Two 2025 state runners-up from Section 4 are among those competing in the second New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls wrestling championships.
Union-Endicott senior Teagan McGuinness (32-0) is the No. 1 seed at 185 pounds after placing second at 165 last year.
Windsor sophomore Delaney Dixon (37-0) is the No. 2 seed at 145. She was state runner-up at 138 a year ago.
Two other wrestlers from Section 4 are No. 2 seeds: Tayah Beach of Spencer-Van Etten/Candor at 120 pounds and Carmen Bishop of Groton at 132. Bishop placed third at 126 at last year’s state tournament and Beach took fourth at 120.
The tournament will be held Thursday, Feb. 26 at MVP Arena in Albany. Preliminaries are set for a 9:30 a.m. start, with consolation finals and championship finals to begin at 5:15 p.m.
Tickets
Single-session tickets are $24.90 through ticketmaster,com or $16 at the box office. Tickets for both sessions are $44.35 through Ticketmaster or $32 at the box office.
The NYSPHSAA advises people purchasing tickets at the box office to allow extra time because of the possibility of long lines for walk-up sales.
Top seeds and Section 4 competitors
94 pounds: 1-Tatiana Alexander, Eastchester; Hadley Merrill, Newark Valley (21-8).
100: 1-Jasmine Brucato, Alexander-Pembroke-Byron (39-3); 4-Cadence Guy, Walton/Delhi (19-1); Gianna Rylott, Waverly (20-16).
107: 1-Charlie Wylie, Port Jervis (26-1); 5-Kyrsten Yadlosky, Windsor (35-3).
114: 1-Laila Builes, Port Chester (6-0); 3-Isabella Phelps, Sidney (41-1).
120: 1-Gabrielle Severin, Bethpage (38-2); 2-Tayah Beach, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (35-4); 3-Emily Phelps, Chenango Forks (30-6).
126: 1-Julianna Hernandez, Rocky Point (17-2); 9-Mya Locke, Groton (36-9); Rayna Coller, Ithaca (32-4).
132: 1-Haley Gonzales, Hicksville (15-0); 2-Carmen Bishop, Groton (36-5); 5-Emma Vanderhoof, Waverly (34-8).
138: 1-Isabella Satalino, Columbia (41-1); 8-Amelia Toomey, Tioga (33-2); 9-Payton Little, Oneonta (21-3).
145: 1-Victoria Alvarado, Warwick Valley (5-0); 2-Delaney Dixon, Windsor (37-0); Jillian Howell, Chenango Forks (23-7).
152: 1-Aaliyah Morrow, Bellport (20-2); Ana Cartagena, Windsor (28-8).
165: 1-Michaela Thomas, Clarence (37-2); 5-Jansen Derzanovich, Chenango Forks (16-2).
185: 1-Teagan McGuinness, Union-Endicott (32-0); 6-Kyah Nelson, Tioga (19-4).
235: 1-Peyton Mullin, Dundee/Bradford/Penn Yan (31-0); 8-Ellisa Bly, Horseheads (35-3).
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Top seed from U-E leads Section 4 into girls wrestling state tourney
Reporting by Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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