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Ribustello named the 2025 Lee Carroll Award winner

            Stephen Ribustell0 of Tarboro High School has been named the 2025 Lee Carroll Award winner.  He ended his junior season in sudden victory overtime in the 1-A State Championship match.  It was a successful season as he scored his 100th career win and repeated as a State Runner-Up.  In three seasons he has qualified for the State Championships each year while amassing a scholastic record of 109 wins and just 12 losses. He will receive the 27th Annual Lee Carroll Award for excellence in athletics, academics and sportsmanship in northeastern North Carolina later this year.           
            Lee Carroll started wrestling as a sophomore when Tarboro High School re-started their program in 1992.  Lee won 112 matches in 3 years with the Vikings.  Lee was state runner-up his junior year before becoming a record setting undefeated state champion in 1995 with a (50-0) record.  Lee went on to start four years at North Carolina State qualifying for the Nationals 3 times.  Lee has taught engineering graphics at N.C. State and has his own interactive design agency, Forged Media, in Raleigh.  He is a member of the Tarboro High Athletic Hall of Fame.
Previous award winners include Holton Quincy in 2024, Ryan Mann in 2023, Caleb Beaty of Corinth-Holders (2022), Logan Tortual of Rosewood (2021). Javon Armstrong of Pamlico County (2020), Aaron Bancroft of Wilson-Fike (2019), Timothy and Christian Decatur of Rosewood (2018), Jaqwuez Norman of Farmville Central (2017), Kaleb Taylor of Rosewood (2016), Wilson Smith of Rocky Mount (2015 & 2014), Angel Najar of North Pitt (2013), Alexander Knight and Jacineto Williamson of Rocky Mount in 2012, Chris Fess of Beddingfield and Tamaris Lane of Nash Central in 2011, Chandler Phillips of Rocky Mount (2010), Landon Lucas of SW Edgecombe (2009), Corey Smith (2008) and Eric Sutton (2007) of Tarboro, Zach Shearin and Paul Horner (2006) and Pat Anstead (2004) of Southern Nash, Jimmy McNamara (2005) of Wilson Hunt and Sammi Hadi (2003) of SW Edgecombe.

March 31, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

All-American Trephan, Lehigh a perfect fit

PSU secures team title
By Tom Housenick The Morning Call
PHILADELPHIA — Owen Trephan has a fun month of May coming up.
The Lehigh 285-pounder is in the wedding party of North Carolina State’s Isaac Trumble, who beat Trephan 4-3 in Trephan’s final college match in Saturday’s consolation semifinals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center.
Trephan finished fifth after receiving a forfeit from Penn State’s injured Greg Kerkvliet. Trumble took fourth after losing 5-3 to Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz in the third-place match. Trephan and Trumble were teammates at North Carolina State for 4 1/2 years before Trephan transferred for this semester to Lehigh. “How that match went was a typical match in the [North Carolina State] room,” Trephan said. “I’ll get a takedown, and he’ll ride. “It’s disappointing, but that’s how it’s been. It will be something later down the line to look back at. We’re best friends. Losing sucks, but he and I are boys. He’s a great competitor. For both of us to reach our goals, me leaving and reaching my goal and him accomplishing his back at N.C. State is awesome.”
After Trumble’s wedding, Trephan is headed to Fort Benning, Ga., as a second lieutenant in the United States Army for officer training courses in infantry.
The Summerville, S.C. native and Blair Academy (N.J.) product has no regrets about his brief experience at Lehigh. “I’m happy with Lehigh taking me in and giving me this opportunity,” Trephan said. “It’s been fun. Coming to Lehigh was awesome. The training situation, the support, it was exactly what I needed.” Lehigh coach Pat Santoro agreed that it was a positive situation for both sides. “Things happen for a reason,” Santoro said. “He fits perfectly with our team. He’ll have memories for a lifetime just because of teammates, new friends he made. It was an awesome experience.” … more at … https://enewspaper.mcall.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=e4e6516d-87bb-4415-b996-ce7bce65dae1

March 29, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

Abbey Wrestling Celebrates Senior Night with Victory over No. 19 UNCP

BELMONT, N.C. — The Belmont Abbey wrestling team closed out its home schedule with an emphatic win on Senior Night as the Crusaders defeated No. 19 UNC Pembroke 34-10 Friday evening at the Wheeler Center. The Crusaders won eight of the 10 bouts contested over the Braves and earned two pins, including one from John Carayiannis to close out the match.
Prior to the match, nine seniors were honored in a ceremony for their contributions to the program. They are: Elijah Boyd, Paul Jakub, Marcus Harnarain, Joshua Atkinson, Connor Billingsley, Maxwell Kiel, Justin Wright, Mason Kump and John Carayiannis. Belmont Abbey is now 7-7 overall, 7-1 in Conference Carolinas competition. UNC Pembroke is now 8-6 overall, 6-2 in the league.
HOW IT HAPPENED

February 5, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

DI Live Streaming Guide (1/16 – 1/19/2025)

Conference dual season is in full swing.  The holiday dual season is behind us and we’re more into a regular schedule, primarily focused on dual competition.  A total of 49 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). To make this guide even easier to find, we’ve added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. 
All times Eastern
Thursday, January 16:
South Dakota State at California Baptist  9:00 PM  FloWrestling
Friday, January 17:
Brown vs. Little Rock at Davidson  10:00 AM  FloWrestling
Morgan State at Davidson  10:00 AM  FloWrestling
Brown vs. Lock Haven at Davidson  12:00 PM  FloWrestling
Little Rock vs. Morgan State at Davidson  12:00 PM  FloWrestling
Little Rock at Davidson  2:30 PM  FloWrestling
Lock Haven vs. The Citadel at Davidson  2:30 PM  FloWrestling
Brown at Davidson  4:30 PM  FloWrestling
Morgan State vs. The Citadel at Davidson  4:30 PM  FloWrestling
Lock Haven vs. Morgan State at Davidson  6:00 PM  FloWrestling
Pittsburgh at Bucknell  6:00 PM  ESPN+
Harvard at American  6:30 PM  ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan  7:00 PM  Chippewas All-Access
North Carolina at Duke  7:00 PM  ACC Network Extra
Campbell at Gardner-Webb  7:00 PM  ESPN+
Illinois at Iowa  7:00 PM   Big Ten Network
SIU Edwardsville at Kent State  7:00 PM
Wisconsin at Maryland  7:00 PM  B1G+
Indiana at Purdue  7:00 PM  B1G+
NC State at Virginia  7:00 PM  ACC Network Extra … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/47_streaming-guide/di-live-streaming-guide-116-1192025-r99932/

January 17, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Mountain Cats Take Down #14 UNC-Pembroke to Open Saturday’s Tri-Match

The 18th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers got wins from eighth-ranked Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) and No. 5 Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) in the final two bouts to break a 16-all tie and lock down a 24-16 victory over 14th-ranked UNC-Pembroke in open Saturday’s Tri-Match in the Sports Center.  
Eighth-ranked Trevon Gray opened the day with a 13-7 decision win over Bryson Harper at 125 lbs., and Tyson Cook dealt Logan Robinson an 18-10 major decision loss at 133 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a quick 7-0 lead.  
The Braves responded with two straight wins of their own to take the lead.  At 141 lbs., No. 20 Avery Buonocore earned a 9-1 decision over Mason Myers, before a 20-5 technical fall at 7:00 from No. 8 Nick Piccirilli over Carter Weaver at 157 lbs. made it 9-7.  
The teams continued to exchange the lead.  After Cooper Warshel secured an 18-3 technical fall win at 6:56 over Tyler Nelson at 157 lbs., UNC-Pembroke followed to take a 13-12 advantage 17th-ranked Will Lowry’s 12-4 major decision win over Gavyn Beck at 174 lbs.  
At 174 lbs., Tony Salopek put the Mountain Cats back on top, 16-13, when he dealt Logan Hoffman a 12-3 major decision loss, but the Braves tied it at 184 lbs. with a 7-3 win by Schylik Scriven over Noah Gnibus at 184 lbs.  
However, Pitt-Johnstown finished strong.  Rodgers ran out to an 8-0 first period lead in a 13-0 major decision … more at … https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2025/1/4/wrestling-mountain-cats-take-down-14-unc-pembroke-to-open-saturdays-tri-match.aspx

January 11, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

Asheville to host Southern Conference wrestling championship at UNC Asheville in 2025

The Southern Conference wrestling tournament is returning to Asheville in a two-year deal, the conference announced in partnership with Explore Asheville on Monday.
The Explore Asheville SoCon Wrestling Championship will take place at Kimmel Arena on UNC Asheville’s campus on March 7-8, 2025, coinciding with the SoCon basketball tournament that will be taking place from March 6-10, 2025, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville. “We are energized and filled with heart to build upon the long-standing relationship between the Southern Conference and our community,” Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority CEO Vic Isley said in a release. “SoCon’s expansion of its event footprint here fires up our community comeback with customers and business momentum in Asheville, as sports fans, athletes and their families join us in 2025.”
Explore Asheville originally planned to host the 2024 Ingles SoCon Volleyball Championship at Harrah’s Cherokee Center–Asheville on Nov. 21–24, the first in a three-year partnership between the city and the conference. The tournament will instead be hosted at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on the same dates.
The wrestling and basketball tournaments will bring sports and tourism back to Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. … more at … https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/college/2024/11/11/southern-conference-wrestling-tournament-to-be-held-at-unc-asheville-in-2025/76201492007/

November 14, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

UNC Wrestling Sweeps Duals, Three Collect Open Championships Saturday

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – North Carolina wrestling (2-0) began its dual portion of the 2024-25 schedule Saturday, collecting wins over Drexel (33-0) and Navy (23-16).
Against the Dragons, Carolina completed the sweep, earning seven decisions and three major decisions. Lachlan McNeil (149), Nicholas Fea (165) and Cade Lautt (197) collected bonus point victories for the Tar Heels.
With the win, Carolina began the season 1-0 for the seventh-straight season, the second-longest streak in program history (1973-74 to 1980-81).
In the nightcap, the Tar Heels collected four bonus point victories, courtesy of Spencer Moore (125), Lachlan McNeil (141), Sonny Santiago (157) and Aydin Guttridge (285).
The Tar Heels begin the home portion of the schedule on Friday, hosting No. 4 Nebraska inside Carmichael Arena.

No. 25 North Carolina 33, Drexel 0
November 9, 2024 | Alumni Hall | Annapolis, Md.
125: No. 26 Spencer Moore (UNC) over Desmond Pleasant (Drexel): 10-5 Dec
133: No. 17 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over Kyler Waterman (Drexel): 8-2 Dec
141: Jayden Scott (UNC) over Jordan Soriano (Drexel): 5-2 Dec
149: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over Dom Findora (Drexel): 14-4 MD … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2024/11/9/wrestling-sweeps-duals-three-collect-open-championships-saturday

November 13, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment

Lanham Announces 2024-25 Wrestling Slate

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham officially announced the 2024-25 wrestling schedule Monday, which kicks off in less than two weeks.  Lanham, who enters his 13th campaign in Durham with the Blue Devils, welcomes back seven starters and brought in 14 newcomers for the upcoming season.  
Duke is set to open the 2024 season at the Battle at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 3.  The Blue Devils will then compete against Long Island and Rutgers in WrangleMania, which will be contested at Nov. 9 at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., and then compete in the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School on Nov. 10.  
The Blue Devils face Hofstra and Sacred Heart Nov. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., before featuring the first match in Durham on Nov. 22 against Michigan.  The contest will be played at Jordan High School at 7 p.m.  
Duke will then host a quad match on Nov. 23 with American, Utah Valley and Presbyterian in Durham at a site yet to be determined.  The Blue Devils close the fall slate with Davidson (Dec. 6) and VMU (Dec. 22) at home. To open the 2025 portion of the schedule, Duke travels to the Southern Scuffle Jan. 4-5 in Chattanooga, Tenn.   
The dual match schedule features four home matches in 2025 – Gardner-Webb (Jan. 14), North Carolina (Jan. 17), Virginia Tech (Jan. 24) and Stanford (Feb. 16).  Away matches include NC State (Jan. 10), Appalachian State (Jan. 20), Pittsburgh (Feb. 1) and Virginia (Feb. 7).
Duke is set to host the ACC Championship in Cameron Indoor Stadium March 9. … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2024/10/21/lanham-announces-2024-25-wrestling-slate.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

October 30, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment