Sunday, Dec. 28
Queen of the Gambit
At Milford (Jonathan Law)
Team results – 1. Trumbull 149, 2. Stratford 119, 3. New Milford 103, 4. Foran and Maloney 81, 6. Jonathan law 74½, 7. Bristol Central 72, 8. Griswold/Wheeler 57, 9. Bunnell 52, 10. West Haven 46, 11. Westhill 45, 12. Conard 42, 13. NFA 40, 14. Shelton 38½, 15. Amity 37½, 16. Somers 37, 17. South Windsor 36, 18. Norwalk 34½, 19. Cheshire and Greenwich 29, 21. Fairfield Warde 25½, 22. Fairfield Ludlowe and Haddam-Killingworth 24, 24. Nonnewaug 23½, 25. Hand 21½, 26. Lyman Hall and Waterford 20, 28. Staples 19½, 29. Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross 18, 30. Darien 17, 31. Hall 16, 32. Bridgeport co-op 15, 33. St. Joseph 11, 34. Wethersfield 4, 35. Fitch co-op 2½, 36. Crosby 0
Individual results
100 Sophia Gordon (South Windsor) tech fall Clara Reynolds (New Milford), 15-0 4:41
107 Nollan Thomas (Griswold/Wheeler) pin Emme Lim (New Milford), 3:13
114 Selena Batres (Jonathan Law) MD Gabriella Parris-Dwyer (Maloney), 12-1
120 Jillian Blake (Trumbull) pin Maleeah Rios (Bristol Central), 5:43
126 Emma Rial (Trumbull) pin Ashlynn Cummings (Fairfield Ludlowe), 1:02
132 Jillian Comeau (Griswold/Wheeler) pin Indigo Kimball (Nonnewaug), 2:54
138 Winner Tshibombi (Stratford) pin Evelyn Lavigne (Daniel Hand), 2:00
145 Gabriella Kiely (Stratford) pin Josephina Piel (New Milford), 2:58
152 Matilda Tote (Bunnell) pin Ella Piccirillo (Shelton), 3:30
165 Marangelie Teixeira (Trumbull) pin Addison Powell (Somers), 1:42
185 (round robin) Shyann Bryan (Bristol Central) 3-0, Aniyah Salgado (Foran) 2-1, Avery McCrathy (Greenwich) 1-2. Key results: Bryan pin Salgado 2:59
235 Jeily Euceda (Norwalk) pin Tiyana Taylor (Norwich Free Academy), 3:08
285 (round robin) Makayla Reiss (New Milford) pin Gabriela Rivera (Bridgeport), 2:58
3rd Place
100 Sienna Poirier (Bristol Central) pin Jacy Reyes (West Haven), 2:27
107 Mari Soares (Bunnell) pin Sophie Mraz (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 2:22
114 Norah Reeps (Haddam-Killingworth) dec. Lila Poincelot (Lyman Hall), 4-2
120 Domna Christakos (Foran) pin Leah Negron (Stratford), 1:42
126 Monica Flores Romero (Fairfield Warde) pin Anabella Bryant (Waterford), 1:30
132 Gaby Aliaga (Greenwich) pin Caroline Del Prete (Amity), 1:47
138 Jazmin Cruz (Conard) pin Amelia Guidmond (Staples), 1:38
145 Delia Fruin (Trumbull) pin Gianna Defelice Cheshire), 2:01
152 Vanessa Tshibombi (Stratford) dec. Emily Speringo (Foran), 17-7
165 Mayelin Disla (Westhill) dec. Moyao Sun (Hall), 8-7
235 Arianna Bellamy (Maloney) pin Jade Castrillon (Trumbull), 0:58
Of note: Tournament was open to only to athletes from CIAC schools in Connecticut
2025 Queen of the Gambit brackets and results (FloArena)
Sam Cali Invitational
At Morristown, N.J.
Team results (top 10): Greens Farms Academy-Westport 198, 2. Paramus Catholic (NJ) 161, 3. Delbarton 109½, 4. Pope John XXIII 99, 5. Lower Cape May 92½, 6. St. Peter’s Prep 87, 7. Mt. Olive 84, 8. Don Bosco Prep 82½, 9. Depaul Catholic 75½, 10. Ridge HS 72 ½
Individual results
Championship finals
106 Finn Andersen Parsippany, NJ (Delbarton) dec. John Tarantino Bayville, NJ (Red Bank Catholic), 4-0
113 Tristan Rosemeyer Turnersville, NJ (Lower Cape May) dec. Tanner Connelly Bernards, NJ (Ridge High School), 11-6
120 Robby Rodriguez North Bergen, NJ (St. Peter’s Prep) dec. Michael Daly Cranford, NJ (Cranford), 11-8, OT
126 Cameron Sontz Morristown, NJ (Delbarton) MD Joseph Pellicci Stamford, CT (Paramus Catholic), 20-9
132 Richard Delorenzo II Toms River, NJ (Toms River East) dec. Dalton Weber Sparta Township, NJ (Pope John XXIII), 5-2
138 Chase Hansen NJ (Lower Cape May) pin Robert Douangmala Woonsocket, RI (Mt. St. Charles), 3:41
144 Nicholas Pallitto Paramus, NJ (Paramus Catholic) pin Delvan Rotte Passaic, NJ (Depaul Catholic), 1:30
150 Nicholas Barone Fair Lawn, NJ (Paramus Catholic) dec. Michael Boulard Wall, NJ (Wall), 5-0
157 Jeremy McGrath Milford, CT (Greens Farms Academy) dec. Sean Love Piscataway, NJ (Piscataway), 6-1
165 Lukas Katsigiannis Flanders, NJ (Pope John XXIII) dec. Colby Vital Coventry, RI (Ponaganset), 6-3 OT
175 Santino Rodriguez Ramsey, NJ (Don Bosco Prep) dec. Jack Harty NC (Greens Farms Academy), 5-4
190 Nevin Mattessich Ramsey, NJ (Don Bosco Prep) pin Guy Oelsner Tenafly, NJ (Paramus Catholic), 2:49
215 Nicolas Gonzalez Budd Lake, NJ (Mt. Olive) tech fall Matthew Morrissey Harrington Park, NJ (Old Tappan), 17-2 1:39
285 Ryan Schnieder Norwalk, CT (Greens Farms Academy) pin Mohammad Targali NJ (Matawan), 3:35
3rd Place
106 Steven Vidal Hackettstown, NJ (Hackettstown) pin Calvin Parke Middle Township, NJ (Middle Township), 2:59
113 Julius Feliciano Toms River, NJ (Toms River East) MD Noah Perez Woodbridge, NJ (Woodbridge HS), 12-4
120 Chase Kastner Southington, CT (Greens Farms Academy) dec. Muhammad Abuhadba Haledon, NJ (Passaic Tech), 4-1 OT
126 Chase Severs Wanaque, NJ (Lakeland) MD Owen O’leary Bernards, NJ (Ridge High School), 13-3
132 PJ Terranova Elmwood Park, NJ (Delbarton) dec. Aj Stover Hightstown, NJ (Peddie School), 4-2
138 Jack Abramson NJ (The Pingry School) medical forfeit over Amari Vann NJ (Delsea)
144 Ryan Hrenenko Sparta Township, NJ (Sparta) medical forfeit over Ethan Delacruz Dunellen, NJ (Bound Brook)
150 Joe Mahoney New Fairfield, CT (Greens Farms Academy) MD Oskar Gluckow Weehawken, NJ (St. Benedict’s Prep), 13-0
157 Luke Stempkowski Hillsdale, NJ (Pascack Valley) dec. Harry Asatrian.jr Paramus, NJ (Paramus Catholic), 4-2
165 Matthew Mccann Bridgewater Township, NJ (Bridgewater-Raritan) dec. Scott Coppolo Budd Lake, NJ (Mt. Olive), 4-0
175 Ryan Engle Bernards, NJ (Ridge High School) dec. Cole Dunham Ledgewood, NJ (Pope John XXIII), 3-2
190 Michael Damerjian Moorestown, NJ (Moorestown) pin Tyler Neiva Trumbull, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 5:30
215 Wyatt Sisco Kinnelon, NJ (Kinnelon) pin Grayson Abbruzzese Teaneck, NJ (Paramus Catholic), 3:38
285 Jared Martini Budd Lake, NJ (Mt. Olive) pin Vincent Williams Piscataway, NJ (Piscataway), 0:21
Outstanding wrestler: Don Bosco Prep’s Nevin Mattessich (190)
Of note: Greens Farms Academy will return to the mat on Thursday for a New Year’s Day match against Staples at 10 a.m.
2025 Sam Cali Invitational results and brackets (FloArena)
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of Connecticut Wrestling Online. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
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