First Girl Places 1st In Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament: New Hampshire Results

CONCORD, NH — Anyone who has watched Lily Runez of Keene wrestle during the past few years knows she has a lot of talent.

Like dozens of other girls in New Hampshire, Lily shows no fear when facing off against boys who are often taller and stronger than she is. She has won a lot of matches in her wrestling career. This year, wrestling watchers around New Hampshire have seen Lily, a sophomore, plow through nearly all of her challengers all season long.

Coach Peter Runez jokingly said Lily’s dominance was due to being fed Filipino food during the off-season. Whatever it is, it surprised no one on Saturday when she won the 106-weight class at the Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament, becoming the first girl to win in the tourney’s 33-year history.

The announcement at Concord High School Saturday led to thunderous applause from attendees.

Coach Peter Runez with Lily Runez, the first girl to place first in a Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament weight category in 33 years. Credit: Tony Schinella/Patch

A Successful Classic

Twenty-six high schools from five states participated in the event on Saturday, with hundreds of wrestlers competing on seven mats at Concord High School.

The event raised more than $10,000 for Concord’s wrestling program.

Businesses and supporters assisting this year included Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano, The Barley House, Chris Bartlett, Mapolo Buessing, Capital City Garage Door, Checkmate Pizza, Shirley Colby, Concord Food Co-Op, Crust and Crumb, Flanagan’s South Ender, Lee Miller, Olive Garden, Harry Paul, Shaw’s, Tyler Saltsman, Christine Schinella, Smokeshow Barbeque, Speedy Printing, Starbucks, Eaton Tarbell, Tuckers, The Weathervane Restaurant, The Windmill Restaurant.

The boosters thank everyone for all their help for the 2024 event.

School Results

1. Bishop Hendricken High School of Warwick, Rhode Island: 194.5 points

2. Noble High School of North Berwick, Maine: 163

3. Pinkerton Academy of Derry: 159.5

4. Bow High School: 140

5. Concord: 137

6. Keene: 130.5

7. Goffstown: 112.5

8. Tie: Bedford and Pilgrim High School of Warwick, RI: 109.5

10. Tie: Plymouth Regional and Spaulding High School of Barre, Vermont: 102.5

12. Hollis Brookline: 100.5

13. Spaulding High School of Rochester: 100

14: John Stark Regional: 92

15: Windham: 88.5

16: Boston College High School of Dorchester, Massachusetts: 85.5

17: Souhegan Regional: 69

18: Winnisquam Regional: 63

19: Portsmouth: 58

20: Nashua North: 55

21: Alvirne High School of Hudson: 52

22: Merrimack: 44

23: Campbell High School of Litchfield: 36

24: White Mountains Regional: 12

25: Burlington (Massachusetts): 11

26: Team Zera: -1

Individual Results

• 106 Weight: 1st: Lily Runez of Keene; 2nd: Owen Gagnon of Nashua North; 3rd: Alex Luedke of Noble; 4th: Jameson Keller of Hollis Brookline; 5th: Michael Quinn of Bishop Hendricken; and 6th: Elijah Cincotti of Boston College.
• 113: 1st: Adler Moura of Bow; 2nd: Anthony Torres of Plymouth; 3rd: Jacob Olivera of Pilgrim; 4th: Carter Kuhn of Portsmouth; 5th: Jake Scanzillo of Boston College; and 6th: Lyncoln Jablonski of John Stark.
• 120: 1st: Cullen Burke of Concord; 2nd: Owen Gray of Noble; 3rd: Robert Phipps of Plymouth; 4th: Slayde Watson of Windham; 5th: Gavin Turcotte of Hollis Brookline; and 6th: Ryan Cormier Winnisquam.
• 126: 1st: Brady Ouellette of Noble; 2nd: Seth McGrew of Bishop Hendricken; 3rd: Griffin Norwalt of Concord; 4th: Carter Trubiano of Keene; 5th: Brodie Reeves of Goffstown; and 6th: Aemon Gauthier of Winnisquam.
• 132: 1st: Camden Arbogast of Pinkerton; 2nd: Caden Bruseo of Hollis Brookline: 3rd: Nate Pass of Bedford; 4th: Braydon Wilding of Brookline Hollis; 5th: Adam Dumont of Noble; and 6th: Matthew Thorley of Boston College.
• 138: 1st: Lance Bordeleau of Pinkerton; 2nd: Carter Spencer of Keene; 3rd: Chase Knuckles of Souhegan; 4th: Jayden Deal of Spaulding; 5th: Benjamin Walton of Goffstown; and 6th: Sawyer McCready (Team Zera/Concord).
• 144: 1st: Elias Kalat of Spaulding; 2nd: Cody Marchand of Noble; 3rd: Christian Knuckles of Souhegan; 4th: Henry Osmer of Winnisquam; 5th: Stevie Damboise of Goffstown; and 6th: Tyler Tokanel of Windham.
• 150: 1st: Matthew Pappas of Bishop Hendricken; 2nd: Seth Hastey of Bedford; 3rd: Leo Johnson of Spaulding; 4th: Jared Dolder of Bow; 5th: Dylan Suliveras of Windham; and 6th: Noah Lallas of Spaulding.
• 157: 1st: Jystin Murphy of Pilgrim; 2nd: Brendan Curley of Merrimack; 3rd: Evan Landry of Pinkerton; 4th: Brody Demers of Goffstown; 5th: Landin Larabee of Spaulding; and 6th: Ben Valenti of Plymouth.
• 165: 1st: Logan Allaire of Campbell; 2nd: Ben McDowell of Bow; 3rd: Constantine Isaac of Windham; 4th: Nels DeAlmeida of Pinkerton; 5th: Donovan Watts of Pilgrim; and 6th: Steven Rosario of Nashua North.
• 175: 1st: Trevor O'Connor of Pilgrim; 2nd: Sawyer Goodwin of Spaulding; 3rd: Landon MacKiernan of Pinkerton; 4th: Lincoln Tiernan of Bishop Hendricken; 5th: Maxwell Laperle of Spaulding; and 6th: Shayne Mackey of Alvirne.
• 190: 1st: Spencer Fine of Bishop Hendricken; 2nd: Elijah Josey of Portsmouth; 3rd: Joshua "Emmitt" Nossaman of Plymouth; 4th: Alex Descoteau of John Stark; 5th: Chase Flagg of Bow; and 6th: Tom LaCroix of Pinkerton.
• 215: 1st: Jake Benn of Bedford; 2nd: Lukas Boulanger of John Stark; 3rd: Shawn Boudreau of Alvirne; 4th: Hunter Hennessey of Bishop Hendricken; 5th: Antonio Hebert of Goffstown; and 6th: Devon Farwell of Concord.
• 285: 1st: Evan Ray of Keene; 2nd: Wayne Gutierrez-Sakakeeny of Concord; 3rd: Sean Leach of Noble; 4th: Wesley Chesser of Spaulding; 5th: Vincent Mcateer of Bishop Hendricken; and 6th: Isaac Coker of John Stark.

Full results of all wrestlers are available online at Arena.FlowWrestling.org.

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