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Who made our Bucks County area girls' all-star high school wrestling team? Take a look

Girls' wrestling made its debut as an official PIAA-sanctioned sport this season, concluding with the PIAA championships in Hershey.

Here's our first Courier Times/Intelligencer all-star team and honorable-mention selections.

First team

100 pounds: Grace Nesbitt, Neshaminy, freshman

She made it all the way to the PIAA title match before falling to unbeaten Canon McMillan senior Valarie Solorio. Nesbitt finished the season with a 22-1 record.

Bensalem's Maya Krieger (right) placed second at the PIAA championships.
Bensalem's Maya Krieger (right) placed second at the PIAA championships.

106 pounds: Julia Horger, Conwell-Egan, sophomore

She dominated her weight class at the PIAA championships by recording three straight first-period pins on the way to winning the gold medal, the first for a Conwell-Egan wrestler. Horger finished the season with a 21-0 record.

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112 pounds: Macayla Needham, Central Bucks East, junior

Her fourth-place finish at the Southeast Regional tournament qualified her for the PIAA championships. Needham finished the season with a 26-12 record.

118 pounds: Savannah Witt, Palisades, junior

She dominated her weight class at the PIAA championships by recording three straight first-period pins on the way to winning the gold medal. Witt finished the season with a 30-0 record.

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124 pounds: Gracie Clift, Abington, junior

Her fourth-place finish at the Southeast Regional tournament qualified her for the PIAA championships. Clift finished the season with a 9-6 record.

130 pounds: Kayla Husti-Luca, Souderton, junior

After a runner-up finish at the Southeast Regional tournament, she picked up an eighth-place medal at the PIAA championships. Husti-Luca finished the season with a 22-5 record.

136 pounds: Sophia Santiago, Pennsbury, sophomore

After posting a losing record as a freshman, she turned things around in her second season by going 14-11. She did not compete in the postseason.

Souderton's Mackenna Atkinson (right) placed second at the PIAA championships.
Souderton's Mackenna Atkinson (right) placed second at the PIAA championships.

142 pounds: Chloe Windsor, Council Rock South, junior

She qualified for the PIAA Southeast Regional by placing fifth at the PIAA District One/12 tournament. Windsor finished the season with a 21-12 record.

148 pounds: Annette Barry, Neshaminy, sophomore

She placed fifth at the Southeast Regional tournament, missing a PIAA berth by one place (the top four finishers at regionals qualified for states). Barry finished the season with a 15-11 record.

155 pounds: Chase Ryan, Quakertown, junior

She qualified for the PIAA Southeast Regional by placing fifth at the PIAA District One/12 tournament. Ryan finished the season with a 23-13 record.

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170 pounds: Maya Krieger, Bensalem, junior

After a fourth-place finish at the Southeast Regional tournament, she made it all the way to the PIAA title match before losing to unbeaten Jael Miller of Punxsutawney. Krieger finished the season with a 24-15 record.

190 pounds: Caroline Hattala, Quakertown, sophomore

After capturing a Southeast Regional tournament title, she placed sixth at the PIAA championships. Hattala finished the season with a 27-3 record.

235 pounds: MacKenna Atkinson, Souderton, freshman

After a second-place finish at the Southeast Regional tournament, she made it all the way to the PIAA title match before losing to unbeaten Brenda Banks of Panther Valley. Atkinson finished the season with a 30-5 record.

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Honorable mention

Bensalem: Payton Hinkle

North Penn: Daniella Maxwell

Palisades: Bryce Snyder

Neshaminy's Grace Nesbitt (left) placed second at the PIAA championships.
Neshaminy's Grace Nesbitt (left) placed second at the PIAA championships.

Pennsbury: Anya Abel, Eliana Riva

Quakertown: Peyton Fries

Souderton: Giselle Ramirez, Emily Sarr

Drew Markol: dmarkol@theintell.com; @dmarkol

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