WEST WILKES WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE
MILLERS CREEK—West Wilkes won its fourth consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association state dual team wrestling championship on Saturday night, taking the 1-A title with a 41-25 victory over visiting North Rowan.
The winners were led by Eithen Sheets in the 285-pound class and Jorge Lima at 152. They were named co-MVP’s of the championship match.
West was in the finals for the fifth consecutive year and finished the dual team season with a 17-1 record. North Rowan, in the championship for the second time in the last three years, lost for only the third time in 30 starts.