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Area sports notes: UTC hosting reception for new wrestling coach

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is hosting a reception for new wrestling head coach Kyle Ruschell and his wife, Allie, today from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant on Aquarium Way downtown, and area wrestling and Mocs fans are invited. “Light appetizers” will be available, according to a UTC release. The reception will precede the “Chat With the Mocs” radio show on 96.1 FM from 7 to 8 p.m. at Puckett’s, hosted by Jim Reynolds and featuring football coach Tom Arth. Ruschell will be on air with Reynolds the last 20 minutes.

Golf

‘ David Watts birdied the 18th hole Sunday at Black Creek Club to give him and Matt Crowder their second Chattanooga District Golf Association Four-Ball Match Play championship. Representing Chatata Valley Golf Club in Cleveland, they won 1 up over Ryan Hulton and Cody Godfrey from Cleveland Country Club. Watts and Crowder also won 1 up in their semifinal match against Signal Mountain’s Richard Spangler and Mikey Feher, while Hulton and Godfrey won 3 and 1 over fellow CCC players Hunter Vest and Ken Lowden. The quarterfinals were Saturday at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club.

Volleyball

‘ Summer Fitzpatrick had nine kills as the Georgia Northwestern volleyball team won 3-2 Monday on the road against the Bryan College junior varsity. The set scores were 25-21, 20-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-12. Also for GNTC (1-1), Mia Clark and Katie Dixon each had 11 digs, Clark with four aces, Kayleigh Goff had 10 assists and Savannah Walker and Jamese Miller had six kills apiece.