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2-25-2019

Saint Wrestling Sets 5 New Team Records

 Dual Team Wins 43 – 0.
Replaces the old record of 39 set by this same team in 2018.
To My knowledge and records this is the first team ever to complete an entire season UNDEFEATED.

 Team First Take Downs 528
Replaces the old record of 522 set in 2009

 Team Wins 689
Replaces the old record of 639 set in 2009

 Team Pins 378
Replaces the old record of 370 set in 2009

 Team Points 3808.5
Replaces the old record of 3602 set in 2009

2-22-2019

Post 2019 Season Individual Season Review

New Individual Season and Career Records were set this season. They can be seen in the Historical Archives on our web site.

A new Single Season Wins recorded was set by Salvador Gilvaja at 65 wins. This broke the record of 60 set by Salvador in the 2018 season.  He is followed by Ivan Vergel with 63 and Blake Baker with 60. These three men hold the top 5 Single Season Records along with Graham Ormand who holds the 9th position in Single Season Wins. Out of the top 10 spots, this year's team members hold 6 of the top 10 records.

A new Single Season Team Points record was set by Salvador Gilvaja with 391 points.  Blake Baker followed him with 372. Both breaking the 2009 record of 370 set by Ray Farnsworth. Ivan Vergel holds spot #5 with 360 points and Graham Ormand holds spot 10 with 337 points. 

A new Career Wins record was set by Blake Baker with 225 wins.  This broke the 2003 record of 215 set by Drew Forshey. Salvador Gilvaja holds the #3 spot at 206, Graham Ormand moves up to #5 with 185,  Ivan Vergel closes at #7 with 177. De'Untae Henry hold #31 with 124 wins, Jordan Bolling hold #33 which tied Bradley Bader (2012), and Dakota Metcalf holds #35 with 115 wins.

A new Career Pins record was set by Blake Baker with a 134 pins.  This broke the 2010 record of 118 set by Kurt Stephens. Graham Ormand holds #4 with 111, Salvador Gilvaja holds #7 at 104 which tie Jonathan Troutman (2005), Ivan Vergel holds #18 with 77, Dakota Metcalf holds #27 with 71, Daniel Tellez holds #31 with 66, De'Untae Henry holds #49 with 54, and Jordan Bolling holds #56 with 50 pins.

A new Career Team Points record was set by Blake Baker with 1334 points.  This broke the  2003 record of 1313 set by Drew Forshey. Salvador Gilvaja hold #3 with 1172 points, Graham Ormand holds #5 with 1075.5 points, Ivan Vergel holds #10 with 930 points, Dakota Metcalf holds #32 with 658 points, De'Untae Henry holds #36 with 633 points, Jordan Bolling holds #38 with 605 points, Daniel Tellez holds #47 with 553 points.

These records will stand for a long time. Please go to the Historical Archives to see them in total.

2-17-2019

Saint Places 5 in the 3A State Individual Championships

Salvador Gilvaja - 195 State 3A Champion
Ivan Vergel - 152 State 3A 2nd Place
Blake Baker - 138 State 3A 4th Place
Graham Ormand - 126 State 3A 5th Place
Jovanny Urzua - 113 State 3A 6th Place

Dakota Metcalf at 182 reinjured his shoulder in a consolation match.  However, his opponent took down in the third period.  His opponent was ahead in points.  Dakota used his remaining energy to power his opponent onto his back for a pin.  This was his last competition match for St. Stephens. Dakota had to withdraw from competition due to shoulder injury. He was there for the Tribe as long as his body was able.  He was a key member of the State 3A Dual Team Championship run of matches. He did not place due to the injury default.

Tariq Shuford at 120 gave it all for the Tribe this season and wrestled several rounds in State tournament before losing out. He was also a key member of the State 3A Dual Team Championship run of matches. His single season at Saint was the highlight of his high school wrestling career. He did not place in the tournament.

This has been a great group of young men.  Along with Jordan Bolling, De'Untae Henry and Daniel Tellez, this group of seniors accomplished magic.  They were the first group to every win a conference championship for the Arndt Middle School and the first group to every win the 3A Dual Team Championship.  They also continued with a 3A West Regional Championship.  They placed 4th in the State 3A Individual Tournament. Just 1 point away from being tie for 3rd place.

Blake Baker surpassed the career wins record held by Drew Forshey since the 2002-2003 season. Drew's record was 215 wins. Blake set the new career wins record at 225.

Salvador Gilvaja surpassed his own single season wins record of 60 by winning 65 matches this year.

Ivan Vergel will move into second place of the single season wins record with 63 win for this year.

There will be a major shifting of the historical records with the success this entire team has accomplished.

Any Alumni or Fan of St. Stephens Wrestling that would like to contribute to helping this team acquire 3A Dual Team State Championship Rings, please:

Make check out to St. Stephens Wrestling.

Mail to:

Coach Billy Baker
St. Stephens Wrestling
3205 34th St DR NE
Hickory, NC 28601

This is also a BBQ Chicken Dinner for $10 for Friday March 15, 2019  for those of you that live close by the school.
The ad can be seen at https://www.catawbaschools.net/ststephenshs

02-09-2019

Saint Wins 2019 NCHSAA 3A West Regional
Seven Saint Wrestlers are going to the State Championships in Greensboro next week. 

Saint Wrestlers Wins 3a Dual Team Championship

Finishes with a 43-0 Undefeated Dual Team Season

The Final 5 Dual Team Tournament Run

St. Stephens 55 - Statesville 24

St. Stephens 39-0 3A Northwestern 3A/4A

St. Stephens 36 - Enka 31

St. Stephens 40-0 3A Northwestern 3A/4A

St. Stephens 37 - Piedmont 30

St. Stephens 41-0 3A Northwestern 3A/4A

 NCHSAA 3a West Dual Team Championship

St. Stephens 45 - Southeast Guilford 31

St. Stephens 42-0 3A Northwestern 3A/4A

 NCHSAA 3a State Dual Team Championship

St. Stephens 41 - Cape Fear 25

St. Stephens 43-0 3A Northwestern 3A/4A

Jovanny Urzua

Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Dual Team Tournament

Thank you to the large group of supporters, wrestling alumni, and alumni parents that came to the match and cheered us on the entire afternoon.
A special thanks to our friends from West Lincoln who stayed to cheer for us after they had won their State Dual Championship.

Congratulations to Tariq Shuford
Tariq won his 25th Career Win Milestone
when he techfalled with a 16-1 against Carson Boisver in the
3a Dual Team State Finals
 

Team Scores

1              Saint Stephens 222.5
        2              Alexander Central  127.0
3              Freedom             99.0
3               South Caldwell 99.0
 5              McDowell            92.0
6             West Caldwell   50.0
7              Watauga              49.0
8              Hickory                 7.0

106
1st Place - Coy Reid of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Fernando Soto-Luna of Freedom
3rd Place - Jonah` McBurney of South Caldwell
4th Place - Daniel Russom of Watauga

1st Place Match
Coy Reid (Saint Stephens) 9-0, So. over Fernando Soto-Luna (Freedom) 7-2, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Jonah` McBurney (South Caldwell) 6-4, Fr. over Daniel Russom (Watauga) 5-5, Fr. (Fall 5:13)

113
1st Place - Jovanny Urzua of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Davion Lowdermilk of Freedom
3rd Place - Joseph Thomas of McDowell
4th Place - Kasen Kulczyk of Watauga

1st Place Match
Jovanny Urzua (Saint Stephens) 9-0, Jr. over Davion Lowdermilk (Freedom) 7-2, Fr. (Fall 2:18)
3rd Place Match
Joseph Thomas (McDowell) 6-3, Fr. over Kasen Kulczyk (Watauga) 1-6, Fr. (Fall 2:00)

120
1st Place - Chase Treadway of Alexander Central
2nd Place - Jeris Hall of Freedom
3rd Place - Justin Xiong of Hickory

1st Place Match
Chase Treadway (Alexander Central ) 9-0, Sr. over Jeris Hall (Freedom) 2-2, Jr. (Fall 0:18)
3rd Place Match
Justin Xiong (Hickory) 0-4, So. over () , . (Bye)

126
1st Place - Clay Beach of Freedom
2nd Place - Tobias Finn of McDowell
3rd Place - Dalen Milligan of Saint Stephens
4th Place - Jade Hutto of South Caldwell

1st Place Match
Clay Beach (Freedom) 8-1, Sr. over Tobias Finn (McDowell) 7-2, So. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Dalen Milligan (Saint Stephens) 4-1, So. over Jade Hutto (South Caldwell) 5-5, So. (Fall 3:33)

132
1st Place - Graham Ormand of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Caleb Fountain of Alexander Central
3rd Place - Alldyn Conley of McDowell
4th Place - Andrew Clark of South Caldwell

1st Place Match
Graham Ormand (Saint Stephens) 9-0, Sr. over Caleb Fountain (Alexander Central ) 7-2, So. (Fall 0:49)
3rd Place Match
Alldyn Conley (McDowell) 4-4, Sr. over Andrew Clark (South Caldwell) 3-6, So. (Fall 3:58)

138
1st Place - Blake Baker of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Calvin Stevenson of McDowell
3rd Place - Hunter Hudson of South Caldwell

1st Place Match
Blake Baker (Saint Stephens) 8-0, Sr. over Calvin Stevenson (McDowell) 6-3, So. (Fall 0:22)
3rd Place Match
Hunter Hudson (South Caldwell) 4-4, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

145
1st Place - Spencer Leonhardt of Freedom
2nd Place - Devin Bumgarner of West Caldwell
3rd Place - Garrett Bolling of Saint Stephens
4th Place - Elijah Peal of Alexander Central

1st Place Match
Spencer Leonhardt (Freedom) 9-0, Sr. over Devin Bumgarner (West Caldwell) 7-2, Sr. (Fall 3:37)
3rd Place Match
Garrett Bolling (Saint Stephens) 6-3, Jr. over Elijah Peal (Alexander Central ) 4-4, Fr. (MD 14-2)

152
1st Place - Dustin Herman of South Caldwell
2nd Place - Freddy Guardiola of West Caldwell
3rd Place - De`Untae Henry of Saint Stephens
4th Place - Dalton Byerly of McDowell

1st Place Match
Dustin Herman (South Caldwell) 10-0, Sr. over Freddy Guardiola (West Caldwell) 6-3, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
De`Untae Henry (Saint Stephens) 8-2, Sr. over Dalton Byerly (McDowell) 4-5, So. (Fall 2:21)

160
1st Place - Ivan Vergel of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Taylor Dalton of Alexander Central
3rd Place - Preston Dennison of McDowell

1st Place Match
Ivan Vergel (Saint Stephens) 7-0, Sr. over Taylor Dalton (Alexander Central ) 5-2, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:20 (21-6))
3rd Place Match
Preston Dennison (McDowell) 4-4, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

170
1st Place - Easton Griffin of West Caldwell
2nd Place - Josh Morgan of McDowell
3rd Place - Jordan Bolling of Saint Stephens
4th Place - Jacob Ruppert of Watauga

1st Place Match
Easton Griffin (West Caldwell) 9-0, Sr. over Josh Morgan (McDowell) 6-3, Sr. (Inj. 4:01)
3rd Place Match
Jordan Bolling (Saint Stephens) 8-2, Sr. over Jacob Ruppert (Watauga) 3-6, Sr. (Fall 1:43)

182
1st Place - Dakota Metcalf of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Isaac Ramella of Alexander Central
3rd Place - Ben Critcher of Watauga
4th Place - CJ Crawford of South Caldwell

1st Place Match
Dakota Metcalf (Saint Stephens) 7-0, Sr. over Isaac Ramella (Alexander Central ) 4-3, Sr. (Fall 0:34)
3rd Place Match
Ben Critcher (Watauga) 8-2, Sr. over CJ Crawford (South Caldwell) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 3:47)

195
1st Place - Salvador Gilvaja of Saint Stephens
2nd Place - Tevin Clark of Alexander Central
3rd Place - Ben Oakes of Watauga
4th Place - Justin Chester of South Caldwell

1st Place Match
Salvador Gilvaja (Saint Stephens) 10-0, Sr. over Tevin Clark (Alexander Central ) 7-2, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
3rd Place Match
Ben Oakes (Watauga) 7-3, Jr. over Justin Chester (South Caldwell) 4-5, Jr. (MD 13-3)

220
1st Place - Marterion Howell of Alexander Central
2nd Place - Daniel Tellez of Saint Stephens
3rd Place - Steven Warren of South Caldwell
4th Place - Trevor Kettles of McDowell

1st Place Match
Marterion Howell (Alexander Central ) 8-1, Sr. over Daniel Tellez (Saint Stephens) 7-2, Sr. (Fall 3:47)
3rd Place Match
Steven Warren (South Caldwell) 7-4, Jr. over Trevor Kettles (McDowell) 7-4, So. (Fall 1:43)

285
1st Place - Isaac Chapman of Alexander Central
2nd Place - Wolfgang Wheeler of Freedom
3rd Place - Josh Voelkel of South Caldwell
4th Place - Ryan Campbell of Saint Stephens

1st Place Match
Isaac Chapman (Alexander Central ) 7-0, Sr. over Wolfgang Wheeler (Freedom) 9-1, Sr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Josh Voelkel (South Caldwell) 8-3, Jr. over Ryan Campbell (Saint Stephens) 5-4, Jr. (Fall 3:58)

01-22-2019

Saint Completes Conference Shutout

Saint has now gone undefeated in Northwestern Conference action by shutting out Hickory and Watauga with identical 84-0 scores. This gave the Tribe a 7-0 conference record and a spot on the State Dual Team Bracket.  You can see the State Dual Team Bracket by clicking on the State 3A Dual Team Brackets on the Latest News page.

This was Senior Night as well as we honored Julianna Wade, our senior statistician, and Seniors Tariq Shuford, Graham Ormand, Blake Baker, De'Untae Henry, Ivan Vergel, Luis Enrique Cervantes, Jordan Bolling, Dakota Metcalf, Salvador Gilvaja,
Daniel Tellez, and Luis Hernandez.

The Tribe was very businesslike tonight in winning 1st period and 2nd period pins. The most excitement from the bench tonight came when two Seniors, Luis Cervantes and Luis Hernandez, got on the mat.  Senior Luis Cervantes @ 160 has been with the team for 4 years, but got into the lineup tonight for the first time and for a 6 point win for the Tribe.  Senior Luis Hernandez @ 285 got his second start ever and brought the crowd to their feet with a thrilling 3:01 pin in the Watauga match.

This demonstrated the attitude and brotherhood this wrestling program generates.  We all play a role and support each other. We recognize individuals constant daily efforts.

This year's team has broken numerous records and still building. 

The longest undefeated dual team win streak in school history. Breaking the 2003 record of 32-0. The tribe is now 38-0.

Second largest Dual Team Wins in a Season.  Just one short of the 2018 record of 39-5.

We have 7 wrestlers in the current starting lineup with over 100 career wins.

Blake Baker is just two wins away from matching the career wins leader record of 215 set by our 4 time state champion Drew Forshey in 2003.

This is an exceptional group of Seniors who have lead their Junior, Sophomore, and Freshmen teammates on an incredible journey.

Congratulations to Garrett Bolling
Garrett won his 50th Career Win Milestone Tonight
when he secured a forfeit against Watauga
 

01-19-2019

Saint Wins 5 at A. L. Brown Duals
Sets New Most Consecutive Dual Team Wins in School History

Blake Baker MOW
**************************************************************************************************************Senior Night Tuesday

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Saint JV’s Rock Lake Norman JV Tournament
Dorian Whitworth MOW
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Arndt Wrestling Surging

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The Tribe Varsity won the AL Brown Dual  Tournament championship this weekend with 5 straight wins.

Pool B St. Stephens 69 - Concord 12
Pool B St. Stephens 64 - Providence 9

Pool B St. Stephens 72 - Jesse Carson 9

Cross Bracket Semi Final St. Stephens 59 - West Forsyth 16

Cross Bracket Championship St. Stephens 58 - West Rowan 12

Most Outstanding Wrestler – St. Stephens’ Blake Baker

New Consecutive Dual Team Wins Record

These 5 wins breaks a sixteen year old record set in 2002-2003 for the most consecutive dual team wins of 32. The Tribe is now at 36 consecutive wins and hoping to push for more next week with two more conference match still yet to be wrestled.

Congratulations to Dakota Metcalf
Dakota won his 100th Career Win Milestone at the AL Brown Duals with a 0:15 pin over Providence's Andrew Powlan
 

Congratulations to Coy Reid
Coy won his 25th Career Win Milestone at the AL Brown Duals with a 0:32 pin over
 Concord's Isaac Clark
 

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Saint JV’s went to the Lake Norman JV tournament this Saturday. The tournament had 18 teams.  This was the first large tournament that our JV’s have wrestled and they did great!!!!  Finished in second place just 2 points behind the host team from Lake Norman. But wait! There’s even more great news!

St. Stephens’ Dorian Whitworth – MOW of Lake Norman JV Tournament

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Senior Night Tuesday

There is a lot of excitement around the Saint Wrestling camp.   Tuesday night we close out the regular conference season with Hickory and Watauga.  We will also celebrate Senior Night on Tuesday. We hope to close out an undefeated conference season and head in to win the Northwestern Conference Tournament this Saturday at Freedom.

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Arndt Wrestling Surging

We are also excited to see the surging Arndt Wrestlers and Wrestling program gaining steam. Under the leadership of Coach Jon Holloway, former Saint Wrestler (2011), the Arndt Team can pull off another middle school conference championship on Thursday night.  They will face off against Newton-Conover at Arndt.  Newton won the first face off by 3 points. Newton lost in another conference match later in the season.  A win by Arndt will put them back into 1^st place with only one loss. We need your support Thursday at Arndt to be a part of the future St. Stephens Wrestlers. Action starts at 4:00 pm. GO REDSKINS!!!!!!!!!

01-15-2019

Arndt Takes Down Mill Creek

Arndt improved its conference standings to 8-1 as it took down Mill Creek tonight with a 58-38 win.  Arndt is now 9-1 over all in this years competition. This is the second win over Mill Creek this season.

Arndt's next match will be 1-24-2019 Thursday at 4:00 at Arndt against Newton Conover.  Arndt's only loss this season was to Newton Conover by a 48-51 score.  It will be a barn burner of a match.  Everyone should come out to support the Redskins.

01-11-2019

Saint Claims Two More Conference Wins

The Tribe continued its march to the conference regular season championship with two more wins on Friday at Freedom.

St. Stephens 67 - Freedom 9
St. Stephens 68 - South Caldwell 9
St. Stephens dual record is 31-0 (5-0)

The match of the night was Graham Ormand vs Clay Beech of Freedom. Clay Beech is a top state level wrestler that we have never won against in four years.  The match against our Graham Ormand started off as expected with Beech getting the take down in the first period.  Beech's efforts to pin Graham was fought off until late in the period with the unexpected occurred. Graham reversed Beech late in the first period to tie the score 2-2.  Graham, with such a brave little heart, took down in the second period. (What was he thinking letting the Beast of Burke County get back on top to twist our Grammy's neck into a ballpark pretzel?). Graham worked every angle from bottom. Four years of this madness without success. Was this just another year where Alfie doesn't get his Red Rider BB Rifle? Will we have to eat Chinese Turkey again? No-o-o-o. Graham turns into a slinky slug of slippery snot and slithers out an escape to take the lead at 3-2 at the end of the second period!! Up by one. One period to go. Beech takes down to start the third. Whistle blows. Graham clamps down on Beech. Let the rodeo begin!!!  Beech moved in all directions. Graham followed and countered his every move. (Good grief how long will this period go on. Darn only 10 seconds has gone by.) Graham clamps down during all this motion like a warning flag on the back of construction truck. Beech can't get away! TIME RUNS OUT!!! Graham Wins 3-2!!! Finally, Graham gets to spit out that bar of Lifebuoy soap and taste the sweet taste of victory.  Great Job Graham!!!! Fra Ra Ra Ra Ra aa Ra Ra Ra.

Yes, it was a great victory. Well deserved after years of hard work and practice.

The Tribe varsity takes a break from conference action this Saturday to wrestle non-conference teams at AL Brown. The JV's are scheduled to be in action as well at at JV tournament and being led by our great heavy weight coach Eric Isenhour.  I just hope they can get away from McDonalds in time to make weigh in.

Many of you alumni wrestlers participated in our Little Indian tournament that we have held for 31 years.  We had a great one this Saturday with 327 wrestlers from 14 teams.  Results will be posted on our Arndt link on our website later this week.

A BIG Thank You to the Arndt parents and Saint Parents (current and past) that made the Little Indian a great success. Their effort shows how to support a full middle/high school wrestling program.  

01-08-2019

Saint Defeats Alexander Central in Conference Dual

Saint controlled the contest tonight with 5 pins and 1 techfall.  Pinning tonight for the Tribe was Jovanny Urzua, Garrett Bolling, De'Untae Henry, Jordan Bolling, and Salvador Gilvaja.  Ivan Vergel won with a 17-2 techfall.

Final Score: St. Stephens 59 - Alexander Central 15
Saint is now 29-0 overall with a 3-0 conference record. 

01-04-2019

Saint Wins Conference Opening Matches

Saint defeated West Caldwell and McDowell in the season opener for the Tribe Friday night.

St. Stephens 69 - West Caldwell 6
St. Stephens 78 - McDowell 0

The Tribe is now 28-0 overall and 2-0 in conference competition.

01-02-2019

Christmas Holiday Updates

Saint wrestled in two large tournaments over the last two weeks.  Cary's Sgt. Mark Adams Memorial in Cary, NC and the Holy Angels Tournament at the Bojangles Arena in Charlotte, NC.

The Tribe finished second in both tournaments.

Cary's Sgt. Mark Adams Memorial Tournament Placers
Blake Baker 138 - 1st Place
Salvador Gilvaja 195 - 1st Place
Graham Ormand 126 - 2nd Place
Daniel Tellez 220 - 2nd Place
Ivan Vergel 160 - 3rd Place
Jovanny Urzua 113 - 3rd Place
De'Untae Henry 154 - 5th Place
Jordan Bolling 170 - 5th Place
Ryan Campbell 285 - 6th Place

Holy Angels Placers
Salvador Gilvaja 195 - 3^rd Place
Ivan Vergel  160 - 3^rd  Place
Blake Baker 132 - 4^th Place
De’Untae Henry 152 - 7^th Place
Jordan Bolling 170 - 7^th Place

Congratulations to Blake Baker
Blake won his 200th Career Win Milestone at the Holy Angels with a 6-4 over
Sean Dawson of Independence, WV

Congratulations to Salvador Gilvaja
Salvador won his 175th Career Win Milestone at the Holy Angels with a 17-0 Tecfall over
Isaac Wilkinson of Robbinsville

Congratulations to Ivan Vergel
Ivan won his 150th Career Win Milestone at the Holy Angels with a Major 15-7 over
Reuben Dunbar of Northern Durham

Congratulations to De'Untae Henry
De'Untae won his 100th Career Win Milestone at Cary with a 6-3 Decision over
Kenson Sinclair of Lumberton

Congratulations to Jordan Bolling
Jordan won his 100th Career Win Milestone at the Holy Angels with a 4-2 Decision over
Alex English of Rock Hill, SC

Congratulations to Jovanny Urzua
Jovanny won his 50th Career Win Milestone at the Holy Angels with a 8-5 Decision over
Ericson Cheek of Porter Ridge

12-20-2018

Saint Extends Win Streak to 26-0

Saint has been on a tear since the snowstorm of last week. Eight additional wins were grabbed by the Tribe ending last night with huge wins over 4A West Forsyth and 2A Fred T. Foard. These were marque wins give the dominance these schools have been in high school wrestling over several years.  Here is the list of wins.

12-12-2018
St. Stephens 61 - North Lincoln 6
St. Stephens 66 - Bunker Hill 12

Congratulations to Coach Billy Bakers 600th Career Dual Wins.
Coach Baker's Win over North Lincoln was recognized by the school Administration after the win on the mat with a plaque
 

12-14-2018
St. Stephens 62 - Clover, SC 6
St. Stephens 48 - Rock Hill, SC 18
St. Stephens 74 - Morehead 0
St. Stephens 60 - Crest 21

Congratulations to Graham Ormand
Graham won his 150 Career Win Milestone with a Major Decision 9-1 over Claas Prikker of Clover, SC

12-19-2018
St. Stephens 58 - West Forsyth 10
St. Stephens 43 - Fred T. Foard 22

Congratulations to Daniel Tellez
Daniel won his 75th Career Win Milestone with a 3:44 Pin over Julian Rose of West Forsyth

Thanks to all you loyal Saint wrestling supports that shown up at home and away matches.
 Your voice in the stands encourages our wrestlers

12-11-2018

Due to school closings, Bunker Hill and North Lincoln Matches are Moved to Thursday at 5:00

12-07-2018

Saint Wins Four at RS Central Hilltopper Havoc

The Tribe defeated its four opponents at RS Central this Friday night with over powering wins. The Tribe won 48 of 56 individual matchups. 32 of the wins were by pin while only giving up two pins on the night.

St. Stephens 69 - Ashbrook 6
St. Stephens 72 - Hendersonville 12
St. Stephens 55 - RS Central 13
St. Stephens 72 - McDowell 9

The team season record now stands at  18-0.

The Tribes next match will be 12-12-18 the coming Wednesday at home, Baker Arena. This will be a tri-meet with Bunker Hill and North Lincoln.  You will get to see three matches. Bunker Hill vs North Lincoln, North Lincoln vs St. Stephens, and Bunker Hill vs St. Stephens.

Please come out and see our kids compete.  If you came to see the Newton Conover match last week, you know you will see very competitive wrestling.  

12-05-2018

Saint's Bonus Points Over Takes Newton Conover 33-26

The bout wins were even tonight as two county rivals toed the line tonight. Both won seven matches.  In the end, Saint handed Newton Conover its first loss of the season. Saint's ability to score bonus points with major decisions, tech-falls, and pins put the Tribe on top.

Newton pushed out to a 0-11 lead before the Tribe was able to put points on the board.  Graham Ormand and Blake Baker pull the Tribe even 11-11 after five matches. De'Untae Henry won a decision with a last second takedown to grab a 8-6 win. Ivan Vergel tech-falled his opponent to put the Tribe into a 19-14 lead. Justin Beltran controlled his match with a 4-1 decision to keep the Tribe ahead 22-17.

Dakota Metcalf joined the starting line up tonight for the first time this year. His 0:23 first period pin ignited the crowd as they could see our lead growing and a win just within reach. Salvador Gilvaja sealed the match with a 19-1 techfall which gave the Tribe a 16 point lead with only two matches to go.

Everyone did their part. Our guys that lost their matches held Newton to minimum bonus points.  A total team effort by all. Hickory Daily Record report is linked here.  https://www.hickoryrecord.com/sports/high_school/prep-wrestling-undefeated-st-stephens-hands-newton-conover-first-loss/article_397e05f8-f907-11e8-bac1-3305f9302660.html

Thank you to all the alumni wrestlers and parents who came in tonight to support our team.  This was the biggest home crowd support we have had all season.  It was great to hear the ROAR of the Saint crowd on our wins and critiquing the officials calls. It was like old times again. Please tell your former teammates and parents about our team. Thank you. Please come back next Wednesday as we take on Fred T. Foard and West Forsyth.

12-1-2018

Saint Wins 47th Annual Indian Classic

Saint collected 227.5 points ahead of tournament runner up West Lincoln's 201.5 points.

Saint won the tournament championship by placing all 14 wrestlers in the top four placers.  We had 6 Champions, 3 Second Placers, 1 third placer, and 4 fourth placers.

Tournament Champions
120 - Jovanny Urzua, 126 - Graham Ormand, 138 - Blake Baker, 160 - Ivan Vergel, 182 - Justin Beltran, 195 - Salvador Gilvaja

Second Place
145- Garrett Bolling, 152 - De'Untae Henry, 170 - Jordan Bolling

Third Place
220 - Daniel Tellez

Fourth Place
106- Braxton Hankinson, 113 - Coy Reid, 132- Tariq Shuford, 285 - Ryan Campbell

MOW
Most Outstanding Wrestler
Ivan Vergel
Ivan defeated returning state champion Nathan Hull of West Lincoln
 in the 160 championship match with a 5-3 decision.

Upcoming this week: Saint is at Home on 12-5-2018 Wednesday at 5:00 pm to take on the Newton Conover. This is always a great match.
OUR WRESTLERS AND WRESTLING PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
Bring your friends and family out for a ruckus of an evening.
Get off the couch from watching Barney trying to kiss Thelma Lu.
Click off the DYI channel on home remodeling that you can’t afford anyway.
Stop watching the Home Shopping Channel for crap you would even wear to Walmart.
Get Grandpa out of the rest home. Tell him Rick Flare and the Four Horseman are going to be there.
Don’t let the Wednesday night all you can eat chicken wings at the Village Inn stop you. (Eric Isenhour will be here with us so there won’t be anything there for you to watch in amazement.)
Have a real night out supporting our school’s wrestlers.

11-28-2018

Saint Wins Over SouthLake Christian and Maiden

Saint is now 13-0 on the season after last night's matches. St. Stephens 72 SouthLake Christian 10, St. Stephens 81 Maiden 0. 

Saint will now be tested at our individual tournament, 47th Annual Indian Classic. This is the longest running one day individual tournament in the state of North Carolina.

To follow the wrestling of the 47th Indian Classic on line go to https://arena.flowrestling.org

and click on
Indian Classic 2018

The 7th Annual JV Indian Classic will also be on arena.flowwrestling.org

After an update of all the matches on the Career Wins Milestones Report, there are several wrestlers that need to be recognized.

Congratulations to Blake Baker
Blake won his 175th Milestone with a win over Cardinal Gibbons
138: Blake Baker (SS) p. Francisco Castiller 1:45

Congratulations to Salvador Gilvaja
Salvador won his 150th Milestone with a win over Cardinal Gibbons
195: Salvador Gilvaja (SS) p. Axel Tetetla 0:35

Congratulations to Ivan Vergel
Ivan won his 125th Milestone with a win over Lake Norman
160: Ivan Vergel (SS) p. Carson Floyd 1:45

Congratulations to Ivan Vergel
Ivan won his 125th Milestone with a win over Lake Norman
160: Ivan Vergel (SS) p. Carson Floyd 1:45

Congratulations to Ryan Campbell
Ryan won his 25th Milestone with a win over SouthLake Christian
285: Ryan Campbell (SS) forfeit

11-26-2018

Big week of wrestling at St. Stephens this week and weekend. Starting on Tuesday evening Saint will be wrestling at the Arndt Middle School in a combined event with Arndt Middle.  Saint will wrestle SouthLake Christian Academy and Maiden HS. Arndt will be wrestling SouthLake Christian MS and Maiden MS.

On Friday evening at 5:00 pm Saint will be hosting the JV Indian Classic, a JV event with 8 other High School JV teams.

On Saturday, Saint will host the 47th Annual Indian Classic with 8 other high schools. The Indian Classic is the longest running one day wrestling tournament in the state of North Carolina. Wrestling starts at 9:00 am.

11-21-2018

Saint Goes Undefeated at Lake Norman Duals

A solid team effort today to win all 5 matches at the Lake Norman Duals.
St. Stephens 78  Charlotte Catholic 6
St. Stephens 57 Hickory Ridge 20
St. Stephens 69 Woodmont, SC 9
St. Stephens 70 Cardinal Gibbons 6
St. Stephens 66 Lake Norman 9
 

11-17-2018

Saint Wins Four at Forbush

St. Stephens 74 Pernell Swett 6

St. Stephens 78 Forbush 6

St. Stephens 75 Parkland 0

St. Stephens 72 Reagan 3

Match of the Day goes to Garrett Bolling against Parkland.
 Hit in a pancake right off his opening shot, he goes down 0-5, but he fought to get out of the hold.
 He battled back to win the match. Outstanding effort.
152: Garrett Bolling (SS) d. Keir Richard 9-6

Congratulations to De'Untae Henry
De'Untae won his 75th Milestone with today's win over Parkland
160: De'Untae Henry (SS) forfeit

Congratulations to Jordan Bolling
Jordan won his 75th Milestone with today's win over Parkland
182: Jordan Bolling (SS) p. Vincent Le 3:02

Congratulations to Jovanny Urzua
Jovanny won his 25th Milestone with today's win over Parkland
132: Jovanny Urzua (SS) p. Jecori Springs 2:50

11-15-2018

Saint Starts Season 2-0

The Tribe got off to a great start Thursday night with two wins, including a significant win over Davie County. The Davie County match showed the stamina of our younger wrestlers as fought off potential pins and kept the Tribe in the match until the end. A great entire team effort. 

Highlight of the night was a huge point swing in the Davie match when our heavy weight Ryan Campbell pinned his opponent. That was a huge 12 point swing that ended up being the final point spread in the match.

Another unexpected performance was turned in by Freshman Braxton Hankinson. Soaking wet at 100 pounds, Braxton fought off a more experienced wrestler and only gave up a decision.

Pinning tonight in the Davie match was Blake Baker, Ivan Vergel, Jordan Bolling, Justin Beltran, and Ryan Campbell.

Congratulations to Justin Beltran
Justin won his 25th Milestone with tonight's win over Davie
182: Justin Beltran (SS) p. Devonte Lyerly 1:06

Congratulations to Garrett Bolling
Garrett won his 25th Milestone with tonight's win over Wilkes Central
152: Garrett Bolling (SS) maj. Jordan Jarvis 9-0
 

St. Stephens 68 Wilkes Central 9
126: Graham Ormand (SS) forfeit
132: Jovanny Urzua (SS) p. Corben Call 2:54
138: Tradin Allen (WILKC) p. Evan Trossi 3:02
145: Blake Baker (SS) p. Trenton Hunt 1:13
152: Garrett Bolling (SS) maj. Jordan Jarvis 9-0
160: De'Untae Henry (SS) p. Nick Hartley 4:25
170: Ivan Vergel (SS) maj. Ethan Adams 15-3
182: Jordan Bolling (SS) p. Logan Prevette 1:41
195: Salvador Gilvaja (SS) p. Alex Martinez 1:10
220: Daniel Tellez (SS) p. Colton Garris 1:22
285: Ryan Campbell (SS) forfeit
106: Tyler Holland (WILKC) d. Coy Reid 7-5
113: Braxton Hankinson (SS) forfeit
120: Dalen Milligan (SS) forfeit

Overall Record St. Stephens 1-0 Wilkes Central 0-2

St. Stephens 39 Davie County 27
132: Josh Chaffin (DC) maj. Jovanny Urzua 16-5
138: Collin Bailey (DC) p. Evan Trossi 3:28
145: Blake Baker (SS) p. Jack Jarvis 3:32
152: De'Untae Henry (SS) d. Isaac Webb 9-7
160: Ivan Vergel (SS) p. Peyton Sherril 5:03
170: Jordan Bolling (SS) p. Micah Gillespie 0:46
182: Justin Beltran (SS) p. Devonte Lyerly 1:06
195: Salvador Gilvaja (SS) d. Matt King 13-6
220: Jesus Olmedo (DC) p. Daniel Tellez 2:42, Team Pt. (DC) 1
285: Ryan Campbell (SS) p. Randy Flores 0:52 
106: Cody Taylor (DC) d. Braxton Hankinson 10-3
113: JT Richards (DC) p. Coy Reid 3:55
120: Adam Szewczyk (DC) d. Dalen Milligan 4-3
126: Graham Ormand (SS) d. Bill Trader 10-5

Overall Record St. Stephens 2-0 Davie County 1-1

11-10-2018

    Saint Going to Scrimmage Matches at Ragsdale on Saturday

Bus will leave school at 7:00 am. This is practice scrimmage matches with several schools. Should return back to St. Stephens around 2:00 pm. There will not be any scoring of the matches.