The Starr's

Mill's wrestling team hosted the Starr's Mill Invitational last weekend

and won it with 207.5 points. Alexander High School placed second overall

with 185.5 points and Hiram High School placed third with 159 points.

The Panthers

had ten wrestlers place within the top four. Jason Kiefer, 145, Ariston

Bowers, 152, Christopher Coleman, 160, and Rusty Lyle, 171, placed first

in their weight divisions. Kevin Trickey placed second in the 125 weight

class, while Scott Hartpence placed second at 135 and Lee Gresham took

second at 119. Danny Davidson placed third at 140, and Tyler Kourajian,

103, and Patrick Bates, 112, each placed fourth.

The Panthers

will travel a few miles this weekend to compete in the Sandy Creek Christmas

Classic, which will feature 33 teams. Some of the competing teams will

be traveling quite a distance to get here, including Beach, Groves and

Lowndes High School and Clarke Central High School. Clarke Central is

where Coach Marty Hutsell, formerly of McIntosh High School, is currently

coaching. Other teams competing in the tournament will be Fayette County,

Northgate, LaGrange and Stockbridge.

"It will

be a real grind," said Sandy Creek wrestling coach Damian Belvedere.

"There are going to be a lot of state champions here this weekend

and if you win here, you will be favored to win at the state meet."

The tournament

begins at 4 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Sandy Creek

placed third in a tournament at Landmark Christian School over the weekend.

Larry Wright, 145, and Kedric Golston, 275, both placed first. Golston

was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament. It was his

first varsity tournament ever and he won his first four matches by pin

in the first period.

"He is

just a huge physical presence," said Belvedere. "He will be

an outstanding wrestler."

Other placers

at the tournament were Mutee Patrick, second place at 119, Chris Denny,

second place at 103, John Auers, fourth place at 140 and Nick Dorsey,

fourth place at 152. The Patriots are 6-6 this season and are a young

team, filled with freshman and first year wrestlers. They will get a taste

of the big time at their tournament this weekend.

McIntosh High

School will host their annual Christmas Classic this at 8 a.m. this Friday.

The Chiefs will also be competing against Troup County, tonight at 6 p.m.

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