Girls Wrestling: Marlee Solomon Wins PIAA Title
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Friday, April 3, 2026 | 5:16 PM
Girls Wrestler of the Year
Marlee Solomon
Canon-McMillan, jr., 118 pounds
2025-26 record: 38-0 Career record: 78-3
Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon secured her second consecutive PIAA and WPIAL titles this season. She displayed dominance in the 118-pound weight class, winning all four state tournament matches by technical fall, outscoring opponents 67-3. Her season included 14 pins, 22 technical falls, and a major decision victory.
For her outstanding season performance, Solomon was named the Trib’s Girls Wrestler of the Year. She narrowly beat Mt. Lebanon’s Isla Silva, a freshman WPIAL and PIAA champion at 112 pounds.
First team all-stars
Maggie Alfera
Laurel, sr., 136 pounds
2025-26 record: 36-4 Career record: 72-9
Maggie Alfera, a Pitt-Johnstown commit, secured her second PIAA medal with a fourth-place finish this year. She was a WPIAL and PIAA West Regional champion with 47 career pins.
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Kristen Walzer
Montour, sr., 100 pounds
2025-26 record: 12-1 (girls), 24-10 (boys) Career record: 34-14 (girls), 62-45 (boys)
Kristen Walzer claimed her third PIAA medal by finishing third this year. She won two WPIAL titles and competed for Pennsylvania in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, with plans to attend Pitt-Johnstown.
Second team
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Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville. Contact him at pschofield@triblive.com.
