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by Colin Harris
Record-Courier Reporter
Mantua -- The Northeast Ohio Girls Wrestling Club of Mantua recently returned from the 11th annual Girls National Wrestling Tournament in Lavonia, Mich.
The tournament, which took place March 29-30, brought together female wrestlers from 30-plus states. In the final totals, Ohio finished in third place, with the majority of the points coming from area girls.
Of the 16 girls who represented the Northeast Ohio Girls Wrestling Club, 14 returned with All-American honors.
At the high school level, Crestwood sophomore Paige Nemec finished second in the 98-pound division, losing in a close contest to Kristi Garr of Michigan, 3-1.
Red Devils wrestlers were well-represented among the competitors, as teammates Jamie Kager (108 pounds) finished in 11th place and Lisa Light (124) took 12th.
The lone national champion came in the 155-pound division, as Austintown Fitch sophomore Jessica Smith defeated her opponent, Haley Slivensky of Michigan, via pin in the third round.
Among middle school competitors, Crestwood's Heather Pahoresky finished in second place in the 104-pound division.
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