Charlie Wylie of Port Jervis and Sara Pauls from Minisink Valley captured championships at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls wrestling championships in Albany on Thursday, February 26. Wylie was a repeat winner at 107 pounds.
The senior Wylie (30-1) made quick work of four foes, requiring only 1:47 of total mat time – she had three wins by technical fall and a semifinal pin. In the finals, Wylie tech falled Katie Porcelli of Rocky Point in 1:24.
The junior Pauls (42-1) posted three pins at 126 and a tech fall win in the quarterfinals. In the final, she pinned No. 4 seed Reese Adams of Calhoun in 5:44.
Junior Victoria Alvarado of Warwick (the state champ at 152 in 2025) reached the finals as top seed at 145, but was pinned by Delaney Dixon of Windsor in 2:55.
Monroe-Woodbury freshman Gail Sullivan posted three tech fall wins at 120 but was decisioned by Gabrielle Severin of Bethpage 6-4 in the finals.
A duo of Section 9 wrestlers won their third-place matches: Valley Central’s Arica Pearson-Leary at 152 and Jaida Macaluso of Minisink Valley at 185. Falling in the third-place matches were Olivia Schmidt of Valley Central (107) and Jada Lee of Monroe-Woodbury at 138.
In fifth-place matches, Rilee Kinsley won at 145, but losses were suffered by Natalia Quinteros Tejada of Roosevelt (100); Keira Filip of Minisink (114); Rebecca Brennan of New Paltz (132); and, Madeira Monchery of Middletown (235).
Section 9 (Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, part of Dutchess County) sent 22 girls to the event. Arlington and Roy C. Ketcham from Section 1 (Dutchess, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam) sent five qualifiers.
The boys tournament will follow on Friday and Saturday, February-27-28, also at MVP Arena.
The Minisink girls placed third (last year the Warriors were sixth), Valley Central was fourth, Monroe-Woodbury 13th and Port Jervis 18th.
The following Section 9 girls placed in the top six at the 2025 event: First place – Wylie (Port Jervis, 107); Alvarado (Warwick, 152); Second – Pauls (Minisink, 126); Macaluso (Minisink, 145); Fourth – Lee (Monroe-Woodbury, 132); Fifth place – Pearson-Leary (Valley Central, 165); Sixth – Savannah Tittleback (Saugerties, 120)
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New York State girls wrestling championships
Team standings: 1. Shenendehwa 102 points; 2. Bellport 81; 3. Minisink Valley 64.5; 4. Valley Central 57; 5. Chautauqua Lake 55; 6. Tioga 53.5; 7. General Brown 51.5; 8. Windsor 49.5; 9. Niskayuna-Schenectady 45.5; 10. Bay Shore 44.5; 13. Monroe-Woodbury 40; 18. Port Jervis 31.5; 29. Warwick 23; 41. Middletown 18; 47. F.D. Roosevelt 11.5; 48. New Paltz 11; 69. Arlington-1 5.5; 73. Kingston 3.5; 85. Ketcham-1 1.
94-pounds – Round of 16: No. 3 Fern Jewett (General Brown-3, Jr., 28-3) pin Shane Dharaleen (Middletown-9, Jr., 25-8) 2:41 (6-4); Consolation round 1: Dharaleen pin Hadley Merrill (Newark Valley-4, 8th, 21-8) 2:26 (14-5); Consolation round 2: Anabelle Wessel (Alexander-Pembroke-Bryon Bergen-HFL) d. Dharaleen 8-3
100 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Jasmine Brucato (Alexander-Pembroke-Byron-5, Jr., 39-3) tech fall Natalia Quinteros Tejada (F.D. Roosevelt-9, Jr., 7-2) 1:38 (14-4); No. 7 Maliyah Stone (Falconer-7, Fr., 28-6) pin Nicole Shneyder (Arlington-1, Soph., 14-6) 1:08 (8-2); Consolation round 1: Quinteros Tejada tech fall No. 9 Shea Ellsworth (Cicero-North Syracuse-3, Jr., 20-4) 1:22 (12-0); Genesis Garcia (White Plains-1, Jr., 15-4) tech fall Shneyder 1:42 (11-0); Consolation round 2: Quinteros Tejada pin Maliyah Stone (Falconer) 2:21 (6-0); Consolation round 3: Quinteros Tejada pin Kendall Harrington (Shaker-2) 4:54 (14-7); Consolation semifinal: Cadence Guy (Walton-Delaware Academy) pin Quinteros Tejada 0:23 (4-0); Fifth place: Alianna Lyon (Mechanicville-Stillwater) pin Quinteros Tejada 2:43 (10-6)
107 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Charlie Wylie (Port Jervis-9, Sr., 26-1) tech fall Vanessa Horne (Gouverneur-10, Soph., 18-12) 0:21 (10-0); No. 4 Olivia Schmidt (Valley Central-9, Jr., 23-8) pin Torrin O’Brien (South Jefferson-3, Jr., 8-2) 3:40 (10-0); Quarterfinal: Wylie tech fall No. 8 Tayer Pinzok (Chautauqua Lake-6, Jr., 29-9) 0:22 (10-0); No. 4 Kyrsten Yadlosky (Windsor-4, Jr., 35-3) pin Schmidt 4:52 (9-8); Consolation round 2: Schmidt tech fall Lei Guarin (Lakeland/Panas-1) 1:34 (10-0); Consolation round 3: Schmidt pin Harley Eidens (Long Beach) 2:09 (4-0); Consolation semifinal: Schmidt tech fall Sydney West (Shenendehowa-2) 6:00 (13-3); Third place: Kyrsten Yadlosky (Windsor) d. Schmidt 13-4; Semifinal: Wylie pin Kyrsten Yadlosky (Windsor) 0:40 (6-0); Final: Wylie tech fall Katie Porcelli (Rocky Point) 1:24 (10-0)
114 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Laila Builes (Port Chester-1, Soph., 6-0) pin Isla Smith (Middletown-9, Sr., 20-11) 1:34 (10-0); No. 6 Keira Filip (Minisink Valley-9, Sr., 41-4) d. Presley Eidens (Long Beach-8, Fr., 17-4) 10-0; Quarterfinals: No. 3 Isabella Phelps (Sidney-4, Soph., 41-1) d. Filip 10-6; Consolation round 1: No. 9 Yallayns Lopez (Geneva-5, Jr., 16-3) pin Smith 2:23 (8-0); Consolation round 2: Filip tech fall Lesly Chivalan Real (Suffern-1) 2:31 (11-0); Consolation round 3: Filip d. Sonia Munetz (Phoenix) 3-3; Consolation semifinal: Mia Severino (Copiague) pin Filip 2:28 (6-4); Fifth place: Gabriella Barone (Niagara Wheatfield-6) pin Filip 0:41 (2-0)
120 pounds – Round of 16: Gail Sullivan (Monroe-Woodbury-9, Fr., 4-0) tech fall No. 6 Breyana Montalvo (Amsterdam-2, Jr., 35-6) 0:23 (10-0); Quarterfinal: Sullivan tech fall No. 3 Emily Phelps (Chenango Forks-4, Jr., 30-6) 0:40 (10-0); Semifinal: Sullivan tech fall No. 7 Rylie Meagher (Camden) 0:38 (10-0); Final: Gabrielle Severin (Bethpage) d. Sullivan 6-4
126 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Julianna Hernandez (Rocky Point-11, Soph, 17-2) tech fall Allison Carman (Port Jervis-9, Sr., 28-9) 4:29 (12-2); No. 4 Reese Adams (Calhoun-8, Sr., 22-3) tech fall Solese Jovine (Arlington-1, Soph., 15-7) 1:20 (11-0); No. 2 Sara Pauls (Minisink Valley-9, Jr., 38-1) pin Olivia Rausenberger (MacArthur-8, Soph., 27-7) 0:24 (4-0); Quarterfinals: Pauls tech fall No. 7 Amy Kate Erikson (Niskayuna/Schenectady-2, Jr., 36-6) 1:09 (12-1); Consolation round 1: Carman pin No. 7 Mya Locke (Groton-4, Jr., 36-9) 2:53 (8-4); Jovine tech fall Summer McCaffrey (Northern Adirondack/Bee-7, Jr., 9-7) 1:25 (12-2); Consolation round 2: Amy Kate Erikson (Niskayuna-Schenectady-2) pin Carman 1:30 (12-0); No. 6 Olivia Phillips (Orchard Park-6) pin Jovine 0:27 (2-0); Semifinals: Pauls pin No. 3 Riley Butler (West Genessee) 3:50 (13-6); Final: Pauls pin No. 4 Reese Adams (Calhoun) 5:44 (14-8)
132 pounds – Round of 16: No. 3 Haley Proulx (Burnt Hills/Scotia/Ballston Lake-3, Soph., 31-6) tech fall Kenzie Welch (Minisink Valley-9, Fr., 30-7) 5:19 (14-3); Rebecca Brennan (New Paltz-9, Sr., 11-0) pin No. 6 Brielle Nels (Homer-3, Fr., 38-6) 1:17 (6-0); No. 2 Carmen Bishop (Groton-4, Fr., 36-5) tech fall Kelly Mahecha (Arlington-1, Sr., 16-3) 1:25 (10-0); Consolation round 1: Welch pin Nels 4:16 (12-15); Mahecha pin No. 10 Evelin Torres-Reyes (Bellport-11, Sr., 10-9) 1:01 (4-2); Consolation round 2: Alexa Doxey (Niagara Wheatfield-6) tech fall Mahecha 4:16 (14-4); Quarterfinals: Brennan pin No. 3 Proulx 1:08 (8-0); Semifinal: Carmen Bishop d. Brennan 4:22 default (11-9); Consolation semifinal: Alexa Doxey (Niagara Wheatfield-6) d. Brennan default; Fifth place: Proulx (Burnt Hills/Scotia/Ballston Lake) d. Brennan, forfeit
138 pounds – Round of 16: No. 5 Melania Turano (Bayshore-11, Jr., 16-6) pin Hailey Lichtenstein (Middletown-9, Soph., 25-10) 0:30 (2-0); No. 7 Jada Lee (Monroe-Woodbury-9, Jr., 15-8) d. Ella Spanbauer (Homer-3, Sr., 38-6) 6-2; Quarterfinals: No. 2 Makenzie Harbour (Shenendehowa-2, Jr., 36-3) tech fall Lee 2:35 (11-0); Consolation round 1: Haley LeClair (Northern Adirondack/Bee-7) pin Lichtenstein 0:55 (2-2); Consolation round 2: Lee pin No. 16 B Wicks 1:39 (8-0); Consolation round 3: Lee pin Taylor Brock (MacArthur) 2:08 (6-5); Consolation semifinal: Lee tech fall Melania Turano (Bay Shore) 1:04 (12-0); Third place: Makenzie Harbour (Shenendehowa-2) tech fall Lee 4:58 (16-4)
145 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Victoria Alvarado (Warwick-9, Jr., 5-0) pin Layla Meany (West Genessee-3, Soph., 35-8) 2:34 (9-0); No. 8 Rilee Kinsley (Valley Central-9, Jr., 21-7) pin No. 9 Bella Andes (Lockport-6, Sr., 31-11) 2:18 (14-3); Quarterfinals: Alvarado tech fall Kinsley 1:23 (12-0); Consolation round 2: Kinsley pin Kaitlyn Costa (Huntington) 2:04 (8-5); Consolation round 3: Kinsley pin Sofia Guadagna (Sweet Home-6) 3:21 (14-8); Consolation semifinal: Ella Gregg (Niskayuna-Schenectady-2) pin Kinsley 4:14 (12-10); Fifth place: Kinsley pin Nadia Rose (Fulton) 1:27 (5-4); Semifinals: Alvarado tech fall No. 4 Kaitlyn Young (Shenendehowa-2) 1:49 (10-0); Final: Delaney Dixon (Windsor) pin Alvarado 2:55 (6-0)
152 pounds – Round of 16: No. 3 Arica Pearson-Leary (Valley Central-9, Sr., 23-5) tech fall Celeste Minardi (Scarsdale-1, Fr., 15-6) 0:38 (10-0); No. 2 Keishara Tulloch (Uniondale-8, Jr., 11-8) pin Isabella Dipaola (Kingston-9, Jr., 11-8) 3:00 (4-2); Quarterfinals: No. 6 Ja’Niyah Simmons (Canandaigua-5) tech fall Pearson-Leary 4:25 (16-3); Consolation round 1: Dipaola tech fall Rylee Carpenter (Bellport-11, Soph., 15-4) 5:13 (11-0); Consolation round 2: Dipaola d. McKella Hodkin (Fredonia) 7-5; Pearson-Leary pin Ava Cartaena (Windsor) 0:48 (4-0); Consolation round 3: Lilly Hyde (Chautauqua Lake) d. Dipaola 10-8; Pearson-Leary pin Katie Huang (Bethlehem) 0:39 (2-0); Consolation semifinal: Pearson-Leary tech fall Gabriella Gonzales (Phoenix) 5:38 (10-0); Third place: Pearson-Leary d. Lilly Hyde (Chautauqua Lake) 9-1
165 pounds – Round of 16: No. 4 Molly Sorenson (Homer-3, Jr., 42-1) pin Caitlin McIlroy (Minisink Valley-9, Fr., 27-8) 3:39 (10-1); No. 3 Ava Gullmette (Shenendehowa-2, Soph., 20-1) pin Gwenyth Browne (Ketcham-1, Sr., 19-6) vs. 0:46 (6-0); No. 7 Melody Medina (Bayshore-11, Jr., 18-0) pin Aleeyah Soto (Middletown-9, Jr., 11-15) 1:20 (4-0); Consolation round 1: McIlroy pin Kiani Fauntleroy (Bellport-11, Jr., 16-6) 2:42 (8-2); Browne d. Aniya Burton (Cicero-North Syracuse-3, Soph., 15-5) 12-3; Soto pin Makenna Eastman (Corinth-2, Soph., 19-1) 4:22 (4-6); Consolation round 2: No. 6 Rose Southwick (Red Creek) pin McIlroy 3:44 (13-13); No. 7 Jansen Derzanovich (Chenango Forks) d. Browne 9-2; Isabella Steffa (MacArthur) pin Soto 2:18 (6-2)
185 pounds – Round of 16: No. 1 Teagan McGuinness (Union Endicott-4, Sr., 32-0) pin Olivia Carroll (Minisink Valley-9, 8th, 15-8) 1:40 (9-0); No. 2 Jaida Macaluso (Minisink Valley-9, Sr., 35-4) tech fall Mikko Foster (Bellport-11, Jr., 18-4) 2:40 (11-0); Quarterfinal: Macaluso tech fall No. 7 Charleigh Eick (Bethlehem-2, Jr., 30-5) 2:25 (10-0); Consolation round 1: No. 8 Emelia Merhige (Columbia-2, Fr., 36-7) d. Carroll 6-2; Semifinals: No. 6 Kyah Nelson (Tioga) pin Macaluso 0:43 (4-4); Consolation semifinal: Macaluso pin Graciela Vasquez (Fulton) 2:27 (10-8); Third place: Macaluso tech fall Delina Gritz (Putnam Valley-1) 4:08 (14-4)
235 pounds – Round of 16: No. 8 Ellisa Bly (Horseheads-4, Soph., 35-3) pin No. 9 Madeira Monchery (Middletown-9, Soph., 19-8) 1:23 (4-0); No. 6 Ava Bragg (Lockport-6, Sr., 36-1) tech fall Emani Jones (Ketcham-1, Soph., 15-5) 2:33 (11-0); Consolation round 1: Monchery pin Alexis Keeler (Putnam Valley-1, Fr., 14-5) 4:42 (8-2); No. 14 Leanne Koerick (Gouverneur) pin Jones 2:24 (11-0); Consolation round 2: Monchery pin Zoey White (Dundee/Bradford/Penn Yan) 1:56 (7-4); Consolation round 3: Monchery pin Jade Hanton (Niskayna-Schenectady-2) 0:59 7-2); Consolation semifinal: Ava Gregg (Shaker) pin Monchery 0:38 (4-0); Fifth place: Sydney Fisher (Bay Shore) pin Monchery 0:35 (4-0)
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Charlie Wylie, Sara Pauls claim girls wrestling state titles
Reporting by Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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