2003 U.S. Girls Wrestling Association High School national championships
At Lake Orion, Michigan
Team results: 1. California 181½, 2. Michigan 163½, 3. Hawaii 144
Championships
100-Damaris Barrios (San Diego, California) dec. Nicole Fonda (Kaaawa, Hawaii) 3-3 2-OT tiebreaker
105-Sara Fulp-Allen (El Granada, California) dec. Jessica Hsieh (Vallejo, California) 8-2
110-Debbie Sakai (Miliani, Hawaii) pin Caitlyn Chase (Bloomingdale, Illinois) 2:20
114-Caylene Valdez (Honolulu, Hawaii) dec. Rachel Groft (Abbottstown, Pennsylvania) 4-2
118-Deanna Rix (South Berwick, Maine) dec. Manuelita Swartzlender (Burns, Oregon) 7-0
122-Na' Tasha Umemoto (Portland, Oregon) pin Jen Chu (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 4:31
126-Iris Mucha (Anchorage, Alaska) dec. Hilary Lucarelli (Ishpeming, Michigan) 1-0 OT tiebreaker
130-Madeline Brienes (San Leandro, California) pin Othella Lucas (San Diego, California) 3:47
134-Brandy Rosenbrock (Montrose, Michigan) dec. Vanessa Oswalt (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 8-5
138-Stefanie Shaw (Waterford, Connecticut)
dec. Chelynne Pringle (Hugo, Minnesota) 10-5
144-Heather Martin (Wellington, Ohio) pin Anna Jenkins (Lake Orion, Michigan) 1:27
152-Ali Bernard (New Ulm, Minnesota) dec. Shawn Swartzlender (Burns, Oregon) 7-3
165-Samantha Lang (Tualatin, Oregon) pin Misty Stalley (San Mateo, California) 0:53
165+Laura DiCesare (Monroe, Michigan) pin Lizz Sanders (Newton, Iowa) 5:08

100 lbs
3rd- Naomi Karlen HI maj.dec. Genevieve DiNatale MA 8-0
5th- Alyssa Lampe WI dec. Aquilla Hills PA 10-5
7th- Kelli Rasmussen MN pin Bernadette Javier HI 2:49

105 lbs.
3rd- Elizabeth Torres HI pin Madison Bangert MI 2:44
5th- Roxanne Soesbe IA dec. Susan Levitt (Danbury CT) 4-0
7th-Chelsea Arnhold KS dec. Amanda Breezley OH 5-0

110 lbs.
3rd- Claire Dupont CO inj.def. over Lauren Lindsey TX
5th- Maika Watanabe CA dec. Warry Woodard VA 4-0
7th- Nicole Darrow MA pin Rachel Kelly CO 0:51

114 lbs.
3rd- Silvia Cortez CA dec. Yesenia De La Mora CA 1-1 2 OT tiebreaker
5th- Leilani Akiyama WA inj.def. Courtney Martell, VT
7th- Victoria Aiello CA dec. Candice Pellerin FL 3-2

118 lbs.
3rd- Ashley Bice IA pin Leah Wood MI 4:17
5th- Sandy Do CA dec. Lily Dorman CA 2-0 OT tiebreaker
7th- Roslyn Maiava HI pin Laura Ludwig CA 2:58

122 lbs.
3rd- Cheyenne Stokes OK dec. Krisha Childres KS 5-4
5th- Danyelle Hedin HI pin Leilani Relator HI 2:30
7th- Chelsea Rountree KY maj.dec. Monica Gochioco CA 12-4

126 lbs.
3rd- Michelle Ludwig CA dec. Jasmine Norman HI 5-1
5th- Corey Anne Jablonski FL dec. Meghan Cox ID 8-7
7th- Nicole Mazzaferro CA dec. Kayla Chambers CA 3-1

130 lbs. (12 entries)
3rd- Jessica Worthington FL pin Jessica Pierce NY 2:56
5th- Jade Perry (Norwich CT) pin Houston Shepherd TX 1:41
7th- Kelsey Campbell OR maj.dec. Skye Woodman MA 10-1

134 lbs.
3rd- Natasha Daniels WA dec. Alana Campitelli FL 6-5
5th- Shelby Brown AK pin Tamica Jules TX 3:56
7th- Natasha Douglas AK pin Carina Valle-Santana CA 2:52

138 lbs.
3rd- Elena Pirozhkov (Greenfield, Mass.) dec. Diana Mato TX 7-3
5th- Megan Nevill MI dec. Teri Lopez TX 7-6
7th- Brenna Larkin AZ pin Alisha Swenson MN 0:57
9th-Nikki Caballero MI maj.dec. Kelli Parady (Newington CT 14-1

144 lbs.
3rd- Wendy Casey NY maj.dec. Amanda Chitteriden MI 13-0
5th- Melissa Simmons WA pin Felicia Woodall TX 3:30
7th- Sheri Hilliard ND dec. Elizabeth Strouse MI 3-1

152 lbs
3rd- Tabatha Golt VA dec. Casey Johnson  IA 6-4 OT tiebreaker
5th- Nickia Jensen MN pin Toni Copeland NY 2:06
7th- Irine Proulx CA maj.dec. Lacey Novinska WI 10-2


165 lbs.
3rd- Juanita Russell NY pin Dallas Monreal-Berner IL 1:35
5th- Jere Summers CA pin Sarah Osness MN 1:39
7th- Ashley Weber TX pin Jillian Pierce NY 1:38

165 lbs.
3rd- Michelle Kaufman PA pin Lakisha Wilson TX 2:04
5th- Bridgett Boger FL pin Kacee Ravenberg TX 2:15
7th- Samatha Goodale IA maj.dec. Candy Bezanson FL 16-8



2003 New England results
2003 Warwick, RI tournament
Shaw captures national title
LAKE ORION, Mich., March 30 --  Waterford's Stefanie Shaw outlasted Minnesota's Chelynne Pringle, 10-5, to win the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association national championship at 138 pounds. Shaw went 4-0 in the tournament with a pair of pins to win the championship.

Two other Connecticut girls earned All-American honors. Danbury's Susan Levitt finished sixth at 105 pounds while Norwich's Jade Perry was fifth at 130 pounds. Newington's Kelli Parady finished 10th at 138 pounds. California won the national championship with three individual champions and six wrestlers in the finals, outlasting Michigan, 181½ to 163½.


Two state girls share N.Y. title at 138
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 16, 2003 -- Stefanie Shaw of Waterford and Jade Perry of Norwich tied for the 138 pound championship in the high school division at the 3rd annual New York USGWA (U.S. Girls Wrestling Association) state championship meet Sunday. Both wrestlers went 2-0 in the tournament with a pair of pins.

Stamford's Laura Ludwig (120) finished third while Chelsea Hager of Quaker Hill was second at 147.

In the Middle School division, Uncasville's Jessica Bennett won the title at 72 pounds, Brooklyn's Dyami Souza (114), Quaker Hill's Alyson Millaras (121) each finished second while Victoria Satti of New London (108) and Kirstal Simon of Waterford (126) each finished third.

Eight state girls capture
New England titles
CANTON, Mass., Feb. 16 -- Eight Connecticut girls won titles at the New England High School girls wrestling championships Sunday. Danbury's Susan Levitt (110 pounds), Maloney's Erin Murphy (114), Woodstock Academy's Veronica Barnett (118), Bacon Academy's Lylette Ozimek (122), Stafford's Jaquie Schlors (126), NFA's Jade Perry (134) and Waterford's Stefanie Shaw (138) and Chelsea Hagar (144) won New England championships. There were 43 girls competing in the event. For more information on girls wrestling, go to
http://www.newomenswrestling.com.
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2002-03 --  Girls high school wrestling
Results
Stories
Saturday, Feb. 16
2003 New England Girls Wrestling Championships
At Canton, Mass.
110 pounds (4-girl round robin)
First round
Susan Levitt (Danbury) pin Catlin Manchester (Meriden) 0:28; Dianna Acors (TNT,NY) pin 2:24 Katie Tatro (Brooklyn,CT) 5:02
Second Round
Levitt pin Acors, 1:38; Manchester pin Tatro, 5:30
Third Round
Acors pin Manchester, 5:02; Levitt pin Tatro, 1:59

114 (4-girl round robin)
First round
Kassie Archambault (Methuen,MA) pin Olivia Chitavat (Southborough,MA) 2:40; Erin Murphy (Meriden) pin Heidi Bishko (Southborough,MA) 1:00
Second round
Archambault pin Bishko, 5:46; Murphy pin Chitavat, 1:34
Third round
Chitavat pin Bishko, 0:35; Murphy dec Archambault, 9-4

118 (5-girl round robin)
First round
Jaudine Wall (Andover, MA) pin Christina Farinella (Canton, MA) 2:46; Jamie Rettman (Maloney) dec Veronica Barnett (Woodstock Academy) 14-7
Second round
Yalimar Vidal (Providence, RI) pin Farinella, 1:14; Wall dec. Rettman, 5-0
Third round
Barnett WBI Farinella, Inj; Wall pin Vidal, 5:34
Fourth round
Barnett pin Vidal, 0:21; Rettman win by forfeit Farinella
Fifth round
Rettman pin Vidal, 1:21; Barnett pin Wall 4:34

122 (two pools of 3 girl round robins)
First round
Lolita Munoz (Andover, MA) dec Kylee Altrater (Lebanon,CT), 11-8; Eredith Landrau (Springfield, MA) dec Amanda Ayotte (North Clemsford, MA) 12-9
Second Round
Lyltte Ozimek (Bacon Academy) pin Altrater, 3:30; Jacquie Schors (Stafford) pin Ayotte, 4:23
Third round
Ozimek pin Munoz, 0:21; Schors dec Landrau, 3-2
Wrestle offs
Schors pin Ozimek, 0:36; Landrau win by forfeit Munoz; Ayotte pin Altrater, 1:04
Wrestle back for 1st at 122
Ozimek pin Ayotte, 3:02

130 (5-girl round robin)
First round
Heather Swett (West Medford,Ma) pin Megan Corden (Woodstock,Ct) 1:38
Elizabeth Plotica (Maloney,Ct) pin Brogan McPherson (North Attleboro,Ma) 3:34
Second round
Skye Woodman (Canton,Ma) dec Heather Swett (West Medford,Ma) 13-10
Elizabeth Plotica (Maloney,Ct) pin Megan Corden (Woodstock,Ct) 3:58
Third round
Skye Woodman (Canton,Ma) tec Elizabeth Plotica (Maloney,Ct) 15-0
Heather Swett (West Medford,Ma) pin Brogan McPherson (North Attleboro,Ma)1:03
Forth round
Heather Swett (West Medford,Ma) tec Elizabeth Plotica (Maloney,Ct) 1:25
Skye Woodman (Canton,Ma) pin Brogan McPherson (North Attleboro,Ma) 0:18
Fifth round
Megan Corden (Woodstock,Ct) pin Brogan McPherson (North Attleboro,Ma)2:17
Skye Woodman (Canton,Ma) tec Elizabeth Plotica (Maloney,Ct) 15-0

134 (5-girl round robin)
First round
Victoria Prete (Carsisle,Ma) pin Erin Marie Murphy (Hudson,NH) 1:11
Kelli Parady (Plaineville,Ct) dec Michelle Conners (Rockland,Ma) 5-2
Second round
Jade Perry (Norwich,Ct) pin Erin Marie Murphy (Hudson,NH) 0:36
Kelli Parady (Plaineville,Ct) dec Victoria Prete (Carsisle,Ma) 6-4
Third round
Jade Perry (Norwich,Ct) pin Victoria Prete (Carsisle,Ma) 1:20
Michelle Conners (Rockland,Ma) dec Erin Marie Murphy (Hudson,NH) 9-4
Forth round
Kelli Parady (Plaineville,Ct) pin Erin Marie Murphy (Hudson,NH) 2:53
Jade Perry (Norwich,Ct) pin Michelle Conners (Rockland,Ma) 1:35
Fifth round
Victoria Prete (Carsisle,Ma) pin Michelle Conners (Rockland,Ma) 2:15
Jade Perry (Norwich,Ct) pin Kelli Parady (Plaineville,Ct) 3:20

138 (5-girl round robin)
First round
Chelsea Hagar (Quaker Hill,CT) pin Jamie Howard (Hudson,Ma) 3:17
Katie Prussia (Eastford,Ct) dec Mandy Schaeffer (Charlestown,RI) 8-4
Second round
Chelsea Hagar (Quaker Hill,CT) dec Mandy Schaeffer (Charlestown,RI) 3-2
Stephanie Shaw (Waterford,Ct) pin Jamie Howard (Hudson,Ma) 0:33
Third round
Jamie Howard (Hudson,Ma) dec Katie Prussia (Eastford,Ct) 7-4
Stephanie Shaw (Waterford,Ct) pin Chelsea Hagar (Quaker Hill,CT) 1:00
Forth round
Stephanie Shaw (Waterford,Ct) pin Katie Prussia (Eastford,Ct) 1:02
Jamie Howard (Hudson,Ma) dec Mandy Schaeffer (Charlestown,RI) 9-4
Fifth round
Chelsea Hagar (Quaker Hill,CT) pin Katie Prussia (Eastford,Ct) 3:30
Stephanie Shaw (Waterford,Ct) pin Mandy Schaeffer (Charlestown,RI) 2:30

152 (4-girl round robin)
First round
Juinita Russell (T-N-T,NY) pin Erica Bodine (Carlton,Ma) 0:50
Jessica Mottam (Meridan,Ct) pin Leia Weaver (Salem,Ma) 1:27
Second round
Juinita Russell (T-N-T,NY) pin Leia Weaver (Salem,Ma) 0:21
Jessica Mottam (Meridan,Ct) pin Erica Bodine (Carlton,Ma) 1:02
Third round
Juinita Russell (T-N-T,NY) pin Jessica Mottam (Meridan,Ct) 0:20
Leia Weaver (Salem,Ma) dec Erica Bodine (Carlton,Ma) 12-0

165+ (4-girl round robin)
First round
Helen O'Keefe (Northampton,Ma) pin Monica Leclere (Lebanon,Ct) 0:51
Melyssa Fuqua (Westfield,Ma) tec Elizabeth Carlson (Meriden,Ct) 20-5
Second round
Melyssa Fuqua (Westfield,Ma) tec Monica Leclere (Lebanon,Ct) 18-3
Helen O'Keefe (Northampton,Ma) WBI Elizabeth Carlson (Meriden,Ct) Inj
Third round
Melyssa Fuqua (Westfield,Ma) dec Helen O'Keefe (Northampton,Ma) 8-2
Monica Leclere (Lebanon,Ct) WBF Elizabeth Carlson (Meriden,Ct) Forf

Saturday, Jan. 4
Warwick, R.I. tournament

112 pounds: 1. Erin Murphy Maloney pin Caitlyn Manchester, Maloney, 2:55; 3. Jocelyn Desisto Pilgrim
125: 1. Skye Woodman Canton, Mass. pin Kara Bender, Maloney, 0:47; 3. Christina Farinella Canton, Mass. dec. Leisa Homrah Maloney, 7-4
130: 1. Jamie Rettman Maloney pin Michelle Kidder Woonsocket RI, 1:44; 3. Liz Platica Maloney
152: 1. Mandy Schaeffer Chariho RI pin Liz Carlson Maloney, 1:15; 3. Erika Bodine Canton, Mass.

Eight state girls capture
New England titles
CANTON, Mass., Feb. 16 -- Eight Connecticut girls won titles at the New England High School girls wrestling championships Sunday. Danbury's Susan Levitt (110 pounds), Maloney's Erin Murphy (114), Woodstock Academy's Veronica Barnett (118), Bacon Academy's Lylette Ozimek (122), Stafford's Jaquie Schlors (126), NFA's Jade Perry (134) and Waterford's Stefanie Shaw (138) and Chelsea Hagar (144) won New England championships. There were 43 girls competing in the event. For more information on girls wrestling, go to
http://www.newomenswrestling.com.
Shaw captures national title
LAKE ORION, Mich., March 30 --  Waterford's Stefanie Shaw outlasted Minnesota's Chelynne Pringle, 10-5, to win the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association national championship at 138 pounds. Shaw went 4-0 in the tournament with a pair of pins to win the championship.

Two other Connecticut girls earned All-American honors. Danbury's Susan Levitt finished sixth at 105 pounds while Norwich's Jade Perry was fifth at 130 pounds. Newington's Kelli Parady finished 10th at 138 pounds. California won the national championship with three individual champions and six wrestlers in the finals, outlasting Michigan, 181½ to 163½.


Two state girls share N.Y. title at 138
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 16, 2003 -- Stefanie Shaw of Waterford and Jade Perry of Norwich tied for the 138 pound championship in the high school division at the 3rd annual New York USGWA (U.S. Girls Wrestling Association) state championship meet Sunday. Both wrestlers went 2-0 in the tournament with a pair of pins.

Stamford's Laura Ludwig (120) finished third while Chelsea Hager of Quaker Hill was second at 147.

In the Middle School division, Uncasville's Jessica Bennett won the title at 72 pounds, Brooklyn's Dyami Souza (114), Quaker Hill's Alyson Millaras (121) each finished second while Victoria Satti of New London (108) and Kirstal Simon of Waterford (126) each finished third.

2003 New England results
2003 Warwick, RI tournament

2003 U.S. Girls Wrestling Association High School national championships
At Lake Orion, Michigan
Team results: 1. California 181½, 2. Michigan 163½, 3. Hawaii 144
Championships
100-Damaris Barrios (San Diego, California) dec. Nicole Fonda (Kaaawa, Hawaii) 3-3 2-OT tiebreaker
105-Sara Fulp-Allen (El Granada, California) dec. Jessica Hsieh (Vallejo, California) 8-2
110-Debbie Sakai (Miliani, Hawaii) pin Caitlyn Chase (Bloomingdale, Illinois) 2:20
114-Caylene Valdez (Honolulu, Hawaii) dec. Rachel Groft (Abbottstown, Pennsylvania) 4-2
118-Deanna Rix (South Berwick, Maine) dec. Manuelita Swartzlender (Burns, Oregon) 7-0
122-Na' Tasha Umemoto (Portland, Oregon) pin Jen Chu (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 4:31
126-Iris Mucha (Anchorage, Alaska) dec. Hilary Lucarelli (Ishpeming, Michigan) 1-0 OT tiebreaker
130-Madeline Brienes (San Leandro, California) pin Othella Lucas (San Diego, California) 3:47
134-Brandy Rosenbrock (Montrose, Michigan) dec. Vanessa Oswalt (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 8-5
138-Stefanie Shaw (Waterford, Connecticut)
dec. Chelynne Pringle (Hugo, Minnesota) 10-5
144-Heather Martin (Wellington, Ohio) pin Anna Jenkins (Lake Orion, Michigan) 1:27
152-Ali Bernard (New Ulm, Minnesota) dec. Shawn Swartzlender (Burns, Oregon) 7-3
165-Samantha Lang (Tualatin, Oregon) pin Misty Stalley (San Mateo, California) 0:53
165+Laura DiCesare (Monroe, Michigan) pin Lizz Sanders (Newton, Iowa) 5:08

100 lbs
3rd- Naomi Karlen HI maj.dec. Genevieve DiNatale MA 8-0
5th- Alyssa Lampe WI dec. Aquilla Hills PA 10-5
7th- Kelli Rasmussen MN pin Bernadette Javier HI 2:49

105 lbs.
3rd- Elizabeth Torres HI pin Madison Bangert MI 2:44
5th- Roxanne Soesbe IA dec. Susan Levitt (Danbury CT) 4-0
7th-Chelsea Arnhold KS dec. Amanda Breezley OH 5-0

110 lbs.
3rd- Claire Dupont CO inj.def. over Lauren Lindsey TX
5th- Maika Watanabe CA dec. Warry Woodard VA 4-0
7th- Nicole Darrow MA pin Rachel Kelly CO 0:51

114 lbs.
3rd- Silvia Cortez CA dec. Yesenia De La Mora CA 1-1 2 OT tiebreaker
5th- Leilani Akiyama WA inj.def. Courtney Martell, VT
7th- Victoria Aiello CA dec. Candice Pellerin FL 3-2

118 lbs.
3rd- Ashley Bice IA pin Leah Wood MI 4:17
5th- Sandy Do CA dec. Lily Dorman CA 2-0 OT tiebreaker
7th- Roslyn Maiava HI pin Laura Ludwig CA 2:58

122 lbs.
3rd- Cheyenne Stokes OK dec. Krisha Childres KS 5-4
5th- Danyelle Hedin HI pin Leilani Relator HI 2:30
7th- Chelsea Rountree KY maj.dec. Monica Gochioco CA 12-4

126 lbs.
3rd- Michelle Ludwig CA dec. Jasmine Norman HI 5-1
5th- Corey Anne Jablonski FL dec. Meghan Cox ID 8-7
7th- Nicole Mazzaferro CA dec. Kayla Chambers CA 3-1

130 lbs. (12 entries)
3rd- Jessica Worthington FL pin Jessica Pierce NY 2:56
5th- Jade Perry (Norwich CT) pin Houston Shepherd TX 1:41
7th- Kelsey Campbell OR maj.dec. Skye Woodman MA 10-1

134 lbs.
3rd- Natasha Daniels WA dec. Alana Campitelli FL 6-5
5th- Shelby Brown AK pin Tamica Jules TX 3:56
7th- Natasha Douglas AK pin Carina Valle-Santana CA 2:52

138 lbs.
3rd- Elena Pirozhkov (Greenfield, Mass.) dec. Diana Mato TX 7-3
5th- Megan Nevill MI dec. Teri Lopez TX 7-6
7th- Brenna Larkin AZ pin Alisha Swenson MN 0:57
9th-Nikki Caballero MI maj.dec. Kelli Parady (Newington CT 14-1

144 lbs.
3rd- Wendy Casey NY maj.dec. Amanda Chitteriden MI 13-0
5th- Melissa Simmons WA pin Felicia Woodall TX 3:30
7th- Sheri Hilliard ND dec. Elizabeth Strouse MI 3-1

152 lbs
3rd- Tabatha Golt VA dec. Casey Johnson  IA 6-4 OT tiebreaker
5th- Nickia Jensen MN pin Toni Copeland NY 2:06
7th- Irine Proulx CA maj.dec. Lacey Novinska WI 10-2


165 lbs.
3rd- Juanita Russell NY pin Dallas Monreal-Berner IL 1:35
5th- Jere Summers CA pin Sarah Osness MN 1:39
7th- Ashley Weber TX pin Jillian Pierce NY 1:38

165 lbs.
3rd- Michelle Kaufman PA pin Lakisha Wilson TX 2:04
5th- Bridgett Boger FL pin Kacee Ravenberg TX 2:15
7th- Samatha Goodale IA maj.dec. Candy Bezanson FL 16-8