qualifiers, and seven alternates emerged from Sunday’s Northeast Ohio tournaments.
Pins played a major role in the opening round of the state series, with several champions and placers piling up falls on their way to advancing to Mentor.
Austintown Fitch Sectional
Lakeside’s Isabella Hanna powered her way to a runner-up finish at 155, recording a pin during her tournament run to lead the CVC qualifiers at the site.
Madison advanced four wrestlers to districts. Sophie Pinney (3rd, 115) went 3-1 with a pin and a technical fall, while Allysa Hennessy (4th, 120) and Lily Chasko (4th, 125) each collected two pins. Emma Finch (4th, 145) added two more falls with a 2-2 record.
Berkshire moved three on to Mentor as Piper Geiss (4th, 110) finished 3-2 with three pins, Maya Mendolera (4th, 135) went 2-2, and Catherine Toth (4th, 155) added a pin.
District alternate finishes went to Amelia Debonis (Conneaut, 125), who recorded a pin in her 2-2 showing, Charlie Shank (Jefferson, 145), who won three matches by fall, Kate Boepple (Madison, 155) with a pin, and Makayla Alleman (Edgewood, 235).
Avon Lake Sectional
Lutheran West advanced both of its entrants to the district tournament as Alina Mortus (2nd, 110) and Elana Quigley (2nd, 120) each finished 2-1 with two pins to reach the finals.
Euclid Sectional
All four CVC sectional champions were crowned at Euclid, and each title run was fueled by bonus points.
Abby Cornwell (Perry, 110) went 3-0 with three pins to win her bracket, and teammate GG Dominish (115) was even more dominant, finishing 4-0 with four first-period falls.
Harvey’s Giselle Moreno (190) needed just two matches — both pins — to secure her championship, and Trinity’s Koko Bryant (145) went 3-0 with two falls to claim the title.
Runner-up finishes came from Ahnai Welchans (Kirtland, 110) with two pins, Brooklyn Pryor (Beachwood, 135) with a pin, Natalie Martincic (Orange, 140) with a pin, Sophia Turner (Harvey, 170) with two pins and Eva Kutscher (Perry, 235) with a fall.
Third-place district qualifiers included Nataly Nila (Harvey, 100) with a pin, Mya Webb (Beachwood, 105) with two pins, and Emily Kutscher (Perry, 170) with three pins.
Savannah Brent (Chagrin Falls, 145) placed fourth with three pins, pushing her season total to 27 — the highest single-season mark in program history for boys or girls.
Jazmin Allen (Trinity, 235) added a fourth-place finish to qualify for districts.
Madison Hedge (Perry, 155) went 2-2 with a pin to finish fifth and earn alternate status.
Northwest Sectional
Crestwood’s Luci Hess (3rd, 105) advanced with a 2-1 record and a pin, and Bella Stier (3rd, 125) qualified with two falls in her 3-1 showing.
Rootstown’s Reise Thomas (3rd, 115) went 4-1 with three pins to move on to the district tournament.
District alternate finishes came from Jocelyn Johnson (Crestwood, 120) with two pins and Morgan Giebel (Rootstown, 155), who recorded three falls in her 3-2 performance.
