After she added to her trophy collection with a second consecutive state title on the wrestling mats, Baldwin County High School senior Tamara Reed added to her jewelry case with a championship ring and a key to the City of Bay Minette.

Reed was recognized at a recent meeting of the Baldwin County Public Schools’ Board of Education where she was commended by Superintendent Eddie Tyler as well as the board’s District 1 representative Michael Johnson. Bay Minette Mayor Bob Wills added to the ceremony when he presented the key to the city to Reed.

This past winter, Reed went on a 17-0 run through her season that was emphasized by a 34-second pin in the finals to claim her second straight individual state title at the 235-pound division.

Compared to the previous season where she was the only female wrestler on the Tiger squad, Reed had a handful of teammates help her return to the state championship meet this year.

“I was the only girl on the team last year and now we have six so I'm glad that girls are getting involved,” Reed said Jan. 20 after her match. “I'm happy but kind of sad because this is my last year and I love wrestling. I'm going to miss this.”

While she was the only female wrestler in the 2021-2022 season, Reed’s first state championship at the end of another undefeated season etched her name in the Baldwin County High School record books by becoming the first to win a wrestling state title, male or female.