Editor’s Note: To cap off his wrestling coverage for this year, writer Lem Satterfield selected his top-performing wrestlers from Montgomery County. Wrestler of The Year: Elijah Baisden, Sr., Damascus…
Baisen, Furgeson and Carbonell become Class 2A/1A wrestling champions
[See more photos from the state wrestling championships here!] UPPER MARLBORO – Damascus High School wrestlers Elijah Baisden and Timothy Furgeson took similar paths to their 220- and 182-pound Class …
Blue Devils’ wrestlers grapple first regional wins; Second region crowns for Sherwood stars
Senior Sahid Antar (160) improved on last year’s runner-up finish and was joined on the victory podium by junior Pierre Jean (106) and senior Aimrick Nya (285) among nine Springbrook High School wrest…
Baisden, McKneely, Douglas, pace Damascus, 39-24, at Springbrook
Streak reaches 168 straight matches Elijah Baisden faced a stiff test and an old rival during a Jan. 12 non-divisional county-league tri-meet at Springbrook, and the 220-pound senior did so despite ha…
Furgeson, Baisden rise, Swarmin’ Hornets grapplers fall to rival Gladiators
By Lem Satterfield @satterfield_lem Junior and senior state runners-up Timothy Furgeson (182) and Elijah Baisden (220) enjoyed a special day on Dec. 28 as each improving his record to 21-0 before part…
Swarmin’ Hornets win 164th straight dual meet, dominating Stephen Decatur
By Lem Satterfield @satterfield_lem This was supposed to be the weekend that Damascus’s dual meet-winning streak came to an end, according to wrestling internet and social media discussions. But the …
Creedon pins Warriors to secure Swarmin’ Hornets’ 156th straight dual meet win
By Lem Satterfield @satterfield_lem Damascus High School wrestling star Andrew Creedon built momentum from one match to the next during his sophomore season that ended a junior varsity county tour…
Damascus crowns seven champions, dominates for 16th county grappling title
Undefeated Ryan Lawrence of Damascus earns the 8-6 win in the 145lb championship over Ryan Holland of Blair. PHOTO BY MIKE CLARK State champion Ryan Lawrence pinned twice in the first period to reach…
Ryan Lawrence, John Allan Furgeson pace Swarmin’ Hornets with centennial victories
Ryan Lawrence of Damacus scores a 3-1 finals win against Joey Dunn of Sidwell Friends in the 152lb weight class. PHOTO BY MIKE CLARK With five title winners and 12 wrestlers placing within the top fo…
Damascus crowns three and sends 11 to states
Damascus crowned three champions and qualified 11 wrestlers for Friday and Saturday’s Class 4A-3A state tournament, winning last Saturday’s Class 4A-3A West Regional Tournament at Sherwood during an e…