Live updates: New York state boys wrestling championships

Division I quarterfinal wrapup

• Sachem North’s Joshua Thomas is proving that seeding means nothing. The No. 13 seed at 144 pound will face top-seeded Ryan Munn (Carthage) in the semifinals. Thomas upended No. 12 Marco Provenzano (Fairport) with a 16-0 technical fall in 2:14 in the quarterfinals.
• Massapequa’s James Mulhern came through when he needed it most. Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, the No. 3 seed scored a takedown to defeat No. 6 Ryan Fleischmann (Central Square), 4-1, in sudden victory. Mulhern will face No. 2 William Wortkoetter (St. Francis) in the 285-pound semifinals.

Division II quarterfinal wrapup

• Top-seeded Andrew Dolson of Shoreham-Wading River will face No. 4 Drew Telesky (Sherburne-Earlville) in the semifinals after picking winning two close decisions on Friday. He is joined in the semifinals by his teammate Gavin Mangano, a two-time state champion and Penn State commit. Mangano will face No. 4 Evan Sheils of Lansing in the 144-pound semifinals.
• Center Moriches’ Justin D’Arce secured a spot on the podium for the first time in his career. The No. 4 seed defeated No. 12 Jayden Acomb (Ravena/Coeymans/Selkirk) by 14-8 decision in the 138-pound quarterfinals. He will face top-seeded Landyn Shaffer (Deposit/Hancock) Saturday morning.

STATE SEMIFINALISTS

DIVISION I —  (17 LI wrestlers)

103: Ayden Delgado, Division; Santino Pascarella, Half Hollow Hills East

110: Ethan Andreula, Long Beach; Xavier Seabury, North Babylon

118: Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez, Long Beach; Will Russell, Manhasset

132: Brody Franklin, Long Beach; Rocco DeStefano, East Islip

138: Anthony Severino, Lindenhurst; Jake Nieto, Massapequa

144: Joshua Thomas, Sachem North; Matthew McDermott, Smithtown East

150: Michael McGuinness, Whitman

157: Camryn Howard, Bellport

165: Peter Mikedis, Bellmore JFK

215: Devin Downes, Plainedge

285: James Mulhern, Massapequa

DIVISION II — (3 LI wrestlers)

103: Andrew Dolson, Shoreham-Wading River

138: Justin D’Arce, Center Moriches

144: Gavin Mangano, Shoreham-Wading River

Boys state wrestling championship photo gallery

Here's the link to our 2026 New York state boys wrestling championship photo gallery. It will update throughout the day and again on Saturday.

Massapequa's Mulhern into 285-pound semis

Massapequa’s James Mulhern wins, 4-1, in sudden victory to advance to the Division I 285-pound semifinals. 

Plainedge's Downes advances to 215-pound semifinal

Plainedge’s Devin Downes pins Brentwood’s Manaen Capellan in 1:00 at 215 pounds to advance to the Division I semifinals. 

Mangano continues his run

Shoreham-Wading River’s Gavin Mangano picks up the 21-5 tech fall over Miller Place’s Alex Southworth in 2:13 to advance to the D-II 144-pound semifinals

13 Long Island wrestlers reach Division II quarterfinals

Two upsets at 118 pounds headlined the second round in Division II.

No. 12 Joel Diaz of Seaford won an 8-7 decision over No. 5 Logan Bellis of Tioga. Diaz will face No. 4 Lukas Mills-Travis of Haverling in the quarterfinals. Port Jefferson’s Chase Davis defeated No. 6 Vinny Henrickson of Central Valley by 7-0 decision. Davis, the No. 11 seed, will face No. 3 Lucas Hoffman (Odessa Montour-Watkins) in the quarterfinals.

No. 8 Aidan Lee of Glenn won a 1-0 decision over No. 9 Evan Seppe of Miller Place. Lee will face top-seeded Anthony Valls of Chenango Valley in the 126-pound quarterfinals.

Two-time state champion Gavin Mangano of Shoreham-Wading River will face No. 8 Alex Southworth of Miller Place in the quarterfinals. It will be a rematch of the Suffolk 144-pound final. On the other side of the bracket, No. 10 Devin Pellizzi of Cold Spring Harbor pinned No. 7 Sacha Macadam (Collegiate School) in 5:01. He will face No. 2 Ashten Haley of Cobleskill/Richmondville.

No. 13 Erik Desmond of Babylon is heading to the 165-pound quarterfinals after winning a 12-6 decision over No. 4 Tanner Bellomo (Mexico). He will face No. 12 Miles Sheridan (Sleepy Hollow), who won a 5-1 decision over No. 5 Anthony Weaver (Windsor)

103: Andrew Dolson, Shoreham-Wading River

110: Thomas Matias, Shoreham-Wading River

118: Chase Davis, Port Jefferson; Joel Diaz, Seaford

126: Aidan Lee, Glenn

138: Justin D’Arce, Center Moriches

144: Gavin Mangano, Shoreham-Wading River; Alex Southworth, Miller Place, Devin Pellizzi of Cold Spring Harbor

150: Anthony Perrino, Miller Place

157: Kevin Vasquez, Kings Park

165: Erik Desmond, Babylon

190: Maximus Dyckman, Island Trees

31 Division I quarterfinalists from Long Island

103: Hunter Phillips, Ward Melville; Santino Pascarella, Half Hollow Hills East; Ayden Delgado, Division

110: Ethan Andreula, Long Beach; Xavier Seabury, North Babylon

118: Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez, Long Beach; Chase Phillips, Ward Melville; Will Russell, Manhasset

126: Austin Bronco Campsey, East Hampton; Carlos Salazar, Hewlett

132: Jonathan Cutrone, Wantagh; Brody Franklin, Long Beach; Rocco DeStefano, East Islip

138: Anthony Severino, Lindenhurst; Christian McCravey, Freeport; Jake Nieto, Massapequa

144: Joshua Thomas, Sachem North; Chace Morris, Oceanside; Brendon Katimbang, Chaminade; Matthew McDermott, Smithtown East

150: Michael McGuinness, Whitman

157: Camryn Howard, Bellport; Ryan Wood, Sayville; Joseph Brooks, Massapequa

165: Peter Mikedis, Bellmore JFK

190: Luca Turano, North Babylon; Jason Martin, Mepham

215: Devin Downes, Plainedge; Josiah Lores, Floyd

285: Richard Tinyes, Lynbrook; James Mulhern, Massapequa

Notes

• Phillips of Ward Melville defeated No. 8 Benjamin Marino of Bay Shore, 6-3, in sudden victory to advance to the 103-pound quarterfinals. He will face top-seeded Marcarlo Mannello (Briarcliff/Byram Hills).
• At 157 pounds, No.12 Ryan Wood of Sayville won a 9-1 major decision over No. 5 William Ackley (Johnson City). Wood will face No. 4 Chris Nocca of Horace Greeley.

Downes into quarters

Plainedge’s Devin Downes, a state champion in Division II last year, pinned Brentwood’s Manaen Capellan in one minute to advance to the 215-pound quarterfinals in Division I.

Quick work for McGuinness

Not shown below: the first 58% of the match. But that was only about 30 seconds.

Michael McGuinness of Whitman needed just 52 seconds to pin his opponent at 150 pounds and advance to the Division I quarterfinals.

D'Arce and Southworth into the D2 quarterfinals

In Division II at 138 pounds, Justin D’Arce of Center Moriches hung on for a 5-0 decision to advance to the quarterfinals. And up at 144, Alex Southworth of Miller Place pinned his opponent in 5:32 to advance to the quarterfinals

Cruising into the quarterfinals

Lindenhurst’s Anthony Severino advances to the D-I 138-pound quarterfinals with a 17-2 tech fall in 4:16, while Long Beach’s Brody Franklin wins a 15-6 decision to advance at 132 pounds.

Here's a clip from Severino's match:

And here's a clip from Franklin's match:

McDominant

Matthew McDermott of Smithtown East gets the 18-0 tech fall in 3:10 to advance to the D-I 144-pound quarterfinals.

Defending champ out

Massapequa's defending state champion Jon Tutku (at 103 pounds) failed to make weight at 110 pounds and was disqualified from the 63rd edition of the state tournament in Albany on Friday, according to Nassau wrestling assistant chairman Ed Ramirez.

Tutku, the three seed, was 34-2 and the Nassau County champion.

Long Beach's Ethan Andreula jumped up from the No. 4 seed to the top seed, North Babylon's Xavier Seabury moved down to the No. 2 seed and Newburgh Free Academy's Will Soto is the No. 3 seed. Tutku won a 1-0 decision over Andreula in the Nassau final.

With Matt Lindsay

103: Tech fall and sudden victory

Ward Melville’s Hunter Phillips wins, 6-3, in sudden victory over Bay Shore’s Benjamin Marino to advance to the Division I quarterfinals at 103 pounds.

Also at 103, Santino Pascarella of Half Hollow Hills East gets the 19-3 tech fall over Oceanside’s Luis Estevez to advance to the quarterfinals.

Thomas and Marnika score big early

Sachem North’s Joshua Thomas secrued the 15-0 tech fall in 1:38 in the first round of the 144-pound Division I bracket.

Commack’s Niko Marnika won a 14-0 major decision over Smithtown West’s Colten Ford at 150 pounds in Division I.

Nassire gets the pin

Excellent shot here by Newsday's William Perlman as Islip's Spencer Nassire pinned his opponent in a preliminary bout at 165 pounds in Division 1 on Friday morning.

State tournament notes as we await the first matches

Perhaps the toughest weight class in the tournament comes at 110 pounds. Freshman Jon Tutku (34-2) of Massapequa won the 101-pound Division I state title as an eighth-grader. He’s moved up in weight and will battle for the 110-pound crown out of the third seed. Tutku has a loaded weight class, including Suffolk champion Xavier Seabury (43-1), the top seed out of North Babylon. Long Beach sophomore Ethan Andreula (25-2) is the fourth seed and defending state champion Will Soto (42-1) of Newburgh Free Academy is the second seed.

Camryn Howard (44-0) of Bellport and Tommy Vecchio (44-0) of Sachem North are the only undefeated wrestlers from Long Island. Howard, a four-time Suffolk winner, is the top seed in Division I at 157 pounds and Vecchio is the No. 16 seed at 175 pounds.

Plainedge senior Devin Downes (39-4) won the state title in Division II in 2025. This year he’s the top seed in Division I.

Shoreham-Wading River junior Gavin Mangano (43-3) is looking for his third straight Division II crown. He is the top seed.

VSN's Gonzalez state winner at 235 pounds

Naomi Gonzalez of Valley Stream North pins defending state champion Peyton Mullin in 1:22 for the 235-pound title.

Bellport's Morrow earns 152-pound state crown

Bellport’s Aaliyah Morrow wins an 8-0 decision over Ja’Niyah Simmons to win the 152-pound title. 

Hicksville's Gonzales: State champ at 132 pounds

Hicksville’s Haley Gonzales wins her second straight state title with a 10-0 technical fall in 1:46 over Carmen Bishop for the 132-pound title. 

Bethpage's Severin wins state title at 120 pounds

Bethpage’s Gabrielle Severin with the late takedown to secure a 6-4 win over Gigi Sullivan for the 120-pound girls wrestling state championship. 

Rocky Point's Porcelli falls in state final

Katie Porcelli lost to Port Jervis’ Charlie Wylie by tech fall in the 107-pound final. Wylie, a senior Lehigh commit, closes out her stellar career with a second straight state title.

State championships photo gallery

Here's the link to our New York State girls wrestling championships photo gallery. It will update again later.

Trio of third-place finishers

Long Island went 3-for-3 in third-place matches. Olivia Anello of Patchogue-Medford, who wrestles for Bellport, pinned Cadence Guy of Walton-Delaware Academy in 5:59 for third at 100 pounds. Lindenhurst's Mia Severino won a 4-0 decision over Gionna Allen of Fulton for third at 114 and Bellport's Caitlin Maragioglio defeated Alexa Doxey of Niagara Wheatfield by technical fall, 10-0, in 2:38 at 132 pounds.

Fifth place finishers: Zoey Hernandez of Newfield won a 6-0 decision over Fern Jewett (General Brown) at 94 pounds, Alicia Cardona of East Islip won a 6-2 decision over Sydney West of Shenendehowa at 107 pounds, Keishara Tulloch of Uniondale) won an 8-3 decision over Gabriella Gonzales at 152 pounds, Melody Medina won 12-2 by technical fall over Chloe Hosier (Chautauqua Lake) at 165 and Bay Shore's Sydney Fisher pinned Madeira Monchery (Middletown) in 35 seconds.

Bellport's Maragioglio third at 132 pounds

Bellport’s Caitlin Maragioglio with the 10-0 tech fall in 2:38 for 3rd place at 132 pounds. 

Lindenhurst's Severino third in state at 114 pounds

Mia Severino of Lindenhurst wins a 4-0 decision for 3rd place at 114 pounds.

Pat-Med's Anello takes third at 100 pounds

Olivia Anello of Patchogue-Medford gets the pin in 5:59 to take 3rd place at 100 pounds.

6 Long Islanders reach state girls wrestling final

Here's the quick list:

107: Katie Porcelli, Rocky Point

120: Gabrielle Severin, Bethpage

126: Reese Adams, Calhoun

132: Haley Gonzales, Hicksville

152: Aaliyah Morrow, Bellport

235: Naomi Gonzalez, Valley Stream North

And here's how each girl reached the final:

Rocky Point's Katie Porcelli defeated Sydney West of Shenendehowa by 8-6 decision to advance to the 107-pound final. Porcelli led 8-2 before West scored a four-point takedown with 40 seconds left. West nearly secured the pin, but Porcelli fought hard to keep her state title hopes alive. The No. 3 seed will face top-seeded Charlie Wylie of Port Jervis. Wylie is the reigning 107-pound state champion and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler in last year's tournament.

The 120-pound final will be must-see TV. Top-seeded Bethpage senior Gabrielle Severin will meet Gigi Sullivan of Monroe-Woodbury for the title. Sullivan, the No. 11 seed, is one of the best wrestlers in the country, but she missed the regular season with an injury before returning for the postseason. Last year, she won the Section IX boys 101-pound title. Severin announced her commitment to Oklahoma State earlier this week.

Calhoun's Reese Adams has made it all the way back from the torn ACL she suffered last season and will face No. 2 Sara Pauls of Minisink Valley at 126 pounds. Adams, the No. 4 seed, defeated No. 8 Gabriella Franklin of Glens Falls, 10-0, by technical fall in 4:30. Franklin defeated reigning state champion Julianna Hernandez of Newfield in the quarterfinals. Pauls, who won the Eastern States Classic title at 126 was last year's state runner-up.

Haley Gonzales of Hicksville outlasted Bellport's Caitlin Maragioglio for a 4-1 decision in the 132-pound semifinals. Top-seeded Gonzales led 2-1 and scored a takedown as time expired to seal the win. Gonzales, who won last year's 120-pound state title, will face No. 2 Carmen Bishop of Groton in the final.

Bellport's Aaliyah Morrow has been a technical fall machine. The top-seeded senior locked in a leg lace to defeat No. 4 Gabriella Gonzales of Phoenix, 10-0, by technical fall in 37 seconds to advance to the final. It was her third technical fall of the tournament. She will face No. 6 Ja'Niyah Simmons of Canandaigua, who won a 10-5 decision over Uniondale's Keishara Tulloch.

Naomi Gonzalez returned the favor. The Valley Stream North senior was pinned by Bay Shore's Sydney Fisher in the Eastern States Classic final in January. Gonzalez pinned Fisher in 46 seconds to advance to the 235-pound state final. Gonzalez, the No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded and reigning champion Peyton Mullin (Dundee) in the final. 

37 seconds later, Morrow makes the final

Bellport’s Aaliyah Morrow with the 10-0 tech fall in 37 seconds to advance to the 152-pound final.

Gonzales wins all-LI semifinal

In an all-Long Island semifinal match at 132 pounds, Hicksville’s Haley Gonzales wins a 4-1 decision over Bellport’s Caitlin Maragioglio to advance to the final. Gonzales won a state title at 120 pounds last year, the state's inaugural girls competition.

Calhoun's Adams one step closer to state title

Calhoun’s Reese Adams gets the tech fall, 10-0, in 4:30 to advance to the 126-pound final.

Severin into 120-pound state final

Bethpage’s Gabrielle Severin won a 4-0 decision to advance to the 120-pound state final.

Will we see Long Island vs. Long Island in a final?

The potential for an All-Long Island state final at 152 pounds remains alive.

Top-seeded Aaliyah Morrow of Bellport and No. 2 Keishara Tulloch of Uniondale both advanced to the semifinals.

Tulloch won a 7-0 decision over Leat Minaya of Shaker in the quarterfinals and will face No. 6 Ja'Niyah Simmons of Canandaigua in the semis. Morrow has picked up two technical falls in 1:26 and will face No. 4 Gabriella Gonzales of Pheonix in the semis.

Here's a clip from Tulloch's quarterfinal win, via colleague Chris Matias:

12 Long Islanders headed to the semis

100: Olivia Anello, Patchogue-Medford/Bellport

107: Katie Porcelli, Rocky Point

114: Mia Severino, Copiague/Lindenhurst

120: Gabrielle Severin, Bethpage

126: Reese Adams, Calhoun

132: Haley Gonzales, Hicksville; Caitlin Maragioglio, Bellport

138: Melania Turano, North Babylon/Bay Shore

152: Aaliyah Morrow, Bellport; Keishara Tulloch, Uniondale

235: Naomi Gonzalez, Valley Stream North; Sydney Fisher, Bay Shore

Anello's semifinal matchup

Patchogue-Medford's Olivia Anello will face No. 2 Zoey Jewett of General Brown in the 100-pound semifinals.

Anello, who wrestles for Bellport, took fourth at 94 pounds last year and Jewett took fourth at 100.

Anello defeated No. 6 Kendall Harrington of Shaker, 10-0, by technical fall in 2:05 to advance to the semifinals.

Nassau vs. Suffolk in the semis

Two Long Island vs. Long Island matches headline the semifinals. At 132 pounds, reigning (120-pound) state champion Haley Gonzales of Hicksville will face No. 4 Caitlin Maragioglio of Bellport. Gonzales defeated Maragioglio by technical fall in December. 

Here's a clip of Maragioglio's quarterfinal win, via colleague Chris Matias. (Scroll down the blog for a clip from Gonzales' win.) 

There will be a rematch of the Eastern States Classic final at 235 pounds between No. 2 Naomi Gonzalez of Valley Stream North and No. 3 Sydney Fisher of Bay Shore.

Fisher trailed 13-7 in the quarterfinals before pinning Lockport's Ava Bragg in 3:56. Gonzalez pinned Zoey White (Dundee) in 21 seconds to advance to the semifinals. Fisher pinned Gonzalez in 2:57 for the Eastern States title in January.

Fisher's comeback

Trailing 13-7, Bay Shore’s Sydney Fisher got the pin in 3:56 to advance to the 235-pound semifinals. Watch it happen here:

Haley Gonzalez moves into the semis

Hicksville’s Haley Gonzales, the reigning state champion from 120 pounds, advanced to the semifinals at 132 pounds with the 12-0 tech fall in 2:23 in the quarterfinals.

Turano's turn

At 138 pounds, Melania Turano of North Babylon/Bay Shore defeated Brooke-Lynn Murray of West Babylon/Bay Shore by decision, 5-2, to advance to the semifinals.

Murray had defeated Turano by 6-2 decision in the Suffolk final two weeks ago.
 

Two more LIers into the semis

Mia Severino of Lindenhurst recorded the tech fall, 12-1, in 2:59 to advance to the 114-pound semifinals, and then Bethpage’s Gabrielle Severin pinned her opponent in 1:40 to advance to the 120-pounds semifinals.

Below are clips of each match.

Severino

Severin

Porcelli into the semis

Rocky Point’s Katie Porcelli pins East Islip’s Alicia Cardona in 3:00 to advance to the 107-pound semifinals. When the two met in the Suffolk final, the score was tied 8-8 and Cardona won by criteria.

Third-seeded Porcelli will face No. 7 Sydney West of Shenendehowa in the semifinals.

Upset at 126

Reigning 126-pound state champion Julianna Hernandez of Newfield fell in the quarterfinals to No. 8 Gabriella Franklin of Glens Falls by 10-6 decision.

Hernandez, the top seed representing Rocky Point led 6-2 early in the second period, before Franklin scored a four-point takedown with 2:08 left. Franklin earned another takedown with 18 seconds left to take the lead.

22 Long Islanders reach the quarterfinals

Headlining the quarterfinals is a rematch of the Suffolk final at 107 pounds between Rocky Point's Katie Porcelli and East Islip's Alicia Cardona. The Suffolk match ended in an 8-8 tie, but Cardona won the title on criteria.

The quarterfinals are about to get underway. Here's a look all the Long Islanders who advanced:

94: Zoey Hernandez, Newfield/Rocky Point

100: Olivia Anello, Patchogue-Medford/Bellport

107: Katie Porcelli, Rocky Point; Alicia Cardona, East Islip

114: Mia Severino, Copiague/Lindenhurst

120: Gabrielle Severin, Bethpage; Ava Phillips, Bayport-Blue Point/East Islip

126: Julianna Hernandez, Newfield/Rocky Point; Reese Adams, Calhoun

132: Haley Gonzales, Hicksville; Caitlin Maragioglio, Bellport

138: Taylor Brock, MacArthur; Brooke-Lynn Murray, West Babylon/Bay Shore; Melania Turano, North Babylon/Bay Shore

145: Veronica Sky Williams, Floyd/Bellport

152: Aaliyah Morrow, Bellport; Keishara Tulloch, Uniondale

165: Isabella Steffa, MacArthur; Melody Medina, Bay Shore

235: Naomi Gonzalez, Valley Stream North; Mia Flores, MacArthur; Sydney Fisher, Bay Shore

Mia Flores pins her way into the quarters

MacArthur’s Mia Flores secured her spot in the quarterfinals at 235 with a pin in 1:07.

Steffa with the pin

MacArthur’s Isabella Steffa gets the pin in 2:07 to advance to the 165-pound quarterfinals.

Tech falls for Morrow, Brock

Bellport’s Aaliyah Morrow is moving on to the quarterfinals at 152 pounds by way of a 10-0 tech fall in 26 seconds. Watch the clip here:

MacArthur’s Taylor Brock, the 11-seed, recorded her 10-0 tech fall in 2:05 over No. 6 Maddie Keeler of Putnam Valley to advance to the quarterfinals at 138 pounds. She'll face No. 3 Noli paddock of Chautauqua Lake in the quarterfinals.

Floyd's Williams advances

Floyd’s Veronica Sky Williams pinned her opponent in 1:35 to advance to the 145-pound quarterfinals. Watch her work for the pin here.

Calhoun's Reese Adams advances

Calhoun’s Reese Adams gets the tech fall, 11-0, in 1:20 to advance to the 126-pound quarterfinals. Watch a clip below. And then read more about Reese and her father Ray Adams, the longtime Long Beach boys wrestling coach here. 

Porcelli with the pin

Rocky Point’s Katie Porcelli gets the pin in 1:18 to advance to the 107-pound quarterfinals.