New Haven , CT — Final results from the CT State Opens and Girls State Championship are in! SHS Wrestling made history with a record-breaking 10 competitors, including 6 talented girls - Bella Przybylko-cadena, Ella Piccirillo, Anastasia Bazile, Paige Shallow, Yandeh Njie, and Maya White, along with Ike Blomberg, Logan Persson, Baby Joe Vargas, and Chase Galke. Ella capped off an incredible freshman season with an impressive 4th place finish in the state! With 8 out of 10 participants returning next season, the future looks bright! Roll Gaels.

Guilford, CT — The Shelton HS Wrestling Gaels placed an impressive 3rd in the SCC Tournament, edging out Guilford by 3.5 points. Placing were Ricky Fernandez-4th, Noriel Gonzalez 3rd, Ike Blomberg 2nd and Champion Chase Galke. Chase won all his matches with 1st period pins and was voted Outstanding Wrestler by the SCC coaches.

Fairfield, CT — The Shelton HS Wrestling Gaels finished the season with a 51-23 win over Prep. The 19-4 Gaels had wins from Mike Stazza and pins from Maya White, Carlos Sanchez, Ike Blomberg, Logan Persson, Ralph Franco, Ricky Fernandez, Chase Galke and Baby Joe Vargas.

Brookfield, CT — The SHS Wrestling Gaels dominated the Brookfield Invitational for the second straight year, beating Masuk and a field of 16 teams by 82.5 points. The Gaels had 13 placers. 6th place Kegan Wills, 5th place Sam Carreno and Tony Nerette, 4th place Mike Strazza, 3rd place Carlos Sanchez, Noriel Gonzalez, Jaggar DeBenedet, 2nd place Baby Joe Vargas, Chase Galke, Logan Persson, Gabe Flores and Ricky Fernandez, and Champion Ike Blomberg. This is Shelton’s 4th tournament win this season, the most in team history!

Redding, CT — The SHS Wrestling Gaels dominated the Battle at the Eagles Nest at Joel Barlow HS with 4 wins to improve to 16-2 on the year. The Gaels defeated Darien 67-12, Suffield 63-17, Weston 54-24 and topped Bethel 54-27 in the championship. Undefeated on the day for Shelton were Mya White 2-0, Carlos Sanchez 3-0, Jaggar DeBenedet 5-0, Noriel Gonzalez 1-0, Ike Blomberg 4-0, Logan Persson 4-0 (4 pins), Mike Strazza 3-0, Ricky Fernandez 4-0 (4 pins) and Baby Joe Vargas 4-0.

Shelton, CT — The SHS Wrestling Gaels improved to 8-2 on the season with a victory tonight over East Haven 59-15. The Gaels were led with pins from Sam Careno, Ricky Fernandez, Gabe Flores, Chase Galke, Joe Vargas and Gabe Salsamendi. Also victorious for Shelton were Carlos Sanchez, Jaggar DeBenedet, Ike Blomberg, and Logan Persson.