Orange’s Korbin Nevius won his first individual championship at the varsity level on Saturday. Nevius claimed the 160-pound championship in the Silver Fox Invitational at Riverside High School in Durham. He pinned Cary’s Jake Wolfram in the championship match in 1:53. In the semifinals, Nevius defeated Matthew Leathers of Voyager Academy 6-4. Nevius started the day by defeating Northern Durhams Cameron Curry via pinfall in 1:52. Nevius started wrestling at Stanford Middle School. Nevius is in his second year on the varsity team. He is 23-9 with ten pins. Last year, Caleb Brimmer and the now-graduated Avery Jenkins wrestled at 160 pounds. Nevius aims to become part of a conference champion this week. Orange will travel to Northern Durham on Wednesday, then host Chapel Hill on Thursday with the Big 8 Championship on the line. Orange is going for its 17th consecutive conference title.

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