CANONSBURG — The Curwensville girls wrestling team competed in the Powerade Tournament on Wednesday at Canon-McMillan High School. The Powerade Tourney is one of the most recognizable holiday tournaments in the country, bringing in teams from all over the east coast.
39 girls team were represented, and the Lady Tide placed a very respectable 14th with 52 points. Host Canon-McMillan ran away with the title with 154.5 points.
Curwensville’s 7-girl contingent was led by fourth place finisher Gabby Bamberger at 148 pounds. Bamberger went 3-2, losing to the eventual champion and third place finishers. The sophomore is now 6-4 on the season.
Savannah Carfley at 130, Tessa Queen at 142, and Emily Neeper at 170 each won multiple matches and placed in the top-6, although only top-4 actually made it to the medal stand.
Carfley, the lone senior on the squad, is 5-4 on the season.
Queen, a junior, leads the team in wins with an 8-6 record, and Neeper, a sophomore, evened her season record at 5-5 with her 3-2 day.
Freshman Jordin Peoples (2-5) picked up a win to contribute some teams points as well.
Savannah Harley at 142 and Jaidyn Sykes at 235 also participated in the tourney.
Next up for the Lady Tide is their own Curwensville Girls Tourney on January 6.
Team Standings:
(1) Canon-McMillan 154.5, (2) Connellsville 83.0, (3) Hickory 75.0, (4) Mountain View (VA) 70.0, (5) Sharpsville 66.0, (6) Steubenville (OH) 65.0, (7) Seneca Valley 61.0, (8) Parkersburg South (WV) 60.0, (9) Chestnut Ridge 59.0, (10) SPIRE Academy (OH) 58.5, (11) Bishop McCort 57.0, (12) Norwin 56.0, (13) Trinity 53.0, (14) Curwensville 52.0, (15) Butler 51.0, (16) Brentsville (VA) 49.0, (17) Peters Township 48.0, (18) Northern Bedford 47.0, (19) Kiski Area 42.0, (20) Mount Lebanon 41.0, (21) Bedford 39.0, (22) Central Mountain 33.0, (23) Fort Cherry 29.0, (23) Laurel 29.0, (25) Burgettstown 27.0, (25) Southmoreland 27.0, (27) Punxsutawney 26.0, (27) Wyoming Seminary 26.0, (29) Fauquier (VA) 22.0, (30) Lodi (NJ) 20.0, (31) Freedom (VA) 19.0, (31) Redbank Valley 19.0, (33) Lake Highland Prep (FL) 18.0, (33) Valley 18.0, (35) Pine-Richland 14.0, (36) Bradford 12.0, (37) Beaver 10.0, (37) Brashear 10.0, (39) Burrell 8.0, (40) Reynolds 7.0, (41) Central Cambria 0.0
CURWENSVILLE RESULTS: (Courtesy PA-Wrestling.com)
Championship Round 1
142 – Riley Tighe (Sharpsville) pinned Savannah Harley, 0:35
Championship Round 2
106 – Jordin Peoples pinned Macey Zinsky (Connellsville), 1:27
130 – Savannah Carfley pinned Sophia Hathaway (Mount Lebanon), 0:33
142 – Tessa Queen pinned Brailyn Mitchell (Trinity), 3:25
148 – Gabrielle Bambarger pinned Cecilia Perman (Hickory), 2:43
170 – Trinity Webster (Hickory) pinned Emily Neeper, 0:32
Consolation Round 2
142 – Avalin Barry (Norwin) pinned Savannah Harley, 1:54
Consolation Round 3
170 – Emily Neeper pinned Anna Hardt (Seneca Valley), 1:38
Championship Quarterfinals
106 – Leeana Mercado (Lodi, NJ) pinned Jordin Peoples, 0:34
130 – Naima Rodriguez (Fauquier, VA) pinned Savannah Carfley, 1:31
142 – Tessa Queen pinned Taylor Pears (Hickory), 3:18
148 – Gabrielle Bambarger pinned Karsyn Champion (Norwin), 1:18
235 – Ashlyn Miller (Central Mountain) pinned Jaidyn Sykes, 1:42
Consolation Round 4
106 – E’Laysia Christian (Steubenville, OH) pinned Jordin Peoples, 2:43
130 – Savannah Carfley pinned Emma Cunningham (Beaver), 1:38
170 – Emily Neeper pinned Jacqueline Watson (Central Cambria), 0:44
Championship Semifinals
142 – Grace O’Korn (Peters Township) pinned Tessa Queen, 0:23
148 – May Cuyler (Brentsville, VA) pinned Gabrielle Bambarger, 0:22
Consolation Round 5
130 – Savannah Carfley pinned Zamira Arnold (Sharpsville), 2:28
170 – Emily Neeper pinned Ellen Banfill (Central Mountain), 2:30
235 – Isabella Spotti (Fort Cherry) won by inj. default over Jaidyn Sykes, 2-0 0:32
Consolation Semifinals
130 – Maddee Fischer (Seneca Valley) pinned Savannah Carfley, 2:54
142 – Elaina Ashby (Trinity) pinned Tessa Queen, 3:55
148 – Gabrielle Bambarger pinned Hannah Hornick (Seneca Valley), 3:41
170 – Octavia Walker (Norwin) pinned Emily Neeper, 1:40
Third Place
148 – Giovanna Delgado (Mountain View, VA) pinned Gabrielle Bambarger, 0:25
Curwensville wrestlers in bold.