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Vikings Place Four Wrestlers in States
The Union Pines Viking wrestling team finished in fifth place at the NCHSAA state 3-A individual wrestling championships that concluded Saturday evening in Greensboro.
Union Pines Sends Six to State Wrestling Championship
Union Pines advanced six wrestlers to the state 3-A individual championship while grabbing a third-place finish Saturday in the Mideast 3-A Regional tournament held at Morehead High in Eden.
Vike Wrestlers Stumble in Second Round
It all came down to one match for Union Pines to advance to the third round of the state dual team wrestling playoffs Tuesday in Cameron.
Vikings Take Conference Wrestling Crown
Union Pines rode six individual championship performances Saturday to claim the Cape Fear Valley Conference wrestling tournament.
Trojans Top Vike Grapplers in Thriller
It all came down to one match for Union Pines in an attempt to advance to round three of the state dual team wrestling playoffs Tuesday at Bob Ward Gymnasium in Cameron. Ultimately the Vikings suffered a pin in the final match of the evening, in the 152-pound bout, to fall short by a tally of 38-36 to West Brunswick in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual team playoffs.
Sports Briefs: Vike Swimmers Qualify for States
Union Pines juniors Cassidy Fry and Patrick O’Sullivan both did enough last weekend at the 3-A East Regional swim meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary to qualify for state finals competition.
Vikings Honor Senior Grapplers
The Union Pines wrestling program held a tri-school nonconference dual meet with South View and Southern Alamance Saturday in Cameron at Bob Ward Gymnasium.
Viking Wrestlers Knock Off Cavs
Union Pines was simply too much for Southern Lee to handle Wednesday evening at Bob Ward Gymnasium in Cameron as the Vikings picked up a 66-18 dual team league meet wrestling victory.
Vike Grapplers Keep Streak Alive
It took a phenomenal second-half performance, but the Union Pines Vikings wrestling team preserved its longstanding dual-meet league winning streak Wednesday evening with a 37-33 victory over Gray’s Creek in Cameron.
Sports Briefs: Viking Wrestlers Defeat Douglas Byrd
The Union Pines wrestling team won its league opener Wednesday in Fayetteville against the Douglas Byrd Eagles.
