Chocowinity Middle School makes history with school’s first ever wrestling team
CHOCOWINITY, N.C. (WITN) -Team unity and the beautiful sound of victory could be heard Wednesday afternoon at Chocowinity Middle School as they hosted their first ever home wrestling match for the first official team in school history.
The squad is made up of 20 wrestlers in both seventh and eighth grade, all competing in a number of different weight classes.
The sport joins a long list of athletics the school has to offer and head coach Russ Chesson, who is a former wrestler himself, believes it may be the best.
“You know not everyone is going to be a power forward on the basketball team and these guys needed something to do,” Chesson said. “I can’t think of anything that builds character more than a wrestling team.” … rest of story and video at WITN.com/Chocowinity-middle-school-makes-history-with-schools-first-ever-wrestling-team/
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