It's not often that Maryland can say that one of our wrestlers became a world champion before they became a high school conference champion... but friends it happened. Archbishop Spalding’s Taina Fernandez is top rated in the state, the country, and the U17 World Stage as the two-time World Champion just completed the best high school season of her storied career. Fernandez battled an injury through the middle part of last year that kept her from really flashing what she coul

Perry Hall’s top-ranked 190-pound senior Victor Marks-Jenkins has wrestled bouts ranging from 147 to 285 pounds while in a Gators' uniform. Over the course of 200 bouts during that time, Marks-Jenkins has won four each in Baltimore County and regional titles, three Class 4A-3A state crowns after being third as a freshman, and suffered just one come-from-behind decision loss as a ninth-grader. With a career record of 199-1 with 156 pins and 15 technical falls, Marks-Jenkins ha

Henry E. Lackey’s junior Jariah Washington made big strides from one year to the next as she was fifth in the state as a sophomore and now stands atop the state podium as the No. 1 170-pounder in Maryland. That turnaround plus her multiple wins over state ranked girls led to Washington being named one of Legacy Wrestling’s Female Wrestlers of the Year. “Being named Wrestler of the Year is truly a blessing,” offered Washington. “First, I have to give all glory to God because n