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       Riverview Middle School wrestlers recently competed in two Virginia Challenge-sponsored state events.
         The first was the Virginia Middle School Individual State Tournament held at Old Dominion University Field House in Norfolk. The tournament, held on January 20-22, is annually the largest wrestling event held in Virginia.
        The three-day event drew wrestlers from all across the state, combining wrestlers from group A, AA and AAA schools, as well as wrestlers from state private schools.
          The tournament was divided into two divisions: Grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. Overall, over 770 wrestlers participated in this year’s tournament, including 28 from Riverview.
          The local boys made an impressive showing, placing 3rd overall in the team standings.
         The team championship award went to the Kellem Mat Rats Club with 105 points, followed by Pin-2-Win Wrestling Club with 86 points. Riverview’s 78 points locked them in at third place.
           Kellem entered 55 wrestlers in the tournament, while Pin-2-Win entered 44.
Riverview placed four wrestlers in the finals, including Dakota Vance (75 pounds), Jeremy Hurley (105 pounds), Ethan Owens (112 pounds) and Tanner McClanahan (135 pounds).
         Hurley was the Wave’s only champion, and also was awarded the tournament Outstanding Wrestler Award.
          Others who placed for the Junior Wave were John Dotson (119 pounds, 3rd), Cody Rife (95 pounds, 4th), Sean Vandyke (80 pounds, 5th), Tanner Owens (85 pounds, 6th), Dalton Cox, HWT, 6th), Tyler McClanahan (100 pounds, 7th), Justin Street (70 pounds, 8th) and Tanner Marshall (HWT, 8th).
           Riverview also recently competed in the Virginia Challenge Middle School State Dual Meet Tournament, held January 27-29.
          The tournament, hosted by Hayfield High School in Springfield, boasted 12 teams which were divided into two six-team pools, with each team wrestling in a round-robin format.

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Wave Wrestlers Claim Four Dual Matches Including Big Win Over Brentsville District
Grundy to Host SWD Tournament Next Week

        Brandon Hankins, Jarrett Landis, Matt Stiltner, Andy Stiltner and Derek Anderson turned defeat into victory as Grundy avenged a loss and closed out the regular season with four dual meet victories last week.
          The highlight was a clean sweep of two of the Golden Wave’s top Group AA rivals. Grundy defeated host Turner Ashby 43-27 and avenged a January setback by whipping Brentsville District, 44-27, Saturday at TAHS, near Bridgewater.
         Wednesday at Graham, the Golden Wave dominated Southwest District rivals Graham (58-16) and Tazewell (53-6).
         No other win was sweeter for the Wave than Saturday’s win over Brentsville, which avenged a 49-15 loss in late January.
           Hankins (119 pounds), Matt Stiltner (215), Andy Stiltner (275), Anderson (103) and Landis (130) all defeated individuals each had lost to the previous time, and all five got their revenge in impressive fashion.
           Hankins won a 9-3 decision over Martin (first name not available). Matt Stiltner won a 2-1 overtime decision over highly-ranked Matt Tudor at 215 pounds.
           “Brandon Hankins got us going,” Grundy Coach Travis Fiser said. “He was ahead the last time, but he got caught on his back. Brandon didn’t show any weaknesses. He came out wide open and stayed after the guy.
           “He was definitely in control the while match, he dominated the guy. It was our first win of the dual and it got off us on the right track. Momentum is important against a tough team. We did a great job to end the dual season.”
           Andy Stiltner pinned the man who pinned him earlier with a first period fall (1:51). Landis, who lost a 10-7 decision earlier to Delauder, won a 16-1 tech fall over the Brentsville 130-pounder.
          Anderson turned a major decision around and pinned Tucker Velez, the third-ranked 103-pounder in Virginia Group AA, in 2:31.
          “Andy Stiltner got pinned there last time, and he ends up pinning the kid this time,” Fiser said. “Derek Anderson (lost) a major decision and he turned that around and got the pin. Jarrett Landis really rose to the occasion in his match.”
 

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         Haysi’s Lady Tigers clinched the BDD regular season crown Tuesday night with a 72-27 thumping of Hurley.
        The Tigers (17-4, 7-0) will enter the BDD tournament as the district’s top seed, earning a first-round bye.
        “That was important,” Haysi coach Ron Compton said of his squad wrapping up the number 1 seed.
         The Lady Tigers will attempt to post an undefeated district record Friday as they host Twin Valley to conclude their regular season schedule.
       After Tuesday’s game, Compton said his team’s focus going into the postseason will be on Haysi, not the rest of the district.
         “We’re not worried about who we play [in the tournament],” he said. “We’re just worried about playing well ourselves.”
         Whitney Compton lead the way for the Tigers at Hurley, netting a game-high 15 points.
          Kendra Rowlett and Dana Edwards both added 10 points for Haysi, while Jada Edwards and Brenla Hall contributed eight and nine points, respectively.
          Hurley opened the game strong, trailing by a mere four points late in the first quarter. But a 12-point Tiger run to end the period dashed any hopes the Rebels had of making the game a competitive contest.
          By the end of the second period, Haysi had built a commanding 37-19 lead.
         The second half was dismal at best for Hurley, as the Lady Rebels managed a single field goal through periods three and four.
        Celisha Allen led all Rebels with 11 points in the game, with Tara Hall contributing nine points of her own. Brandie Lester, Patricia Citarelli and Sarah Justus contributed the balance of Hurley’s offense.
         “Hurley has some good girls that are going to be very good,” Compton said in analyzing his team’s win.
         “But we start five seniors.”
         At one point in the second half, Hurley suffered through an agonizing 22-point run by the Lady Tigers. Haysi followed that run by scoring six unanswered points twice more before the end of the fourth quarter.
          “Our overall experience was the difference in the game,” Compton said. “That was key.”
 

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