Here are the top 2024 area girls wrestlers
Girls wrestling continues to grow in the Greater Savannah area.
The development of Richmond Hill's team was a testament to that fact this season as the Wildcats, who had just one female wrestler on the team last year, fielded a squad with 16 athletes this season and competed in the second annual Girls Team Duals State Tournament. The Wildcats achieved their goal of winning their first match in the competition and finished among the top eight teams in the state.
In the Girls Traditional State Tournament, Izzy West of Richmond Hill earned a state medal as she finished second at 110 pounds.
Tony Dragon is the All-Greater Savannah Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year for the work he has done developing the sport at Richmond Hill.
The All-Greater Savannah Wrestling team is announced today. The first-team selections will be recognized at the Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards show June 7 at the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center, where the Girls Wrestler of the Year will be announced. The show is produced with support from Chatham Orthopaedic Associates.
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Here's is the 2024 All-Greater Savannah Girls Wrestling Team.
FIRST TEAM Izzy West, Richmond Hill, jr., 110 pounds, Record: 32-3
The junior improved on her thirdplace showing in the Traditional State Meet last year as she took second at 110 pounds. She won her area and sectional titles and took home titles at three other tournaments in a memorable season.
Liliana Mulero, New Hampstead, jr., 120 pounds (13-6)
Mulero had a strong season for the Phoenix as she qualified for the state meet with a third-place finish at sec
tionals, where she pinned four opponents en route to winning the bronze medal. She finished second in the area tournament.
Rymonea Rivers, Richmond Hill, soph., 155 pounds (22-10)
Rivers finished second in the sectional tournament where she won two matches by fall. She was second in the area tournament and a key member of the Wildcat squad.
HONORABLE MENTION
100 pounds — Coralys Lopez, Richmond Hill
105 pounds — Liliana Flackensberg, Richmond Hill
115 pounds — Olivia Wilks, New Hampstead
125 pounds — Delilah Champion, Bryan County
130 pounds — Amelia Wickline, Richmond Hill
140 pounds — Kaitlyn Platt, Richmond Hill
140 pounds — Basil Anderson, Islands
145 pounds — Asia Bentley, Bryan County
155 pounds — Ella Dean, Effingham County
170 pounds — Atori Peregrina, Richmond Hill
235 pounds — Kennedy Harris, New Hampstead