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Nationally ranked stars showcased in rugged Gotham City Girls Open in NYC

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dozens of nationally ranked high school girls, along with many talented wrestlers who making their name on the national scene, were showcased in the respected and growing Cliff Keen Gotham City Girls Open, hosted by Beat the Streets New York this past weekend. Among the Junior champions who hold high school national rankings were No. 3 Samara Chavez (Sisters on the Mat- TX) at 106, No. 2 Lexie Basham (Sisters on the Mat – TX) at 138 , No. 5 Tiyahna Askew (Georgia Girls – GA) at 144 , No. 3 Amit Elor (TMWC-CA) at 152 , No. 7 Ashley Lekas (Sisters on the Mat – TX) at 164, No. 9 Bianca Rosales (Sisters on the Mat – TX) at 180 and No. 9 Taja Showers (Virginia Women’s National Team – VA) at 220.

Two of these champions beat other nationally ranked opponents in the finals. Chavez stopped No. 8 Julianne Moccia of the Virginia Women’s National Team by fall, while Lekas defeated No. 13 Shania Gowan (Florida Jets), in 12-0 technical fall. Elor scored an impressive 10-0 technical fall over Aoi Yamada of Japan in her final. Five of the champions were from other nations: Riko Kasai of Japan at 112 , Emma Luttenauer of Team France at 117, Tiana Bryant of Alberta, Canada at 122 , Diana Arsagova of Team Ontario, Canada at 127 and Aleah Nickel of Team Alberta, Canada at 132. Other individual Junior champions were Elizabeth Dosado of the Virginia Women’s National Team at 100 and Sariah Stewart of Curby 3 Style at 200. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/21/Gotham-City-Girls-Open-wrap-story?mc_cid=c1aaf85871&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 25, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized