FRANKLIN COUNTY, NORTHSIDE ARE WRESTLING FAVORITES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 12, 1993                   TAG: 9302120191
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short
FRANKLIN COUNTY, NORTHSIDE ARE WRESTLING FAVORITES
Northside and Franklin County are favored to win high school wrestling championships this weekend.
The Vikings head the field at the Region III meet today and Saturday at Bassett. Northside hopes to be the first Blue Ridge District team to win a Region III title since William Byrd did so in 1987; the Vikings have 13 wrestlers in regional competition after they made the Blue Ridge District finals last weekend.
Franklin County is out to defend its Roanoke Valley District title in Rocky Mount on Saturday. William Fleming figures to be the Eagles' main competition.
Other wrestling tournaments include the Region C at James River on Saturday and the Region IV today and Saturday at Graham.
\ District volleyball tournaments will be held in all Timesland Group AA leagues on Saturday. Playing host to the tournaments will be Jefferson Forest (Seminole District), Rockbridge County (Blue Ridge District), Blacksburg (New River District) and Tunstall (Piedmont District).
The Group A Hogoheegee District tournament was won Thursday by defending Group A state champion George Wythe. Glenvar (Pioneer) and Floyd County (Mountain Empire) are the sites for other Group A district tournaments Saturday.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB