Courier-Post’s Mat Pack Publishes March 4 South Jersey Girls’ Wrestling Rankings

The Mat Pack published updated South Jersey girls’ wrestling individual rankings on March 4, 2026, elevating Shea Aretz of Buena/Vineland to No.1 at 145 while reshuffling top-five slots that include Bordentown/Florence’s Emma Acampora and Gloucester’s Gabriella Maldonado retaining their No.1 positions at 100 and 235. The Courier-Post column compiles the top five wrestlers in each weight class across the paper’s seven-county coverage area using recent results and results reported to trackwrestling.com, with rankings listed through Sunday’s action.

Tom McGurk, identified in the Mat Pack as a regional sports editor covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years, heads the package that lists full top-five slots in multiple weight classes for the 2025-26 girls’ wrestling season. The March 4 edition presents complete five-person lists at 100, 138, 145, 152, 165 and 235 among other classes; the column also reiterates the methodology line, “Here are our top five wrestlers in each weight class for schools across our seven-county coverage area. Rankings are through Sunday’s action and results reported to trackwrestling.com.”

Several headline names remain steady between the Feb. 11 and March 4 Mat Pack snapshots. Emma Acampora of Bordentown/Florence holds No.1 at 100 in both the Feb. 11 feed and the March 4 update. Gabriella Maldonado of Gloucester remains No.1 at 235 on both lists. Leila Hernandez of Kingsway remains No.1 at 185 in both editions, and Shea Aretz appears at No.1 at 145 in the March 4 rankings; a Feb. 11 photo caption shows Aretz pinned Southern’s Leila Gearl in the 132 lb. championship round at Pennsauken High School on Feb. 25, 2024.

The March 4 lists record notable movement in several classes. In the 100-pound grouping, Brooke Pettet of Eastern moved from a Feb. 11 No.3 slot to No.2 on March 4 while Elaine Luoma of Kingsway, who was No.2 on Feb. 11, does not appear in the March 4 top five extract; March 4 places Aleisha Santiago of Paulsboro at No.4 and Renaii Johnson of Rancocas Valley at No.5. At 165, Alexus Paden of Clayton/Glassboro stays No.1 on both dates but the March 4 top five lists Yasmin Jamison of Pennsauken at No.4 and Margaret Armstrong of Williamstown at No.5, differing from Feb. 11’s inclusion of Zahily Avery and Anijah Roberts in that class. The 185 class shows a swap: Feb. 11 listed Jeveah Turner of Rancocas Valley at No.2 and Samantha Domask of Palmyra at No.3, while the March 4 extract shows Domask at No.2 and Turner at No.3 and includes a contiguous five-name block showing Kendal Renshaw of Clayton/Glassboro at No.5.

The Mat Pack also highlights local tournament recognition and social media notes that speak to program momentum. The March 4 item states, “Paulsboro’s Sheyna Cruz was named the District 12 Outstanding Wrestler for Sunday’s tournament at Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester.” An Instagram excerpt included in the Mat Pack feed says Lamiah Berry of Absegami “rose to the top of the ranks,” and the March 4 extract contains a stand-alone line reading “5. Everleigh Whitham, Delran” that appears without a weight-class header in the supplied text.

The March 4 Mat Pack rankings, compiled from trackwrestling.com results and published by Tom McGurk’s Courier-Post column, will shape recognition and seeding discussions across South Jersey as the 2025-26 girls’ wrestling season continues; readers can follow McGurk on Twitter at @McGurkSports or use the contact line provided in the Mat Pack to reach the regional sports desk.