Ruark, Parker and Parrish place at state wrestling meet

Middlesex’s Cole Ruark (top) finished third in Class 1A state wrestling competition in the 170-pound weight division last Saturday in Salem. (Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi)

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Chargers wrestling team was paced by Cole Ruark at the Virginia Class 1 wrestling championships on Friday and Saturday, February 21-22, in Salem.

Ruark was the highest finisher for the Chargers. He finished third in state in the 170-pound weight class. The MHS senior defeated Charles Bullock of Covington High School in the third-place match and ended his season with a 36-7 record.

“It has been a good season,” said MHS head coach…

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