Christiansburg Blue Demons Heavy Favorite In 3A Wrestling
Christiansburg seeks a 14th straight team title at the 3A state meet in Salem after sweeping the 3A West Region with 295 points. Warren County and Skyline send multiple qualifiers while Beckner leads a strong local bid. individual titles loom as top targets, with finals set for Saturday evening at the Salem Civic Center.
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New Kent
Brentsville
Warren County
Skyline
Wildcats
Hawks
Matt Wadas
Grapplers
Goss Seeks Redemption in Salem After Regional Trials
In Salem, Goss eyes redemption as Butler wrestler falls in heavyweight final to Elijah Boldin of John Champe. Huston loses 170-pound final to Ross Graham, while Cornwell reaches states for first time and Van Doren advances to a second Salem appearance. Keel lauds Caleb LaPrade bout and coaches stress resilience amid Sanker concussion and forced forfeit.
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Butler
Elijah Boldin
John Champe
Gerren
Keel
Huston
Ross Graham
Poquoson
Cornwell
Warren County
Zach Beckner
States
van Doren
BC LaPrade
Caleb
LaPrade
Keith Sanker
Sanker
Edward Boisseau
John Marshall
Skyline Five
Beckner reaches 126 finals after regionals loss to Shaw
Beckner carried momentum from the Conference 28 win into the 126 pound finals where he dropped a 17 2 decision to Tyler Shaw of Lafayette Coffron stressed staying focused on states and podium ambitions while raising his level each week Shanholtz a senior, who medaled last year at 138 pounds, failed to make weight Saturday after starting 2 0 on Friday.
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Tyler Shaw
Lafayette
States
Coffron
Wildcats
Tyler Shanholtz
Shanholtz
Wrestlers Rally Despite Forfeit Ends Senior’s Season
Wadas laments the forfeit that ends Warren senior leader's season while praising his three year impact. The team, led by him, eyes improvement at states with no easy matches as seeds fall away and aim for podium honors. Top six finishers in each weight class earn medals.
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Wadas
Warren
Skyline Hawks Clinch Defeating Wildcats In Conference Play
Skyline led 18-16 after Colin Smith nailed a first half 3 and rode momentum into the second half. Brandon Walters led all scorers with 15 as Skyline stretched to a 30-18 lead and limited Warren to no field goals late. The Conference 28 tournament, postponed by weather, was tentatively set to begin tonight.
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Hawks
Wildcats
Skyline
Warren County
Brandon Walters
Walters
Warren
D'Andre Lawrence
Mathews
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Aston Brown
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