The Lake Highlands wrestling team went to the UIL state wrestling championships this past weekend at the Delco Center in Austin. Three Wildcats – all juniors -faced stiff competition from around the state: Robby Penny 135 pounds, Ebrima Njie 215 pounds, and Isaac Grieder 160 pounds.
Grieder, son of State Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Pete Grieder, coach of the Wildcats, made it all the way to the finals before losing 5-4. This is Isaac’s second year to place at state – he was sixth in his weight class in 2008 and now holds the second place slot.The team has now completed the season with a record of 27 and 6. They were crowned District Champions for the 17th time out of the last 19 years and expect another strong showing next year, with most of the young team returning.
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.
