Ayden Sumners reached the 100-win mark for his career in one tournament and the Wheatmore junior added more in the next tournament in a couple of pre-Christmas events. Sumners, a reigning state champion, captured the 132-pound title in the Jerry Hampton Invitational on Dec. 20 at Central Davidson. He had missed the Warriors’ previous tournament […]
Joseph Trahan (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) TRINITY — Winning a milestone match came with a message for Trinity senior Joseph Trahan. He had to scramble off his back in last week’s dual meet at Wheatmore to capture his 150th career victory. “Real humbling, honestly,” Trahan said. “I was getting a big head and […]
Stephen Cross, left, and Aiden Burkholder were among the individual champions for Trinity on Saturday. (Courtesy photo) TRINITY — With six individual champions, host Trinity rolled to the team title in the Trinity Invitational on Saturday. Jeven Palmeri (106 pounds), Aiden Burkholder (113), Stephen Cross (120), Edgar Vasquez (126), Omar Edge (132) and Joseph Trahan […]
Ayden Sumners (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) HILLSBOROUGH — Ayden Sumners didn’t have a chance to ease into the wrestling season. The Wheatmore junior, a reigning state champion, was put to the test right away last month in a tournament. He passed that assignment and all the others so far in ringing up a […]
MT. PLEASANT — With five individual championships, Trinity’s wrestling team had a strong clutch on the Eye of the Tiger tournament, which wrapped up Saturday. Jeven Palmeri (106 pounds), Aiden Burkholder (113), Stephen Cross (12) Omega Edge (132) and Joseph Trahan (285) were champions. Trinity won the team championship in the 25-team event. The Bulldogs […]
ASHEBORO — Trinity wrestlers were the team champions in the Zack Thornburg Memorial Tournament last week at Asheboro High School. The Bulldogs won seven individual titles. The winners for Trinity were Jeven Palmeri (106 pounds), Aiden Burkholder (113), Stephen Cross (120), Edgar Vasquez (126), Simeon Hammett (150), Haris Idrees (165) and Joseph Trahan (285). Runners-up […]
Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Ayven Virasone Chitavong, right, locks up with a Cary wrestler during a match in last week’s dual meet. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Several area wrestling teams had strong starts to their seasons last week. Uwharrie Charter Academy won five meets, including by 51-26 against Wilmington Laney in the final, to […]
GREENSBORO — A few wrestling state champions from Randolph County had varying results in this month’s Super 32 Challenge Lorenzo Alston, a three-time champion from Uwharrie Charter Academy, had the most success, though he wasn’t able to live up to his fourth-seeded status entering the tournament at the coliseum complex in Greensboro. Alston went 4-2 […]
Johnathan Kelly receives treatment at halftime during Wheatmore’s football game last September at East Davidson. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) Without his natural parents, a multi-sport athlete from Wheatmore went through many life changes prior to and during high school TRINITY — When Johnathan Kelly tried to plow his way through the line of […]
Wrestler Braxton Walker of Randleman had control of the situations in becoming a Class 2-A champion as a senior during the state tournament. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN — When Braxton Walker left the mats in late February at the state tournament in Greensboro, he had just put on a dominating performance across […]
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