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On Sunday, the 4th annual Lebanon Girls Wrestling Tournament held at Lebanon Junior High School, a tournament that has become a premier Girls Wrestling event, drawing 28 teams from across Pennsylvania.
The team title went to Cumberland Valley, which finished with 170.5 points, ahead of runner-up Upper Perkiomen (143.5), and third-place Upper Merion (105.0). ELCO was the top LebCo team, coming in 5th with a team score of 92.5, closely followed by 6th place finisher Northern Lebanon with 91.5.
In the individual brackets, LebCo wrestlers combined for nine medals and made plenty of noise at the top of the podium. The charge was led by three champions — Kylee Trostle (ELCO, 112), Lily Harchuska (Cedar Crest, 124), and Anna Lanka (Northern Lebanon, 130) — as the Raiders, Falcons, and Vikings each walked away with a tournament winner.
LebCo’s depth showed up behind them as well, with four more wrestlers reaching the finals and earning silver medals: Isabella Poole Martinez (Lebanon, 100), Cadence Manney (Palmyra, 130), Dakota Dengler (Northern Lebanon, 148), and Madelyn Zimmerman (ELCO, 190). Rounding out the medal haul, Reminisce Perez (Northern Lebanon, 136) and Madelyn Shanfelder (Cedar Crest, 142) battled through deep brackets to secure fourth-place finishes, helping the county stack hardware across multiple weights and programs.
Below is a more in-depth recap of each LebCo team’s performance at the event.
Team Finish: 21st
Competing on its home mats, Lebanon had a standout run from Isabella Poole Martinez at 100, who reached the finals with two key pins — Madison Schulze (Upper Merion) in 1:02 and Keyra Seville (Upper Perkiomen) in 5:38. Poole Martinez finished as the runner-up after facing Ava Montes (Cumberland Valley) in the championship.
Lebanon also had several wrestlers gain valuable experience in a loaded field, including Ninoska Bonilla (190), who scored a 22-6 tech fall win to highlight the Cedars’ efforts.
Team Finish: 11th
Cedar Crest was led by Lily Harchuska, who delivered a championship at 124. Harchuska recorded pins over Claire Beck (Hempfield) in 1:46 and Emily Yerger (Governor Mifflin) in 5:05, then pinned Johbrianna Long (Northern Lebanon) in 1:59 in the semis before winning the title with a 10-4 decision over Claire Simcox (Red Land).
At 142, Madelyn Shanfelder earned a 4th-place finish, navigating a deep bracket and putting together a series of wins to secure a medal. Cedar Crest also saw competitive performances from Molly Garrett (112) and Lia Demmy (118) as the Falcons continued to stack mat time against a high-level field.
Team Finish: 5th
ELCO’s day was anchored by a championship performance from Kylee Trostle at 112, who ripped off pins over Carla Santiago Jimenez (York Suburban) in 0:34, Cleona O’Brien (Hempfield) in 0:42, and Brianna Godshall (Upper Perkiomen) in the finals in 3:17 to take gold.
At 190, Madelyn Zimmerman powered her way to the finals, pinning Jacqueline Ford (Cumberland Valley) in 1:55 and Ariella Black (Central Bucks) in 0:34 before finishing as the runner-up.
Other notable ELCO results included Lorelai Boehler (100), who battled into the consolations and picked up wins by pin; Gabrielle Zimmerman (106), who had two pinfall wins to reach the semifinal round; and Nevaeh Fischer (155), who added placement points with multiple wins in the backdraw.
Team Finish: 6th
Northern Lebanon stayed right on ELCO’s heels in the team race, fueled by a title run from Anna Lanka at 130. Lankaopened with a pin over Ayanna Gonzalez-Velazquez (Cedar Crest) in 0:46, followed with a pin over Caitlyn Berger (Hempfield) in 1:47, then pinned Akira Finger (Upper Perkiomen) in 5:48 in the semis before closing out the championship with a pin of Cadence Manney (Palmyra) in 3:08.
At 148, Dakota Dengler reached the finals after pins over Sara Webb (East Pennsboro) in 1:20 and Anna Ma (York Suburban) in 0:40, then a 16-0 tech fall over Annabelle Cole (Red Land) in 2:56 in the semis. Dengler finished as the runner-up.
Northern Lebanon also added a medal at 136, where Reminisce Perez took 4th place, picking up multiple pinfall wins during a strong consolation run.
Team Finish: 15th
Palmyra’s biggest highlight came at 130, where Cadence Manney powered her way to the finals and a runner-up finish. Manney opened her run by pinning Elise Baker (Upper Merion) in 0:45, followed with a fall over Renee Eisenhauer (Pine Grove) in 5:07, and then needed just 0:29 to pin Sophia Philips (Perkiomen Valley) in the semifinals to punch her ticket to the championship bout.
Other notable Palmyra moments included Abigail Bennett (142), who recorded her first career tech fall in a strong showing, and Molly Tumilty (170), who wrestled up a weight and earned a fall during her consolation run. At 118, Riley Zettlemoyer was forced to withdraw due to injury, cutting short her tournament after a tough opening-round draw.
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