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Trumbull defends CIAC girls wrestling title; Platt's Kayli Morris lands fourth crown

Story byTrumbull coaches react after Marangelie Teixeira pins New Britain's Kaydence Atkinson during girls state wrestling championship action at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn., on Saturday February 28, 2026. (Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media)Bryant CarpenterSun, March 1, 2026 at 2:18 AM UTC·5 min readNEW HAVEN - The numbers are growing, and so are the legacies, at the CIAC Girls Wrestling Championships. Trumbull made it 2-for-2 in the team competition and Platt senior Kayli Morris made it 4-for-4 as an individual champion Saturday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTrumbull was led by Most Outstanding Wrestler Jillian Blake, a first-time senior champ who captured the 120-pound division with a series of pins that set up a 17-1 technical fall victory in the final. Trumbull, which racked up 132 points to outscore runner-up New Milford (107) and third-place Maloney (100), got an additional individual title from senior Marangelie Teixeira, who reclaimed her 165-pound crown with a third-period pin of rival Kaydence Atkinson of New Britain, who had dethroned Teixeira a year ago. Platt's Morris, meanwhile, remained untouchable. The Meriden senior has left the Floyd Little Athletic Center in each of the last four years as a division champion.

Trumbull defends CIAC girls wrestling title; Platt's Kayli Morris lands fourth crown

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Key Highlights

  • She pinned Shyann Bryan of Bristol Central in 1:25 to complete the grand slam. Morris will next look to defend her New England championship next weekend in Providence, R. I.
  • The top three CIAC finishers in each division advance. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJoining Morris in Providence as a repeat Connecticut champion will be South Windsor 100-pound senior Sophia Gordon, Branford 114 senior Ava Gambardella, Bunnell 152 senior Matilda Tote and Norwalk 235 junior Jeily Euceda. Gambardella's 6-0 win over Law junior Selena Batres was one of the day's top finals.
  • Both were champions in 2025.
  • Batres also won a state crown as a freshman in 2024. The two split earlier this year in the hallmark girls events of 2026, the Jonathan Law Tournament and the Queen of the Mat at Foran.
  • In the rubber match on Saturday, Gambardella carved out a 2-0 lead with a second-period escape and stalling point, then put it away with back points late in the third. Breaking through with a championship after runner-up finishes in each of the last two years was Eliana Selearis.
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