by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Lancaster went 4-1 on the day to finish fifth among 12 teams and two LHS wrestlers went unbeaten as gold medalists at the Rivanna Rumble in Charlottesville December 9-10.
The Red Devils beat Amelia, 42-30; Colonial Heights, 39-30; Courtland, 42-36, and Franklin, 42-30. Lancaster’s only loss came by criteria in a 36-36 tie to Buffalo Gap.
“The team’s performance exceeded my expectations,” said LHS coach Craig Oren. “Four wins is incredibly impressive from such a young team at such a big tournament….