On January 29, Stroudsburg High School’s first-ever Girls’ Wrestling season came to an end. The team struggled throughout the season, as they wrestled against multiple established programs, yet persevered and ended the season with a record of 1-6. 

Entering the first meet of their careers against Emmaus, they were shut out, 78-0. Taking that loss, they came into the next meet on December 11 against William Allen and hung 54 points on the Canaries to their 18, successfully capturing the Lady Mounties’ first-ever program win. 

Pins from Arianna Thomas, ‘27, Janel Meyers, ‘25, Amie Garcia, ‘25, and Jasmine Chapman, ‘26 gave the team 24 points, while the rest was gained from forfeit. 

January 17 and 18, the team traveled to Jim Thorpe High School to compete in the program’s first-ever tournament, the Coal Cracker Tournament. Two wrestlers got medals, Cameron Beebe, ’25, and Chapman. Beebe captured a gold medal, placing first in her weight class, while Chapman went home with a bronze and a third-place finish.

The rest of the season was rough for the girls, as they were unable to capture another duel win. Consistent play has led to progress though, and Stroudsburg has consistently been scoring more each duel since the start of the season.

On the weekend of January 25, Stroudsburg took a trip to Bethlehem Liberty High School to take on the EPC Girls Wrestling Championship. Sophomore Elsia Trotter, ‘27, was only one match from the championship, and just barely missed the third-place spot. She lost to the eventual champion of the 142 weight class, a wrestler from Parkland High School. Multiple others were only one match away from placing third in the tournament.

The Lady Mounties, just like the boys’ wrestling team, are young and have a promising future. Only three seniors starting, in Beebe, Garcia, and Meyers gives the team huge room for development and long-term progress.

 A sophomore-heavy team with two more seasons left in their high school careers allows the Lady Mounties to potentially be a top-seeded team in the EPC early in the program’s lifetime.