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Adair Panama, 1A state finalist, 113 pounds. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

9 simple rules for winning a state title

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Greensboro – What does it mean to be a “champion?” Simply defined in the Oxford Dictionary, the term credits an individual as “a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.” Heading into this year’s N.C.

Members of "The 'Ville" bask in the moment of winning the program's inaugural state invitational tournament team title Saturday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville adds 1st state invitational team title to resume

Kevin Hensley

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Greensboro -- "Never" is viewed as a long time. But after this weekend's individual state tournament concluded, Robbinsville can safely remove the adverb from in front of the phrase "won a state invitational team title.

Koleson Dooley won his first 1A state championship Saturday, last besting Pamlico County’s Tyler Stevens 5-2 in the 220-pound finals. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Triangle of terror

Kevin Hensley

Friday, February 24, 2023

Black Knights senior Willie Riddle hung tough with defending 145-pound state champion Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter Academy) in the finals Saturday, before incurring a majority-decision loss.

Robbinsville Middle School’s Kage Williams (left) and Koleson Dooley pause between bouts at Saturday’s state championship tournament in Concord. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Williams becomes 2X champ

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Concord – It was a long day, but the end result made it worth the wait. Robbinsville Middle School’s Kage Williams and Koleson Dooley competed in the 38th annual Junior High State Championship Tournament, which was held Saturday at Carolina Courts.