Girls Wrestling: Highlights of Championship Matches
Girls Wrestling: Highlights of Championship Matches
ALBANY – Port Chester’s Laila Builes and Nyack’s Emily Rodriguez were among state champions at the inaugural New York State girls wrestling championships on Thursday at MVP Arena. Read here for the full report.
Today, Thursday, the first-ever New York State girls wrestling championship will be contested at MVP Arena in Albany. We’ll have live updates here.
Here are the seeds for the NYSPHSAA girls wrestling championships.
Here’s what happened at the Section 1 girls wrestling championships.
Here are the other qualifiers who are competing today.
Here’s more on each wrestler. Meet the champs!
Here’s a Q&A with Port Chester wrestler Laila Builes.
Here’s Thursday’s schedule:
9:30 a.m. Parade of Champions/Star-Spangled Banner
10 a.m.-noon Preliminaries
Noon-2 p.m. Quarterfinals
2 p.m.-4 p.m. Semifinals and Wrestlebacks
4 p.m. Finals
Port Chester’s Laila Builes at 100 pounds defeated Jasmine Brucato of Alexander by a pinfall in 5:45 to win the New York State girls wrestling championship.
Nyack’s Emily Rodriguez won the state title at 185 pounds by pinfall over Brynn Shepardson of Little Falls, 4:41
Ursuline’s Gianna Cruz placed second, losing in the 107-pound final to Port Jervis’ Charlie Wylie in a 15-4 technical fall.
Wrestling: Girls NYSPHSAA State Championship Semifinal Matches
Wrestling: Girls NYSPHSAA State Championship Semifinal Matches
The finals will begin at 4 p.m. Here are the matches.
94: Samantha Massey, Mount Markham tech. fall Julia Duro, Shaker, 10-0
100: Laila Builes, Port Chester pinned Jasmine Brucato, Alexander, 5:45
107: Charlie Wylie, Port Jervis tech. fall Gianna Cruz, Ursuline, 15-4.
114: Teegan Sibble, Bolivar-Richburg pinned Gabrielle Severin, Bethpage, 1:11
120: Haley Gonzales, Hicksville pinned Lilly Blenk, Rocky Point, 5:45
126: Julianna Hernandez, Rocky Point tech. fallSara Pauls, Minisink Valley, 18-6
132: Mia Collins, Burnt Hills-Scotia-Ballston Spa dec. Taylor Aiello, Huntington, 8-0
138: Isabella Satalino, Columbia tech. fall Delaney Dixon, Windsor, 10-0
145: Ava Guilmette, Shenendehowa pinned Jaida Macaluso, Minisink Valley, :35
152: Victoria Alvarado, Warwick pinned Aaliyah Morrow, Bellport, 2:04.
165: Michaela Thomas, Iroquois dec. Teagan McGuinness, Union-Endicott, 11-6
185: Emily Rodriguez, Nyack pinned Brynn Shepardson, Little Falls, 4:41
235: Peyton Mullin, Dundee pinned Mia Flores, MacArthur, :25
94: Aislin Kellner, Arlington; Tatiana Alexander, Eastchester
100: Laila Builes, Port Chester
107: Gianna Cruz, Ursuline
185: Emily Rodriguez, Nyack; Delina Gritz, Putnam Valley
Laila Builes of Port Chester at 100 pounds, Gianna Cruz of Ursuline at 107 and Emily Rodriguez of Nyack have advanced to New York State girls wrestling championship bouts at the inaugural event at MVP Arena in Albany.
Builes, the fourth seed, upset top-seeded Zoey Jewett of General Brown by technical fall, 10-0. Cruz, an 11 seed, pinned the second seed Carlyle Ana Boenau of La Salle in 5:26. Rodriguez pinned sixth-seed Emily Dudar of Shaker in 48 seconds.
Arlington’s Aislin Kellner fell in the semifinal at 94 pounds to top-seeded Samantha Massey of Mount Markham by pinfall in 1:43. She placed third. Eastchester’s Tatiana Alexander placed fifth at 94. Putnam Valley’s Delina Gritz placed fourth at 185.
Arlington’s Aislin Kellner (94 pounds), Port Chester’s Laila Builes (100) and Ursuline’s Gianna Cruz (107) and Nyack’s Emily Rodriguez (185) have advanced to the semifinals of the New York State girls wrestling tournament at MVP Arena in Albany. Semifinals are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Other wrestlers are competing in wrestlebacks for placement. Here’s who Section 1’s wrestlers face next, and what the other semis look like.
94: No. 1 Samantha Massey, Mount Markham pinned No. 4 Aislin Kellner, Arlington, 1:43.
No. 6 Julia Duro, Shaker dec. No. 2 Fern Jewett, General Brown, 6-0
100: No. 4 Laila Builes tech. fall No. 1 Zoey Jewett, General Brown, 10-0.
No. 2 Jasmine Brucato, Alexander tech. fall No. 11 Cadence Guy, Walton/Delhi, 15-5
107: No. 11 Gianna Cruz, Ursuline pinned No. 2 Carlyle Ana Boneau, La Salle, 5:26
No. 1 Charlie Wylie, Port Jervis tech. fall No. 5 Katie Porcelli, Bay Shore, 10-0
185: No. 10 Emily Rodriguez, Nyack vs. No. 6 Emily Dudar, Shaker
No. 5 Kyra Bryant, Binghamton-Seton CC vs. No. 1 Brynn Shepardson, Little Falls
Section 1 girls wrestlers get ready for New York State Championships in Albany NY
Media day for the Section One girls wrestling team at Horace Greeley High School Feb. 24, 2025.
Arlington’s Aislin Kellner (94 pounds), Port Chester’s Laila Builes (100 pounds), Ursuline’s Gianna Cruz (107 pounds) and Nyack’s Emily Rodriguez (185 pounds) have advanced to the quarterfinals at the New York State girls wrestling championships in Albany. Here’s who they’re facing next.
94: No. 4 Aislin Kellner, Arlington pinned No. 12 Mackenzie Miesch, Brockport, :13
100: No. 4 Laila Builes, Port Chester pinned No. 5 Bianca Awerman, Huntington, 4:36
107: No. 11 Gianna Cruz, Ursuline tech. fall No. 3 Krysten Yadlosky, Windsor, 12-2.
185: No. 10 Emily Rodriguez, Nyack pinned No. 2 Kim Bauer, Fredonia, :40
Here are the matchups involving Section 1 wrestlers in the first round. Here’s the full bracket for the event.
94 pounds
Round of 16
No. 4 Aislin Kellner (4-2), Arlington (Section 1) tech. fall No. 13 Shane Dharaleen (16-13), Middletown (Section 9), 10-0.
No. 12 Mackenzie Miesch (5-0), Brockport (Section 5) dec. No. 5 Tatiana Alexander (13-2), Eastchester (Section 1), 7-4.
100 pounds
Round of 16
No. 4 Laila Builes (5-1), Port Chester (Section 1) pinned Natalia Quinteros-Tejada (6-1), FDR-Hyde Park (Section 9), :14
No. 1 Zoey Jewett (26-1), General Brown (Section 3) tech. fall No. 16 Genesis Garcia (5-3), White Plains (Section 1), 10-0
107 pounds
Round of 16
No. 11 Gianna Cruz (11-3), Ursuline (Section 1) pinned No. 6 Lexus Bonnie (22-2), Phoenix (Section 3), 2:54
114 pounds
Round of 16
No. 4 Keira Filip (26-4), Minisink Valley (Section 9) tech. fall No. 13 Iman Maroof (8-5), Scarsdale (Section 1), 10-0.
120 pounds
Round of 16
No. 2 Lilly Blank (25-3), Rocky Point (Section 11) pinned No. 15 Gabby Jones (4-1), Yonkers (Section 1), :40
126 pounds
Round of 16
No. 2 Sara Pauls (20-4), Minisink Valley (Section 9) tech. fall No. 15 Kelly Mahecha (4-1), Arlington (Section 1), 11-0.
132 pounds
Round of 16
No. 1 Mia Collins (23-1), Burnt Hills-Scotia-Ballston Spa (Section 2) pinned No. 16 Daisy Bennett (9-3), Scarsdale (Section 1), :39.
138 pounds
Round of 16
No. 2 Brooke-Lynn Murray (28-3), Bay Shore (Section 11) pinned No. 15 Kamile Contreras (2-2), Sleepy Hollow (Section 1), 1:16
145 pounds
Round of 16
No. 4 Avery White (23-1), Frontier (Section 6) pinned No. 13 Julia DiMichele (9-2), Putnam Valley (Section 1), 1:40.
152 pounds
Round of 16
No. 2 Lily Hyde (33-1), Chautauqua Lake (Section 6) pinned No. 15 Melina Georgas (6-1), Suffern (Section 1), 5:56
165 pounds
Round of 16
No. 5 Elona Holmes (15-7), Waverly (Section 4) pinned No. 12 Gwenyth Browne (8-0), Roy C. Ketcham (Section 1), 4:04
No. 1 Teagan McGuinness (29-1), Union-Endicott (Section 4) tech. fall. No. 16 Abigail Sopon (2-3), Port Chester (Section 1), 10-0.
185 pounds
Round of 16
No. 10 Emily Rodriguez (1-0), Nyack (Section 1) pinned No. 7 Charleigh Eick (22-9), Bethlehem (Section 2), :22
No. 6 Emma Dudar (20-6), Shaker (Section 6) tech. fall. No. 11 Delina Gritz (7-1), Putnam Valley (Section 1), 12-2.
235 pounds
No Section 1 entries.
