Helen Maroulis
For the first time ever, Section 9 will have a Girls Division at the Section 9 Championships on Friday! Let’s take a look at the 15 who are competing in this girls only tournament. The Girls Tournament will begin at 5:00 on Friday at Monroe Woodbury HS. Finals will begin at approximately 6:00! There are a handful of other girls who will be competing against the boys this weekend and they are also listed below! Best of luck to all of the competitors – you are paving the way for generations of girl wrestlers to follow!
126 Girls
1. Grace Pauls (Minisink Valley)
2. Citrus Triplett (Red Hook)
3. Alivia Dyke (Saugerties)
132 Girls
1. Synadia Wheller (Fallsburg/Tri-Valley)
2. Kaida Miller (Middletown)
138 Girls
1. Carolyn Santiago (Newnurgh)
2. Eneka Goicolea-Cid (New Paltz)
3. Olivia Stephens (Monroe Woodbury)
145 Girls
1. Alexa Liguori (FDR)
2. Shakira Morris (Kingston)
152 Girls
1. Eliyah Constant (Pine Bush)
2. Jazmine Taylor (Middletown)
170 Girls
1. Jovanna Tanzo (New Paltz)
2. Audrey Nicolai (Fallsburg/Tri-Valley)
3. Gabrielle Colon (Newburgh)
Girls Competing in the Boys Division 1 Tournament
106 – Brooke Tarshis (Pine Bush)
126 – Mia Macaluso (Minisink Valley)
* Special shout out to MV’s Sofia Macaluso who is injured and can not compete in the championships this year. Last year Sofia became the first girl to place in the boys tournament when she took 3rd place at 120.*
Girls Competing in the Boys Division 2 Tournament
99 – Kaitlyn Potter (E/L/SW)
106 – Alyssa Reed (Port Jervis)
113 – Summer Conetta (Chester)
120 – Destiny Walsh (Rondout Valley)