Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY — It doesn't happen often, but Elmira, Tioga, and Waverly met in a girls wrestling double-dual here Wednesday night and all three teams came away with a 1-1 record.
Elmira topped Tioga, 35-28, thanks to four forfeits and an injury default, while Waverly edged Elmira, 33-31, and Tioga bested Waverly, 34-25.
Elmira 35, Tioga 28
The Tigers had a 6-2 advantage on the mat, but the Express picked up 25 points via four forfeits and an injury default in a 35-28 win over Tioga.
Elmira took a quick 15-0 lead with Tioga forfeits at 94, 100, and 107 pounds, but freshman Grace Howey put the Tigers on the board with a pin at 114 pounds, and senior RaeAnne Feeko scored a 10-0 technical fall at 2:49 to close the gap to 15-9.
After picking up five more points via an injury default at 126 pounds, Elmira's Atlantis Cherry scored a pin fall at 132 points to extend the lead to 25-9.
Tioga closed the gap to 25-23 with falls by sophomore Cora Szymanski in 2:14 at 138 pounds, and junior Marcy Moniz in 44 seconds at 152 pounds, sandwiched around an 11-0 technical fall in 47 seconds by junior Amelia Toomey at 145 pounds.
After a Tioga forfeit at 165 gave the Express a 30-23 lead, junior Kyah Nelson registered a 30-second fall to close the gap to 30-28.
Elmira's Ayvah Coker secured the win for the Express at 235 pounds with a fall.
Waverly 33, Elmira 31
The Express got off to a fast started against Waverly, too, but the Wolverines rallied to pull out a 33-31 win.
Waverly forfeits at 94 and 114 pounds, sandwiched around pins by Elmira's Amber Mahmoud at 100 pounds, and Alea Hartford at 107 pounds gave the Express an early 20-0 lead.
Waverly answered with three straight wins to close the gap to 21-13.
Junior Abby Sickler started the Wolverine run at 120 pounds with a pin in 1:24.
Eighth-grader Gabbi Sinsabaugh followed with a 17-6 technical fall win in 3:38 at 126 pounds, and senior Emma Vanderhoof needed just 25 seconds to forge a 10-0 technical fall.
Elmira got back on track with a pin from Atlantis Cherry at 138 pounds to make it 26-13, but pins by 7th-grader Amelia Wright in 33 seconds at 145 pounds, and 8th-grader Jillian Presher in 4:22 at 152 pounds to close the gap to 26-23.
A forfeit to Gianna Zieniuk at 165 pounds gave Waverly a 28-26 lead, and senior Elona Holmes' 66-second fall at 185 pounds gave the Wolverines an insurmountable 33-26 lead with one match remaining.
Elmira received a forfeit at 235 to provide the final margin.
Tioga 34, Waverly 25
Waverly controlled the match early, but Tioga won five of the last six weight classes to rally for a 34-25 win.
With no match at 94 pounds, Waverly took a quick 10-0 lead with forfeits to 7th-grader Aniyah Rought and senior Sydney Rosenbloom at 107 and 114 pounds, respectively.
Senior Mia Hall put the Tigers on the board at 114 pounds with a fall in 1:27 to close the gap to 10-5.
The teams exchanged falls over the next three weight classes, with Waverly junior Abby Sickler scoring a fall in 1:49 at 120 pounds, and Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof needing just 59 seconds at 132 pounds, sandwiched around a pin by Tioga senior RaeAnne Feeko in 29 seconds at 126 pounds.
After the exchange, Waverly led 20-10.
Tioga quickly tied the match up at 20-20 with consecutive pins by sophomore Cora Szymanski (47 seconds at 138 pounds) and junior Amelia Toomey (36 seconds at 145 pounds).
Junior Marcy Moniz gave the Tigers a brief 24-20 lead with a 10-0 technical fall in 3:22 at 152 pounds, but a forfeit to Gianna Zieniuk at 165 pounds put the Wolverines back on top at 25-24.
Tioga regained the lead at 185 pounds when junior Kyah Nelson scored a 75-second fall to make it 29-25.
The Tigers sealed the win with a forfeit to freshman Emily Moniz at 235 pounds.
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PHOTOS BY MIRANDA SZYMANKSKI.
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ELMIRA 35, TIOGA 28
94: Alexis Collins (E) by forfeit;
100: Alea Hartford (E) by forfeit;
107: Ameera Mahmood (E) by forfeit;
114: Grace Howey (T) by fall over Ava Noonan (E), 1:49;
120: RaeAnne Feeko (T) tech. fall Addison White (E), 10-0 @ 2:49;
126: Bella Maggese (E) injury def. Vida Rossi (T), 3:00;
132: Atlantis Cherry (E) by fall over Sophia Haney (T), 1:24;
138: Cora Szymanski (T) by fall over Jaelynne Libruk (E), 2:14;
145: Amelia Toomey (T) tech. fall Zanaya Deese (E), 11-0 0:47;
152: Marcy Moniz (T) by fall over Emily Moldt (E), 0:44;
165: Marley Devlin (E) by forfeit;
185: Kyah Nelson (T) by fall over Amelia Harrington (E), 0:30;
235: Ayvah Coker (E) by fall over Emily Moniz (T), 0:28.
WAVERLY 33, ELMIRA 31
94: Alexis Collins (E) by forfeit;
100: Ameera Mahmood (E) by fall over Aniyah Rought (W), 1:40;
107: Alea Hartford (E) by fall over Gianna Rylott (W), 2:01;
114: Ava Noonan (E) by forfeit;
120: Abby Sickler (W) by fall over Addison White (E), 1:24;
126: Gabbi Sinsabaugh (W) tech. fall Bella Maggese (E), 17-6 @ 3:38;
132: Emma Vanderhoof (W) tech. fall Jaelynne Libruk (E), 10-0 @ 0:25;
138: Atlantis Cherry (E) by fall over Faith Hyjek (W), 0:35;
145: Amelia Wright (W) by fall over Zanaya Deese (E), 0:33;
152: Jillianna Presher (W) by fall over Marley Devlin (E), 4:22;
165: Gianna Zieniuk (W) by forfeit;
185: Elona Holmes (W) by fall over Amelia Harrington (E), 1:06;
235: Ayvah Coker (E) by forfeit.
TIOGA 34, WAVERLY 25
94: No Match.
100: Aniyah Rought (W) by forfeit;
107: Sydney Rosenbloom (W) by forfeit;
114: Mia Hall (T) by fall over Gianna Rylott (W), 1:27;
120: Abby Sickler (W) by fall over Grace Howey (T), 1:49;
126: RaeAnne Feeko (T) by fall over Gabbi Sinsabaugh (W), 0:29;
132: Emma Vanderhoof (W) by fall over Sophia Haney (T), 0:59;
138: Cora Szymanski (T) by fall over Faith Hyjek (W), 0:47;
145: Amelia Toomey (T) by fall over Amelia Wright (W), 0:36;
152: Marcy Moniz (T) tech. fall Jillianna Presher (W), 10-0 @ 3:22;
165: Gianna Zieniuk (W) by forfeit;
185: Kyah Nelson (T) by fall over Elona Holmes (W), 1:15;
235: Emily Moniz (T) by forfeit.
