Girls' Wrestling News

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The North Allegheny girls’ wrestling team competed in their first individual tournament of the season on Saturday morning at the Pine-Richland Ram Slam. The Lady Tigers clawed out an impressive third place team finish out of 32 schools, led by junior Sophia Folks, who won the 155 pound bracket.

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Folks went 4-0 on the day with four falls. In the finals, she pinned Cydney Rea of Northwestern in 2:18. The undefeated day improves Folks record to 12-0 on the year. Also making the finals was senior Maya Scott at 148 pounds. Scott went 2-1 on the day with two falls to take home the silver.

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Freshman Alex Gosnell lost her first match at 235, but battled back to make the fifth-place match. Entering the final bout of the tournament, the Lady Tigers held a one-point advantage over host Pine-Richland for third place. Gosnell would face Pine-Richland’s Alexis Verba, with the winner securing third place for their team. After two scoreless periods, Gosnell was able to turn Verba and pick up the fall in 3:10, bringing home a fifth place medal and securing a team trophy for the Lady Tigers.

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Freshman Carly O’Connell (118) and sophomore Aleigha Revelant (124) both went 3-2 on the day. O’Connell finished with three falls and Revelant had two.

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Sophomore Lorelei Bungard (136) and junior Ava Anthony (142) fell one match short of the fifth-place match. Both girls went 2-2 on the day with two falls.

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Juniors Anna Kovacic (118) and Ava Frailey (170) and sophomore Shanmukha Gannavaram (170) all picked up a win for the Lady Tigers.

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Also competing for the Lady Tigers were sophomore Anna Svoboda (130), freshman Alexis Hartshorn (136), and junior Lily Neal (142)

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For complete results, click here.

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North Allegheny returns to action on January 4 as they host the NA Duals at UPMC Court. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m.