Trion had seven individuals win titles at the GHSA Class A sectional it hosted Saturday and will advance 11 wrestlers to next week’s state traditional tournament in Macon.
Though the host Bulldogs ruled the day in their classification’s Section A tournament, Dade County senior Heidi Raines stole the show.
Raines, a two-time GHSA girls’ traditional champion, elected to compete on the boys’ side during her final postseason and wowed Saturday’s crowd by finishing fourth at 157 pounds and earning a spot at state.
Raines, the Area 7 champion, started her day with two pins to reach the semifinals, where she was edged 4-3 by Charlton County’s Thomas Johnson. She had another pin in the consolation semifinals — each coming in the first period — before losing 8-1 in the third-place match.