60th annual New England boys wrestling championships
At Providence, R.I.
Date: Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
Location: Providence Career and Technical Academy
Participants: Top 7 wrestlers from Massachusetts; top 5 from Connecticut, top 3 from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island
Saturday’s schedule: Wrestling begins at 11:15 a.m. Round two begins at 12:45 p.m. Quarterfinals begin at 4 p.m.
Saturday’s schedule: Wrestling begins at 10:15 a.m. Championship semifinals begin at 11:30 a.m. Third place and fifth place bouts begin at 2:15 p.m. Championship finals begin at 3 p.m.
Brackets and real-time results (FloArena)
Pre-tournament brackets (PDF)
Watch the tournament online (FloWrestling.com)
Tickets: No tickets will be sold at the door. Order them online. Day 1, Day 2
2025 state championship meets: State championship results from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine.
Last year: 1. Ponaganset RI 209 (tournament record), 2. Xavier 149, 3. Haverhill MA 95½, 4. East Hartford and Newtown 61,
Returning champions (6): Cole Lemovitz, Ponaganset (113), Jared Hood, Ponaganset (126), Joseph Joyce, Ponaganset (144), James Tildsley, Shawsheen Valley (150), Max Konopka, Simsbury (190), Thomas Brown, Chemlsford (285)
Last year’s championship matches
106 Cole Lemovitz RI (Ponaganset) dec. Isaiah McDaniel CT (Middletown), 4-2
113 Raekwon Shabazz CT (Xavier) dec. Nick Desisto MA (Tewksbury), 12-5
120 Jared Hood RI (Ponaganset) dec. Charlie Lussier MA (Whitman-Hanson), 9-0
126 Peyton Ellis RI (Coventry) dec. Yandel Morales MA (Andover), 10-5
132 David Perez RI (Ponaganset) pin Jonah Paulino MA (Montachusett), 3:56
138 Joseph Joyce RI (Ponaganset) dec. Jaeckez Mendez CT (East Hartford), 7-4
144 James Tildsley MA (Shawsheen) dec. Victor Petkov CT (Ridgefield), 8-6
150 Gabriel Bouyssou RI (Scituate-RI) dec. Carnell Davis RI (Ponaganset), 16-4
157 Jayden D’ambrosio MA (Saint John’s Prep) dec. Vincent Demaio MA (Methuen), 3-0
165 Brent Nicolosi MA (Haverhill) dec. Andrew Reall RI (Ponaganset), 10-1
175 Nathan Blanchette MA (Central Catholic) dec. Preston Marchesseault RI (Ponaganset), 3-1
190 Maximus Konopka CT (Simsbury) pin Elijah Josey NH (Portsmouth), 3:17
215 Charles Weidman CT (Xavier) pin Sammy Montovani CT (East Hartford), 3:05
285 Thomas Brown MA (Chelmsford) dec. Alex Bajoras MA (Saint John’s Prep), 6-0
Outlook: For the second consecutive year, two-time defending New England champion Ponaganset, R.I., has 11 wrestlers in the tournament after winning 10 weight classes in last week’s RI state tournament. The Chieftains had a state record 315½ points and beat second place Bishop Hendricken by 137 points. Jared Hood (126) became just the seventh wrestler in Rhode Island to win four consecutive state titles while teammate Joseph Joyce (144) won his third Rhode Island title. Hood and Joyce and two of the two Ponaganset wrestlers looking for consecutive New England titles.
No. 1 Xavier is bringing eight wrestlers, the most of any Connecticut team. The Falcons, who had four finalists and two individual champions, won their fourth straight State Open title a week ago. They scored the second-most points in New England tournament history a year ago and lost by 60 points to Ponaganset. “If we get some help from other teams, hopefully we will have a shot to go head to-head (on the mat) with them,” Xavier coach Mike Cunningham.
Shawsheen Valley Tech, which won the Massachusetts’ All-State meet, has seven wrestlers, including two Massachusetts champions – James and Sidney Tildsley. Central Catholic also qualified seven wrestlers from the Bay State. Sidney Tildsley of Shawsheen Valley Tech (150) and Thomas Brown of Chelmsford (285) became the fourth and fifth wrestlers, respectively, to win four Massachusetts All-State titles. Tildsley is aiming for a third New England title and automatic entrance into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame. Brown is hoping to win his second consecutive New England title.
As in any tournament, the key will be picking up victories – especially victories in the consolation bracket.
More news: The last time the New England tournament was in Connecticut was 2011 in New Haven at Hillhouse. … Timberlane Regional from Plaistow, N.H. holds the tournament record with 10 New England titles, most recently in 2012. Mt. Anthony is second with nine New England titles, with their most recent title in 2015. … Ponaganset is looking to be the first Rhode Island program to win three consecutive New England titles. The last team to win three straight New England titles was Mt. Anthony, Vt., from 2013-15.
2nd annual New England girls wrestling championships
At Providence, R.I.
Date: Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
Location: Providence Career and Technical Academy.
Participants: Top 4 wrestlers from Massachusetts; top 3 from Connecticut, top 2 from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island
Saturday’s schedule: Wrestling begins at 11:15 a.m. with quarterfinals at 1p.m.
Sunday’s schedule: Wrestling begins at 10:15 a.m. with championship semifinals. Third and fifth place bouts begin at 1:15 p.m. Championship finals begin at 3 p.m.
Brackets and real-time results (FloArena)
Pre-tournament brackets (PDF)
Watch the tournament online (FloWrestling.com)
Tickets: No tickets will be sold at the door. Order them online. Day 1, Day 2
2025 state championship meets: State championship results from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine
Last year: 1. Noble ME 66, 2. Sharon MA 45, 3. Norwalk 45½, 4. Platt 39, 5. Mt. Blue ME 36
Returning champions (2): Hannah Perro, Noble ME (100) and Kayli Morris, Platt (185)
Last year’s championship matches
100 Hannah Perro ME (Noble) pin Samantha Bertini MA (Ludlow), 2:36
107 Madolin Ripley ME (Oceanside) dec. Tatianna Irizarry CT (Ledyard), 6-2
114 Madeline Li MA (Andover) dec. Brooke Weafer MA (Bristol-Plymouth), 10-5
120 Jaden Coppins VT (Colchester) pin Delaney Frost ME (Noble), 4:00
126 Lindsey Rywolt CT (Stratford) dec. Hannah Bryson MA (Wilmington), 6-2
132 Hoshena Gemme CT (Old Lyme) dec. Jillian Glaski VT (Mt. Anthony), 7-6
138 Nora Quitt MA (Ashland) pin Kan-Yah McCarthy CT (Fairfield Ludlowe), 1:31
145 Esther Ribeiro CT (Bethel) pin Shelby Galex MA (Northeast Metro Tech/Bishop Fenwick), 3:30
152 Kelly Aspras CT (Foran) pin Kali Fangiullo CT (Plainville), 3:12
165 Meghan Wiebe MA (Sharon) dec. Emma Leonido MA (Hanover), 4-0
185 Kayli Morris CT (Platt) pin Eralyn Figueroa MA (East Longmeadow), 2:56
235 Arianna Bellamy CT (Maloney) pin Samantha Rabkin MA (Sharon), 5:35
Outlook: With fewer wrestlers, the team championship can be decided by one or two wrestlers with great performances. Scituate, R.I. has the most qualifiers in the tournament with five while Massabesic High in Waterboro, Maine, North Providence, R.I., Salem, N.H. and Tolman, R.I., each have four qualifiers.
Trumbull and Norwalk each have three qualifiers in the tournament. Platt’s Kayli Morris (185) will be looking for her second consecutive New England championship. She is one of two returning champions in this year’s field.
