University High School placed three wrestlers at the state tournament over the weekend in Lakeland, though each fell short of returning home with an individual title as they were turned away by eventual state champions.

It didn’t take long for Greg Harper to take a slumping weightlifting program at University High School and return it to the head of the class in Orange County. Last week the Cougars, who hosted the Metro Conference Tournament, had two individuals earn top honors in their respective weight classes and three others take runner-up en route to dominating the competition.