Tag Archive

8 River, 3 Botetourt wrestlers reach the Big Show this week

FINCASTLE – James River qualified eight wrestlers for the Group A state tournament and Lord Botetourt will send three in Group AA as the “Big Show” comes to town this weekend. Once again the Salem Civic Center will host the Group A and AA state wrestling tournaments, beginning Friday. A total of 448 wrestlers... »

Knights escape PM with Pioneer title

FINCASTLE – The James River wrestlers won their fourth straight Pioneer District wrestling tournament when the Knights edged Parry McCluer last week, 158-154. Both schools had six district champions as River hosted the three-team tournament in Buchanan. Covington was third with 96 points. “I knew the score was going to be really close, even... »

LB wrestlers in their first Big Blue; Knights head for Border Clash

FINCASTLE – Lord Botetourt won the intra-county rivalry on the mats last week as the Cavaliers outwrestled James River, 57-12, in the “Battle of Botetourt” in Buchanan. “James River is a much stronger team than the score indicates,” said LB coach Robert Haynie.  “Some of their best wrestlers were out so we didn’t get... »