Thomas Wootton High School juniors Eric and Jason Liau exuded confidence entering the invitational tournament hosted by Paint Branch High School on Jan. 24-25. Eric was focused on a 113-pound rematch …
Poolesville’s youth leads to dominating win in tri-meet
Sophomore Mike Sofelkanik (113) and freshman Mason Hillegas (120) nailed down two pins each, being among Poolesville’s seven double-winners during tri-meet victories, 43-33, over host Magruder High Sc…
Before starting his college football adventures, Damascus’ Furgeson wins War On The Shore
Damascus High School’s Tim Furgeson was in the midst of an undefeated junior season at 182 pounds last February when an injury forced him to miss the War On The Shore Tournament at Stephen Decatur Hig…
Blue Devils win third-straight Grapple at the Brook crown
SILVER SPRING – Springbrook High School student Sayfore Sieh is only a fourth-year wrestler, yet the 145-pound senior’s accomplishments outweigh his relative inexperience. The son of Liberian-born par…
Poolesville’s Kresslein uses wresting to grapple with brother’s passing
When Xavier Kresslein stepped onto the wrestling mat at the Jan. 10-11 Dorsey Duals at his home gym in Poolesville High School, it was as if the Falcons’ senior 170-pounder was wrestling with the vigo…
Landon’s Lopez on a mission to repeat as state champion
It was Feb. 17, 2018, when Lorenzo Lopez won a battle of 126-pound sophomores, 4-2, over Sam Smirnoff of Archbishop Spalding to become the Landon School’s first state champion at the Maryland Independ…
Poolesville, Bullis excel at the Dorsey Duals, B-CC wins tri-meet
Last season, Poolesville High School junior wrestler Colin Savage seemed destined to win a Class 2A-1A state title. Savage won his first-county tournament became a regional runner-up and third at stat…
Martinez leads Barons to tournament victory over Bullis
Senior Jeo Martinez of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is no stranger to wrestling with the odds stacked against him, having last season been a county and regional runner-up and fourth-place state fi…
Blue Devils rebound to win Spartan Slam tournament
Springbrook High School Wrestling Head Coach Rob Whittles wondered how his defending Class 4A state duals champion Blue Devils would handle an early-season loss. The seventh-year coach got an emphatic…
Furgeson, Emerick earn crowns at Damascus holiday tournament
Senior state champion Tim Furgeson (195) and junior state runner-up Michael Emerick (138) felt incentivized to perform by partisan Damascus High School fans from Dec. 27-28. They responded by improvin…
