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Hammer time: Trion, Ringgold wrestlers eye team, individual success in Macon

Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Trion's Gus Hames, top, is one of the team's seven No. 1 seeds in the Class A field at the GHSA state traditional tournament, which begins Thursday in Macon.
Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Trion's Gus Hames, top, is one of the team's seven No. 1 seeds in the Class A field at the GHSA state traditional tournament, which begins Thursday in Macon. Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Trion's Gus Hames, top, is one of the team's seven No. 1 seeds in the Class A field at the GHSA state traditional tournament, which begins Thursday in Macon.

By Lindsey Young 4 min read

The GHSA state traditional tournament begins Thursday morning at the Macon Centreplex, and while the event is all about crowning the best individual prep wrestlers in the Peach State, the team championship chase often provides the biggest drama.

Northwest Georgia has long been a hotbed of talent for the sport, and this year is no different with 20 sectional champions from schools in the Times Free Press coverage area seeded either first or second in their brackets at state.

Team-wise, a pair of local squads expect to be in the hunt.

The Trion Bulldogs are talented, experienced and motivated after coming up just short as Class A runners-up in last month’s state duals, while Class AAA’s Ringgold Tigers are young and hungry.

Coach Eric Brock’s Bulldogs, who will compete Thursday and Friday, qualified 11 wrestlers for Macon, including seven Area 7-A champions. Brock also has — in wrestling terms — a few hammers who not only are favored to win individual titles but can rack up bundles of bonus points for the team standings along the way.