Takedown Report

At the end of the regular season, Union Pines leads boys dual-team wrestling statewide top 25

The top 10 at the end of the regular season: Union Pines, Uwharrie Charter, Trinity, New Bern, Lumberton, Davie County, Northwest Guilford, Cardinal Gibbons, Hough, and Pisgah.
Union Pines remains the No. 1 team in HighSchoolOT’s statewide high school boys dual-team wrestling rankings at the end of the regular season.
Three Triangle teams joined the rankings since midseason: Millbrook, Apex, and Athens Drive.
New Bern made the biggest move up the rankings from midseason and now sits at No. 4.

• All area code rankings
• Conference standings at the end of the regular season

HighSchoolOT Boys Dual-Team Wrestling Statewide Top 25

End-of-Regular-Season Rankings

Union Pines (37-1)
Uwharrie Charter (33-0)
Trinity (28-0)
New Bern (32-1)
Lumberton (21-0)
Davie County (23-2)
Northwest Guilford (22-1)
Cardinal Gibbons (15-4)
Hough (27-5)
Pisgah (23-1)
St. Stephens (35-2)
Dudley (30-0)
Eastern Guilford (58-1)
Pinecrest (23-4)
Jacksonville (23-2)
Topsail (15-3)
West Rowan (13-1)
White Oak (15-2)
Laney (33-8) … more at … https://www.highschoolot.com/story/boys-dual-team-wrestling-2025-26-statewide-rankings/22240735/

February 14, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Conference boys wrestling standings at the end of the regular season

Dual-team playoff teams have an asterisk next to them. Conference and co-conference champions have a circumflex (^) above them.
Below are the NCHSAA boys wrestling conference standings for the 2025-26 season. Playoff teams will have an asterisk (*) next to them. Conference and co-conference champions have a circumflex (^) next to them.

Dual team wrestling playoff projections for the 2026 postseason

Conferences with at least one 8A or 7A school

Big Carolina (7A/6A)
^*New Bern 32-1 (5-0)
*Jacksonville 23-2 (4-1)
*White Oak 15-2 (3-2)
D.H. Conley 9-15 (2-3)
South Central 8-15 (1-4)
J.H. Rose 4-13 (0-5) … more at … https://www.highschoolot.com/story/nchsaa-boys-wrestling-conference-standings-for-the-2025-26-season-/22309084/

February 14, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Trojans Split Matches Against Emmanuel and Bluefield State

MOUNT OLIVE, NC – The University of Mount Olive women’s wrestling program defeated Bluefield State, who was scheduled, but forfeited their match, before falling to Emmanuel University, 37-9, on Friday afternoon in Conference Carolinas action at Kornegay Arena.  Emmanuel secured bonus points in eight bouts, while Mount Olive earned victories at 110 and 138 pounds in the league dual.
Emmanuel opened the match with a technical fall at 103 before Lilian Prendergast answered for the Trojans with a decision at 110 pounds. The Lions regained momentum with a series of bonus-point victories through the middle of the lineup before Kalyse Hill recorded a first-period fall at 138 to account for Mount Olive’s second win of the afternoon.
Emmanuel closed the dual with three straight falls in the upper weights to secure the 37-9 decision.

Match Results

• 103: Rebekah Jean-Baptiste (Emmanuel) def. Aspen Cook (Mount Olive), TF 16-1 (2:12)
• 110: Lilian Prendergast (Mount Olive) def. Haley Zinninger (Emmanuel), Dec. 5-2
• 117: Karissa Turnwall (Emmanuel) def. Katie Simmons (Mount Olive), TF 15-0 (0:27) … more at … https://umotrojans.com/news/2026/2/12/womens-wrestling-trojans-compete-against-emmanuel-in-league-action.aspx

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