The Gulf Shores High School wrestling team kicked off the new year by dominating the Region 1 Duals at Saraland High School Jan. 4. For the second consecutive year the wrestling team was named the AHSAA 5A-6A Region 1 Champions. This past weekend, the team dominated the Baldwin County Championship winning first place as a team scoring 256.5 points and outscoring second place Spanish Fort by 71.5 points.
The team also had 12 individual weight class winners at the Baldwin County Championship. First place finishers: Noah Guthrie (106 lbs.), Dathan Butt (113 lbs.), Lucas Salcedo (195 lbs.) and Charlie Hollis (220 lbs.); second place: Kyle Simmons (120 lbs.), Ethan Sharkey (126 lbs.), Taylor Cheek (138 lbs.), Jacob Killough (152 lbs.), Weston Reed (160 lbs.), Keeshon Siaosi (182 lbs.) and Sam Schepker (285 lbs.); fourth place Nate Hunt (113 lbs.).