GREENSBORO, N.C. — Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Heaven Fitch made history Saturday night in Greensboro! That’s because she became the first female to win an NCHSAA Individual Wrestling Title. Fitch took ...

After watching her older brothers’ wrestling tournaments, a 6-year-old Heaven Fitch constantly pushed her parents to let her compete in the sport. That nagging was the first step to making history.

Heaven Fitch’s story couldn’t have been scripted much better than it has actually played out. In February 2020, then 16-year-old Fitch made history, becoming the first girl to win a state wrestling ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- One young lady is pounding the mat for girl wrestlers in North Carolina. Heaven Fitch became the first girl to win a North Carolina High School Athletic Association individual ...

"She was so excited, just like any of the boys would be," Heaven Fitch's mother, Stacey, tells PEOPLE of her daughter's win Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Heaven Fitch likes to bake — it's one of her hobbies — but on the wrestling mat, she turns the heat up extra high. At 16 last year, Fitch became the first woman wrestler to win a state championship in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A female wrestler has made history by winning a state high school wrestling championship in North Carolina. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association said on its website that ...

After watching her older brothers’ wrestling tournaments, a 6-year-old Heaven Fitch constantly pushed her parents to let her compete in the sport. That nagging was the first step to making history.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- One young lady is pounding the mat for girl wrestlers in North Carolina. Heaven Fitch became the first girl to win a North Carolina High School Athletic Association ...