Northern Carolina 2A all-conference selections for winter sports

Few area wrestlers survive NCHSAA 4A semifinals.
 

N.C. State University student Josh Langholtz is the new head wrestling coach at North Johnston High School. Langholtz takes over a Panthers’ program which has had a decent amount of success for a young program.

Many young recreational athletes throughout the Triangle train and practice in their sports year-round.

One way to get in some training is attending one of the many summer camps offered by public and private schools, colleges, nonprofit organizations and commercial enterprises.

Athletes even can take lessons from current and former professional players and coaches who make the Triangle their home.

In her weekly Who’s Got Game column in the North Raleigh News and the Midtown Raleigh News, correspondent Teri Saylor takes a look at area competitors.

Coming Wednesday: Eric Gabriel of North Raleigh saw his active recreational sports participation end with knee trouble, a knee replacement and complications that left him with a steel rod in the leg. Then he made an extreme decision: He would have the bum leg removed. Now, he’s a competitive rower.

Now online: Athletes as young as 4 hit the mat for competition with the Capital City Wrestling Club. Sure, there are occasional tears, but even the little ones can compete in this sport, says club organizer Joe Cesari, a former N.C. State wrestler with an outstanding wrestling heritage.

*** Got recreational sports news? Email Teri Boggess at play@newsobserver.com. ***
 

Orange is in first place as the second day of the NCHSAA state wrestling championships gets underway in Greensboro. Two CHHS wrestlers also won their first matches in the championships.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A wrestling championships began Thursday night at Greensboro Coliseum.

The wrestlers in the 1-A, 3-A and 4-A classification began competition this morning.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association's annual state wrestling championships start tonight and run all day Friday and Saturday, bringing together over 600 of the state's best prep grapplers in the Greensboro Coliseum. Orange High School is sending 11 Panthers to the individual championships. Chapel Hill High School’s Peter Dreher (135 pounds) will lead a contingent of four CHHS Tigers into the Coliseum. In the 4-A, East Chapel Hill's Sam Nahins will compete in the 119-pound division.

Millbrook 57, Enloe 21

103: Jake Oberlender (Enloe) dec. Alex Garcia, 2-0

112: Nick Norton (Millbrook)

119: Carlos Rivera (Millbrook) for Carnell Lewis

125: Brett Burton (Millbrook) fall

130: Brandon Harris (Millbrook)

135: Winston Norton (Millbrook) fall Mathew Ahlers, 2:55

140: Will Burton (Millbrook) fall Tyshawn Dublin, 5:50

145: Lamaine Camara (Millbrook) fall Damien Dozier, 3:26

152: Chris Williams (Millbrook) dec. Christian Owen, 11-10

160: Clay Trotter (Enloe) fall Jonathan Woodbury, 1:30

171: Kevin Stiles (Enloe) fall Brandon Burton, 2:31

189: Nathan Farrell (Millbrook) fall Hisaun Yates,1:20

215: Lewis Crumsey (Millbrook) fall Joseph Thai, 3:25

285: Anthony Bradshaw (Enloe) fall Alphonso Dunston, 5:07

With Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools closed Wednesday due to lingering icy conditions, the evening’s sports activities have been called off.
Chapel Hill High moved quickly to reschedule its conference-opening basketball games with Cardinal Gibbons to Saturday. The JV (2 p.m.) and varsity (3:30 p.m.) play at CHHS Gym; the JV and varsity girls play at the same times at Cardinal Gibbons’ gym on Saturday.
Also, the wrestling match between CHHS and East Chapel Hill has been re-scheduled for the CHHS Lower Gym on Friday. That’s going to make for a busy 18 hours for the wrestlers; CHHS already is scheduled to be at the Northwood Duals at 9 a.m. Saturday along with Carrboro; East Chapel Hill is scheduled to be at the DSA Duals in Durham at 9 a.m. Saturday.
No word yet on when the East Chapel Hill basketball game at Carrboro High School will be played.