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Stroudsburg 38, Delaware Valley 30: At Stroudsburg, Andrew Elliott, Brady Colville, Bryce Thoman, Jeremiah Segal and Chris DellaBella had pins in a nonleague loss.After a dominant first three matches, where she compiled three first-period pins, the junior earned a 7-4 decision over Panther Valley’s Alisa Williams in the semifinals and a 3-2 decision over Palisades’ Bryce Snyder, who is ranked second in the state according to pa-wrestling.com, for the title.Wyoming Valley West’s Isabella Seip went 5-1 to place second at 120. The senior compiled three first-period pins, a 7-3 decision and a 15-12 sudden victory decision to reach the final.Nanticoke Area wrestler Sierra Ripka secured the 172-pound title at the Coal Cracker Girls Invitational on Saturday at Lehighton High School.Ranked fifth in the state, Seip lost by fall to Palisades’ Savannah Witt, a defending state champion who is ranked No. 1 in the state.107: Jasionowicz (S) pinned Carides, 1:35; 114: Bialasiewicz (S) tech. fall Snyder, 15-0; 121: Brown (S) dec. Churchill, 6-3; 127: Fetherman (S) pinned Gouldthorpe, 4:34; 133: Elliott (DV) pinned Evans, 1:54; 139: Berwick (S) tech. fall Mele, 17-1; 145: Colville (DV) pinned Bunn, 0:50; 152: Ogden (S) pinned Eckert, 5:17; 160: DeMaria (S) dec. Brazanskas, 3-2; 172: Thoman (DV) pinned Alvarez, 1:00; 189: Segal (DV) pinned Albabili, 2:37; 215: Essington (S) maj. dec. Koloski, 14-3; 285: DellaBella (DV) pinned Ball, 2:51.

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Ripka, ranked fourth in the state, secured a first-period takedown in the final for a 3-0 lead. Snyder answered with a reversal with 10 seconds left in the first period. Ripka spent the second and third period on bottom, and didn’t allow Snyder to turn her to secure the win.Elsewhere in District 2, Crestwood’s Rachel Shoemaker (126), Delaware Valley’s Kate Prior (157) and Honesdale’s Jaidyn Mikulak (237) placed third; Honesdale’s Maddison Miller (144) and Wyoming Valley West’s Brooke Long (157) placed fourth; Western Wayne’s Mia Gifford (108), Nanticoke Area’s Emily Kivler (120) and Hazleton Area’s Mia Molinaro (138) placed fifth; Hanover Area’s Claire Gyle (102) and Santina Saraka (108) and Wallenpaupack’s Alayna Atos (138) placed sixth; and Hanover Area’s Morgan Osburn (102), Hazleton Area’s Lynzee Andreuzzi (132) and Crestwood’s Samara Bailey (237) finished eighth.Originally Published: January 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM EST