By Joe Joe Wright

The Crisp County Cougars Wrestling team and their Jv. Team recently competed in a very large tournament in Fitzgerald.  The Varsity Cougars had several guys place in their  respective weight classes and one tournament champion. Montay Glee won the 145lb class. Nakita Jackson was 4^th in the 106lbs group as was Dre Porter in the 120lb and Mark Lewis in the 160lb class. “It was a very good outing for us against extremely powerful teams from 7A and 6A schools in the area,” said Head Coach Bill Pitts.

The Junior varsity also made a good showing with three wrestlers finishing 2^nd in competition. Latrence Hayes in 126 lb class, Jordan Grinnell in the 152 lb class and Caleb Butterworth in the 285 lb class. The Cougars are looking repeat their Top 8 finish from last year, which was the highest ever for Crisp County.