Another impressive outing for Payton Wilson in a sophomore season that’s been full of them. Wilson finished third at the Tiger Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday. After dropping his initial match to eventual 220-pound tournament champion Evan Surgeon, Wilson responded with wins over South View’s Cade Smith (6-1) and Chapel Hill’s George McBurney (3-1) to…
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If there’s a positive for Orange’s Joe Scott going into 2016, it’s that he knows who he has to beat to claim the elusive 3-A state championship at 152 pounds. Scott knows Eastern Alamance’s Mitchell Dean very well. The two wrestled only a month ago at the Jim King Inivtational, with Dean earning a 4-2…
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Two weeks ago, Ultimate Fighting Champion interim lightweight champion Connor McGregor stepped into the Octagon with an entire nation in his corner. It’s fair to say he carried the hopes of the nation on his back. Jamar Davis can relate. The 170-pound sophomore for the Orange wrestling team was slated for the Panthers’ final bout…
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If the holidays are near, that means the Tiger Holiday Classic isn’t far behind. It’s also the end of a busy, wild week for the Orange Panther wrestling team, which placed two grapplers in the semifinals at the end of a long first day. The 22nd Tiger Holiday Classic started Tuesday at Chapel Hill High…
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