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Lumpkin County won its first-ever State Duals wrestling title, holding off defending Class 3A champion Columbus in a thriller, 34-33, on Saturday at the Lumpkin County gym.
North Hall’s mission coming into the Area 8-4A tournament on Saturday was simple: get back to the State Duals for the first time since 2022.
By Mike Smith Feb 28, 2021 The Paint Valley Bearcats saw their season come to a close Saturday, falling to the Trimble Tomcats 65-42. The Bearcats were within 16-12 after one quarter, but Trimble shot 11/12 from the field in the second period to pull away to a 40-23 halftime lead and never looked back. For the game, Trimble shot 25/43 from the field for 58%- including 4/7 from the arc and 11/20 from the foul line. Paint Valley shot 18/48 for 38%- including 2/11 from the arc and 4/9 from the foul line. Second chances on offense were huge for Trimble was big, grabbing 13 offensive rebounds out...
GAINESVILLE — Winning wrestling state championships has become the norm at North Hall High School. But facing six-time state champion Gilmer made it more difficult than coach David Nichols and his team would have liked. As a matter of fact, the Bobcats led North Hall 27-19 late in the state title dual match at Cherokee Bluff on Saturday. Freshman Connor Free, perhaps, was the hero, getting an unexpected pin over Gilmer’s Kellen Watts, which was dubbed as a toss-up match. He pinned Watts midway through the second period, setting up Jacob Pedraza to seal the win one match later, and th...
GAINESVILLE — They weren’t looking to make any particular statement. Nevertheless, defending Class 3A State Duals wrestling champion North Hall put on an impressive display Saturday morning in the State Prelims round at the Lynn Cottrell gym. The Trojans routed both LaFayette (64-12) and Oconee County (70-12) while losing just one actual match on the mat while advancing to next week’s Class 3A State Duals. “We’re just trying to wrestle hard and keep improving. I thought we were good today,” North Hall coach David Nichols said. Despite not carrying a 106-pound wrestler this season,...