The NJSIAA/IBEW Local 102 Girls Wrestling Championships will kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday at Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall. Twelve girls wrestlers in each of 12 weight classes will compete over the next three days for a spot on the podium.

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Preliminary and first round action starts Thursday at 9 a.m. with the championship finals slated for Saturday at 4 p.m.

Those spots will be hard to come by as a ridiculous 66 grapplers who have previously won a state medal are back for more. Seven medalists from 2024 are not returning to Boardwalk Hall whether it’s due to injury or not making it through the region.

The second annual Rhode Island girls wrestling state championships saw significant growth, with 50 participants across 12 weight classes, compared to 31 wrestlers in fewer weight classes the previous year. Scituate High School won the team title with 105 points, led by individual champions Jolene Cole, Chloe Ross, and Abigail Otte.

Dalton Weber of Pope John wrestles Sammy Spaulding of Camden Catholic in the 132 pound bout during the NJSIAA Non-Public B Championship boys wrestling match between Camden Catholic and Pope John at Jersey Mikes Arena in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Mile Djordjiovski | For NJ Advance Media

The NJSIAA wrestling championships get started Thursday in Atlantic City. Take a weight-by-weight look at what to watch for this weekend.

Wrestlers from Washington, Union and Pacific earned five state medals in the second session of the 2025 MSHSAA state wrestling weekend Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1.