(* This is the first year Girls Wrestling will be a STAC sport. In the past, it was a Section IV sport without an individual league within such as STAC.)
2024-2025 STAC Champions:
Team Champion – Horseheads
Individual Champions - 94 - Alexis Collins, Elmira; 100 - Briley Beckwith, Norwich; 107 - Lily Gullo, Horseheads; 114 - Kendra Williams, Chenango Forks; 120 - Emma Vanderhoof, Waverly; 126 - Chloe Owen, Horseheads; 132 - Devin Price, Corning; 138 - Delaney Dixon, Windsor; 145 - Jansen Derzanovich, Chenango Forks; 165 - Kiara Davidson, Johnson City; 185 - Kyra Bryant, Binghamton-Seton; 235 - Cadence Trinidad, Union-Endicott
** 2024-2025 Section IV Champions:
Team - Waverly
Individual – 94 - Phoebe Bishop, Groton; 100 - Cadence Guy, Walton-Delaware Academy; 107 - Kyrsten Yadlosky, Windsor; 114 - Isabella Phelps, BGH-Sidney-Unatego; 120 - Tayah Beach, SVEC; 126 - Carmen Bishop, Groton; 132 - Nora Bartholomew, Deposit-Hancock; 138 - Delaney Dixon, Windsor; 145 - Jansen Derzanovich, Chenango Forks; 152 - Lily Karn, Oxford-Greene; 165 - Teagan McGuinness, Union-Endicott; 185 - Kyah Nelson, Tioga; 235 - Cadence Trinidad, Union-Endicott
2025-2026 STAC Championships
Saturday, December 20 at Chenango Forks
2025-2026 Section IV Championships
Friday, February 13 at Visions Veteran Memorial Arena in Binghamton
2025-2026 NYSPHSAA State Championships
Friday, February 27 at MVP Arena in Albany
2024-2025 STAC All-Stars
All-Conference
94 - Alexis Collins (Elmira, soph.); 100 - Briley Beckwith (Norwich, soph.); 107 - Lily Gullo (Horseheads, 8th grade); 114 - Kendra Williams (Chenango Forks, soph.); 120 - Emma Vanderhoof (Waverly, jr.); 126 - Chloe Owen (Horseheads, fresh.); 132 - Devin Price (Corning, 8th grade); 138 - Delaney Dixon (Windsor, fresh.); 145 - Jansen Derzanovich (Chenango Forks, jr.); 152 - Jillian Howell (Chenango Forks, soph.); 165 - Kiara Davidson (Johnson City, jr.); 185 - Kyra Bryant (Binghamton, sr.); 235 - Cadence Trinidad (Union-Endicott, jr.)
2025-2026 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks
Head Coach: Matthew Kline, 3rd year
Key Athletes: Lauren Mahon (fresh.), Ava Northrup (soph.)
Team Goals: Win more dual meets and place higher as a team at tournaments.
Last Season: Finished 5th at STAC and 10th at Section IV Championships. Devin Price (132) won STAC Championship. Kaegan Rhodes (126) went 0-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Elmira Express
Head Coaches: AJ Sindoni, 2nd year (25th overall) and Emily Sindoni, 2nd year
Key Athletes: Lexi Collins (sr./94), Ameera Mahmood (fresh./107), Josalyn Irvin (jr./114), Emily Moldt (sr./145), Mackenzee Davis (sr./235), Atlantis Cherry (sr./138), Marley Devlin (fresh./152), Addison White (fresh./120)
Team Goals: The STAC for women's wrestling is elite in Section IV, but the goal for Elmira is to improve off of our third place STAC last year and bring home a STAC team title this time around. Whoever wins the STAC championship has a great shot to win the overall Section IV Championship, so that is our top goal this season.
Last Season: Finished tied for 3rd at STAC and 15th at Section IV Championships. Alexis Collins (94) won STAC Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders
Head Coach: Donald Bower, 1st year (15th overall)
Key Athletes: Sonya Dordoni (soph.), Lily Gullo (fresh.), Tayah Beach (sr.), Chloe Owen (soph.), Ellisa Bly (soph.)
Team Goals: Repeat as STAC champions and add a Section IV title this year. Send 5+ girls to the State Tournament.
Last Season: Won STAC Championship. Finished 2nd at Section IV Championship. Lily Gullo (107) and Chloe Owen (126) won STAC Championships. Gullo (107) and Owen (120) went 2-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championships.
Ithaca Little Red
Head Coach: Kate Zavuholnik, 1st year (2nd overall)
Key Athletes: Rayna Coller (jr./126), Zinnia Faraday (fresh./138), Alisa Pavinksi Bitar (fresh./114), Brooke Parker (jr./132)
Team Goals: My biggest goal for this season is to set the tone for the girls' wrestling program going forward. In the short term, we’re focused on getting the girls comfortable on the mat and improving at every practice and competition. In the long term, I want to bring girls' wrestling to the forefront of the athletics community here, to get the recognition it deserves, and to build a sustainable program where athletes feel supported, challenged, and proud to wrestle for Ithaca.
Last Season: Finished 11th at STAC and 18th at Section IV Championships.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (combined with Seton)
Head Coach: Scott Schwartz, 7th year (23rd overall)
Key Athletes: Kyra Bryant (sr.)
Team Goals: Kyra is a returning NYSPHSAA State Place Winner. She spent her summer at Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a member of the United States Army National Guard (early enlistment.) My goal for her is to help her become Binghamton's first Wrestling State Champion! This year, she is joined by 7 new girls on our girls' team.
Last Season: Finished 10th at STAC and 19th at Section IV Championships. Kyra Bryant (185) won STAC Championship. Bryant (185) went 4-1 and finished in 3rd place at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Johnson City Wildcats
Head Coach: TJ Serkiz
(No team preview submitted.)
Last Season: Finished 9th at STAC and 17th at Section IV Championships. Kiara Davidson (165) won STAC Championship. Davidson (152) went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (combined with Maine-Endwell and Vestal)
Head Coach: Cheyenne Sisenstein
(No team preview submitted.)
Last Season:
Union-Endicott – Finished 12th at STAC and 8th at Section IV Championships. Cadence Trinidad (235) won STAC and Section IV Championships. Teagan McGuinness (165) won Section IV Championship. McGuinness (165) went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Trinidad (235) went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Vestal – Finished 14th at STAC and 21st at Section IV Championships. Keira Devantier (185) went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Maine-Endwell – Did not field a team.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils
Head Coach: Lewis Cucchiara, 2nd year (11th overall)
Key Athletes: Jansen Derzanovich (sr.), Emily Sullivan (sr.), Emily Phelps (jr.), Jillian Howell (jr.), Kendra Williams (jr.), Tori Reh (jr.)
Team Goals: Place as many girls at the Section IV Tournament as possible.
Last Season: Finished tied for 3rd at STAC and 4th at Section IV Championships. Jansen Derzanovich (145) won STAC and Section IV Championships. Kendra Williams (114) won STAC Championship. Derzanovich (145) went 2-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Owego River Hawks
Head Coach: James Benjamin
(No team preview submitted.)
Last Season: Finished 7th at STAC and 14th at Section IV Championships.
Waverly Wolverines
Head Coach: Devan Whitman, 11th year and Zoe Mennig, 1st year
Key Athletes: Emma Vanderhoof (sr.), Elona Homes (sr.), Gianna Rylott (fresh.), Kennadie Cochrane (jr.)
Team Goals: Defend the Section IV Championship and send 3+ athletes to states.
Last Season: Won Section IV Championship. Finished 2nd at STAC Championship. Emma Vanderhoof (120) won STAC Championship. Elona Holmes (165) went 2-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado
Head Coach: Garret Sylstra, 3rd year (6th overall)
Key Athletes: Our girls are all relatively new to the sport, inexperienced, and young, but they are working hard and are going to be the "pioneers" for girls wrestling here in Norwich and are setting the foundation for a strong program in the future.
Team Goals: Retain and keep building up our program. We're extremely proud of our girls and the work they put into this sport.
Last Season: Finished 13th at STAC and 22nd at Section IV Championships. Briley Beckwith (100) won STAC Championship.
Oneonta Yellowjackets
Head Coach: Rob Velasco, 4th year (24th overall)
Key Athletes: Jae Rivera (sr./126), Payton Little (soph./138), Leylani Wiltshire (sr./165)
Team Goals: Win another Section IV Championship!
Last Season: Finished 6th at STAC and 3rd at Section IV Championships.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers
Head Coach: Nick Schneider, 1st year (5th overall)
Key Athletes: Macey Polhamus (fresh./126, 120), Keelin McCrory (8th grade/138, 132)
Team Goals: Finish the season with the same number of athletes we started with. Learn, grow, and promote the sport of girls wrestling.
Last Season: Did not field a varsity team.
Windsor Black Knights
Head Coach: Chris Dixon, 3rd year (20th overall)
Key Athletes: Delaney Dixon (soph./138), Kyrsten Yadlosky (jr./107), Kimberly Olaeta (soph./120), Ana Cartegena (8th grade/152), Charlotte Stoekel (7th grade/132), Addie Deyo (7th grade/94)
Team Goals: Some of our girls have their own big postseason goals. Collectively, our goals for this year are to show improvement every day and continue the tradition of excellence that has defined Windsor wrestling for many years. We are glad to have had a big turnout this year and are looking forward to a great season.
Last Season: Finished 8th at STAC and 11th at Section IV Championships. Delaney Dixon (138) won STAC and Section IV Championships. Kyrsten Yadlosky (107) won Section IV Championship. Dixon (138) went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Yadlosky (107) went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
(* Note – Chenango Valley sends their athletes to combine with Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton/Harpursville. Seton sends their athletes to compete at Binghamton.)