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Area Wrestler of the Year: Buford's Chip Ness

UNC bound senior won individual state title all four years of high school

Buford senior wrestler Chip Ness, The Times Area Wrestler of the Year, pictured in the school’s wrestling room this past week, is headed to the University of North Carolina after graduation. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times

0406wrestling 1 — Buford senior wrestler Chip Ness, The Times Area Wrestler of the Year, pictured in the school’s wrestling room this past week, is headed to the University of North Carolina after graduation. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times

As Buford’s Chip Ness went through drills practicing for his final state tournament in February, he broke out into a grin. Wolves coach Rob Carlyle wanted to know what was so funny. “I just love wrestling,” Carlyle recalled as Ness’ response, just days prior to winning his fourth individual state title.

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