Orange wrestling had five individual champions at the Silver Fox Invitational at Riverside High School in Durham on Saturday. It was Orange’s first individual tournament championship of the season. Joshua Dunn won the 113-pound title with three pins. He defeated Cary’s Ezra Jacks in 3:19. In the semifinals, Dunn pinned Luke DiGiuseppe of Wakefield in 1:37. He is now 27-9 this season with 19 pins. This week, Orange will go for its 17th consecutive conference championship when they face Northern Durham on Wednesday in Durham. The Panthers will host Chapel Hill for Senior Night on Thursday. Dunn helped put Orange in position for another conference title by beating Alden Vigus of Northwood in 1:01 on January 8. Orange goes into the Northern match with an overall record of 23-2. Dunn is also preparing for the 3A Mideast Regionals, which will take place at Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville on February 14 and 15.

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