Category: MIDWEEK TOURNAMENTS

By MATMEN, Tuesday, 10:50 p.m.

ORLANDO — Timber Creek’s Taylor Thomas was the lone Lady Wolfpack wrestler to finish first in her weight class Wednesday night at Timber Creek’s third girls rumble of the season.

Thomas won twice in the 120-125 weight block, with a 16-second fall over Merritt Island and a walkover forfeit over teammate Mila Rosado.

Rosado was one of four Lady Wolfpack wrestlers to place second in her block, after a 32-second pin over Merritt Island in the 120-125 block.

In the 130-140 block, three Timber Creek wrestlers competed, with Allesandra Lammers going 3-1 and placing second, with pins over Edgewater (:53) and over teammate Jessica Taylor (1:20), with a forfeit over a second teammate, Megan Canete, losing only to Palm Bay, by pin. Canete pinned Taylor in 2:25 for the fourth-place spot in the block.

At 145-155, TCHS’ Hayden Proulx was second, Gabriela DeFreitas third and Charlotte Stephenson, with all three taking losses to the eventual champ from Palm Bay. Proulx fell by 10-6 count, then won by forfeit twice over her teammates for second. DeFreitas decisioned Stephenson, 7-5, for third.

In the 170-190 block, the Lady Wolfpack’s Martina Nielsen was 1-1 for second, with a 39-second pin over Edgewater and a loss by fall to Merritt Island.

Trio of 3rds for Noles: At Springstead’s Susan Duval Girls Bash, Seminole earned three 3rd-place finishes on Wednesday night.

In the fullest weight class, 190, Chaunti Clark was 2-2 for her third-place finish, with pins over Springstead and Hernando, and losses by pin to Clearwater and Nature Coast.

At 140, Hailey Meadows was 1-2, with a third-period pin over Springstead and losses by decision to a second Springstead competitor (6-1) and Hernando (501).

Rylee Queene was 0-2 at 155, with losses by pin to Clearwater and Hernando in a three-person roundrobin.

Results: Full results of both midweek events can be found HERE.

ORLANDO — Wrestlers from Hagerty, Osceola and Edgewater joined Timber Creek for Wednesday night’s second varsity girls rumble that the Lady Wolfpack have hosted this year.

Hagerty collected two weight-class wins and the hosts one, with Osceola sweeping the other four.

For the Lady Huskies, Korielle Brodsky (155-170) and Jenna Childers (190-235) each won their respective blocked divisions.

Brodsky had pins over wrestlers from Edgewater and Timber Creek, winning by forfeit over teammate Shyann Tate in round 3 for the weight-class win. Childers had pins over Osceola and over the Lady Wolfpack’s Martina Nielsen (1:09) to win at 190-235.

Timber Creek’s lone win came at 120-125, as Taylor Thomas took pins over wrestlers from Hagerty, Edgewater and Osceola before winning by walkover against a teammate to complete a 4-0 night.

Hagerty will be at Colonial’s Grenadier Girls Grappler on Saturday, while Timber Creek will hosts its third rumble event on December 14.

Wekiva Derby: We are attempting to collect what results we can from this event. If there’s success on that front, we’ll pass along the highlights of it.

Results from Wednesday’s events (so far) can be found HERE.

WESLEY CHAPEL — Thanks to seven weight-class titles, Matanzas rolled to a first-place finish in Wiregrass Ranch’s 4th Annual Rumble at the Ranch.

The top-ranked Lady Pirates outpointed Boca Ciega, 178-112, to win the team title Wednesday evening. Palm Harbor University (95), Bell Creek (88) and Wesley Chapel (47) rounded out the top five teams.

The hidden MVP?: Brooklyn Watt (18th at 190). Watt only had two matches in taking the 190 title, but Watt joined her more-highlighted teammates as Rumble champ, with a 14-7 win over Wesley Chapel and a fall over Boone.

Outstanding Wrestler: While Watt’s performance elevated her to spotlight, her effort wasn’t alone Wednesday, as sophomore Tiana Fries jumped back on the winning horse after a loss at Lady Clash the previous weekend to earn OW honors for the tournament.

Fries (1st at 125) was 5-0 with two pins in 42 seconds in the first two rounds of 125 competition, followed by decision wins in her bracket over 11th-ranked Juliana Caisse (6-1) and 3rd-ranked Teigan Slauson (8-2), both of Palm Harbor University, before winning by forfeit in round 5.

The 1-2 punches: In both the 135 and 140/145 (combined) weight classes, the Lady Pirates dominated the field with 1-2 efforts.

At 135, they didn’t have much choice, as Breanna Corley (17th at 135) and Saiomy Cabrera (16th at 135) were the only competing participants, with Corley taking a pin victory in the third period (5:07).

In the combined weight, Matanzas’ Kendall Bibla (4th at 140) and Gabby Proctor (17th at 145) both were in Pool B, with Bibla going 3-0 on three pins in 1:51 (including a 23-second pin over Proctor, who otherwise pinned her other pool opponents). Both then won in the semis with pins in the first period. The tournament then applied the earlier pool result to determine a champion.

Early pins to gold: The three remaining Matanzas champions had just one match go past the first period.

Of the trio, only Mariah Mills (3rd at 110) had experience with the second and third periods Wednesday, but she still dominated the scene at her weight, with a sizable lead built up before falling Palm Harbor in the third period of round 3; otherwise, Mills had three pins in 2:30.

At 120, Christina Borgmann (5th at 120) needed just 1:56 for two pins, plus a forfeit win, to take her title, including a pin in 1:13 over 12th-ranked Abby DiCenzo of Bell Creek.

Finally, at 130, Brielle Bibla (1st at 130) picked up a first-period injury-default win and a 57-second fall over fourth-ranked Callie Alfieri of Gulf, then won by forfeit and walkover in the crossover rounds.

The Lady Pirates are now off until December 17 and Freedom’s Let Freedom Ring one-day girls’ IBT.

Results from Wednesday’s event can be found HERE.

Cam Brown Seminole Classic

When & where: Friday & Saturday at Florida High.
Local teams: Chiles (girls only), Columbia, Godby, Leon, Liberty County, Lincoln, Marianna, Mosley (girls only), North Bay Haven (girls only), Raines, Wewahitchka (girls only), Yulee (based upon schedules received).
State-ranked area teams: 2A — Lincoln (18th); 1A — Yulee (11th); Girls — Mosley (6th).
Area returning champions: DJ Richardson (Florida High, 106); Jay Brown (Liberty County, 113); Jashawn Washington (Lincoln, 126); Zaire Fernanders-Jackson (Lincoln, 138); Dylan Johns (Yulee, 145); Connor Edwards (Lincoln, 160); Xander Hawkes (Florida High, 170); Alex Smith (Yulee, 182).
Boys’ area state-ranked wrestlers —
106: Josh Harris (Yulee, 1A-11th).
113: Vaniel Caceres (Lincoln, 2A-6th); Richardson (Florida High, 1A-13th); Lewis Duhan (Yulee, 1A-20th).
120: Brown (Liberty County, 1A-6th); Sam Tolomeo (Chiles, 2A-18th).
126: Washington (Lincoln, 2A-9th).
132: Garrett Marschka (Chiles, 2A-6th).
138: Fernanders-Jackson (Lincoln, 2A-15th); Troy Carroll (Florida High, 1A-16th).
145: Austin Adamson (Yulee, 1A-8th); Vincent Crump (Lincoln, 2A-18th).
160: Edwards (Lincoln, 2A-8th).
170: Johns (Yulee, 1A-6th); Dean Wright (Florida High, 1A-9th); Mason Crowder (Lincoln, 2A-16th).
182: Hawkes (Florida High, 1A-6th); Christopher Aud (Yulee, 1A-7th).
195: Smith (Yulee, 1A-5th); Jacob Nowak (Lincoln, 2A-7th); Dillon Elliott (Chiles, 2A-15th).
220: Braylen Ricks (Yulee, 1A-6th); Collin Bishop (Florida High, 1A-14th).
285: Austin Hoyle (Yulee, 1A-8th).
Girls’ area state-ranked wrestlers —
110: Kameron Easter (Wewahitchka, 11th).
135: Holly Sanders (Lincoln, 13th).
140: Jaylyn Middleton (Florida High, 13th).
170: Henlee Haynes (Mosley, 1st; if able to compete).
190: Cadee Lyons (Chiles, 15th).
All rankings from https://www.kabrawrestling.com/rankings

By MATMEN, Thursday, 2:20 p.m.

WINDERMERE — Windermere’s third event of the 2022-23 seasons didn’t require the Lady Wolverines to travel to Tampa this time.

This time, it merely required setting up and taking down the gym after Tuesday’s four-team girls’ roundrobin, in which Dr Phillips, Ocoee and West Orange also competed.

No team scores were kept in the event, with the goal to provide 1-2 matches for each competitor.

Three wrestlers took a pair of victories on the night.

At 125, in her first contests of the season, Windermere freshman Alicia Williams picked up a pair of pins over Ocoee opponents. Dr Phillips senior Mia Worsham won twice at 140, with a fall over West Orange and a decision over Windermere, while Wekiva’s Bianna Hertilien (no year in school listed on Trackwrestling) had pins over West Orange and Ocoee.

Results from Tuesday’s wrestling can be found HERE.

Ocoee competed in Wekiva’s Mustang Stampede roundrobin event Wednesday night; results are not yet available from that event. The Mustangs have another roundrobin set for December 7 at home, and Ocoee is set to compete in that as well. West Orange’s girls will be at Lady Clash of Titans on Friday at University (Orange City). Dr Phillips is off until December 10, when the Lady Panthers will compete at Colonial’s Grenadier Girls Grappler.

ORLANDO — In Wednesday’s four-team girls’ rumble event at Timber Creek, visiting Freedom — the odds-on favorite to repeat as Region 2 champion — flexed its muscle in claiming seven weight-class wins, including each of the top four weights in the uppers.

The host Lady Wolfpack was the only area team in the field, which also hosted Winter Springs and East River.

TCHS wrestlers Taylor Thomas (125) and Hayden Proulx (145) both won weight-class group titles Wednesday.

Thomas took a pair of pins over Freedom wrestlers, in 1:56 and 2:27 respectively, in the first and third rounds of the three-girl 125 class. Thomas, ranked 10th at 120 by Kabra Wrestling, falled 13th-ranked Alissa Brown-Washington with her second-period pin for the weight-class victory.

At 145, Proulx had three first-period falls (1 minute over Winter Springs, 1:11 over Freedom and 1:28 over a second Freedom competitor) for her unbeaten night.

Megan Canete (130-135), Allesandra Lammers (140), Gabriela DeFreitas (155) and Martina Nielsen (190) were each second in their weight divisions. Canete lost only to former Lake Howell competitor Kiersten Flanagan (10th at 130, now at Winter Springs), while Lammers’ lone loss was to 7th-ranked Isabel Perez of Freedom at 140. DeFreitas’ and Nielsen’s only respective losses were to Freedom as well.

Results from the rumble can be found HERE.

The Lady Wolfpack will stage another rumble on December 7 for their next competition, with Lyman joining them in competition.

By MATMEN
November 23, 5:20 p.m.
LAKELAND — Windermere kicked off the north’s IBT season Wednesday with two Lady Wolverines competing in the Lady Braves Invitational, hosted by Lake Gibson.

Windermere was 18th in the 19-team field, with two wrestlers competing.

Lady Wolverine freshman Emily McCormack placed fourth in the 140-lb weight class. After a loss by fall in the quarters to fifth-ranked Fikayo Aroyewun (Bell Creek, ranked at 135), the eventual runnerup, McCormack bounced back with a fall over Harmony in the consi semis to assure a medal, losing by fall to Springstead in the third-place match.

Third-ranked Freedom, the top-ranked team in the field, outdistanced #7 Gateway, 164-110, for the team title.

Windermere will compete for the second time this holiday weekend on Saturday at Wiregrass Ranch’s Princess Punchout event. Like Wednesday’s event, the Punchout will be IBT in format.

Results from Wednesday’s event can be found HERE.

Rankings courtesy of Kabra Wrestling, kabrawrestling.com/rankings/girls