Longtime wrestling coach Maury Vanderpool 'having fun' with Onslow Early College

Maury Vanderpool was in his comfort zone. The 63-year-old wrestling coach was his normal positive and animated self as he encouraged his grapplers from the mat during the annual Onslow County Cup tournament at Southwest. It had been two seasons since health issues forced Vanderpool to step down as Southwest’s coach, but on Saturday, he found himself right back in the gym, this time as coach of Onslow Early College’s inaugural squad. “Of course, Southwest will always be home, but when Onslow Early College reached out to me I’d figure I could...