Oneonta captured the team title and eight girls repeated as sectional titlists at the Section 4 girls wrestling championships Friday, Feb. 13 at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton.
Three runner-up finishes helped the Yellowjackets to a winning point total of 150. Chenango Forks was runner-up with 141.5, and Elmira edged Groton for third place by one point. Defending team champion Waverly finished sixth.
Among the repeat sectional champions were two runners-up from last year’s inaugural New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships: Teagan McGuinness of Union-Endicott/Maine-Endwell/Vestal at 185 pounds and Windsor’s Delaney Dixon at 145.
McGuinness pinned Tioga Central’s Kyah Nelson in her final in a matchup of 2025 sectional champions.
Dixon had three first-minute pins for her title.
The other repeat champions were Walton/Delhi’s Cadence Guy (100 pounds), Windsor’s Kyrsten Yadlosky (107), Sidney’s Isabella Phelps (114), Spencer-Van Etten/Candor’s Tayah Beach (120), Groton’s Carmen Bishop (132) and Chenango Forks’ Jansen Derzanovich (165).
Also victorious in championship finals were Newark Valley’s Hadley Merrill (94), Ithaca’s Rayna Coller (126), Tioga Central’s Amelia Toomey (138), Windsor’s Ana Cartagena (152) and Horseheads’ Ellisa Bly (235).
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Friday’s tournament was a state qualifier for the state championships, which will be held Thursday, Feb. 26 at MVP Arena in Albany.
All weight-class winners qualified for state, along with runners-up at 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 165 and 185.
Team scores
Oneonta 150, Chenango Forks 141.5, Elmira 124, Groton 123, Windsor 119, Waverly 118, Horseheads 117.5, Union-Endicott/Maine-Endwell/Vestal 98, Sidney 83, Newark Valley 80.5, Tioga Central 74.5, Ithaca 74, Owego Free Academy 66.5, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor 53, Oxford/Greene 51.5, Harpursville/Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton/Chenango Valley 49.5, Susquehanna Valley 46.5, Whitney Point 43, Binghamton/Seton CC 41.5, Corning 35.5, Walton/Delhi 29, Johnson City 17, Norwich 16, Deposit/Hancock 7, Thomas A. Edison 6, Unatego/Unadilla Valley/Franklin 4, Dryden 0.
Championship Finals
94 pounds: Hadley Merrill (Newark Valley) pinned Madison Farberman (HBGACV) 3:55.
100: Cadence Guy (Walton/Delhi) tech. fall Gianna Rylott (Waverly) 10-0.
107: Kyrsten Yadlosky (Windsor) tech. fall Phoebe Bishop (Groton) 14-3.
114: Isabella Phelps (Sidney) pinned Macey Polhamus (Sus Valley) 0:36.
120: Tayah Beach (SVEC) pinned Emily Phelps (Chenango Forks) 1:57.
126: Rayna Coller (Ithaca) pinned Mya Locke (Groton) 1:04.
132: Carmen Bishop (Groton) tech. fall Emma Vanderhoof (Waverly) 20-9.
138: Amelia Toomey (Tioga) tech. fall Payton Little (Oneonta) 10-0.
145: Delaney Dixon (Windsor) pinned Jillian Howell (Chenango Forks) 0:43.
152: Ana Cartagena (Windsor) dec. Emily Sullivan (Chenango Forks) 5-1.
165: Jansen Derzanovich (Chenango Forks) tech. fall Grace Cohn (Oneonta) 10-0.
185: Teagan McGuinness (Union-Endicott/Maine-Endwell/Vestal) pinned Kyah Nelson (Tioga) 3:20.
235: Ellisa Bly (Horseheads) pinned Aniye-Jahy Cadeus (Oneonta) 5:08.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Oneonta captures Section 4 girls wrestling title; 8 repeat as champs
Reporting by Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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