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Knights steamroll divisional title match, tournament
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Exhausted, Koleson Dooley (220) rises to a knee after securing a 3-2, sudden-death overtime win over Swain County’s Blake Sain on Jan. 19. Dooley went to overtime with Sain during the James Orr Invitational on Jan. 14 and went to ultimate-tiebreaker in Saturday’s conference Tournament. Dooley triumphed on all three occasions. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com -
Blake Powers muscles Swain County’s Israel Ferguson in the 152-pound segment of Jan. 19’s divisional-title dual. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com -
Robbinsville’s 10 Smoky Mountain Conference champions gather after Saturday’s tournament. All names are listed from left. Front row: Adair Panama, Bobby Moore and Alexis Panama. Back row: Blake Powers, Christian Phillips, Turner Jackson, Loxston Hooper, Kage Williams, Koleson Dooley and Willie Riddle. Photo courtesy of Susan Crowe
Robbinsville – When a program has won 25 Smoky Mountain Conference titles in just 46 years of existence, the term “powerhouse” is certainly applicable.
But this year was supposed to be different,…