Eight local wrestlers claimed individual state championships during Class AAAA and Class AAAAA competition last week.
Eastside won six of those titles, with Chase Barnes (195 division), Ryan Augustine (160), Bryson Ethington (152), Ben Maholtz (145), Riley Augustine (138) and Tucker Allen (132) each earning Class AAAA championships.
Two Greer Middle College Charter High School athletes will be competing at the next level, signing letters of intent earlier this month.
Trey Griffin will play baseball at Erskine College following his senior season with the Blazers. He plans major in civil engineering.
The North Greenville men’s basketball team concluded its season with a 77-51 loss to the Mount Olive Trojans last week.
The Crusaders struggled in the first half and were unable to dig themselves out of a hole, despite 13 points from Ryan Mobley.
By Hunter Thomas
TheFourthTurn.com
While fighting sickness throughout the weekend, Brad Keselowski held off hard charging Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps of the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Registration open for Spring Sports
Registration is open for Greenville County Rec Athletics spring adult sports programs.
Sports offered and deadline to register are:
Basketball Leagues - Feb. 28
Softball Leagues - March 15
The Tigers might not be favored to win the region this year, but opposing teams shouldn’t look past them.
The Blue Ridge baseball team will return six of nine starters to the diamond this spring, and Travis Henson’s club is hoping to give some of the Peach Blossom’s top contenders a run for their money.
The season came to an end for several local basketball teams last week, as Blue Ridge, Eastside, Greer and Byrnes were ousted during the opening two rounds of tournament play.
The Lady Tigers began the playoffs with a dominating 67-42 win over Walhalla.
Fighters from across the state will test their skills this weekend at the 2019 South Carolina Golden Gloves State Championship, set for Feb. 22-23 at The Spinning Jenny in Greer.
A number of local wrestlers will compete at the state tournament in Anderson this weekend after qualifying at Upper State last week.
Twenty-four area wrestlers placed in the top four in the qualifying round: seven from Byrnes, 12 from Eastside, three from Blue Ridge and two from Greer.
The Riverside baseball team won’t be sneaking up on anybody this season.
The Warriors return seven starters, along with one of the state’s best pitching rotations, to the diamond in 2019.
