Push for safety over years has curtailed cutting in favor making a steady, healthy weight the objective.
Wrestling
A North wrestling: Worster brothers lead Vikings to fifth place
Mt. Ararat/Brunswick wins the regional title, while Oxford Hills qualifies six wrestlers and Mt. Blue four for next week’s state championships.
Wrestling: It’s all on the line as focus shifts to regional tournaments
Mt. Ararat/Brunswick, Belfast favorites in A and B North, but challengers lurk.
Wrestling: A month of championship meets starts Saturday
The postseason slate has gotten busier with the addition of dual meet championships, after a girls’ tournament was added in 2019.
Wrestling: Oxford Hills finishes fourth at KVAC championships
Jeffrey Worster wins weight class to lead Vikings. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick earns Class A title Class A and Belfast takes Class B.
H.S. wrestling: Lisbon’s Dan Bolton wins 100th match, Mountain Valley rolls
Bolton joins teammates Cam Bourget and Jack Tibbetts in the Lisbon/Oak Hill 100-win club.
Wrestling: Mountain Valley’s Evrit Roy wins at tough Spartan tournament
Roy surprises the field and claims the 152-pound title and Most Outstanding Wrestler award.
Wrestling: Tiger Invitational an early-season learning experience
Gardiner tournament gives wrestlers a chance to self-assess, gauge the competition and prepare for the season.
Wrestling: New dual meet tournament met with mixed reviews
Some view tourney as true decider of state champions, while others believe numbers in state aren’t high enough yet to take leap.