BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WETM) – The area’s top boys wrestlers have been crowned as STAC Champions. (Photo Courtesy: @STACscores on “X”) Eight of the Twin Tiers’ top boys wrestlers took home Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) Championships, on Saturday. At Binghamton High School, Horseheads and Waverly finished behind team champions Maine-Endwell, accounting for 7 of the […]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WETM) – The area’s top boys wrestlers have been crowned as STAC Champions.
(Photo Courtesy: @STACscores on “X”)
Eight of the Twin Tiers’ top boys wrestlers took home Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) Championships, on Saturday. At Binghamton High School, Horseheads and Waverly finished behind team champions Maine-Endwell, accounting for 7 of the day’s individual winners.
The Wolverines earned titles from Rhylee Stotler (126), Daltton Davis (138), Matthias Welles (215), and Troy Beeman (285). Waverly also added a runner up with Cooper Robinson at 157 pounds. The Blue Raiders crowned champions with Josh Knapp (110), Gavin Hornsby (132), and Zach Schrage (165). Horseheads tacked on additional points with runners-up Tanner Knapp (118) and Jaxson Burchard (190).
Elmira took home 5th place as a team, seeing Lavonte Gibbons win the 144lbs title, and Scott Fairbanks’ 2nd place finish at 138lbs. Corning earned 12th as a team, with a 3rd place from Carter Soltis (103) and a pair of 5th place results from Nicholas Woodcock (138) and Blake Teeter (144).
Full team results for the 2025-26 STAC Boys Wrestling Championships are listed below:
1. Maine-Endwell 195.0
2. Horseheads 181.5
3. Waverly 178.5
4. Windsor 118.5
5. Elmira 95.5
6. Ithaca 86.5
7. Johnson City 85.5
8. Chenango Forks 85.0
9. Norwich 73.0
10. Owego 72.0
10. Susquehanna Valley 72.0
12. Corning 62.5
13. Chenango Valley 55.0
14. Oneonta 54.0
15. Vestal 44.5
16. Union-Endicott 41.0
17. Binghamton-Seton 35.0
Local individual results for the 2025-26 STAC Boys Wrestling Championships are listed below:
Championship Finals –
110 – #1 Josh Knapp (Horseheads) def. #2 Rasheed Scott (Binghamton-Seton) via 16-1 Tech Fall
118 – #1 Clayton Ritter (Oneonta) def. #3 Tanner Knapp (Horseheads) via 8-4 decision
126 – #1 Rhylee Stotler (Waverly) def. #3 Dylan Newman (Windsor) via 16-4 major decision
132 – #1 Gavin Hornsby (Horseheads) def. #6 Cooper Axtell (Windsor) via 14-6 major decision
138 – #1 Daltton Davis (Waverly) def. #2 Scott Fairbanks (Elmira) via 4-0 decision
144 – #1 Lavonte Gibbons (Elmira) def. #2 Anthony Cardinale (Windsor) via fall at 3:16
157 – #2 William Ackley (Johnson City) def. #1 Cooper Robinson (Waverly) via fall at 1:50
165 – #1 Zach Schrage (Horseheads) def. #2 Albert Smith (Maine-Endwell) via 20-5 Tech Fall
190 – #1 Griffin McQuade (Maine-Endwell) def. #3 Jaxson Burchard (Horseheads) via fall at 5:09
215 – #2 Matthias Welles (Waverly) def. #1 Brennen Riquier (Chenango Valley) via 8-0 major decision
285 – #1 Troy Beeman (Waverly) def. #6 Ryan Evans (Maine-Endwell) via 7-2 decision
Stick with 18 Sports for the latest on high school boys wrestling, as the season heads towards the Section IV and NYSPHSAA Championships.
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