Two future University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers scored well over the weekend at the National High School Coaches Association national championships at Virginia Beach, Va. Mocs signee Franco Valdes of Miami, Fla., won the 132-pound championship while heavyweight Sammy Evans from Alcoa, Tenn., was the heavyweight runner-up. Also, 132-pound Davion Fairley of McDonough, Ga., won his match against the Western Pennsylvania all-stars in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
Golf
* The UTC women’s golf team shot a 299 and a 303 in Monday’s rounds and is 13th out of 14 teams in the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate at Pinetree Country Club at Kennesaw, Ga. Purdue leads at 575, three ahead of second-place Memphis. UTC’s Cristina Perez is tied for 23rd individually at 148 with Monica San Juan and Holly Morgan at 151 and Maddy McDaniel at 152.
Basketball
* Lee University’s Erin Walsh and Shorter’s Taylor Adams from Scottsboro, Ala., were among four repeaters from 2016 on the six-player Gulf South Conference women’s basketball all-academic team announced Monday. Consideration requires a 3.20 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, being “a significant contributor” in the sport and leadership outside of basketball.