The annual Baldwin County Championships for high school wrestling was held at Robertsdale High School over the weekend.
On the boys side, Gulf Shores edged out Daphne to claim first overall as a …
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The annual Baldwin County Championships for high school wrestling was held at Robertsdale High School over the weekend.
On the boys side, Gulf Shores edged out Daphne to claim first overall as a team, which marks their fifth-consecutive Region Duals title. Gulf Shores finished with a total of 271.5 points, while Daphne left with 251.0 points.
Rounding up the top five, Fairhope finished in third place with a total of 125 points. Behind them were Spanish Fort in fourth, with 116 points, and Foley in fifth place, with 85 points.
It was a dominant performance for Gulf Shores, with Abel Brantley (106 Varsity), Rhys Coulter (120 Varsity), Hayden Cook (132 Varsity), Ethan Giangrosso (144 Varsity), Weston Reed (175 Varsity) and Landon Everett (215 Varsity) all finishing first in their respective categories.
On the girls side, Daphne crushed their competition, finishing first as a team with a point total of 208. Behind them were Gulf Shores in second place with 97 points. Other schools to finish in the top five included Robertsdale in third (73.5), Baldwin County in fourth (40) and Spanish Fort in fifth (32).
For Daphne, Alanah Girard, Lydia Pruitt and Taquirstin Mose all placed in the top three of the 100 category, while McKenzie Nguyen (114), Kalyse Hill (126), Kimber Alford (132), Annabella Harris (145), Taliah Wade (165), Esteisy Rodriguez (185) and Malazia Johnson (235) all finished in first place.
Others to finish first included Londyn James of Robertsdale (107), Rhyleah Gleber (120) and Leah Guthrie (138) of Gulf Shores and Abigail Pendergrass of Spanish Fort (152).
Outside of team performances, St. Michael wrestling coach Adam Hicks was given Coach of the Year honors. Hicks was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer in 2024 but still showed up to Robertsdale to coach and support his team. A GoFundMe to support his medical battle raised over $19,000 in June.