1) Oxford-Greene’s Lily Karn earns sixth place in the 152 weight class at the inaugural NYSPHSAA girls wrestling championship. (Photo from Crown City Wrestling Club), 2) Congratulations to BGH/Unatego/Sidney’s Bella Phelps on a sixth place finish in the 114 weight class in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls wrestling championships. (Photo from Crown City Wrestling Club)

ALBANY – On Thursday, the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships was held at MVP Arena in Albany. The Championships featured girls wrestlers from all over New York State, including Section IV’s and local area athletes Lily Karn and Bella Phelps. Both wrestlers took home sixth place in their respective weight classes.

Bella Phelps:

Bella Phelps, from the unified Bainbridge-Guilford/Harpursville/Sidney/Unatego team but a Sidney student-athlete, earned the third seed in the 114 weight class and started off strong with a 1:15 pin over Minisink Valley’s Sophie Franco-Coelho before falling to sixth seeded Gabrielle Severin of Bethpage in a 4:58 pin.

Phelps won her next two matchups by tech fall and by a 10-6 decision to put her within placement.

She fell in her following match by pin, where she fought for fifth place. Phelps lost by injury forfeit to finish sixth.