A silver medal for Carlisle senior Katelyn Coldren at 148 pounds highlighted Sentinel-area performances at Sunday’s Pennsylvania girls wrestling championships in a packed Central Dauphin gym.
In all, eight local wrestlers earned top eight medals. Cumberland Valley’s Elaina White-Vega (124 pounds) finished fourth while the Eagles’ Kyra Rau (142) and Aja’nai Jumper (235) took fifth-place honors. Camp Hill’s Keeley Nunn (130) and Cumberland Valley’s Mari Bruscino (136) and Veronica Guise (170) joined them on the podium with sixth-place finishes. Big Spring’s Sarah Lynn rounded out the local medalists with eighth place at 170.
The five Cumberland Valley medalists helped the Eagles finish third with 82 points behind team champion Canon-McMillan (137) and runner-up Bishop McCort (92.5).
Coldren, who finished sixth in the state tournament last year, pinned a pair of wrestlers on her way to the final, picking up falls in the second round against Lampeter-Strasburg’s Rylin Cirrincione (3:02) and the semifinals against Parkland’s Shannon Fratus (4:28). In between, she earned a 7-4 quarterfinal against North Allegheny’s Callie Rautenbach. North Allegheny’s Leyna Rumpler won the title, pinning Coldren at 4:25 to secure gold.
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White-Vega advanced to the semifinals before a 3-1 loss to Easton’s Aubre Krazer, the eventual champion. She battled back with a 7-2 decision over Kiski Area’s Isabella Devito in the consolation semifinals before suffering a 4-0 loss to Downingtown West’s Sienna Landrum in the third-place bout.
Jumper, a bronze medalist at 190, earned her second consecutive state medal and clinched fifth place with a 2-1 tiebreak decision over Pottstown’s Vida Torres in the fifth-place bout. Rau earned a 5-2 decision over Garnet Valley’s Jessica Ayala in the fifth-place bout at 142.
Girls from more than 100 schools across the state wrestled in hopes of securing hardware. The PIAA took preliminary steps to sanction girls wrestling, approving a first reading of the sport’s application. Two further readings could make girls wrestling a PIAA-sanctioned sport.
Photos: Boiling Springs at Camp Hill girls wrestling
Boiling Springs' Emily Dolan, top, works to get the pin against Camp Hill's Kiara Vilanova Medina during their match in the Inaugral Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill prepares to take on Boiling Springs in its inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Giana Demoulin, right, tries to gain side control of Boiling Springs' Kendall Snyder during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Emalee Sabo, bottom, works to keep shoulder off the mat as Boiling Springs' Hailey Thumma applies pressure during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Alisha Hidalgo, front, rolls to try and break free from Boiling Springs' Ahnika Hoover controls her wrists during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs' Ahnika Hoover, top, tries to gain leg control on Camp Hill's Alisha Hidalgo, bottom, during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs' Ahnika Hoover, top, controls Camp Hill's Alisha Hidalgo, bottom, during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Keeley Nunn, left, grapples with Boiling Springs' Joei Nileski, right, during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Heather Keim, top, takes Boiling Springs' Ryann Walters down to the mat during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Emma Nelson, left, grapples with Boiling Springs' Madi Wagner, right, during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs' Madi Wagner, top, works to get the pin against Camp Hill's Emma Nelson during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs' Eve Kern, top, scores two points for a takedown on Camp Hill's Molly Sowers during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Camp Hill's Aly Glass, left, grapples with Boiling Springs' Brinlee Evans during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Shippensburg's Riley Lockhart, left, avoids the shoot from Boiling Springs' Amanda Delevan during their match in the Inaugural Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs' Emily Dolan, top, drives into Camp Hill's Kiara Vilanova Medina during their match in the Inaugral Women's Wrestling Dual at Camp Hill High School on Tuesday night.
Tim Gross is the sports editor at The Sentinel and cumberlink.com. Email him at tgross@cumberlink.com and follow him on Twitter at: @ByTimGross
