Senior wrestling captain Sidney Tildsley of Shawsheen Tech High School of Billerica, Massachusetts, just become the winningest high school wrestler in Massachusetts history.

Few names will resonate in wrestling history as much as Tildsley’s. Since his career began at Shawsheen Tech, he has spent the past 3 out of 4 years competing in the 138-pound weight-class, spending only his freshman year in the 132-pound class.

During this time, Sid won the state title every single year. Yes, you read that right. Sid Tildsley has captured the Massachusetts state championship 100% of his high school career. Tildsley puts himself in elite company and, over the past four years, has been borderline unstoppable. Over his career, he has achieved some great things. His combined record throughout his freshman and sophomore years totaled 131 wins and 2 losses. He is a 4-time sectional champion, a 4-time state champion, a 4-time all-state champion, and a 3x New England Champion and owner of countless Massachusetts state records.

In his last match against Andover not to long ago, he clinched his fourth straight against Andover’s Jason Ballou in just 3 minutes and 22 seconds, securing that historic fourth straight title.

Tildsley won countless invitational tournaments, such as the Lowell Holiday Tournament. Ironically, he wasn’t just a winner on the wrestling mat, but he also led the Shawsheen Tech football team to a D5 Super Bowl this past fall as their starting quarterback.

Tildsley became such a dominant wrestler because of two people. His older sister, Tayla, who was a successful wrestler at the tech and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Member and Tidsley’s coach until 2021, Mark Donovan. Sadly, Donovan passed away in 2021 after a battle with cancer but left his imprint on wrestling forever. After over three decades of mentoring athletes, Billerica dedicated March 19th as Coach Donovan Day in honor of the impact he left on the community.

During his time coaching at Shawsheen, he had his wrestlers in peak condition, and be respectful win or lose but still ultimate competitors, so it makes sense that he had his boys “wrestle up” in division 1. This translated into Tildsley’s game; you would never find him showboating after a victory, just shaking hands with his opponent and minding his business.

Funny enough, the Tildsley wrestling bloodline doesn’t end with Tayla and Sid. The youngest brother, James, recently claimed his second straight state title in the 150-pound weight class for Shawsheen as well. He went 62-0 on the year and didn’t allow a single match to be decided on points.

Wrestling runs in the Tildsley’s veins as you can see. Sid had an incredible run during his time at Shawsheen High School, stunning teammates and coaches along the way to making history. In honoring their late coach, Mark Donovan, the Tildsleys exemplify the connection between athlete and mentor, showcasing how personal bonds can fuel incredible achievements.

It has been six months since Enrique Delgado-Garcia died.

The recruit, pinned as a state trooper on his deathbed, was hospitalized after participating in a boxing training exercise at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree last September.

His stepfather says the family still has not received information about his cause of death as the investigation remains ongoing.

In a recent exclusive interview with Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra, he said his wife cries every morning and sometimes they feel powerless, but he has faith that the authorities will reach a conclusion about what happened.

Attorney General Andrea Joy Cambpell appointed former prosecutor David Meier to lead an independent investigation into his death after the Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. recused his office due to Delgado-Garcia’s previous employment there as a victim witness advocate.

An investigation is ongoing after the 25-year-old Massachusetts State Police recruit died last week, one day after authorities say he became unresponsive and suffered a “medical crisis” during a defensive tactics training exercise.

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Meier has hired eight investigators to his team with experience in local, state and federal law enforcement. In a release, he wrote the following information about each team member:

• Lisa Holmes is a retired Superintendent at the Boston Police Department, where she was a Supervisor in the department’s Bureau of Professional Development and the Boston Police Training Academy.
• Thomas Larned is a former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the FBI Boston Field Office, now managing his own investigative firm.
• Gretchen Lundgren is a former Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston, now with the Mission Advisory Investigative Group.
• Kimberly Lawrence is a former senior Supervisory Special Agent for the FBI in Worcester, now a security specialist with the Edward Davis Investigative Company.
• Norma Ayala Leong is a former Deputy Superintendent with the Boston Police, where she worked as a Supervisor at the Boston Police Training Academy and in the Bureau of Professional Development.
• Paul Joyce is a former Superintendent at the Boston Police Department, where he supervised the Anti-Gang Unit and Criminal Investigations Bureau, and is presently an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Salve Regina University.
• Robert Harrington is a former Superintendent with the Boston Police, where he was a Supervisor in the Homicide Unit and the Bureau of Internal Affairs.
• Edith Ayuso is a former Victim Witness Advocate in the Homicide Unit of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and is working with me during our regular meetings and conversations with the family of Mr. Delgado-Garcia.

Meier noted that none of the members of his investigative team have “any past or present affiliation with the Massachusetts State Police.”

“When I was appointed, I made a commitment to Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s family to conduct the investigation into his death professionally, thoroughly, and responsibly. The Independent Investigative Team with whom I am working is doing exactly that. The investigation is active and it is ongoing,” said Meier in a statement.

A copy of their contract obtained by NBC10 Boston from the Attorney General’s Office says Meier is paid a rate of $500 an hour, while the other investigators have an hourly rate of $100 an hour.

“These are people of high integrity. I’m expecting a 100% high-quality, high-integrity result,” said Jack Lu, retired judge and adjunct faculty member at Boston College Law, who said he is familiar with some of the investigators through their previous work in law enforcement.

It’s been almost six months since Massachusetts State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia died from injuries suffered during a training exercise at the academy. As the investigation continues, some state lawmakers are calling for more information on what happened — and his stepfather, grateful for the lawmakers’ questions, says they haven’t gotten updates either.

Asked about the amount of time that has passed without a public update on the investigation, Lu said, “Sometimes they take a very long time to resolve and that gives the suggestion that the police are getting special treatment. That is undesirable and for that reason they should do it quicker, but they are not yet into the area where it would be considered long for a police investigation.”

“I know that matter is with the Attorney General’s Office and the special investigator she has assigned,” Gov. Maura Healey said this week. “I’d like to see, and I join with my entire administration in wanting to see, that investigation completed as quickly as possible so that there is resolution for the family, and so we also have final determination as to what happened.”

“The Massachusetts State Police Academy plays a vital role in preparing the next generation of troopers to protect and serve our communities statewide,” Col. Geoffrey Noble, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, said in a statement. “The Department has commissioned an independent assessment to provide valuable insight into the ways in which our training can best equip recruits to become highly skilled, community-focused troopers. We remain committed to ensuring that all training curriculum, staff instruction, and physical space fosters professionalism, integrity, and excellence, while prioritizing the health and well-being of our recruits.”

Three months after Massachusetts State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia died in a training exercise, his family is still waiting for answers.

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The boxing program at the Massachusetts State Police Academy remains suspended. State police added that other changes are underway, including Noble’s appointment of Det. Lt. David Pinkham as the academy’s new commandant.

“In this role, he will oversee the selection of teaching staff for the upcoming Recruit Training Troop,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

The department added that it is in the process of seeking an independent assessment of its academy, focusing on areas including training methods, attrition and injury rates, injury prevention, fitness standards, organizational culture, leadership and alignment with national standards.

“Additionally, the Massachusetts State Police is implementing a pilot program to bifurcate this year’s class of recruits, a change designed to enhance training and operational efficiency,” the spokesperson added. “Instead of a large single class, recruits will be divided into two smaller cohorts, with one beginning in May and another in October.”