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Some of the first appearances of Onslow County wrestlers at the State Wrestling Tournament.
Click above to see State Championships from 1952-2017 (missing some)
"Sandy" Shaw (J) 154lbs.
In 1963 Paul Wiggins (J) became the first Onslow County wrestler to appear in the NCHSAA Finals.
He later coached wrestlers at White Oak and Dixon.
After retiring as principal of White Oak, Mr. Wiggins now serves on the Onslow County Board of Education.
Fred Mitchell became Jacksonville's first NCHSAA champion in 1969 (The team placed 3rd). He also became Onslow County's first 2-time champion in 1970.
Jacksonville placed 2 in the finals in both 1969 and 1970.
In 1970 they took home 2 championships and finished second as a team by 5 points.
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John Fugera became the first White Oak wrestler to appear in the finals in 1975. Paul Morton became White Oak's first NCHSAA Champion in 1984.
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Chris O'Connor was LeJeune's first finalist in 1976.
Rich Hooton became their first NCHSAA Champion in 1987.
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In 1987 Anthony Endicott became the first finalist and the first NCHSAA Champion for Dixon. In 1988 he was a point away from becoming a repeat champion.
An interesting fact: From 1987-1991 Onslow County had a finalist in the 171lb. weight class. Anthony Endicott (Dix) in 87-88 , Josh Hooton (Rich Hooton's brother )(Lej) in 89 and Mitch Stegal (Dix) in 90-91.They claimed the title 4 out of 5 of those years.
Updated 2025
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Joby Armenta became Southwest Onslow's first finalist in 2011. He was also a finalist in 2012 before winning Southwest's first NCHSAA title in 2013. He became Southwest's first repeat champion in 2014. Joby is the only Onslow County wrestler to place in the finals all 4 years of competition.
In 2015 when Lance Armenta won his state title, the Armenta brothers became the second Onslow County's family of NCHSAA State Wrestling Champions.The Hootons of Lejeune were the first.
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Jacob Butler (138) became Swansboro first finalist in 2015. Dustin Childs (145) captured Swansboro's first NCHSAA title in 2017.
The newest team in Onslow County , the Northside Monarchs started in 2001. Mario Ortega became the first wrestler to appear in the state finals when he finished runner-up at 138lbs. in 2017.
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