by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Lancaster will send seven wrestlers to the Class 1 championships in Salem in two weeks after finishing fourth as a team and having all 10 of its wrestlers place during the Region 1A tournament in Mathews on Saturday, February 7.
The Red Devils had two gold medalists with Ashby Russell securing his third straight regional championship and River Diaz winning his second regional title. Russell went 3-0 with three pins at 165 pounds to win that weight class. Diaz had two pins and a win by decision at 150 pounds to go unbeaten at 3-0.
“River looked sharp, very in tune and ready to continue his success at states,” said LHS coach Craig Oren. “And Ashby looks like he is very determined to make a….
