Girls' wrestling: Wood's Sours, Handley's Miller-Long win four state matches

MANASSAS — James Wood senior Sydney Sours and Handley sophomore Paige-Miller Long each won four matches in their respective weight classes at the Virginia High School League Girls' State Open Championships on Friday and Saturday at Unity Reed High School.

In the 47-girl bracket at 136 pounds, Sours won by fall in 2:00 in the first round over Randolph-Henry's Adriana Brooks and lost by fall in 1:23 in the second round to Westfield's Raya Fowle.

In the consolations, Sours beat Patrick Henry-Roanoke's Oumou Konneh by fall in 3:53 in the second round, decisioned Harrisonburg's Shana Al Sindi 8-5 in the third round, and pinned Justice's Alae Houmane in 3:00 in the fourth round. Sours was eliminated in the fifth round by Oakton's Sofia Prudencio by fall in 3:24.

Fellow James Wood senior Autumn Van Bremen went 1-2 in the 31-girl 112-pound bracket. Van Bremen lost to Henrico's Madison Wilson by fall in 5:45 in the first round. In the consolation bracket, Van Bremen pinned Meridian's Macy Brock by fall in 54 seconds in the first round and lost a 5-4 decision to John S. Battle's Karilyn Streit in the second round.

In the 31-girl 118-pound bracket, Miller-Long won by fall over Woodbridge Senior's Mia Dela Cruz by 2:31 in the first round and fell by 3:40 in the second round to Orange County's Alivia Sliger.

In the consolation bracket, Miller-Long decisioned Bruton's Zaakiyan Thomas 8-2 in the second round, pinned Essex's Chloe Ascher in 0:51 in the third round, and had a forfeit win over Western Branch's Hayden Mayo in the fourth round. Miller-Long finished one win short of earning All-State status by losing in the fifth round to Oscar Smith's Jangle Anderson by fall in 0:47.