Girls roundup for Agricultural Sciences and Curie tournaments
By Chris Walker for the IWCOA
AG SCI Lady Cyclones 2025
St. Laurence is only in its second year in the sport, but its team has more than doubled in size and it’s beginning to have success, as was demonstrated when it won the title at the 23-team AG SCI Lady Cyclones Tournament at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
Coach Arturo Nesci’s Vikings St. Laurence had four champions and four others who placed in the top five to finish with 195 points, placing it 17.5 points ahead of runner-up Portage, IN. The host Cyclones took third with 110 points while Leyden (101), Back of the Yards (95.5), TF South (87.5), Crete-Monee (84), Hillcrest (78), Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy (75) and Rich Township (73) rounded out the top-10 teams in the field.
“We are in our second year,” St. Laurence coach Arturo Nesci said. “Started with eight first-year wrestlers and now have 21. The tournament had 26 teams.”
1st: St. Laurence (195)
Title winners for the champion Vikings were Nina Nesci (120), Hannah Marusarz (140), Jocelyn Gonzalez-Ruiz (145) and Elise Brown (235) while Cecelia Riccordino (100), Jenayah Velazquez (125), Magdalena Roa (130) and Delia Humphrey (155) all placed fifth.
2nd: Portage, IN (178.5)
Madisyn Mikels (105) won the lone title for Portage, who also had four girls who placed second, Grace Pinkelton (110), Sophia Jorge (115), Hailee Esco (130) and Ja`Lynn Parker (155).
3rd: Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (110)
Winning titles for coach Andrea Hale’s third-place Cyclones were Danita Palmore (115) and Elena Haugh (170) while Madison Cruz (140) took third, Rainie Mack (120) placed fourth and Carmen Jackson (110) was fifth.
Additional individual champions:
100: Sariya Maddox (Rich Township); 110: Zoey Dodgers (Leyden); 125: Kendra Chatman (Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy); 130: Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Academy); 135: Mercedes Carrasco (De La Salle Institute); 155: Melissa Nance (Hillcrest); 190: Jordyn Coleman-Harrison (Hillcrest)
Additional runners-up:
100: Ashley Lopez (Back of the Yards); 105: Anapaula Cerna Rivera (De La Salle Institute); 120: Sabrina Bono (Leyden); 125: Dimond Calvin-Bowsky (Crete-Monee); 135: Stephanie Villada-Garcia (Mother McAuley); 140: Evelyna Perez (Back of the Yards); 145: Jazariah Willis (Hillcrest); 170: Jermia Moore (TF South); 190: Nyomi Ascencio (Back of the Yards); 235: Andrea Aguilera (Leyden)
Statistics of note:
Haugh and Nance led all champions with 30 team points while Carrasco and Diehl tied for third with 29.5 and Marusarz and Nesci tied for fifth place with 29 points. Ag Sciences’ Carmen Jackson had the most total match points with 56. And Nesci also had the largest seed-place difference after being seeded 15th and winning the title at 120. The Vikings had a 32-20 advantage in pins over Portage and easily had the most total match points with 277 while the host Cyclones were second with 206 points.
Final team scores;
St. Laurence (195), Portage, IN (178.5), Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (110), Leyden (101), Back of the Yards (95.5), TF South (87.5), Crete-Monee (84), Hillcrest (78), Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy (75), Rich Township (73), Mather (71), De La Salle Institute (69.5), Evergreen Park (67), Mother McAuley (64), Hancock (51), York (51), Little Village Lawndale (42), Kenwood Academy (36), Fenwick (32.5), Wheaton Academy (29.5), Marist (19.5), Morgan Park (9), North Chicago (3).
Title match results:
100: Sariya Maddox (Rich Township) over Ashley Lopez (Back of the Yards), F 0:46
105: Madisyn Mikels (Portage, IN) over Anapaula Cerna Rivera (De La Salle Institute), Inj. 3:57
110: Zoey Dodgers (Leyden) over Grace Pinkelton (Portage, IN), F 2:36
115: Danita Palmore (Agricultural Sciences) over Sophia Jorge (Portage, IN), D 7-0
120: Nina Nesci (St. Laurence) over Sabrina Bono (Leyden), MD 16-6
125: Kendra Chatman (Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy) over Dimond Calvin-Bowsky (Crete-Monee), F 0:50
130: Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Academy) over Hailee Esco (Portage, IN), TF 3:46
135: Mercedes Carrasco (De La Salle Institute) over Stephanie Villada-Garcia (Mother McAuley), F 3:18
140: Hannah Marusarz (St. Laurence) over Evelyna Perez (Back of the Yards), MD 13-0
145: Jocelyn Gonzalez-Ruiz (St. Laurence) over Jazariah Willis (Hillcrest), F 5:00
155: Melissa Nance (Hillcrest) over Ja’Lynn Parker (Portage, IN), F 2:44
170: Elena Haugh (Agricultural Sciences) over Jermia Moore (TF South), F 3:30
190: Jordyn Coleman-Harrison (Hillcrest) over Nyomi Ascencio (Back of the Yards), F 2:26
235: Elise Brown (St. Laurence) over Andrea Aguilera (Leyden), Inj. 2:14
Third-place match results:
100: Iris Cardenes (Evergreen Park) over Adalie Aguilapolo (Mather), F 0:51
105: Camila Ramirez (Little Village Lawndale) over Myricle Hudson (Crete-Monee), F 3:54
110: Dakodia Kelly (TF South) over Emily Gandar (Leyden), F 1:11
115: Rihanna Raygoza (Little Village Lawndale) over Danita Green (Kenwood Academy), For.
120: Victoria Serment (De La Salle Institute) over Rainie Mack (Agricultural Sciences), D 6-2
125: Azzaria Quintanilla (Portage, IN) over Laniyah Asberry (Rich Township), F 0:31
130: Talea Ferguson (Marist) over Ariadna Cruz (Mather), TF 4:38
135: Olivia Hetzler (Portage, IN) over Liana Wilcox (Rich Township), M. For.
140: Madison Cruz (Agricultural Sciences) over Nyla Hall (Rich Township), F 4:20
145: Neriah Treadway (Hancock) over Mira Novick (York), F1:36
155: Layla Ross (Evergreen Park) over Mya Coffey (TF South), MD 11-0
170: Lilith Merikort (Evergreen Park) over Amirah Favela (Fenwick), F 0:46
190: Kaylee Slattery (Crete-Monee) over Phoenix Boyson (Mother McAuley), F 0:57
235: Maya Grant (Mother McAuley) over Marlene Segundo (Mather), F 0:45
Curie Metropolitan Queen of the Mayhem 2025
East Aurora continued its run of tournament success after easily winning the title at Curie Metropolitan’s 24-team Queen of the Mayhem 2025 Tournament in Chicago by collecting 267.5 points, which was 78 points ahead of runner-up J. Sterling Morton, who scored 189.5 points.
It was the third-straight tournament championship for coach Ryan Mick’s Tomcats, who also claimed first-place showings at Larkin and their own invite after finishing in second place to Lincoln-Way co-op in their initial tournament, which was at Minooka.
The rest of the top 10 included Oak Lawn (155), Marist (145.5), Curie (119), Evanston Township (99), South Elgin (96), Lake Park (89.5), Eisenhower (81) and Thornton Township (73.5).
1st: East Aurora (267.5)
Lupita Garcia (140) and Lilli Ortiz (235) won title matches while Jelena Coyomani (120), Valentina Barboza (125), Ivy Ruiz (140) and Jaylene Dealba (190) each placed second to lead the Tomcats. Carmen Garcia (100), Joselyn Llanos (110) and Ayelen Higuera (130) took third, Arianna Olguin (190NoNs) also placed third and contributed 16 team points. Vanessa Tesillos (105), Ninel Alvarez (115), Carolina Ascencio (145) and Alyssa Galarza (155) placed fourth. And there was an all-Tomcats matchup for the 140 championship with Garcia winning over Ruiz.
2nd: J. Sterling Morton (189.5)
Jordan Rodriguez (100) and Anali Wilson (170) took home titles to lead coach Fernando Arratia’s Mustangs. Victoria Vargas (115) placed second and Sophia Almaraz (105) and Dionna Burks (140) were third. Karla Munoz (110), Isis Marcano (120), Fatima Martinez (125) and Liliana Ionescu (135) finished fourth while Quetzalli Delgado (140) and Rhysel Anum (145) were sixth and Jalissa Jaramillo (155 NonS) placed third with 16 team points.
3rd: Oak Lawn (155)
Elizabeth Bisonaya (100) won a title to pace coach Matt Arthur’s third-place Spartans. Journey Jackson (130) and Priscilla Ruiz (145) placed second, Felix Morales (105) and Eliana Caudillo (115) were fifth and Allison Nava (110), Nataly Romero (170) and Bianca Ocampo (190) took sixth.
Additional individual champions:
110: Giselle Arambula (Curie Metropolitan); 115: Gymaria Brown (Curie Metropolitan); 120: Gracie Meluch (Naperville Central); 125: Molly O`Connor (Lemont); 130: Melva Gallego-Sugar (Naperville Central); 135: Ava Burns (Lake Park); 145: Marlen Morelos Perez (Eisenhower); 155: Allison Garbacz (South Elgin); 190: Jadelin Caballero (Larkin)
Additional runners-up:
100: Maria Quintero (Fenton); 105: Ariana Baier (Lemont); 110: Ariel Woodfin (Thornton Township); 135: Stella Harris (Marist); 155: Lily Fish (Reavis); 170: Phoebe Heyboer (Eisenhower); 235: Abby Parker (Marist)
Statistics of note:
Wilson led all champions with 32 team points while Burns was second with 31.5 points and Rodriguez ranked third with 31 team points. There was a five-way tie for fourth with 30 points between Arambula, Brown, Meluch, O’Connor and Ortiz while Garbacz was ninth with 29 points and led all competitors in total match points with 65 while Lake Park’s Reese Nicolas was second with 61 points. Wilson and Oak Lawn’s Eliana Caudillo were the only individuals with five falls while Garbacz and Nicolas were the only two with two wins by technical fall. Burns had the largest seed-place difference, improving 19 spots to win the 135 title. The longest title match was at 190 where Caballero prevailed with a fall in 7:46 over Dealba. East Aurora had the most pins with 35 while J. Sterling Morton edged East Aurora 240-239 for most total match points.
Records of champions:
Champions who were unbeaten following Queen of the Mayhem 2025 were Bisonaya (12-0 at 100), O’Connor (11-0 at 125), Garbacz (14-0 at 155) and Wilson (15-0 at 170) while title winners with one defeat were Arambula (12-1 at 110), Brown (13-1 at 115), Morelos Perez (13-1 at 145), Caballero (14-1 at 190) and Ortiz (13-1 at 235).
Final team scores:
East Aurora (267.5), J. Sterling Morton (189.5), Oak Lawn (155), Marist (145.5), Curie Metropolitan (119), Evanston Township (99), South Elgin (96), Lake Park (89.5), Eisenhower (81), Thornton Township (73.5), Larkin (72), Lemont (61), Naperville Central (61), Reavis (60), Fenton (53), Bremen (44), Dyett (23.5), Niles North (21.5), Proviso East (16), Chicago Academy (15), Phoenix STEM Military Academy (11), Lincoln Park (8), Intrinsic Downtown (3), Mansueto (3)
Title match results:
100: Elizabeth Bisonaya (Oak Lawn) over Maria Quintero (Fenton), F 3:01
105: Jordan Rodriguez (J. Sterling Morton) over Ariana Baier (Lemont), MD 10-0
110: Giselle Arambula (Curie Metropolitan) over Ariel Woodfin (Thornton Township), F 4:31
115: Gymaria Brown (Curie Metropolitan) over Victoria Vargas (J. Sterling Morton), F 1:17
120: Gracie Meluch (Naperville Central) over Jelena Coyomani (East Aurora), F 4:00
125: Molly O`Connor (Lemont) over Valentina Barboza (East Aurora), F 2:51
130: Melva Gallego-Sugar (Naperville Central) over Journey Jackson (Oak Lawn), MD 13-1
135: Ava Burns (Lake Park) over Stella Harris (Marist), F 1:56
140: Lupita Garcia (East Aurora) over Ivy Ruiz (East Aurora), F 0:18
145: Marlen Morelos Perez (Eisenhower) over Priscilla Ruiz (Oak Lawn), F 1:29
155: Allison Garbacz (South Elgin) over Lily Fish (Reavis), TF 5:24
170: Anali Wilson (J. Sterling Morton) over Phoebe Heyboer (Eisenhower), F 1:30
190: Jadelin Caballero (Larkin) over Jaylene Dealba (East Aurora), F 7:46
235: Lilli Ortiz (East Aurora) over Abby Parker (Marist), F 1:52
Third-place match results:
100: Carmen Garcia (East Aurora) over Adelina Diaz (Chicago Academy), D 7-3
105: Sophia Almaraz (J. Sterling Morton) over Vanessa Tesillos (East Aurora), F 2:48
110: Joselyn Llanos (East Aurora) over Karla Munoz (J. Sterling Morton), F 2:18
115: Janiya Hawkins (Dyett) over Ninel Alvarez (East Aurora), D 12-7
120: Oyetola Rachael Jacobs (Evanston Township) over Isis Marcano (J. Sterling Morton), MD 14-2
125: Ava Enright (Marist) over Fatima Martinez (J. Sterling Morton), MD 15-3
130: Ayelen Higuera (East Aurora) over Yaretzi Avila Calixto (Curie Metropolitan), TF 3:26
135: Amelia Quinlan (Bremen) over Liliana Ionescu (J. Sterling Morton), F 0:36
140: Dionna Burks (J. Sterling Morton) over Tyler Lee (Thornton Township), M. For.
145: Isabella Vernon (Evanston Township) over Carolina Ascencio (East Aurora), MD 8-0
155: Mariana Morelos Perez (Eisenhower) over Alyssa Galarza (East Aurora), M. For.
170: Mariana Flores (Larkin) over Daiana Lopez (Curie Metropolitan), F 2:59
190: Paige Washburn (Lake Park) over Fatima Gomez (Evanston Township), F 2:50
235: Ariana Solideo (Fenton) over Miniyai Adams (Thornton Township), F 2:39