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The Greenville County wrestling championships have been a two-team race since the early 1990s, and 2020 was no different.

Eastside claimed its fifth title of the decade with a 243-point win, edging Hillcrest, which finished the tourney with 235.5 team points.

The Lady Tigers split a pair of games to open region play last week, cruising past Berea (55-33) before coming up short on the road at Greenville (42-40).

Alex Smith’s team is now 12-5 on the year with a 1-1 conference record.

A three-game win streak was snapped last week, as the Tigers dropped two games to open region play.

Blue Ridge fell in a close matchup at Berea last Tuesday, 73-67, and struggled to get anything going in a 80-50 loss to Greenville on Friday night.

I just met Vic Moore 10 minutes ago, but he’s already demanding answers.

“I want to know why you newspaper people are so scared to say that Vic Moore beat Bruce Lee,” he says, leaning over the table that separates us.

RHS basketball Taking troop donations
Riverside High will collect donations for deployed troops during the school’s competition with Mauldin on Friday, Jan. 24.

Greer’s Andrew McCullough picked up his 100th win and several other Yellow Jacket wrestlers recorded top finishes at the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl in Johnson City, Tennessee last Saturday.

The Lady Yellow Jackets flexed their muscles against West Oak last week, earning an 83-37 non-region win and improving to 9-7 on the season.

Mazzie Drummond’s team was led by Tabitha Littlefield and Jenna Sudduth, who scored 29 points and 22 points respectively.

Clemson could not secure its third National Championship since 2016 Monday night, falling to LSU, 42-25, in New Orleans. Pictured are Etinosa Reuben, left, and Sean Pollard.