ROBBINSVILLE — Bolstered by a booming youth feeder program and a gung-ho coaching staff, the Trenton High girls wrestling team is developing into a dynasty that’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The latest example of Trenton’s dominance occurred on Saturday when it rolled to the team title in the CVC Wrestling Championships at Robbinsville with 200.5 points and three individual winners. It was the third year in which the tournament has included just a girls competition and it was the third time Trenton has impressively emerged as the champion. Hamilton came in second with 163 points and Steinert was third with 135.5. Photos: CVC Wrestling Tournament at Robbinsville High The Tornadoes had it locked up before the finals even got started and they wasted no time blowing it wide open as Heaven Sykes captured the 114-pound title by pinning Princeton’s top-seeded Lara Bahr in a quick 1:08 with a headlock after fighting off a cradle. What followed was even faster as Princessstorm Woody (20-1) captured her third CVC Championships title when she needed only 16 seconds to record a fall in the 120-pound final. One weight later, Noelsymar Estrada (20-5) made it three Trenton champs with a third-period pin at 132 pounds. “We knew what we had to do as a team,” said Woody, who is ranked fourth in the state at 114 pounds, but has yet to decide what weight she will enter in districts after finishing second in the state last year. “Our youth program is really good and we had a great group of freshmen. Our team really improved (as the year progressed) and we came here wanting to make it three in a row.” Those were pretty much the same words echoed by Estrada. “Our minds were focused on a three-peat,” said Estrada. “We love coach (Rob) Prunetti. He tells us not to underestimate anybody, but they (the other teams) are not us. People were doubting us, but wrestling for Trenton is a lifestyle. I just went out there thinking do it for the team.” Trenton’s Noelsymar Estrada, top, takes down Steinert’s Isabella Panfili, bottom, in their 132-pound final at the CVC Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Robbinsville High. (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo) The girls “Outstanding’ Wrestler” was Lawrence’s 126-pounder Marina Velazco, who lit up the gym by pinning Hamilton’s Salma Aldelnabi in 3:11. Earlier, Lawrence’s Stella Kramer (20-3) got the finals started by decking top-seeded Emma Merritt of Princeton in 3:58 at 100 pounds. Along with Tanvi Madisetti’s first-place showing at 185, it meant Lawrence equaled Trenton’s number of champions with three. Next up was Steinert with two winners. The first was Rowan Lacy-Cancel at 138 and then Ella Johnson (28-3) at 165. Both pinned in their finals and Johnson is ranked third in the state. Additional champs were Princeton’s top-seeding and defending champion Evelyn Xiao (20-3) at 107, Notre Dame’s Julie Toribio (20-3) at 144, Ewing’s Alexander Neuberger at 152 and Hightstown’s Gabi Sanon-Jules at 235. Toribio had a particularly memorable final when she edged Ewing’s Raymonda Kamara with a late takedown in a 14-12 war. In addition to Woody’s three titles, Xiao, Neuberger, Johnson and Sanon-Jules have all now won the tournament twice. While the girls tournament continues to expand and the wealth was somewhat spread around, the bottom line was more Trenton excellence as it placed in the top six of all 12 weights. “This is our best team yet in terms of potential,” said Prunetti. “We have a quality freshman class and our returning girls made them feel welcome. They showed them what it means to wear the Tornado. We made it a point that our first goal was to three-peat and that’s just what they did. Our girls are tough.” Nobody would argue with that last statement after watching Trenton do its thing for the third straight time in style. Lawrence’s Marina Velazco, left, cradles Hamilton West’s Salma Abdelnabi, right, in their 126-pound final at the CVC Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Robbinsville High. (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo) Team Scores: 1. Trenton 200.5; 2. Hamilton 163; 3. Steinert 135.5; 4. Lawrence 116; 5. Princeton 91; 6. Robbinsville 88; 7. Hightstown 83; 8. Ewing 78; 9. Hopewell Valley 69; 10 Nottingham 46; 11. Notre Dame 44.5; 12. West Windsor South 43. FINALS 100-Stella Kramer (Lawrence Senior) 20-3 won by fall over Emma Merritt (Princeton) 17-6 (Fall 3:48)107-Evelyn Xiao (Princeton) 20-3 won by fall over Xinlan Xu (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 5-1 (Fall 1:57)114-Heaven Sykes (Trenton Central) 17-6 won by fall over Lara Bahr (Princeton) 22-3 (Fall 1:08)120-Princessstorm Woody (Trenton Central) 20-1 won by fall over Avery Bergman (Hopewell Valley Hs) 18-5 (Fall 0:16)126-Marina Velazco (Lawrence Senior) 24-3 won by fall over Salma Abdelnabi (Hamilton West) 20-9 (Fall 3:11)132-Noelsymar Estrada (Trenton Central) 20-5 won by fall over Isabella Panfili (Hamilton East-Steinert) 12-11 (Fall 5:43)138-Rowan Lacy-Cancel (Hamilton East-Steinert) 16-2 won by fall over Hana Abdelnabi (Hamilton West) 5-2 (Fall 4:25)144-Julie Toribio (Notre Dame) 20-3 won by decision over Raymonda Kamara (Ewing) 15-1 (Dec 14-12)152-Alexandra Neuberger (Ewing) 13-2 won by fall over Milene Rios Ordonez (Hamilton West) 24-5 (Fall 1:13)165-Ella Johnson (Hamilton East-Steinert) 28-3 won by fall over Katie Huitz-Gonzalez (Trenton Central) 12-8 (Fall 1:44)185-Tanvi Madisetti (Lawrence Senior) 19-1 won by fall over Anna Shulgina (Robbinsville) 13-4 (Fall 2:35)235-Gabi Sanon-Jules (Hightstown) 11-2 won by decision over Katie Barrios (Trenton Central) 15-7 (Dec 9-3) CONSOLATION FINALS 100-Olivia Boone (Trenton Central) 11-5 won by fall over Charlotte Moorcroft (Robbinsville) 6-6 (Fall 0:52)107-Leslie Velecela (Hightstown) 9-5 won by decision over Haylen Vega (Hamilton East-Steinert) 17-6 (Dec 10-6)114-Empress Shine (Hamilton West) 15-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Stella Bove (Notre Dame) 11-15 (SV-1 11-8)120-Layla Rivera (Hamilton West) 25-6 won by fall over Lexi Schumann (Hightstown) 8-8 (Fall 5:03)126-Liz Mejia (Robbinsville) 15-4 won by fall over Yadira Rivera (Hamilton North- Nottingham) 12-9 (Fall 3:35)132-Samantha Garcia (Hamilton West) 20-7 won by fall over Jenny Velasco (Robbinsville) 7-9 (Fall 2:50)138-Angie Fuentes (Ewing) 9-6 won by fall over Emily Moorcroft (Robbinsville) 6-4 (Fall 6:00)145-Cambria Reinhold (Hopewell Valley Hs) 11-6 won by fall over Anna Clavel (Trenton Central) 3-6 (Fall 2:34)152-Galani Mu`Allam (Hamilton East-Steinert) 10-3 won by fall over Olivia Gierman (Hightstown) 5-10 (Fall 0:48)165-Theodora Milchanoski (Hopewell Valley Hs) 12-8 won by fall over Angelina Santiago (Hamilton West) 14-10 (Fall 5:10)185-Brielle Giglio (Hamilton East-Steinert) 10-2 won by fall over Elizabeth Olaiya (Hamilton West) 15-9 (Fall 3:01)235-Kayla Kerr (Ewing) 6-6 won by fall over Camila Figueroa (Lawrence Senior) 7-5 (Fall 2:46) ...read more read less