Sid Caesar | AGSA
President’s Day 2024 became a historic day for Girls Wrestling at Richard Montgomery High School, as the RM Girls Wrestling Team battled in the snowstorm-delayed 61st Annual Montgomery County Wrestling Tournament.
Using the power of 3 County Champions and 2 more finalists, the RM Girls Wrestling Team earned 2nd place in the MCPS County Wrestling tournament, which features wrestlers from the 26 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) High Schools.
Led by RM Wrestling Captain Junior Cielo Prieto, the RM Girls Wrestling Team battled the best girls wrestlers in Montgomery County. Prieto was victorious by pin in the Finals. By winning another MCPS championship, Prieto is the first girls wrestler in MCPS history to be a two-time MCPS wrestling champion. Prieto was a regional champion last year, while also placing 6th in the State meet. This season, Prieto earned two other wrestling tournament championships, one at the Vic Blue tournament in Virginia this past December and the other at the Davison Invitational Tournament, in Randallstown, MD in January.
Freshman wrestler Estrella Edwards captured her first MCPS Championship, after bringing home two other championships during the regular season. Estrella was the champion at the Vic Blue and Davison tournaments this season.
Rounding out the RM Wrestling trifecta, Sophomore Emma Higgs earned valuable team points for RM, taking her first-ever MCPS Championship. She is a first-year wrestler who enjoys the friendships that she has made this season with other new girls wrestlers from numerous teams throughout the area. Emma placed 2nd at the Davison Tournament.
Junior Julianna Wong and Senior Rabia Sall were extremely successful on President’s Day, both earning 2nd place in the MCPS Girls Wrestling tournament. Wong was a champion at the Davison tournament.
All five RM wrestlers have earned their next spots in the State wrestling series, traveling to the MPSSAA 3A/4A Regional tournament at Aberdeen High School on February 23 and 24, 2024. The top three wrestlers in each weight class from the regional tournament move on to the State Tournament.