Joe Boone X-Travaganza Brings a Close to Successful Beach Season in Virginia
Virginia Beach Field house– The next to last stop on the 2024 Tour of America was a celebration, as Virginia honored their recent national titles earned in Fargo earlier in July. Event organizers presented VAWA Beach Director Frank Lipoli and members of the 16U/Jr. National Champions with plaques, t-shirts, and commemorative event posters from the event where both Virginia’s men’s and women’s teams were crowned as Fargo Showcase Champions.
Following the pre-event festivities, a great evening of beach wrestling action ensued, with wrestlers from Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey taking part. Virginia’s own Vollie Hollands picked up both a 1st and 2nd place finish as a double entry into the senior men’s 80kg and 90kg divisions, while Emily Thomas of Virginia was the senior women’s champion at 50-60KG.
Granby High School sophomore Tijuan Powell picked up a 1st place medal in the high school 220lb weight class, but also took home the prestigious title of “King of the Ring”, earning the distinction with a streak of twenty-two consecutive takedowns in the King of the Ring competition.
Local organizer and Heavy Hitting Hammers club director Travis Ferguson said the event was a fun ending to a successful summer season of beach wrestling in Virginia. “We started the spring with a goal of introducing this new style to the area, and we’ve gone way beyond what we could have imagined in this first season.” VAWA Beach Director Frank Lipoli added: “It was great to see our Virginia kids and family embracing this new style of wrestling and rise to the challenge in Fargo and here at home. The best is yet to come.”
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