High school girls wrestling: Annual All-Star Dual provided interesting matchups

The 2024-25 school year marks the fifth year of sanctioned girls wrestling, and Wednesday’s Ross Brunson All-Star Dual provided interesting matchups across Utah’s prep wrestling scene. A 235 matchup between Westlake’s Keilikki Nau Rarick and Canyon View’s Tilisa Matakaiongo set the stage.

Matakaiongo is a two-time state champion and entered Wednesday’s match unbeaten in her prep career. Nau Rarick is a three-time state champion, with only three losses before the All-Star Dual.

Matakaiongo got in an early 1-5 deficit, but fought back to keep the unbeaten streak and earn another win over Nau Rarick.

“I feel like I’m in better shape and I have been practicing better,” Matakaiongo said. “It’s my senior year, so I’m just more motivated to work hard, just to do better this year than I have in the past.”

“Just it being my senior year, I want to set an example for the new girls on my team and just show this is what wrestling is.”

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The 2024 5A and 6A 115 individual champions, Eliza Zimmerman from Hillcrest and Brynlee Sorensen from Layton, faced off on Wednesday. Zimmerman got out to a quick 3-0 lead, but ultimately Sorensen pulled away with the win.

Arguably no wrestler had a better day than Snow Canyon’s Nia Hagler, who wrestled both Ridgeline’s Taya Crookston and Cedar Valley’s Isabella Sagastume in Wednesday’s All-Star Dual. The Snow Canyon junior defeated both Crookston and Sagastume decisively.

“I’m feeling pretty great,” Hagler said. “I think I definitely challenged myself a lot tonight. I had two good strong matches and I wrestled up a weight class. It was a great way to challenge myself tonight to prep myself for the rest of the season, which is really what matters to me.

“With every match I have I feel better and better. Even when I lose time I always take that as an opportunity to learn something. Even when I win I know I everyone makes at least one little mistake in every match and I just try to learn.”

Individual results

• 100 — Katie Zimmerman (Hillcrest) def. Madaliegh Grimstead (Tintic), fall 0:48
• 100 — Leena Sharp (Uintah) def. Rhiannon Towers (Olympus), MD 15-5
• 105 — Payton Gines (Syracuse) def. Abbey West (Jordan), 6-3
• 105 — Kristina Kent (Davis) def. Jaskin Hair (ALA), fall 1:56
• 110 — Lindsey Hansen (Tooele) def. Breann Ivie (Duchesne), fall 4:57
• 110 — Andi Stephensen (Juab) def. Caroline Pastrana (Cyprus), fall 4:49
• 115 — Martha Camacho (ALA) def. Quinci Smith (Crimson Cliffs), 18-11
• 115 — Sadie Rhoades (Uintah) def. Makayla Carrick (Salem Hills), MD 10-2
• 120 — Alexandra Ramirez (Enterprise) def. Azia Kendall (Northridge), fall 3:07
• 120 — Keagan Grange (Ridgeline) def. Elliza Brunner (Copper Hills), fall 2:47
• 125 — Bailey Rainer (Grantsville) def. Addilee Hall (Enterprise), fall 4:51
• 125 — Marabelle Brown (Wasatch) def. Addison Hills (Green Canyon), fall 2:30
• 125 — Brynlee Sorensen (Layton) def. Eliza Zimmerman (Hillcrest), fall 2:19
• 130 — Makenzi McCoy (Wasatch) def. Ariana Jones (Duchesne), MD 21-7
• 130 — Brooke Deeter (Westfield) def. Ellie Jensen (Maple Mountain), TF 2:45, 18-1
• 135 — Regan Heywood (Wasatch) def. Ella Reynolds (Provo), 5-0
• 135 — Giovonna Good (Cedar Valley) def. Kieran Mooney (Panguitch), fall 0:45
• 140 — Sam Reynolds (Juab) def. Daniella Spencer (Duchesne), fall 0:45
• 140 — Nia Hagler (Snow Canyon) def. Taya Crookston (Ridgeline), fall 3:12
• 140 — Evie Davidson (Union) def. Rhya Balmforth (Cedar Valley), fall 2:59
• 140 — Nia Hagler (Snow Canyon) def. Isabella Sagastume (Cedar Valley), fall 3:49
• 145 — Jeanine Field (Snow Canyon) def. Olivia Merino (Mountain Ridge), fall 3:46
• 145 — Alexis Kirkland (Bonneville) def. Hilary Rex (Rich), fall 0:56
• 155 — Madison Sherman (Skyridge) def. Ruby Lindstrom (Salem Hills), fall 3:43
• 155 — Nina Hillier (Rich) def. Rhees Hatch (Bear River), fall 4:41
• 155 — Avery Winterton (Salem Hills) def. Hallie Denney (Cedar Valley), fall 1:59
• 170 — Hannah Bowler (Bonneville) def. Gabi Merino (Mountain Ridge), fall 2:51
• 170 — Summerlynne Mikesell (Richfield) def. Eve Allsup (Bear River), fall 5:12
• 190 — Tevia Nau Rarick (Westlake) def. Sydnee Neilson (Bear River), fall 1:09
• 190 — Asinate Mafuahingano (Cedar Valley) def. Abigail Woods (Duchesne), fall 3:04
• 235 — Maitae Cardenas (Canyon View) def. Kalyn Wade (Northridge), fall 0:53
• 235 — Macee Ercanbrack (Juab) def. Ina Slivers (Enterprise), fall 3:27
• 235 — Tilisa Matakaiongo (Canyon View) def. Keilikki Nau Rarick (Westlake), 10-6