First, my apologies to our area high school wrestling teams: the Lincoln Herald recently switched email providers (we still have the same email addresses) and I must admit that the new system has had me quite confused. It no longer lets me choose what is junk mail and what is not, and I'm still learning how to navigate its complexities. Some of the local coaches have been sending me emails trying to keep me (and our readers) updated, but I have failed to pass along the info they intended to provide.

Now we're down to the end of the season--the NCHSAA Dual Team Wrestling State Championships are underway, so let's see if we can get things caught up a bit.

In the 2A Duals, both Lincolnton and West Lincoln defeated their first and second round
opponents on Saturday (Jan. 28th) and will advance to the third round and regional finals on Wednesday (Feb. 1st).

While I don't try to keep up with schools outside Lincoln County as fully for wrestling, basketball, etc. as I do for football, I do usually post scores for Fred T. Foard, Maiden, Bandys & Cherryville.

Foard advanced to the third round in the 3A Duals. North Gaston made it to the second round but then lost to West Rowan. Bandys will be West Lincoln's opponent in the third round Wednesday. Newton-Conover will be Lincolnton's third round opponent. Cherryville beat Mitchell in the first round, but lost to Swain County in the second in the 1A Duals.

In their second round win over Trinity on Saturday, LHS won 43-32. Here are the individual scores:

120: Spencer May (TRIN) over Rylee Wesson (LINC) (TF 18-2 0:00) 126: Levi Dennis (TRIN) over Nehemiah Lynch (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 132: Caleb Deaton (LINC) over Gavin McCall (TRIN) (MD 12-2) 138: Ethan Smith (LINC) over Jaden Allred (TRIN) (Fall 0:00) 145: Cory Watson (LINC) over Zane Schloemer (TRIN) (Fall 0:00) 152: Josh White (LINC) over (TRIN) (For.) 160: Nathan Wells (LINC) over (TRIN) (For.) 170: Lawson Coltrane (TRIN) over Gabriel Robinson (LINC) (Dec 16-11) 182: Gavin Hardister (TRIN) over Skyler Teague (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 195: Keondre Smith (LINC) over Ethan Scott (TRIN) (Fall 0:00) 220: Geviaunta Walker (LINC) over Joey Smith (TRIN) (Fall 0:00) 285: Joseph Trahan (TRIN) over Gavin Gholami (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 106: Isaac Powell (LINC) over Edgar Vasquez Mora (TRIN) (Dec 3-2) 113: Brayden Hall (TRIN) over (LINC) (For.)

Before beating Trinity, the Wolves downed North Wilkes 52-21:

113: Matthew Davis (LINC) over Ethan Goins (NOWI) (Fall 0:00) 120: Rylee Wesson (LINC) over Phillip Dancy (NOWI) (Dec 12-8) 126: Simitrio Hernandez (NOWI) over Nehemiah Lynch (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 132: Caleb Deaton (LINC) over Chase Eller (NOWI) (MD 13-0) 138: Ethan Smith (LINC) over Ben South (NOWI) (Fall 0:00) 145: Josh White (LINC) over Dawson Faw (NOWI) (Fall 0:00) 152: Alex Ball (NOWI) over Cory Watson (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 160: Chandler Johnson (NOWI) over Nathan Wells (LINC) (Dec 8-5) 170: Gabriel Robinson (LINC) over Brayden Scronce (NOWI) (Fall 0:00) 182: Mason Dancy (NOWI) over Skyler Teague (LINC) (Fall 0:00) 195: Keondre Smith (LINC) over Slevin Urick (NOWI) (Dec 18-11) 220: Gavin Gholami (LINC) over Tegan Funes Morales (NOWI) (Fall 0:00) 285: Geviaunta Walker (LINC) over Blaine Shell (NOWI) (Inj. [time]) 106: Isaac Powell (LINC) over Hunter Dancy (NOWI) (Fall 0:00)

West Lincoln beat Owen 43-32, then won over R-S Central 45-27.

For the Owen dual:
106: Andy Saine (West Lincoln) over Neveah Perkins (Owen) (Fall 1:00)
113: Eli Leatherman (West Lincoln) over Unknown (For.)
120: Bladen Ingle (West Lincoln) over John Bryson Perkins (Owen) (Dec 3-2)
126: Landon Gladden (West Lincoln) over Kaiser Perkins (Owen) (MD 15-1)
132: Fisher McPherson (Owen) over Parker Kelly (West Lincoln) (Fall 1:10)
138: Drake Wood (West Lincoln) over John Quinn Copley (Owen) (Fall 2:03)
145: Joaquin Leunda Freeman (Owen) over Our Wrestler (West Lincoln) (Fall 2:17)
152: Kameron Moore (Owen) over Blaze Dedmon (West Lincoln) (MD 18-6)
160: Mikah Andersen (West Lincoln) over Kennedy Gallegos (Owen) (Fall 1:31)
170: Patrick Goins (West Lincoln) over Jackson Craig (Owen) (Fall 0:18)
182: Daniel Rueda (Owen) over Ben Sain (West Lincoln) (MD 16-7)
195: Jason Dash (Owen) over Unknown (For.)
220: Lucian Thomas (Owen) over Unknown (For.)
285: Camden Sain (West Lincoln) over Carter Reeves (Owen) (Fall 2:38)

For the 45-27 win over R-S Central:
106: Sam Gosnell (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over Andy Saine (West Lincoln) (Dec 10-4)
113: Sumter Horton (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over Eli Leatherman (West Lincoln) (Dec 8-3)
120: Bladen Ingle (West Lincoln) over Alex Lopez (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Dec 4-1)
126: Hunter Feagan (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over Logan Reynolds (West Lincoln) (Fall 0:03)
132: Gunner Horton (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over Jack Stewart (West Lincoln) (Dec 10-6)
138: Keegan Bostic (West Lincoln) over Maddox Elliott (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 1:03)
145: Caleb Cox (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over John Carpenter (West Lincoln) (Fall 1:10)
152: Alex Fincannon (West Lincoln) over Cameron Crawford (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 4:41)
160: Levi Huss (West Lincoln) over Brayden Helms (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 2:22)
170: Richard Post (Rutherfordton-Spindale) over Unknown (For.)
182:Patrick Goins (West Lincoln) over Randall Dunn (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 0:43)
195: Mason Avery (West Lincoln) over Unknown (For.)
220: Curtis Goins (West Lincoln) over Jacob Hudgins (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 0:24)
285: Camden Sain (West Lincoln) over Alex Roach (Rutherfordton-Spindale) (Fall 0:46)

Fred T. Foard beat Ashe County 51-18 in the first round (3A Duals) and West Charlotte 75-6 in the second round.

Foard winners vs Ashe County:
182: Sam Drum (Fred T Foard) over Mason Armentrout (Ashe County) (Dec 2-0)
195: Dylan Smith (Fred T Foard) over Nathan Herman (Ashe County) (Fall 1:43)
285: Sam Bolch (Fred T Foard) over Isaac Pennington (Ashe County) (Fall 0:58)
106: George Coleman (Fred T Foard) over Landen Wilson (Ashe County) (Fall 0:50)
113: Austin Laws (Fred T Foard) over Bridger Fairchild (Ashe County) (Fall 5:02)
132: Parker Johns (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
145: Brock Carey (Fred T Foard) over Luke Osborne (Ashe County) (Fall 3:07)
152: Brayden Mejia (Fred T Foard) over Lukus Spencer (Ashe County) (Fall 0:58)
170: Zane Birtchet (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)

In the Tigers win over West Charlotte:
170: Zane Birtchet (Fred T Foard) over Jaron Nelson (West Charlotte) (Fall 0:43)
182: Sam Drum (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
195: Dylan Smith (Fred T Foard) over Jan Ksor (West Charlotte) (Fall 0:32)
220: Colby Mace (Fred T Foard) over Blake Mangum (West Charlotte) (Dec 6-5)
106: George Coleman (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
113: Austin Laws (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
120: Hayden Smith (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
126: Toby Bowman (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
132: Parker Johns (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
138: Evan Hunsinger (Fred T Foard) over Unknown (For.)
145: Brock Carey (Fred T Foard) over Nashon Smith (West Charlotte) (Fall 0:26)
152: Brayden Mejia (Fred T Foard) over Brandon Williams (West Charlotte) (Fall 0:50)
160: Jon Byrd (Fred T Foard) over James Boyer (West Charlotte) (Fall 1:06)

Bandys beat Morehead 39-28 and Mt. Pleasant 51-27 to advance to the 2A third round vs West Lincoln.

In the win over Morehead:
195: Matthew Cranfill (Bandys) over Xavier Roberts (Morehead) (Dec 1-0)
285: Andrew McCrary (Bandys) over Jesse Walker (Morehead) (Fall 0:19)
113: Chauncy Reese (Bandys) over chantel hill (Morehead) (Fall 1:55)
138: Will Nix (Bandys) over Brock Blizzard (Morehead) (Fall 3:12)
160: Connor Byrd (Bandys) over Andrew Myers (Morehead) (Fall 1:37)
170: Ian Moore (Bandys) over Mark Hancock (Morehead) (Fall 1:49)
182: Camden Mongene (Bandys) over Jonathan Dyson (Morehead) (Fall 0:48)

In the Trojans win over Mt. Pleasant:
182:Camden Mongene (Bandys) over Kasey Woodring (Mt Pleasant) (Fall 0:17)
195: Matthew Cranfill (Bandys) over Unknown (For.)
285: Andrew McCrary (Bandys) over William Troutman (Mt Pleasant) (Fall 1:49)
120: Chauncy Reese (Bandys) over Torren Bumgarner (Mt Pleasant) (Fall 3:27)
138: Will Nix (Bandys) over Jeremie Fermin (Mt Pleasant) (Fall 0:37)
145: Trey Ballew (Bandys) over Unknown (For.)
152: Luke Burkett (Bandys) over Jacob Reigel (Mt Pleasant) (SV-1 11-9)
160: Connor Byrd (Bandys) over Unknown (For.)
170: Ian Moore (Bandys) over Evan Sifford (Mt Pleasant) (Fall 1:11)

I won't go back and try to report all the scores we missed along the way, but in the Lincoln County Dual Championships on January 17th, Lincolnton topped East Lincoln 77-6 and North Lincoln 36-35. West Lincoln beat East Lincoln 72-12, Lincolnton 57-24, and North Lincoln 57-12. North Lincoln beat East Lincoln 45-36.

On January 20th, LHS beat Bunker Hill 76-6; then lost to Newton-Conover 42-24 and beat West Mecklenburg 72-12 in the LHS Tri on January 24th.

After the Lincoln County Duals, West Lincoln beat Bandys on Jan. 20th 46-23 and Maiden on Jan. 24th 63-15.

The third and fourth rounds of the 2A Duals are set for Wednesday (Feb. 1st).

Cherryville won its first round dual over Mitchell 45-36, but lost to Swain County 51-22 in the second round.

Newton-Conover, the #1 seed in the 2A duals, beat McMichael in the first round 69-9 and East Davidson in the second round 72-9.

North Gaston beat Stuart Cramer in the first round 36-35, but lost to West Rowan 42-31 in the second round.

Fred T. Foard is the #1 seed in the west in the 3A duals.

Congratulations to Brandon McBride (138), Jack Casey (145), and Garrison Dull (152) of Lincoln Charter, winners in their classes at the Catawba Shores Conference tournament on Jan. 21st.

The NCHSAA Individual Regionals will be held Feb. 10th & 11th. The 2A West Regional will be at West Lincoln High School.