Published Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:12 AM
Updated Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:13 AM

 

Local wrestling teams put in work over weekend

Over the weekend, local wrestling teams were in action.

Stratford’s grapplers competed in the Coach Trap Memorial Wrestling tournament (formerly the Battery Creek duals) and placed fifth in the event by edging Beaufort 32-31.

The Knights finished third in their pool with a 2-2 mark behind eventual champion Summerville and West-Oak.

Summerville defeated Lugoff-Elgin 35-32 in the tournament finals, while West-Oak knocked off Hilton Head for third place.

Stratford, which knocked off West Ashley 45-26 Jan. 13, will take part in the Sumter Duals this weekend.

Hanahan’s wrestling team competed in the a four-way meet at Waccamaw Saturday and knocked off Waccamaw (51-23), Timberland (66-14) and Socastee (69-9).

This weekend, the Hawks, ranked second in Class AA, will compete in the Lakeland Duals at Ninety-Six High School.

Last Wednesday, Goose Creek kept alive its bid for the Region 7-AAAA championship with an easy 64-13 win over Wando. Only Berkeley on Jan. 20 stands in the Gators way of their first region title since 2007.