High school wrestling returned to Elmira's First Arena in resounding fashion this weekend, with 30 teams competing in the inaugural Southern Tier Memorial.

A Florida team stole the show during the two-day tournament, with Lake Highland Prep winning 10 of the 13 boys weight classes and piling up 335 points to take the team title. Lake Highland wrestlers beat two defending state champions from Section 4 and a two-time Pennsylvania state champ in Saturday's finals. Two members of the Lake Highland girls team also won titles.

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Most Outstanding Wrestlers

The final boys match of the night pitted Lake Highland's Eligh Rivera, ranked 11th nationally this season, against two-time PIAA champion Jaden Pepe of Wyoming Area. Rivera won 3-1 and was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler for the boys.

Tottenville's Alessandra Elliot was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler for the girls after pinning Horseheads' Hailey Berry for the 132-pound title.