2023-24 Sun Journal All-Region Wrestling Teams

2023-24 Winter All-Region

KVAC winter 2023-24 all-conference and all-academic honors

Sidelines: Rockland trailblazing wrestler Maddie Ripley enjoyed success that may never be matched

Ripley made history by becoming first girl to win an open title competing against boys, and it's possible we won't see another wrestler like her, Dave Dyer writes.

Wrestling: Noble wins inaugural New England girls’ championship

Hannah Perro of Noble and Maddie Ripley of Oceanside take individual titles at the first-ever New England championship meet for girls.

Wrestling: Edward Little’s Evan Madigan makes history at New England Qualifier

The first-year program sends its first wrestler to the New England Championships. Competitors from Dirigo, Mountain Valley, Mt. Blue, Oxford Hills and Windham/Gray-New Gloucester also punch their ticket.

Wrestling: Noble makes history by winning the first girls team title; Mt. Blue second

Three area wrestlers win championships — Brooklyn Webber and Kendall Foster of Mt. Blue, and Dirigo's Amelia Mailett — and Maddie Ripley wrestles in her final Maine tournament.

Class A wrestling: Massabesic wins first state title since 2008; Mt. Blue takes third

Dillon Gray wins the 144-pound championship for Mt. Blue, which also had three runners-up.

Class B wrestling: Lucas Libby wins 3rd title; Maddie Ripley adds to historic career with her 2nd

Oceanside senior earns 113-pound title at Class B championships a year after becoming first girl to win in open tournament. Libby, a Mountain Valley senior, and Dirigo's Caiden Skidgell and Hudson Lufkin also claim championships

Number of girls wrestling in Maine grows at rapid rate as more programs hold tournaments

According to the Maine Principals' Association, 97 female grapplers will participate in the Maine State Girls Wrestling Championships, nearly double the amount from last year.