Copperheads wrestling club Inc. is a non-profit, Chartered USA Wrestling Club operating out of Cameron NC. It was formed in 1997 at Scotland High School by Head Coach, Matt Ragsdale. The club was designed to give kids of any age (5 years to 50 years) the opportunity to wrestle outside of the high school season.

In 2001, Coach Ragsdale was given the opportunity to become the head coach of the Union Pines High School Wrestling team and the Copperheads were moved to Cameron NC. The club has sustained over 15 members per year since its inception.

We teach the three styles of wrestling, (Folk style, Freestyle, and Greco Roman) with the basic fundamentals staying the same. These styles offer a diverse training regiment, create self discipline and make the wrestler more self reliant.

Our track record speaks for itself, The UP Vikings were the undefeated Conference Champions and showed very well in Division and State competition for the 05-06 season. This success is a direct reflection on our Copperheads wrestling program. Interest is growing every year and we are once again looking forward to a successful season!

The Copperheads season runs from March to August with training available year round. The season includes several Wrestling camps and a list of sanctioned USA Wrestling meets in various locations across the Eastern Seaboard. The UP High School Viking’s season unofficially starts September and ends sometime in March. As you can see this is a year round program packed with activity!

The following Web sites are available for more information on our wrestling program.

NC Wrestling
This is the website you can use for our tournament season. You will need to register your kids online now for all events

NC Amateur Wrestling
This is the website you can look at to keep up with us during the high school season.

NC High School Wrestling
This is the website to keep up with during the high school season for updates and scores (UP Vikings)

USA Wrestling
This is the official web site of USA wrestling. If you are interested in sponsoring our program or need more information contact us at (910) 221-9335