WAGNER WINS BRONZE FOR THIRD STATE MEDAL
By Joe Walker
HERSHEY – The 2025 PIAA Girls State Wrestling Individual Championships are in the books and for Central Mountain Lady Wildcat junior Kendall Wagner it was a very successful tournament, as the Bucktail four-sport athlete came away with a third place finish, her third state place finish.
Wagner went 4-1 in the tournament to finish her junior season with a 29-8 record and improved her career mark to 74-24. She finished in fourth place two seasons ago when the PIAA had not sanctioned the sport yet, but then last season in the first under PIAA sanction she finished in eighth place. You have to notice that both of the Central Mountain wrestling programs state place winners are also Bucktail students.
Impressive credentials for a young lady who also plays basketball for the Lady Bucks of Bucktail at the same time as wrestling. When a lot of the girls she wrestles against are working out in the wrestling room, Kendall spends nights on the basketball court and a lot of nights she does both.
Wagner will now put her wrestling singlet away and get her softball gear out and head to the softball diamond for the Lady Bucks. When fall comes she will pull out her tennis racket and take to the tennis courts to play her fourth sport.
Congrats to Lady Wildcat sophomore Austynn Falls for a very fine season, as she went 1-2 and came one win short of placing in the state tournament. Falls finished the season with a 30-6 record and improved her career mark to 55-15 with two more seasons to go.
Montgomery captured the team title with 65 points and three place winners, as Zoe Furman (130) was a runner-up, while Jenna Houseknecht (106) and Emily Murphy (124) both finished in third place. Chestnut Ridge was second with 58.5 points, while Easton was third with 56 points.
Wagner was the only District 6 girl to place in the state tournament, while she will be glad to see her nemesis Jael Miller of Punxsutawney graduate as she captured her third state title at 170 pounds and finished with a 70-1 career mark. Williamsports’ Lillian Rumsey placed third at 118 pounds.
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
100 – Ashley Stank (Quakertown-G) maj dec Makayla Smith (Northern York-G), 14-4; .. 106 – Julia Horger (Conwell-Egan-G) tech fall Morgan Hyland (Easton-G), 20-4 4:38; ,, 112 – Marlee Solomon (Canon-McMillan-G) Maj dec Daylee Watson (Conneaut-G), 14-0; .. 118 – Savannah Witt (Palisades-G) dec Samiyah Rahming (Northeast High-G), 9-2; .. 124 – Neve O’byrne (Garnet Valley-G) maj dec Julissa Ortiz (Mariana Bracetti-G), 17-3; .. 130 – Aubre Krazer (Easton-G) Tech fall Zoe Furman (Montgomery-G), 20-5 5:59; .. 136 – Charlotte Gilfoil (Central Dauphin-G) pinned Sarah Pearson (Downingtown West-G), 1:54; .. 142 – Zoey Haines (Gettysburg-G) pinned Angelina Spachman (Parkland-G), 1:37; .. 148 – Violette Lasure (Chestnut Ridge-G)
Tech fall Jameson Strickland (Sun Valley-G), 15-0 5:39; .. 155 – Juliet Alt (Chestnut Ridge-G) pinned Raegan Snider (Northern Bedford-G), 5:59; .. 170 – Jael Miller (Punxsutawney-G) F Bryce Snyder (Palisades-G), 3:23 190 – Caroline Hattala (Quakertown-G) DEC Alaina Claassen (Plum-G), 5-0; .. 235 – Brenda Banks (Panther Valley-G) F Zoey Murphy (Southmoreland-G), 0:42
CONSOLATION 3rd PLACE:
100 – Brooklyn Henry (Gettysburg-G) Tech fall Claire Gobrecht (South Western-G), 16-0 3:18; .. 106 – Jenna Houseknecht (Montgomery-G) dec Jordyn Suhina (Big Spring-G), 6-4; .. 112 – Tamara Humphries (Brashear-G) Maj dec Iris Reitz (Redbank Valley-G), 18-4; .. 118 – Lillian Rumsey (Williamsport-G) dec Mai Graham (Southern Lehigh-G), 3-2 UTB; .. 124 – Emily Murphy (Montgomery-G) pinned Anaiah Kolesar (Northeast Bradford-G), 3:32; .. 130 – Kayla Husti-luca (Souderton-G) dec Ella Teufert (Octorara-G), 1-0; .. 136 – Maggie Alfera (Laurel-G) dec Janayah Nobles (Connellsville-G), 4-3; .. 142 – Jenny Gautreau (Owen J. Roberts-G) Maj dec Sayona Harris-haye (Greater Johnstown-G), 11-2; .. 148 – Katalyna Borreli (Tulpehocken-G) pinned Elaina Ashby (Trinity-G), 4:49; .. 155 – Kate Prior (Delaware Valley-G) dec Makayla Taylor (Clearfield-G), 1-0 170 – Kendall Wagner (Central Mountain-G) dec Isabella Priano (Central Bucks-G), 7-1; .. 190 – Jurelys Peguero del rosario (J P McCaskey-G) pinned Liliana Giulianelli (Peters Township-G), 0:43; 235 – Esther Reed (Big Spring-G) pinned Addyson Munro (Bethlehem Liberty-G), 1:23
