Boston Herald girls wrestling All-Scholastics and league All-Stars
Hannah Bryson (Wilmington)
Adriana DeGroat (Framingham)
Mia Dineen (Hingham)
Madison Dowd (Tri-County)
Shelby Galex (Northeast/Bishop Fenwick)
Madeline Li (Andover)
Hillary MacDonald (Lawrence)
Ameliyah Martinez (Lowell)
Tessa Master (Watertown)
Olivia Polansky (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Nora Quitt (Ashland)
Brooke Weafer (Bristol-Plymouth)
Meghan Wiebe (Sharon)
HANNAH BRYSON
WILMINGTON
The Middlesex League Female Wrestler of the Year, the 126-pound senior captured the Div. 3 State and All-State titles then advanced to the New England finals. As a junior, Bryson was third at both the All-States and New Englands. The National Honor Society member will major in English at Boston University.
ADRIANA DEGROAT
FRAMINGHAM
The impressive freshman won the 120-pound title at the Div. 1 State and All-States before taking a fifth in the New England and is the 2023 U15 New England champion. The honors student trains in the offseason at the Metrowest United Wrestling Club.
MIA DINEEN
HINGHAM
The 107-pound junior posted a 33-14 record, winning the All-State title and placing third in the New Englands. The Patriot League All-Star was sixth at the Marshfield Holiday Tournament and runner-up at the Phillips Academy Girls Wrestling. The high honors student trains at both Riptide Wrestling and MetroWest United Wrestling.
MADISON DOWD
TRI-COUNTY
Dowd was one of the best 132-pounders in New England, winning the Div. 2 State and All-State title as she helped lead her team to the Div. 2 state team title. The Mayflower Athletic Conference Female Player of the Year was fourth at the New Englands. The honor roll student has committed to wrestle at Western New England University.
SHELBY GALEX
NORTHEAST/BISHOP FENWICK
The junior went 20-1 on the season and won the 145-pound title at both the Div. 2 girls state and All-State tournaments before taking a second in the New Englands. Galex also captured the Phil Tomkiel Tournament, Brendan Grant Invitational and Senators All-Girls titles. A member of the National Honor Society, Galex has a 41-16 career record.
MADELINE LI
ANDOVER
The 114-pound senior went 15-2 against female competition and took home the Div. 1 State, All-State and New England title. During the season, Li also won the Phillips Academy Invitational Tournament on her way to being named a Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star and team co-MVP. An excellent student with a 4.0 GPA, Li trains in the offseason at Doughboy Wrestling.
HILLARY MACDONALD
LAWRENCE
The sophomore captured the 185-pound title at both the Div. 1 State and All-States before winning two matches at the New Englands. A member of both the Prophecy Wrestling Club and Be Well Wrestling Club, MacDonald’s long term goals are to major in cardiology in college.
AMELIYAH MARTINEZ
LOWELL
The sophomore was the heavyweight champion in both the Div. 1 State and All-State tournament. The All-Merrimack Valley Conference performer also won the Senators All Girls Tournament as well as the Timberlane Invitational. In the offseason, Martinez trains at the Doughboy Wrestling Club.
TESSA MASTER
WATERTOWN
The junior co-captain was the Div. 3 state champion at 152 pounds, then won the All-State title a week later. Master took a third at the inaugural New England Girls Tournament. A three-time All-State place-winner, Master trains at Doughboy Wrestling Club with a goal to wrestle in college.
OLIVIA POLANSKY
BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM
An all-Southeast Conference selection as a freshman, Polansky split her season between girls and mixed-gender meets, winning 34 matches and taking a third at the Div. 2 South sectionals. In the girls tournament, Polansky won the Div. 2 state title at 107 pounds, took second at the All-States and sixth in the New Englands. An excellent student with a 4.0 GPA, Polansky trains at both the Doughboy Wrestling Club and Brickroad Wrestling Club.
NORA QUITT
ASHLAND
The 138-pound senior was the dominant wrestler in her weight class in New England, rolling to the Div. 3 State, All-State and New England titles. Quitt earned All-American status by placing third at the Nationals. Quitt plans to attend UMass where she will be majoring in Kinesiology and taking a pre-med track.
BROOKE WEAFER
BRISTOL-PLYMOUTH
The 114-pound sophomore was named the Co-MVP of the Mayflower Athletic Conference after winning the Div. 3 State championship and placing second at both the All-State and New England tournaments. A two-time MAC All-Star and member of the National Honor Society, Weafer has already won 72 matches in her short career.
MEGHAN WIEBE
SHARON
The 165-pound was undefeated against female competition during the season, winning the Div. 2 State, All-State and New England tournament. Wiebe went on to place fourth at the Nationals, earning All-American status in the process. The first female wrestler to be named a Hockomock League All-Star was a captain of the soccer team and in the offseason competes at both the MetroWest Wrestling Club and Seacoast Soccer Club.
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Lillie Normandie (Greater Lowell); Jerymar DeJesus, Marisol Almanzar (Greater Lawrence); Natalia Jaramillo (Nashoba Tech); Shelby Galex (Northeast Metro Tech/Bishop Fenwick)
MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Brooke Weafer (Bristol-Plymouth); Hannah Dyckman (Bristol Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth); Luca Marshall, Madi Dowd (Tri-County); Gianna Cycan (South Shore)
MVP: Brooke Weafer, Madi Dowd
MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Alexia Henriquez (North Andover); Madeline Li (Andover); Brooke Lightfoot (Tewksbury); Hillary MacDonald (Lawrence), Daniela Garcia (Lawrence); Siima Wambuzi, Ashley Dehney (Central Catholic); Vivi Gonzalez (Methuen); Amanda Moundele, Amelyiah Martinez (Lowell); Meaghan Irwin (North Andover)
MIDDLESEX LEAGUE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Ava Svistunov (Belmont); Logan Murray (Woburn); Hannah Bryson (Wilmington); Kamila Vizcinesk (Arlington); Tessa Masters (Watertown)
WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR: Hannah Bryson, Tessa Masters
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Angie Nommi, Nora Quitt, Kirrane Quitt (Ashland); Saddie Herrman (Holliston)
MVP: Nora Quitt