Local Roundup: Eliza Speek takes second at Mahar Girls Wrestling Tournament
Published: 01-15-2024 7:47 PM |
Three Granby girls wrestlers competed in the Mahar Girls Wrestling Tournament on Monday in Orange.
The Rams placed 10th overall in the 55-team tournament, with Eliza Speek leading the way with a second place finish at 138 after going 2-1 on the day.
Quinn Speek won three matches to take fourth at 126 while Theseus Doherty competed and went 0-2 at 132 for Granby.
Ella Workman placed third (17 minutes, eight seconds) while River Wolaver took sixth (18:42), helping the Amherst girls Nordic ski team earn a first place finish at a meet at Prospect Mountain on Saturday.
Isla Cusick took seventh (18:59), Addie Mager took ninth (19:35) and Zoey Candito took 13th (20:07).
The Hurricane boys took fourth place, with Ian Burns taking sixth overall (14:47). Julian Camera (13th, 16:00), Calvin Miller (17th, 16:30), Ben Feeney (24th, 17:35) and Peter Nedeau (25th, 18:34) rounded out the top five Amherst finishers.
Augustus Niswonger took 19th (16 minutes, 43 seconds), Adam Muller placed 21st (17:15), Vincent Gauthier placed 22nd (17:17), Aidan Gauthier took 26th (18:36) and Luke Pickard came in 27th (19:07) as the Mohawk Trail boys Nordic ski team placed fifth at a meet at Prospect Mountain on Saturday. Hampshire athletes compete in a co-op with the Warriors.
On the girls side, the Warriors took fifth, with Anya Read placing 10th (19:44), Corinne Somes coming in 15th (20:27), Charlotte Niswonger earning 16th (20:39) and Sadie Mahon-Moore taking 24th (23:23).
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