HS Wrestling: 7 Sharks, 4 Dolphins Qualify For State

May River’s Ryan Humel and Roderick Grant and Battery Creek’s Syncere Atkins won individual titles to lead the local wrestling contingent at the Class 3A Lower State Championships, which wrapped up Saturday at May River High School.

HS Wrestling: 7 Sharks, 5 Dolphins Advance To Lower State Semis

Host May River had seven wrestlers advance to the championship semifinals and Battery Creek put five through to the semifinals on the first day of the Class 3A Lower State Championship on Friday.

HSBB: All-Region 8-3A Awards Announced

Local players and coaches swept the top honors in the All-Region 8-3A voting released this week.

HS Wrestling: Sharks Move On, Dolphins Bounced In 3A Playoffs

May River’s wrestling team breezed into the Class 3A Lower State semifinals with a 51-12 home win over Pelion on Saturday. E.J. Seman, Chad Hadden, Bennie Jenkins, Rodney Romero, Anthony Nelson, Wyatt Banfield, Kaleb Foulk, Ryan Humel, Terry Fields, Roderick Grant and Kailin Prescott-Ferguson picked up wins for the Sharks. Battery Creek won its first round match, defeating Loris 54-27, but lost to top-seeded Gilbert 53-18 in the second round. May River will travel to Lake City on Monday with the winner hosting the Lower State final Wednesday.