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The fight of their lives As Fike senior Settles aims for a state championship, his coach battles cancer

TDR Editor’s Notes ; We did not realize that Coach Wickham was battling serious health concerns. We wish him the best and congratulate him for his success in working with the wrestlers at Wilson Fike.
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By Paul Durham, Sports Editor
The afternoon sun peeking through the bay windows of the original auto shop that is now simply the wrestling room at Fike High cast a glare over the mats Tuesday afternoon, almost illuminating the sweat stains from seasons of hard work. On the mat, senior Rae’Sae Settles began his workout as Golden Demons head coach Mike Wickham called out directions. Both of them — one 18 and the other 62 — are facing battles of an entirely different nature. For Settles, the most important two weeks of his life as a wrestler loom. He will enter the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A East Regional tournament this weekend as the top seed at 132 pounds. A top-four finish there will ensure his fourth straight trip to the state championship tournament the following weekend in Greensboro.
Rest of the story at ….http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/the-fight-of-their-lives,80127

May 6, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized