One Year In, Marion’s Aspyn Bailey Is a State Champion

By Jessica Blevins WOODBRIDGE, Va. — One year after stepping onto the mat for the first time, Aspyn Bailey stood at the top of the podium. The Marion Middle School sixth grader captured the Girls 12U (Born 2014–2015) 107–113-pound title at the 2026 VA USA Folkstyle State Championships at Gar-Field Senior High School, completing a dominant four-match run through the bracket. Wrestling for Divinity Wrestling Club, Bailey set the tone early. Her opening match ended in a fall in 1:27 over McKinley Hemp of Riverhead Middle Wrestling, and the ...