This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior wrestler Mikey O’Melia. This season, O’Melia is 27-11 and has had several crucial victories that have helped put Cedar Ridge at the top of the Big 7 Conference. He leads the team with five decision victories and is fourth on the squad with 12 pins. O’Melia has been responsible for 129 team points. On December 17, O’Melia started a match against Cary with a technical fall victory over Leo Valenti, which paved the way for the Red Wolves first-ever victory over the Imps. On December 3, O’Melia earned a pin against Orange as the Red Wolves defeated Orange 60-21, just the second-time ever that Cedar Ridge won inside Panther Gymnasium. On December 3, O’Melia pinned Seaforth’s Mattox Lloyd. During the Patriot Duals at Southern Alamance High, O’Melia won four out of five individual matches. Several of O’Melia’s younger brothers have wrestled for Cedar Ridge. O’Melia is also the goalkeeper for the Cedar Ridge lacrosse team. Last season, he won ten games with a .489 save percentage. In the 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs, O’Melia made six saves as the Red Wolves defeated Voyager Academy 13-3 in Durham. On Wednesday night at Red Wolves Gymnasium, O’Melia will be honored on senior night when Cedar Ridge hosts Carrboro for its first match of 2026.
