LOCALS COMPETE AT DUALS ON DESMOND WRESTLING TOURNEY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-06-11)

Southern Tier Sports Report
SAYRE — A number of local athletes recently competed in the Duals on Desmond Wrestling Tournament which pitted New York and Pennsylvania athletes.

New York won the youth tournament 54-39 and Pennsylvania edged New York in the girls’ competition 48-45. For the boys Pennsylvania won 45-23.

For boys Tanner Knapp of Horseheads fell by major decision to Zander Wilson of Williamson 15-7 at 121. Lavonte Gibbons of Elmira fell by technical fall to Gage Evans of toward 19-4.

Horseheads’ Hunter Lavigne picked up a 19-11 win over Ryder Bowen of Wellsboro at 190.

At 152 Max Collins of Elmira fell by fall in 2:22 to Karson Sipley of Athens.  

In the girls competition Lilly Gullo of Horseheads fell to Julia Ritter of Hughesville 12-6 at 106.

In the youth competition Lillian Decker of Elmira was pinned by Charles Jennings of Athens in 48 seconds at 55 pounds. Elmira’s Roy Palmer won by major decision 10-0 over Vaughn Bellows of Troy.

Cody Shelanskey fell by technical fall 16-1 to Lane Sallada of Northern Tioga at 60 pounds.

Corning’s Colton Waite pinned Jaxson Waltemeyer of Northeast Bradford in 51 seconds at 95 pounds.

Blake Decker of Elmira fell 6-1 to Jacob Cobb of Athens at 90 pounds.

DUALS ON DESMOND
YOUTH

New York 54, Pa 39
105: Brantley Shaffer (Pa) UTB Toby Bernash, 2-1
75: Brock Shelley (Ny) fall Bryce Stanton, 1:31
55: Charles Jennings (Pa) fall Lillian Decker, :48
80: Roy Palmer (Ny) maj. Vaughn Bellows, 10-0
115: Oliver Brehm (Ny) fall Kruze Payne, :36
50: Jonathan DeCurtis (Ny) fall Isaiah Brink, 2:20
60: Luke Behm (Pa) fall Lyam Coyle, 1:23
60: Lane Sallada (Pa) tech. Cody Shelanskey, 16-1
65: Gunnar Lake (Pa) fall Elijah Diaz, 1:26
95: Colton Waite (Ny) fall Jaxson Waltemeyer, :51
70: John Cambria (Pa) maj. Jamden Karabon, 15-2
85: Cael Daly (Ny) maj. Driver Jennings, 8-0
65: Josiah Bennett (Ny) fall Parker Hoover, 1:57
105: Gavin Lovell (Ny) fall Marshall Bartholomew, :59
75: Maxton Young (Ny) fall Quaid Martin, 1:37
150: Beau Hall (Pa) fall Maximus Colburn, 2:09
85: Devin Eggelston (Ny) maj. Cole Waltmeyer, 12-2
90: Jacob Cobb (Pa) dec. Blake Decker, 6-1

GIRLS
Pa 48, New York 45
112: Kaelynn Dickinson (Ny) dec. Lydia Lentz, 7-2
118: JC Allis (Pa) fall Emma Vanderhoof, 3:07
FS: Sophia Bennett (Pa) fall Madison Faberman, 1:11
235: Katelynn VanEtten (Ny) fall Skylynn Payne, 2:10
106: Julia Ritter (Pa) dec. Lilly Gullo, 12-6
130: Nora Bartholomew (Ny) fall Joyce Clink, 2:37
136: Nadia Rose (Ny) fall Adelyn Bush, :25
112: Dallas Bohling (Ny) fall Emma Renninger, 2:51
160: Abby Wagner (Pa) fall Kiara Davidson, 1:00
170: Elona Holmes (Ny) fall Isabella Gotschall, 1:37
100: Cadence Guy (Ny) fall Alyssa Rinebold, :58
124: Mykia Petruskevich (Pa) fall Tayah Beach, 3:53
170: Alisa Williams (Pa) fall Kyah Nelson, 1:31
130: Carmen Bishop (Ny) dec. Hannah Rathbun, 13-8
124: Anaiah Kolesar (Pa) SV Sara Pauls, 13-7
115: Teegan Sibble (Ny) dec. Lillian Rumsey, 11-9
142: Jameson Strickland (Pa) fall Jaida Macaluso, 4:00
236: Brenda Banks (Pa) fall Peyton Mullin, :19

BOYS
Pa 45, New York 23
133: Landyn Shaffer (Ny) tech. Zaine Campbell, 19-3
127: Trevor Middendorf (Ny) tech. Isaiah Harvey, 27-9
FS: Sava Gonopolskiy (Ny) tech. Liam Waner, 16-1
121: Zander Wilson (Pa) maj. Tanner Knapp, 15-7
145: Gage Evans (Pa) tech. Lavonte Gibbons, 19-4
113: Walker Hyde (Pa) dec. Avery Bowman, 15-13
160: Kale Howland (Pa) dec. Tyler Ritter, 10-7
285: Noah Johnson (Pa) dec. Jack Brown, 4-1
190: Hunter Lavigne (Ny) maj. Ryder Bowen, 19-11
113: Mason Alexander (Pa) dec. Clayton Ritter, 14-7
152: Karson Sipley (Pa) fall Max Collins, 2:22
160: Mason Mordan (Pa) dec. Assac Mead, 5-4
172: Jordan Brown (Pa) dec. Talon Ritter, 8-4
285: Mason Higley (Pa) fall Tye Jashan, 1:34
145: Treyton Barrett (Pa) dec. Drayton DeKay, 6-2
138: Chase Shaner (Pa) dec. Jayden Duncanson, 4-1
138: Landyn Shaffer (Ny) maj. Ben Straub, 11-2

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PHOTOS BY CHRIS MANNING.