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SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yiCHS Wrestling Teammakes HistoryONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTWearing solid black uniformsbearing the seal ofthe Eastern Band ofCherokee Indians on theback, the Cherokee varsitywrestling team made history on Thursday,Jan. 28 as they became the first inschool history to qualify for the State DualTeam Championship. Individual wrestlersfrom Cherokee High School have competedand won at the state level before, butthis is the first time the entire team hasqualified.Cherokee qualified for state witha 42-39 win over rival Swain on Thursday.On the week, the Braves also defeated Andrewson Tuesday, Jan. 26 by the score of66-16.According to Rick Strunk, associateexecutive director of the North CarolinaHigh School Athletic Association, alocation has not yet been determined forthe State Dual Team Championship scheduledfor Tuesday, Feb. 9. “Four schoolswill go to one site to wrestle two matcheson Tuesday and we won't be able to determinethat particular central site until thewhole field is set. Since this sport is notheld at a neutral site, we'll have to wait andsee who wins to host the final two rounds.”The results of the Swain meet, asprovided by statistician Anthony Swearenin,are as follows:03lb. – Sean Webb (S) pinned Kayla Bigeat(C) at the :56 mark12lb. – Troy Hartline (C) won by forfeit19lb. – Daniel Allison (S) pinned Justinarris (C) at the 3:42 mark25lb. – Bradley Green (S) pinned Billyrady (C) at the 4:27 mark30lb. – Cain Oocumma (C) pinned Codyills (S) at the :35 mark35lb. – Brook Barclay (S) pinned Aaronritz (C) at the 1:41 mark40lb. – Robert Buplak (S) won by forfeit45lb. – Robert Washington (C) won byecision over Logan Woodard (S)52lb. – Tavi Rivera (C) won by forfeit60lb. – Corey Green (S) won by injuryefault over Spirit Lossiah (C)Photo courtesy of Kathy LilejohnCHS wrestler Jusce Lilejohn (in black jersey) moves into posion to pin Swain’s Ian Gilchrist Myers during their meet on Thursday,Jan. 28. With the win, the Cherokee varsity wrestling team qualified for the state dual team compeon for the first me in school history.169lb. – John Roper (C) pinned Jared Turbyfil(S) at the 1:29 mark189lb. – Will Bird (C) won by decisionover Tim Woodard (S)215lb. – Justice Littljohn (C) pinned IanGilchrist Myers (S) at the 2:23 markHwt. – Christian Crowe won by forfeitThe results of the Andrews meet,as provided by statistician AnthonySwearengin, are as follows:103lb. – Chandler Cable (A) won by majoritydecision over Kayla Bigmeat (C)112lb. – Troy Hartline (C) pinned Erik Rubino(A) at the 2:15 mark119lb. – Justin Parris (C) pinned MichaelWilliams (A) at the 3:30 mark125lb. – Billy Brady (C) won by forfeit130lb. – Aaron Fritz (C) pinned Zach Burson(A) at the 1:14 mark135lb. – Cain Oocumma (C) won by forfeit140lb. – Wesley Long (C) won by forfeit145lb. – Robert Washington (C) pinnedSterling Brockwell (A) at the 2:47 mark152lb. – Tavi Rivera (C) pinned ZachBevins (A) at the 1:22 mark160lb. – Phil Chambers (A) pinned JessicaMcCoy (C) at the :29 mark169lb. – Eric Arreaga (A) pinned JohnRoper (C) at the 4:27 mark189lb. – Will Bird (C) won by forfeit215lb. – Justice Littlejohn (C) pinnedDerek Raxter (A) at the 3:45 markHwt. – Christian Crowe (C) pinnedZachary Barton (A) at the :45 marknc-cherokee.com/onefeatherTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010cherokee one feather19