Bay State Games Wrestling Tournament, For 2025, Appears To Go Off Without A Hitch

FITCHBURG, MA — Hundreds of wrestlers from around the United States battled in hundreds of matches at the Bay State Games wrestling tournament on Saturday.

But unlike last year, everyone knows who the winners were at the end of the event.

In July 2024, referees, who volunteer for the tourney every year, walked out before all the matches were settled, causing confusion and anger among coaches, wrestlers, parents, and others who stayed late in the day, too, to see the tourney come to its conclusion. In fairness to the refs, there were many problems with the event last year — too many wrestlers, a slightly late start, and glitches that knocked out computer equipment.

The organizers apologized and made some big changes in the off-season. And the event appeared to go off without a hitch.

Kevin Cummings, the executive director of the Bay State Games, said some of those changes included limiting the number of wrestlers to no more than 400, eliminating same-day registration, and closing off registration early, and remote weigh-ins.

Those changes appeared to make all the difference.

An off the mat call was issued tad late, at 8:14 a.m., but the bouts got underway quickly. Having only 400 wrestlers seemed to also keep the event at a quick pace. Some wrestlers experienced very short breaks between bouts.

Scholastic Boys Results

106: First: Lawson Giove (Metro West United), Second: Christian Benevides (Iron Faith Wrestling), Third: James Swan (Smitty’s Barn), and Fourth: Louden Giove (Whitman-Hanson).

113: First: Matthew Boucher (N/A), Second: Kylar Cox (Doughboys Wrestling Club), Third: Jayden Martinez (Prophecy), and Fourth: Tristin Woodbury (Keene).

120: First: Kai Napadow Baquero (MWU), Second: Anthony SATERIALE (MWU), Third: Mason Barbosa (Buccaneers Wrestling Club), and Fourt: Brayden Pouliot (Beverly).

126: First: Logan Medeiros (IRF), Second: Baysangur Imakaev (MWU), Third: Cooper Lang (BEV), and Fourth: John Fitzgerald (Tachmas Wrestling Club).

132: First: Dante Giusti (DWC), Second: Eli Francis (IRF), Third: Gavin Chosse (DWC), and Fourth: Jayden Franco (PRO).

138: First: Coleson Tully (Riptide Wrestling Club), Second: Aiden DeCoste (Gloucester), Third: Connor Hanlon (MWU), and Cole Mallon (BraveHearts Wrestling).

144: First: Beckett Leclair (KRAZY Monkeys Wrestling), Second: Luke Savage (Fisheye), Third: Julian Arias Palladini (DWC), and Fourth: Will Nixon (MWU).

150: First: Aidan Baker (Mayo Quanchi), Second: Braedin English (PCWC), Third: JJ Figueroa (Red Roots Wrestling Club), and Fourth: Israel Borges (CBC).

157: First: Micheal Jenkins (N/A), Second: Caleb Appleyard (IRF), Third: Will Merkle (Red Roots), and Fourt: Ray Mwangi (Leominster).

165: First: Kaelib Reynolds (Be Well Be Wild Wrestling), Second: Talan Rondeau (MWU), Third: Justin Bremberg (Red Roots), and Fourth: Carter Mayotte (DWC).

175: First: Logan Holmes (DWC), Second: Damian Agraz (DWC), Third: Jason O'Brien (TACH), and Fourth: Jayden Ceac (Red Roots).

190: First: Ryan Kempf (GPS Wrestling Club), Second: Charles McCormack (MWU), Third: Brody Lehmann (DWC), and Fourth: Giovanni Quiles (IRF).

215: First: Jaron Molgard (Red Roots), Second: Quintin Tetreault (DWC), Third: Joseph Blanchard (MWU), and Fourth: Tommy Osborne (Smitty’s)

Heavyweight: First: Max Thomas (GLOU), Second: Dillon Laffond (Franklin County Wrestling Club), Third: Jesse Badger (Brick Road), and Fourth: William Werra (Boston Wrestling Club).

Girl’s Scholastic Results

GS B: First: Elsa Scott (CBC), Second: Elisha Marfil (MWU), Third: Makenna Comtois (Doughgirls), and Fourth: Molly Flood (Barnstable).

GS B: First: Danyeliz Retamar (BHW978), Second: Aliana Garcia (BHW978), Third: Aubrianna Stuart (Agoge Wrestling Club), and Fourth: Abigail Grady (Maine Trappers Wrestling Club).

GS C: First: Jennifer Wu (Diamond Dragons), Second: Kylah Bragan (PRO), and Third: Camilla Rivera (BHW978).

GS D: First: Luca Marshall (MWU), Second: Linoska Pachano (BHW978), Third: 3Nadira Beye (Tauton), and Fourth: Faith Jones (Grit Grizzlies Wrestling Academy).

GS E: First: Julissa King (BUCS), Second: Cassidy Robertson (Red Roots), and Third: Madison Marino (Triton).

GS F: First: Jillian Boncore (Alvirne), Second: Jordyn Reynolds (PRO), and Third: Jesmayah Compres (LEO).

Full results for the event can be found linked here, on ArenaFloWrestling.

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