The 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls wrestling team is headlined by a strong showing from Centennial and SLAM! Nevada, with Centennial coach Kevin Caruso earning Coach of the Year honors after leading the Bulldogs to their second straight Southern Region and state championships.
Centennial placed five wrestlers on the first team: Kaydyn Brooks (100 pounds), Tylene Tran (110 pounds), Alina Bardoni (120 pounds), Madison Worden (140 pounds), and Liliana Barrientos (170 pounds). Brooks, Tran, and Worden each won both region and state titles, with Worden becoming a two-time state champion. Bardoni, a freshman, claimed the state title at 120 pounds after finishing second at regionals. Barrientos, a senior, was region champion and state runner-up at 170.
SLAM! Nevada also placed five on the first team: Kaliya Klise (105 pounds), Noelani Lutz (120 pounds), Mika Yoffee (135 pounds), Nichole Simmons (145 pounds), and Taylor Rogers (115 pounds, Sierra Vista). Klise, Simmons, and Yoffee swept region and state titles, with Yoffee earning her third state championship. Lutz was region champion and state runner-up at 120.
Other first-team selections include Green Valley’s Kaija Ashcroft (190 pounds, state runner-up), Bonanza’s Stella Dymon (125 pounds, region champion), Palo Verde’s Erin Johnson (235 pounds, region champion and state runner-up), Foothill’s Lilly May (130 pounds, region and state champion), Coronado’s Ella Paszek (155 pounds, region champion), and Sierra Vista’s Taylor Rogers (115 pounds, region and state champion).
The second team features 15 wrestlers, including Noelani Almogela (Desert Oasis), Andrinea Fale (Arbor View), Chanity Faletoi (Liberty), Hazel Garcia (Desert Oasis), Adyson Henley (Shadow Ridge), Amy Hrcka (Sierra Vista), Jazlynn Maynard (Coronado), Kezra McKenzie (Spring Valley), Teeirangi Monga (Foothill), Jazzlyn Nunez (Cheyenne), Melanie Ortiz (Green Valley), Ava’e Peters (Liberty), Taleigha Ross (Foothill), Baileigh Williams (Centennial), and Raylynn Woods (Virgin Valley).
Honorable mention selections include Sophia Coca (Green Valley), Zalia Eharis-Kaina (Desert Oasis), Ashton Elliott (Coronado), Isabella Gray (Canyon Springs), Blissany Laborte-Makaena (Liberty), Sofi Lafaele (Lincoln County), Brianna Lee (Faith Lutheran), Priscilla Lopez (Coronado), Alicia Olguin (Rancho), Makayla Power (Shadow Ridge), Yuliana Quiroga (Liberty), Maya Rustrion (Bonanza), Alyssa Saldate (SLAM! Nevada), Eliza’Andra Seumanutafa (Cheyenne), Koi Sims (Liberty), and Addisyn Vogel (SLAM Nevada).
