After being picked by 58 percent of pundits the Lady Eagles of Rocky Point emerged as the New York State Queens at the 2025 Journeymen Girls State Duals.
The Eagles swept their three appearances by scores of 39-25, 45-17, and 38-18 over Phoenix, Minisink Valley, and Shenendehowa.
Rocky Point were the winners in 8 of the 12 individual bouts in the crossover finale against the Plains. That was led by big efforts by Julianna Hernandez, who was the 2024 Girls State Champion, Lily Blenk, Ava Capogna (2023 State 4th), Julia Zuchowska (2x State Qualifier), and Madison Hernandez (2024 State Qualifier) who all got their arms raised in five of seven matches. Their performance was a come from behind victory as they railed 3-1 early to come back and win 24-13. There was a buzz after the win as they took down the favorites in the competition.
The highlight of the day was when the reigning champion, Hernandez also recorded a pin and she needed just 44 seconds to get on and off the mat versus Adrianna Geczi, in their 120-pound meeting.