State Champions: Raider Wrestling Reaches Historic Heights

Congratulations to Raider Wrestling on the MIAA Division 1 State Championship, including the most team points (224) in state history and FOUR individual State Champions!

Seven wrestlers reached the individual state finals for their weight class, with four earning championships at the Division 1 State Championship meet at North Andover HS on Saturday, February 21.

Read more in the Eagle-Tribune:

Central Supremacy! Div. 1 state champs also with four individual winners

Congratulations to all the Student-Athletes & Coaches!

• MIAA Division 1 State Champions
• Division 1 Individual State Champions
• Division 1 Individual Placers
• Raider Coaching Excellence: Coaches of the Year
• Up Next

 

MIAA Division 1 State Champions!

This is Raider Wrestling's sixth state championship.

• 1998: Division 1 Champions
• 2002: Division 2 Champions
• 2003: Division 2 Champions
• 2019: Division 2 Champions
• 2020: Division 2 Champions
• 2026: Division 1 Champions

 

Division 1 Individual State Champions

Brian Waller-Reitano '27: 285lb

 

Izaiah Santiago '26: 132lb

 

Lucas Copper '29: 120lb

 

Sam Winship '29: 106lb

 

Division 1 Individual Placers

Caden Smith '27: 2nd place 165lb

Connor Welock '29: 2nd place 144lb

Jackson Meehan '26: 4th place 215lb

Rhys Dewar '27: 2nd place 175lb

Shane Sughrue '28: 3rd place 157lb

Caden Chase '26: 3rd place 190lb

 

Raider Coaching Excellence

Jamie Durkin '00: D1 Coach of the Year

 

Rich Durkin: D1 Assistant Coach of the Year

 

Next Up:

All-State Meet at the Mass Mutual Center on March 1 & 2

 

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About Raider Athletics

Raider Athletics represents a proud tradition of teamwork and excellence that enriches the Central Catholic experience for both participants and spectators.

We offer 30 Varsity Sports in competitions governed by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC), and the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association (MSSAA).

Our student-athletes bring home State, Sectional, and Conference Championships on a regular basis while representing the school community with pride.