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LCC’s Grubbs wins 119-pound state title
San Diego Section nets nine medalists; Poway finishes fifth
BAKERSFIELD, March 6, 2010 -- The San Diego Section finished with nine medalists at this year’s state championship meet in Bakersfield, led by 119-pound state champion Bryan Grubbs, a senior from La Costa Canyon. Joining Grubbs in the finals was Poway freshman Victor Lopez, who finished second at 103 pounds.
Grubbs topped Clovis West senior Zach Zimmer, 3-1, in double overtime to capture the state crown while Lopez dropped an 11-1 major decision to Chico junior Nahshon Garrett.
Grubbs improved to 35-2 on the season after winning last year’s Texas state finals, also at 119 pounds. He entered the 2010 California state meet ranked second in his weight class (to Zimmer) after missing half of the season due to an eligibility check after moving back to the Golden State. Prior to moving to Lubbock, Grubbs placed third at the California finals his sophomore year.
The LCC grappler exacted a measure of revenge by defeating Zimmer for the 2010 state title. It was Zimmer who eliminated Grubbs in the semifinals in 2008. Grubbs bested Zimmer on a reversal with nine seconds left in the second OT period.
The San Diego Section Division I and section Masters champion, Grubbs completed the state tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, scoring a 34-second pin, 1:52 pin, 1:51 pin and 17-5 major decision in the first day of competition. He advanced to the state championship match with a 5-2 victory against Barstow senior Sean Silva in the semifinals to open the second day.
Lopez entered the state finals ranked fifth in his weight class. He went 4-1 in Bakersfield to finish the season 43-5. He was the first ninth grader to make the finals in Poway coach Wayne Branstetter’s coaching career with the Titans.
Other section medalists included Poway senior Gabe Brown (third, 119 pounds), LCC senior Kyle Switzler (fourth, 135 pounds), West Hills senior Endhyr Meza (fifth, 215 pounds), Brawley junior Oscar Lizarraga (seventh, 125 pounds), Poway senior Ian Roy (seventh, 160 pounds), Carlsbad senior Daniel Romero (eighth, 119 pounds) and Rancho Bernardo senior Jon Beck (eighth, 171 pounds).
The San Diego Section had three placers at 119 pounds: LCC’s Grubbs (first), Poway’s Brown (third) and Carlsbad’s Romero (eighth).
Brown (41-6) was ranked second in the state in 2009 but did not compete in the post-season due to injury. He defeated Barstow’s Silva, 3-1, to capture third place, thus ending the season (and California high school career) on a winning note. He entered the state finals ranked third.
Grubbs topped Brown, 15-5, to win the SD Masters title. Brown was named the tournament’s outstanding lower weight wrestler while Grubbs earned the coveted Jay Penacho award as the tournament’s most inspirational wrestler.
Meza entered the state tournament ranked fifth in his weight class with a 42-4 record while Lizarraga, Roy and Beck all were ranked seventh in the state. Meza was named the outstanding heavyweight wrestler at the SD Masters finals.
Switzler was a state honorable mention while Romero, who may have pulled off the biggest string of upsets by a San Diego wrestler in Bakersfield, was not ranked.
San Diego Section Masters champion Poway, with 93.5 points, finished fifth in the state standings behind Bakersfield (first, 126 points), Selma (second, 113.5 points), Clovis (third, 97 points) and Lemoore (fourth, 94 points). Rounding out the top 10 teams were Gilroy (sixth, 89 points), Calvary Chapel Santa Ana (seventh, 82.5 points), Clovis West (eighth, 76 points), Concord De La Salle (ninth, 62 points) and Vacaville and Elk Grove, each tied for 10th with 60.5 points.
LCC finished 14th in the team standings to represent the only other San Diego Section team to crack the elite top 15.
Poway entered the tournament ranked sixth in the state. The Titans won the 2009 team title despite not having Brown in the lineup.
Calvary Chapel junior Morgan McIntosh finished the season 40-0 as the 189-pound state champion. He did not yield an offensive point the entire season.
Selma sophomore Alex Cisneros (53-1) won the 112-pound title to join McIntosh as a two-time state champion. There are now 59 wrestlers who have won at least two state titles in the history of the tournament.
Calvary Chapel junior Tank Knowles finished 42-0 as the 215-pound state champion. He gained distinction this season as the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class in the nation after winning the Reno Tournament of Champions, Ohio’s Ironman Championships and the Five Counties Tournament.
Lemoore senior Nick Sierra (152) was awarded the Champions of Champions award as the tournament’s most dominant wrestler.
Madera senior James Cook (171) and Gilroy senior Jesse Delgado (125) both joined a rather exclusive 20-member fraternity with four state medals. Cook won this year’s state title after finishing fourth in 2009, second in 2008 and seventh in 2007. Delgado placed fourth this year, first in 2009 and third in both 2007 and 2009.
Chico’s Garrett (103), Selma’s Cisneros (112), Vacaville senior Tyler Johnson (145), Madera’s Cook (171) and Calvary Chapel’s McIntosh (189) and Knowes (2l5) were the only wrestlers to win state titles after entering the tournament ranked No. 1 in their weight classes.
The 2010 California state finals featured a 40-person draw in each of 14 weight classes for a total of 560 entrants, ranging from 103 to 285 pounds. Complete results can be found at www.cifstate.org.
Carlsbad and Brawley tied for third at the SD Masters finals. Poway led the local field with eight state qualifiers – down from 11 the previous season when the Titans claimed the state title. LCC and Poway each finished with three individual Masters champions: Lopez (103), sophomore Josh Miranda (114) and Roy (160) for the Titans and Grubbs (119), Billy Reyes (130) and Switzler (135) for the Mavericks.
Duel in the desert:
Three
East County wrestlers advance to state meet
Posted March 2, 2010
The San Diego Section Masters state qualifying tournament has been been described as a self-leveling playing field. It is kind to those wrestlers who have elevated their game at the right time of the season, who have persevered. For the rest, Masters remains a monster that devours without mercy.
Three East County grapplers survived the two-day meat grinder tournament held Feb. 26-27 at Southwest High School in El Centro to qualify for this year’s state championship tournament. The survivors include Valhalla senior 114-pounder Jordan Saunders, Monte Vista junior 147-pounder Shervin Iraniha and West Hills senior 217-pounder Endhyr Meza.
Iraniha and Meza finished first in their respective weight classes while Saunders was third.
The state finals are scheduled March 5-6 in Bakersfield
The top three place-winners in each of 14 weight classes advanced from the Masters meet to the state tournament. Each Masters weight class included 24 entrants from four divisional qualifying tournaments held Feb. 20.
The section’s 42 state qualifiers represent just less than six percent of the 735 wrestlers who began the qualification process at the divisional level.
Meza, who earned the outstanding upper weight wrestler award at the Division II championship meet at Scripps Ranch High School, captured the same award at this year’s Masters championship after recording four pins in what may be the section’s toughest weight class this season.
The West Hills mat man pinned Mar Vista senior Seville Hayes in 4:43 in the championship match after dispatching three previous opponents in 47 seconds, 1:35 and 1:44 – all in the first period.
Hayes was the only wrestler to last more than a period against Meza, who enters the state tournament ranked eighth in California.
A two-time CIF divisional champion, Meza pinned Bonita Vista senior Frank Bell, a state qualifier last season, in the semifinals. Bell wrestled back to place third.
Meza won this year’s divisional title with a 16-7 decision over Mt. Carmel’s Ted Kassen. Meza pinned Kassen in the quarterfinals at Masters. The Wolf Pack grappler also defeated Kassen for last year’s division title.
Meza matched Masters’s “monster” reputation with his own monstrous moves. His semifinal match at this year’s Division II tournament lasted only seconds before his opponent was injured from a throw.
While Meza will be seeking a state medal for the first time, Iraniha will be seeking to improve on his meteoric fourth-place showing in Bakersfield last year.
The Monarch grappler entered Masters ranked eighth in the state after moving up two weight classes this season.
Iraniha also scored four pins in as many matches at Masters, including a 1:49 fall against Torrey Pines senior Alex Pisacane in the championship round.
Saunders advanced to the semifinals after recording consecutive major decision victories against Monte Vista junior Anthony Leyva and Palo Verde senior Ricky Lule. The Norseman wrestler dropped a 9-5 decision to second-seeded Evan McKirdy of Rancho Bernardo but rebounded with two wins in the consolation bracket to clinch third place and a coveted trip to the state meet.
Saunders topped Otay Ranch junior Eddie Estevez, a state qualifier in 2009, by a 13-9 decision in the consolation semifinals and then recorded a 13-0 major decision against Steele Canyon junior Jesse Cardenas in the bronze medal match.
Cardenas was one of four East County mat men who finished with agonizing fourth-place finishes -- one win away from qualifying for the state meet. Also placing fourth were Steele Canyon senior Jacob Dunning (142) and Monte Vista seniors Kenneth Tribble (173) and Shamar Barnes (191).
Dunning dropped a 3-2 decision to Carlsbad junior Chris Romero for third place
Tribble also lost a tight match — 3-1 to Poway junior Austin Crider — while Barnes lost by a 4:03 pin against Rancho Buena Vista senior Matt Reed.
Six Grossmont Conference wrestlers finished fifth (two victories shy of earning a trip to Bakersfield): Valhalla sophomore Shawn Miller (105), Steele Canyon seniors Dylan Lincoln (137) and Todd Graff (154), Grossmont senior Nick Travers (147), Valhalla senior Zach Maguire (154) and Monte Vista senior Alex Rossell (217).
Lincoln and Graff both advanced as far as the semifinals before suffering consecutive defeats.
Lincoln opened the tournament with three wins before dropping back-to-back decisions against La Costa Canyon senior Kyle Switzer (8-2) and Carlsbad sophomore Cesar Arvizu (5-2). Dylan had previously defeated Arvizu 9-5 in his second match of the tourney.
A state qualifier last year, Graff lost by a 4:54 fall in the semifinals against Brawley senior Anthony Carmona and then suffered a 3-0 setback at the hands of Vista senior Daniel Threlkeld to end his dream of returning to the state meet. Graff pinned Grossmont senior Juan Samaniego in 4:51 in his opening match and then bested Hilltop junior Roman Flores by a 5-1 decision in the quarterfinals.
Maguire won his opening two matches before suffering a 3-2 loss to Carmona in he quarterfinals. The Valhalla matsters then won two more matches in the consolation round before being dropped to a tie for fifth place with Graff following an 8-3 loss to Hoover senior Ty Eison.
Rossell, meanwhile, battled back from an opening loss to Mt. Carmel’s Kassen to win four consecutive matches in the single-elimination wrestle-backs, including three by fall. Rossell’s win streak ended with a 9-0 loss to Bonita Vista’s Bell.
Poway, with eight state qualifiers, captured the team title at Masters, followed by La Costa Canyon and Carlsbad, each with four state qualifiers, and Brawley (five state qualifiers). Monte Vista carried the torch for East County teams with a seventh-place finish while Steele Canyon was ninth and Valhalla was 10th.
Poway is ranked sixth in the state.
Notepad
The 2010 Masters tournament will be remembered for its spate of upsets. Nine top-seeded wrestlers fought through to claim weight class titles while the top two-seeded wrestlers advanced to the final in only four of the 14 weight classes. The biggest upset winners included Bonita Vista senior Ricky Haynes (127), Ramona’s Brodie Chenowith (154) and Southwest senior Taylor Dutcher (287), all seeded seventh in their respective weight divisions.
Four South County grapplers advance to state meet
The Metro Conferencve's survivors include Bonita Vista senior 127-pounder Ricky Haynes, Mar Vista senior 217-pounder Seville Hayes, Bonita Vista 217-pounder Frank Bell and Southwest senior heavyweight Taylor Dutcher.
Dutcher was the Metro Conference’s lone 2010 Masters champion while Haynes and Seville both placed second in their respective weight classes and Bell was third.
Bell was among three returning Metro state qualifiers from last year but was the only grappler to make a return visit this year.
Such is Masters.
Haynes prepped for Masters by winning his weight class at the Metro finals on Feb. 12 and also snared a gold medal at the ensuing San Diego Section Division II championships Feb. 20 at Scripps Ranch High School. Dutcher finished third at the Metro finals and second at the Division III championship tournament at Valhalla High School.
The Southwest mat man, however, turned the tables on everyone at Masters.
Dutcher received a bye in his first match and drew a quarterfinal-round match-up against second-seeded Harry Wilburn, a junior from Torrey Pines, after out-pointing La Jolla senior David Blasquez, 6-5, in the second round. Dutcher battled Wilburn, the runner-up placer at the Division I section finals, to claim an 8-6 upset victory.
The Raider mat man then advanced to the semifinals against Mira Mesa junior Gabi Mussallam, who had just pinned Metro heavyweight champion Matthew Gaughan of Eastlake in the previous round. Dutcher proved turnabout was fair play by pinning Mussallam in 4:46 to earn his trip to the championship round against top-seeded Robin Case, a junior from Rancho Buena Vista and the reigning Division I section champion.
Dutcher pulled out a clutch 4-3 victory to write his name in the Metro history book. While many South County wrestlers have qualified for the state meet in the past, fewer have earned the title of Masters champion and fewer still climbed the ladder from one of the conference’s lesser known wrestling programs.
Southwest finished 10th out of 13 teams at this year’s Metro finals and 13th out of 18 teams at the Division III championships. The Raiders — paced by Dutcher — finished 32nd in the team standings at Masters.
Haynes’ trip to the finals followed a similar path as that of Dutcher. Haynes drew a bye in his opening match but followed with three consecutive victories — the first two by single-point margins — to advance to the title bout against Brawley junior Oscar Lizarraga, the reigning Division III section champion and seventh-ranked wrestler in the state.
Haynes edged Valhalla senior Nick Botte by a 4-3 decision to advance to the quarterfinals against second-seeded Jesse Taylor of Poway, an honorable mention in the state rankings and reigning Division I section champion.
Haynes pulled off one of the major upsets at Masters by dealing Taylor a 2-1 loss.
Bonita Vista coach Gabe Ruz called the match “three periods of non-stop war.”
It didn’t get too much easier for the Baron grappler after that as Haynes drew third-seeded Tony Ramos, the reigning Division IV section champion. Haynes captured a 12-7 decision to advance to the championship round.
“Ricky dominated the match,” Ruz said.
The trip to the championship round guaranteed Haynes a trip to the state meet. Lizarraga pinned the BV grappler in 1:06 to win the Masters title.
The 217-pound weight division was perhaps the toughest this season in the section.
Seville made the finals at the Division III tournament, losing a 4-3 decision to Monte Vista senior Alex Rossell and received the No. 6 seed at Masters
Bell was third at the Division II championships after a semifinal loss to West Hills senior Endhyr Meza, the top-ranked wrestler in the weight class in the section, and was seeded fourth at Masters.
At the Metro finals, Bell decisioned Hayes, 9-3, in the championship match.
Both Bell and Hayes won their opening two matches to advance to the semifinals.
Hayes out-pointed Southwest El Centro senior Sam Villanueva, 7-4, and then upset third-seeded Jesus Ambriz, a junior from RBV, by a 7-6 decision in the quarterfinals to draw Poway’s Porfi Sosa, the reigning Division I section champion and No. 2-seeded wrestler in the weight class. Hayes won by an 8-6 decision to advance against Meza in the finals.
Meza, ranked eighth in the state, pinned Hayes in 4:43 to uphold his top-seeded status..
Bell, in his opening two matches, pinned Santana senior Chris Eidson, the reigning Division IV section champion, in 28 seconds before recording a 7-2 decision against fifth-seeded Marshal Thrasher, a junior from Ramona. Bell drew Meza in the semis, losing by a 1:44 pin.
In the consolation round, Bell eliminated Monte Vista’s Rossell from state berth contention via a 9-0 major decision. Advancing to the third-place match, the BV grappler needed one more win to secure a return trip to Rabobank Arena.
Ruz said Bell “did it the hard way.”
With seconds remaining in his match against Poway’s Sosa and trailing 9-6, Bell threw his Poway opponent to his back to win the match by a pin and, in the process, secure a repeat appearance to the state meet.
“It was a nail-biting match,” Ruz said.
Sosa finished fourth; Thrasher and Rossell tied for fifth place.
Meza, who earned the outstanding upper weight wrestler award at the Division II championship meet, captured the same award at this year’s Masters championship after recording four pins.
The section’s own monster, Meza won this year’s divisional title with a 16-7 decision over Mt. Carmel’s Ted Kassen. Meza pinned Kassen in the quarterfinals at Masters. The Wolf Pack grappler also defeated Kassen for last year’s division title.
Meza’s semifinal match at this year’s Division II tournament lasted only seconds before his opponent was injured from a throw.
The Metro’s other two returning state meet qualifiers — Otay Ranch junior 114-pounder Eddie Estevez and Hilltop senior 121-pounder Anthony Salinas — both finished fifth in their weight classes this season: two wins away from advancing to the state meet. Hilltop senior David Ramirez (162) and Chula Vista senior Roman Molina (191) also both placed fifth.
Of the four eventual fifth-place finishers, Ramirez was the only one to advance as far as the semifinals.
Ramirez was one of three Metro divisional champions this year after capturing the Division II gold medal with an 8-7 finals victory against Southwest El Centro’s Josh Suamataia. Ramirez was seeded fourth at Masters and advanced to the semis with a 5:34 pin against Scripps Ranch junior Jeremy Marsaglia and an 8-7 decision against fifth-seeded Jordan Donahue, a junior from Vista. Ramirez then matched up against top-seeded Ian Roy of Poway, ranked seventh in the state. Roy won by a 16-1 technical fall to send the Hilltop wrestler to the consolation semifinals.
Valley Center senior Alec Morgan, the Division IV section champion, then ended Ramirez’ dream of qualifying for the state meet with a 5-2 victory.
Estevez finished runner-up at the Division I finals, dropping a 10-2 major decision to Poway sophomore Josh Miranda. Estevez drew the No. 8 seed at Masters and a rematch against Miranda in the quarterfinals after pinning Vista junior Enrique Garcia in 4:23 in his first match. Estevez wrestled Miranda much tougher at Masters, losing a narrow 9-8 decision.
The Otay Ranch grappler eliminated Valley Center freshman Manny Boyle (by a 3:31 fall) and Mt. Carmel junior Abdul Dahman (by an 8-3 decision) in the wrestle-backs to advance to the consolation semifinals. But the Mustang mat man could advance no further following a 13-9 loss to Valhalla senior Jordan Saunders, the Division III section champion.
Salinas finished runner-up at the Division II finals to La Costa Canyon senior Bryan Grubbs, ranked second in the state. Salinas drew the No. 6 seed at Masters, losing 8-3 to Carlsbad senior Daniel Romero, the weight’s No. 3 seed, in the quarterfinals. The Hilltop wrestler recorded consecutive pins in the consolation round — 3:21 against Canyon Crest Academy junior Jeff Lorenzen and 4:26 against Palo Verde junior Ascary Lule — but couldn’t overcome Valley Center senior Kyle Vexler, the reigning Division IV section champion, who ended Salinas’ bid to return to the state tournament with a 5-3 victory.
Molina drew titanic cheers from the crowd at the Division I finals after out-pointing Poway sophomore Jimmy Moreno, 10-6, in the pair’s third-place match. The reigning Metro champion in his weight class, Molina made a statement at Masters by battling back from a 15-8 second-round loss to RBV senior Matt Reed (seeded second) with four consecutive wins in the consolation bracket. Reed denied Molina a prospective fifth straight win — and a chance to advance to the third-place match — with a 15-4 win by major decision.
Reed went on to pin Monte Vista senior Shamar Barnes in 4:03 to qualify for the state meet.
Molina tied Serra senior Jordi Kata for fifth place.
Bonita Vista, with two state qualifiers, carried the torch for Metro teams with a 14th-place team finish. Hilltop tied for 19th, followed by Eastlake in 23rd place and Otay Ranch in 30th place.
While three South County Masters finalists is impressive in its own right, Ruz said he expected the conference to qualify more wrestlers to the state meet.
“Wow ... Eastlake, Hilltop and Otay Ranch did not qualify anyone,” he said, almost in amazement, “That was a surprise — bad for South Bay wrestling.”
CIF Division IV host Mater Dei playing a leading role
Posted Feb. 24. 2010
With five tournaments hosted by schools from eastern Chula Vista to close the 2009-10 wrestling season, area high school mat programs definitely raised their profile countywide. Leading the way was Mater Dei Catholic High School, which hosted three tournaments: its own duals tournament on Jan. 16, a joint individual tournament with Otay Ranch on Feb. 6, the inaugural South Bay Invitational, and last Saturday’s San Diego Section Division IV championships.
Not bad for a rebooted program now in its third year.
“We started hosting tournaments in our second year,” Mater Dei head coach Scott Ullsperger said. “We’re not a full squad to compete at dual meets but our guys are ready to compete.”
The Crusaders started with 19 wrestlers their first season; Ullsperger said many were seniors who had never wrestled before but were intrigued by the novelty of the sport.
Mater Dei’s program jumped into higher gear when veteran South Bay coach Jerry Matsumoto came on board the second year. Matsumoto, a Castle Park High School graduate, coached the original Marian team.
“When Jerry joined, we stepped up our program,” Ullsperger said. “We have a very good core from last year who are progressing this year.”
Jose Gamez made history as Mater Dei’s first CIF placer last year while Daniel Montes earned honors as the school’s first varsity place-winner at this year’s Metro finals.
The Crusaders raised the bar at last weekend’s Division IV finals with two Masters qualifiers: Efren Roman (third, 162 pounds) and Claudio Gage (fourth, 173 pounds).
“Our program is starting to come along,” said Ullsperger, whose team will graduate only one senior. “We’re getting guys who are committed to the work ethic and it’s really showing on the mat. Our guys are ready to take on people — win or lose.”
The Olympian Eagles, who finished runner-up in this year’s South Bay League dual standings, carried the torch for local teams at the Division IV finals with two finalists, including the school’s first CIF individual champion: 154-pounder Victor Viesca.
Viesca finished 4-0, out-pointing La Jolla’s Matt Vasquez, 9-5, in the championship match.
Jesse Perez joined Viesca in the finals, placing second in his heavyweight division by a 5-2 decision to La Jolla’s David Blasquez. Perez opened the tournament with pins of 17 and 54 seconds.
Olympian finished eighth among the 16 scoring teams.
Viesca was among three Metro divisional champions, joining Bonita Vista 127-pounder Ricky Haynes and Hilltop 162-pounder David Ramirez, both of whom won gold medals at the Division II finals at Scripps Ranch High School.
Eight other conference wrestlers finished with silver medals: Otay Ranch’s Eddie Estevez (114) in Division I; Bonita Vista’s Maumen Deiranieh (142) and Cody Lopez (191) and Hilltop’s Anthony Salinas (121), Joseph Kent (137) and Roman Flores (154) in Division II; Mar Vista’s Seville Hayes (217) and Southwest’s Taylor Dutcher (287) in Division III.
Four South County mat men earned bronze medals: Sweetwater’s Adan Mendez (137) and Chula Vista’s Roman Molina (191) in Division I; Bonita Vista’s Frank Bell (217) in Division II; and Mar Vista’s Max Uribe (121) in Division III.
BV’s Michael Jaimes (114) and Carlos Ayala (132) each finished fourth at the Division II finals.
Estevez, Salinas and Bell are all returning state meet qualifiers.
Bonita Vista, with seven semifinalists, was third at the Division II finals, followed by Hilltop in fifth place. Of the Lancers’ six finalists at the Metro championships, five earned medals at the Division II finals.
Eastlake, with 11 Masters qualifiers out of 13 hopefuls, finished seventh at the rugged Division I finals at San Pasqual High School. Three Titans scored fourth-place finishes: Ryan Gobeil (132), Juan Inumerable (154) and Gabriel Nelson (162). Eastlake’s other qualifiers included David McCluggage (fifth, 142), Abraham Sanchez (sixth, 127), Steban Cervantes (sixth, 147), Chris Fryxell (sixth, 173), Riley Gobeil (seventh, 137), Matthew Gaughan (seventh, 287), Andre King (eighth, 114) and Maurizio Alinio (eighth, 121).
Otay Ranch, which placed 12th in the Division I team standings, had three qualifiers. Besides Estevez, Cody Springsguth (154) was seventh while Albert Lopez (142) was eighth.
Chula Vista also had three qualifiers from the Division I finals. Albert Mendoza (217) was sixth while John Hewuse (105) was seventh.
This year’s Masters state qualifying tournament is Friday and Saturday at Southwest High School in El Centro. The top three places in each weight class advance to the state meet
the following weekend in Bakersfield. Notepad
San Ysidro hosted its fifth annual tournament on Jan. 30 while Bonita Vista hosted the Metro Conference finals Feb. 12 at Olympian High School.
CIF wrestling:
Santana senior Chris Eidson is leaving his mark
Santana High School senior Chris Eidson has his future mapped out. He has long-range plans to become a U.S. Army airborne ranger. He reports to Fort Benning, Ga., on July 5.
In the meantime, the multi-sport Sultan standout has more immediate plans. “Maybe not set records but I’d like to make sure my name stays around for a bit,” he said.
Call last weekend’s San Diego Section Division IV individual wrestling championship a step in that direction. Eidson handily won the 217-pound title with three pins in as many matches. He pinned Imperial’s Jerry Martinez in 2:27 in the championship match.
“I had medalled at this tournament before but never taken it,” said Eidson, who also scored falls of 1:29 and 27 seconds to improve his seasonal record to 28-5 with 21 pins.
Next up is this weekend’s San Diego Section Masters state qualifying tournament at Southwest High School in El Centro. The top three place-winners in each of 14 weight classes advance to the state meet the following weekend in Bakersfield.
Eidson would like to be among that elite group but may be competing in the strongest weight division in the section. He realizes it is going to be difficult but he’s not willing to concede defeat just yet.
“It’s going to take the best I’ve ever wrestled in my career to do that,” he said.
Eidson, an offensive/defensive lineman in football, has been wrestling for eight years, including the last four years on Santana’s varsity team. He boasts some impressive credentials this season: first-place finishes at both the La Costa Canyon duals and Q Rumble and second-place finishes at the Carlsbad Invitational and Grossmont Conference finals.
He’s been the Sultans’ MVP on the wrestling team the past two seasons.
“I do a lot of upper body throws,” he said in regard to the secret to his success.
Should the Santana grappler fall short in his bid to qualify for the state wrestling championships, there is a league shot put title to defend in the upcoming track and field season.
Besides the shot put event, Eidson also competes in the discus throw.
Track and field agrees with his competitive spirit.
“Unlike football and other sports, it is just you out there —no one else can pick you up,” he said.
The Sultans engineered a fifth place finish at this year’s Division IV finals, held Feb. 20 at Mater Dei Catholic High School in eastern Chula Vista.
The top four place-winners in each weight class at the Division IV championship tournament qualified for the two-day Masters meet. Santana advanced three wrestlers. Joining Eidson at the Imperial Valley event will be Derek Baird (second, 137 pounds) and Bradley Erhard (third, 147 pounds).
The Masters meet is scheduled Feb. 26-27.
Baird finished second to Cathedral Catholic’s Christian Chavez, who was named the outstanding lightweight wrestler of the tournament.
Erhard defeated Escondido Charter’s Torre Polizzi to earn his bronze medal.
Imperial captured the Division IV team title by a 27.5-point margin over Cathedral Catholic, with Palo Verde and Valley Center following the Dons in the team standings.
Overall, East County will be well represented at the upcoming Masters finals.
Grossmont Valley League dual champion Monte Vista finished second at the Division III championships held at Valhalla High School, with Grossmont Hills League dual champion Steele Canyon finishing 10 points behind in third place.
The runner-up Monarchs had four weight class champions and five finalists while the Cougars totaled two champions and five finalists.
Taking first-place medals for Monte Vista were Shervin Iraniha (147), Kenneth Tribble (173), Shamar Barnes (191) and Alex Rossell (217) while Stephen Chance (162) finished second.
Steele Canyon’s two individual CIF champions were Jake Lincoln (121) and Todd Graff (152) while Jesse Cardenas (114), Adam Cham (132) and Jacob Dunning (142) all finished second.
Valhalla, which finished sixth in the team standings, had one champion and two finalists. Jordan Saunders captured the gold medal at 114 pounds with a 7-5 decision against Steele Canyon’s Cardenas while Shawn Miller finished runner-up at 105 pounds for the Norsemen.
Iraniha is a returning state medalist (fourth in 2009). He entered last weekend’s divisional championships ranked eighth in the state.
The top six place-winners from the Division III finals advanced to Masters.
East County wrestlers also qualifying included Monte Vista’s Everett Pratt (third, 105), Anthony Leyva (fourth, 114), Daniel Leyva (fourth, 121), Raul White (fourth, 132), Adrian Daniel (fifth, 137) and Patrick Fleckenstein (sixth, 287); Steele Canyon’s Brady Beamon (third, 127), Dylan Lincoln (third, 137), Alexandro Rangel (fourth, 162), Easton Simmons (fourth, 191) and Travis Mischler (fifth, 105); Valhalla’s Chaz Stampfer (fourth, 137), Trevor McGirr (fourth, 142), Jacob Ioannides (fifth, 173), Nick Botte (sixth, 137), Zach Maguire (tied for sixth, 154) and Ervin Hill (tied for sixth, 217); El Capitan’s Kyle Wilson (fourth, 105), Jake Arcamo (fifth, 147) and Nathan Duggie (fifth, 162); and Mt. Miguel’s Dylan Marx (third, 147) and Natrone Morgan (third, 162).
Brawley — braced by five weight class champions and seven finalists — captured the Division III team title with 221.5 points — 15.5 points ahead of Monte Vista. El Capitan finished ninth while Mt. Miguel finished 11th.
Helix continued its breakthrough season with a meteoric fourth-place finish at the Division II finals at Scripps Ranch High School. The Highlanders rocked the field with three individual champions and four finalists.
The sibling tandem of Dillon Cao (105) and Dorian Cao (114) produced two gold medals while Devon Williams (154) also stamped his name on the tournament with a first-place finish. E.J. Perkins (173) placed second in his weight class.
Williams defeated Hilltop’s Roman Flores, a CIF champion in 2009, by a 4-2 decision. Dillon Cao recorded a 7-2 decision against Scripps Ranch’s Ned Johnson while Dorian Cao, a CIF champion in 2009, recorded an 11-2 major decision against Morse’s Josue Mata.
West Hills, led by top-ranked 217-pounder Endhyr Meza, finished sixth in the Division II team standings. Meza won this year’s individual CIF title with a 16-7 decision over Mt. Carmel’s Ted Kassen en route to receiving the outstanding heavyweight award. The Wolf Pack grappler also defeated Kassen for last year’s division title.
Meza opened this year’s tournament with pins of 2:49 and 1:09 before recording an injury default win against El Centro Southwest’s Sam Villanueva in the semifinals. The semifinal match lasted only seconds before Meza’s opponent was injured from a throw.
The top six place-winners from the Division II finals advanced to Masters.
Among the East County qualifiers were West Hills’ Jared Baxter (third, 173), Sahym Meza (third, 287), Johnny Landcaster (fifth, 105), Amir Adieh (fifth, 127), Dylan McManus (fifth. 132); Grossmont’s Joey Peake (fourth, 127), Nick Travers (fifth, 147) and Juan Samaniego (fifth, 154); and Helix’s David Hollie (fifth, 162), Quantail Jackson (fifth, 217) and Darrien Oliver (fifth, 287).
La Costa Canyon won the team championship with a 42-point bulge over Mt. Carmel. Bonita Vista captured third place by a narrow one-half point over Helix.
Granite Hills finished 11th at the Division I finals at San Pasqual High School. The Eagles failed to advance anyone to the championship round — dominated by Poway with 11 finalists and 10 champions — but did qualify five matsters for Masters: Connor Blackwell (fourth, 217), Eddie Valencia (fifth, 121), Victor Castro (sixth, 132), Steve Martin (sixth, 137) and Jesse Sheard (eighth, 287).
Castro boasted a 30-1 record at one point this season.
Mesa League grapplers take the spotlight at Metro mat finals Posted Feb. 18, 2010
If the finals of last Friday’s Metro Conference wrestling championship proved anything, it was that the top four teams resided in the Mesa League. Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Eastlake and Otay Ranch finished in that order atop the team standings. There was a definite break thereafter.
With that established, it seemed that throughout the season, whether in a dual meet or at a tournament, the order of finish among those top teams varied from event to event.
Eastlake had the upper hand on its Mesa League rivals at the mid-season El Cajon Invitational. The Titans topped Hilltop at both the Monte Vista and Holtville invitationals in January while Bonita Vista was the top Metro team at the inaugural South Bay Invitational on Feb. 6. Eastlake, Bonita Vista and Hilltop finished in that order in the Mesa League dual standings. Otay Ranch, not to be left out, won the team title at the fifth annual San Ysidro Invitational on Jan. 30.
It was time for Hilltop to take a hike up the awards stand at last Friday’s league championships. The Lancers, runners-up at last year’s San Diego Section Division II finals, finished the 13-team conference tournament with 12 place-winners (out of 14 weight classes). Hilltop advanced six wrestlers to the championship round, winning five individual conference titles, and had four third-place finishers.
The Lancers totaled 258.5 team points — 31 points ahead of runner-up Bonita Vista.
The Barons had 10 place-winners and five finalists but captured only three weight class crowns, finishing with two second- and three third-place finishers.
Eastlake finished 26 points arrears of Bonita Vista with eight place-winners and six finalists: one champion, six second-place finishers and two third-place finishers.
Otay Ranch finished 13 points behind the Titans with nine placers: two champions, three second-place finishers and four fourth-place finishers.
There was a 71.5 point drop-off to fifth place Olympian (three placers). Sixth place Mar Vista finished 3.5 points behind the Eagles with three place-winners while seventh place Chula Vista and eighth place Sweetwater also had three place-winners each.
Ninth place Castle Park had two placers while 10th place Southwest, 11th place San Ysidro and 12th place Mater Dei Catholic each had one place-winner. Only Montgomery, which scored a meet-low nine points, failed to place a wrestler among the top four spots in the conference.
Overall, Mesa League grapplers won 12 of the 14 individual championships and nine final bouts featured all-Mesa League match-ups.
Hilltop’s conference champions included Angel Seville (105 pounds), Anthony Salinas (121), Joseph Kent (142), Roman Flores (154) and David Ramirez (162). Johnny Talamantez (114) placed second.
Bonita Vista’s Metro champions included Ricky Haynes (127), Carlos Ayala (132) and Frank Bell (217). Steve Johnston (121) and David McCarty (287) both finished second.
Eastlake’s Matt Gaughan won the heavyweight title while runner-up finishers included Anthony Alviz (127), Abraham Sanchez (132), David McCluggage (137), Gabriel Nelson (162) and Chris Fryxell (173).
Otay Ranch’s Eddie Estevez won the 114-pound individual championship while teammate Tim Mitchell captured the 173-pound title. Second-place finishers included Alfredo Espinoza (105), Albert Lopez (142) and Zach Prado (147).
Also capturing weight class championship’s were Sweetwater’s Adon Mendez (137), Castle Park’s Jovonnie Gonzales (147) and Chula Vista’s Roman Molina (191).
Also securing runner-up place-finishers were Olympian’s Victor Viesca (154) and Mar Vista’s Jon Nicoloff (191) and Seville Hayes (217).
Hilltop’s Salinas, Bonita Vista’s Bell and Otay Ranch’s Estevez are all returning state meet qualifiers.
The upsets at last Friday’s finals came in the 147, 173 and 191 weight classes.
In the147 weight division, Otay Ranch’s Prado defeated second-seeded Riley Gobeil of Eastlake, 8-1, in the quarterfinals.
In the173 weight class, Otay Ranch’s Mitchell bested top-seeded Devon Flores of Olympian, 9-7, in overtime, also in the quarterfinals.
In the 191 division, CV’s Molina dropped top-seeded Cody Lopez of Bonita Vista into the consolation wrestle-backs by capturing an 8-7 decision in the quarterfinals.
The top two seeded grapplers advanced to the finals in 11 of the 14 weight classes.
Barons tune up for Metro finals with inaugural South Bay Invitational title Posted Feb. 11, 2010
With 11 (out of a total of 14) weight class champions and four second-place finishers, the Metro Conference produced an eye-popping showing at last Saturday’s inaugural 23-team South Bay Invitational at Otay Ranch High School. The Bonita Vista Barons captured the team title with a 20-point bulge on East County power Monte Vista while Hilltop (fourth) and Eastlake (fifth) also showcased talent from their respective mat programs.
The next stop on the road to the state championships comes this Friday when those same South County teams assemble to determine the best at the Metro league finals at Olympian High School. Action is scheduled to get under way at 9 a.m.
“The kids wrestled more relaxed — more focused,” said Bonita Vista coach Gabe Ruz, whose team wrapped up a runner-up finish to Eastlake in the Mesa League standings with a 70-6 dual meet victory Wednesday. “We definitely have our work cut out for us in the postseason but we’re going for Metro and then see what’s in store for us at CIF. We have some guys who have a strong shot at being CIF champions.”
The Barons led the local field with five individual champions at the SBI, a joint venture between Otay Ranch and Mater Dei Catholic high schools. Climbing atop the awards stand for Bonita Vista were Ricky Haynes (125 pounds), Carlos Ayala (135), Cody Lopez (189), Frank Bell (215) and David McCarty (285).
Haynes won by a 4:40 pin over Ramona’s Connor Koch while Ayala pinned Sweetwater’s Adan Mendez in 4:35 in an all-South Bay championship match-up.
Lopez scored a 13-4 major decision over St. Augustine’s Matt Howder while Bell out-pointed Monte Vista’s Alex Rossell by a 10-1 major decision. McCarty prevailed by a 14-12 decision in a see-saw heavyweight match-up against Monte Vista’s Pat Fleckenstein.
Hilltop had four finalists: champions Angel Seville (103), Johnny Talamantes (112) and Anthony Salinas (119) and runner-up Rory Hernandez (160). Seville decisioned Del Norte’s Sam Acosta, 7-3, while Talamantes registered an 11-1 major decision against Santana’s Brent Wilson and Salinas captured a high-profile match-up against Palo Verde’s Ascary Lule by a 6-5 decision.
Eastlake advanced two grapplers to the finals: Gabriel Nelson (first, 160 pounds) and Riley Gobiel (second, 130). Nelson defeated Hilltop’s Hernandez by injury default while Gobiel dropped a 9-2 decision to Ramona’s Spaso Ilich.
Otay Ranch’s Albert Lopez won he 140-pound title with a pin against San Ysidro’s Keondre Moore while Olympian’s Victor Viesca claimed the 152-pound championship via a 5:35 fall against El Capitan’s Jake Arcamo.
Not all the teams paraded out full varsity line-ups due to the 40-match rule. But the firepower evident by the local programs was impressive nonetheless.
Otay Ranch was coming off its first-ever tournament team championship after topping the field at the fifth annual San Ysidro Invitational the prior weekend.
The Mustangs had three weight class champions at the San Ysidro gathering: Alfredo Espinoza (103), Eddie Estevez (112) and Lopez (140). Otay Ranch won the team title by an 18.5-point margin over the Olympian Eagles.
The Mustangs finished eighth at the SBI — 1.5 points behind seventh-place Olympian, which was in line to secure a runner-up position in this year’s South Bay League dual standings behind Mar Vista after edging San Ysidro, 41-40, in a thriller.
The Eagles program has grown from 10 wrestlers at its inception to now more than 40 with full varsity and junior varsity line-ups. Viesca improved to 24-1 with his third invitational title of the season.
Espinoza was among 15 local third-place medalists at the SBI, joining Bonita Vista’s Michael Jaimes (112), Eastlake’s Maurizio Alinio (119), Bonita Vista’s Moumen Dieranieh (130), Chula Vista’s Bogart Marquez (135), Eastlake’s Ryan Gobiel (135), Hilltop’s Edgar Sanchez (140), Bonita Vista’s Aaron McCorey (145), Castle Park’s Jovonnie Gonzalez (145), Sweetwater’s Oscar Gomez (152), Bonita Vista’s Alex Contreras (160), Chula Vista’s Roman Molina (171), Eastlake’s Chris Fryxell (171), Sweetwater’s Luis Badilla (285) and Olympian’s Jesse Perez (285).
Seven South County grapplers won titles at the San Ysidro tourney. Also hanging gold medals around their necks were San Ysidro’s Joey Alvarez (119), SuHi’s Mendez (135), Olympian’s Viesca (152) and Southwest’s Taylor Dutcher (285).
San Ysidro finished fourth while Sweetwater was sixth in the 20-team field.
Dutcher finished second in the heavyweight finals at last Saturday’s Helix varsity tournament.
EastlakeTitans are building momentum on the mat
Posted Feb. 4, 2010
The 2010 Metro Conference wrestling championships are scheduled Friday, Feb. 12, at Olympian High School. The results of this Saturday’s inaugural South Bay Invitational at Otay Ranch High School should provide a preview of the upcoming league finals.
At this point of the season, the Eastlake Titans appear to have emerged front and center among the South Bay’s collection of mat squads.
The Titans recorded a third-place finish at last weekend’s Holtville Invitational, finishing 41.5 points behind team champion Rancho Bernardo and 26 points behind runner-up Brawley.
Eastlake also took a big step toward securing sole rights to this year’s Mesa League dual championship by defeating Hilltop and Bonita Vista in back-to-back duals. The Titans edged host Hilltop, 31-29, on Jan. 21 and then topped the defending league champion Barons by a 40-27 score on Jan. 28 in front of a full house at EHS.
Eastlake tuned up for the heavyweight dual encounters by capturing the team title at the Mater Dei Duals on Jan. 16. The Titans went 5-0, winning their closest contest by 37 points against Olympian. Nine wrestlers finished undefeated.
Eastlake recorded seven place-winners and one weight class champion at the Holtville Invitational. David McCluggage, a San Diego Section Division II champion in 2008-09, won the 135-pound weight class while five teammates finished fourth: Anthony Alviz (125), Ryan Gobeil (130), Gabriel Nelson (160), Barron Hinojosa (215) and Matthew Gaughan (285). Abraham Sanchez finished fifth in his 140-pound division.
McCluggage, Sanchez and Gaughan all entered the tournament sporting team-leading 22-6 records.
The Titans won eight of the 14 matches contested against Bonita Vista, which entered the teams’ showcase encounter with a 10-1 dual record and one returning state qualifier (Frank Bell). The Barons were coming off a good showing at the celebrated Five Counties Invitational, placing 50th out of 114 teams in the regional-draw tourney.
But the dual against Eastlake favored the Titans’ strength in the upper weights to start and the hosts built an imposing 25-3 lead with victories in five of the opening six match-ups, including three by pin and another by major decision. McCluggage (140), Nelson (160) and Chris Fryxell (171) each recorded falls while Juan Inumerable captured a 10-2 decision at 152 pounds.
The Barons rebounded with pins by Cody Lopez at 189 pounds and Bell at 215 pounds to close within 25-15 on the scoreboard. However, key victories at the opposite end of the weight spectrum by Gaughan (pin at heavyweight) and Tyler Bashinski (pin at 103 pounds) made it extremely difficult for the visitors to pull out one of their trademark cardiac wins. Down 37-15, the Barons needed to win the final four matches to score a dramatic come-from-behind win. When Michael Jaimes recorded a pin at 112 pounds, Bonita Vista looked to get some hope. Stevie Johnston edged Mauricio Alinio by a 4-3 decision at 119 pounds to narrow the EHS lead to 37-24 with two matches left.
Mumamen Deiranieh’s 5-2 win at 125 pounds put the Barons 10 points back — but it wasn’t enough. Bonita Vista won three of the final four matches but the lack of pins (only one) killed any heroic comeback bid.
Bashinki’s upset pin at 103 pounds proved to be the swing match the Titans needed.
“Our borderline guys won it for us,” EHS coach Dean Tropp said.
Fryxell recorded the fastest pin of the dual in 39 seconds.
Bonita Vista coach Gabe Ruz termed his team’s performance “very disappointing.”
Mendillo, Alviz, Ryan Gobeil, Riley Gobeil, McCluggage, Inumerable, Hinojosa and Gaughan, along with Jeremiah Deinla (103), all finished 5-0 at the Mater Dei Duals. Sanchez, Nelson and Fryxell all finished 4-1 with silver medals.
Holtville Invitational
Hilltop advanced four wrestlers to the championship round: David Ramirez (first, 160), Anthony Salinas (second, 119), Joseph Kent (second, 135) and Roman Flores (second, 152).
Titans win thriller from Lancers, vie for league title
It appears the Eastlake Titans will duel the defending Mesa League champion Bonita Vista Barons for the rights to this year’s league championship after dealing league heavyweight Hilltop a 31-29 defeat Jan. 21 in the Lancers’ gym. The visiting Titans owned a 10-0 lead through the opening three weight classes before Hilltop’s Joseph Kent (140) and Eastlake’s David McCluggage (145) traded wins to put the score 16-4 in the Titans' favor. Hilltop buckled down from there and slowly chipped away at the imposing Eastlake lead to tie the team score at 25-25 with two matches remaining. Marcus Mendillo gave the Titans an a 31-25 lead on a pin at 112 pounds with one match left. The Lancers needed to win the final match by pin to force a tie, but could only manage a victory by a major decision.
Eastlake will host Bonita Vita on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. for undisputed rights to sole possession of first place in the Mesa League standings.
Bonita Vista defeated Otay Ranch, 47-24, on Jan. 21. Eastlake topped the Mustangs, 39-21, in the teams’ season opener on Jan. 14.
The Titans tuned up by easily claiming the team title at the Mater Dei Duals Jan. 16. Nine Easdtlake wrestler s went undefeated.
CIF SoCal Girls Invitational
The Steele Canyon High School girls wrestling team finally has a measuring stick by which to calculate its prowess on the mat after recording a seventh-place finish in the CIF SoCal Girls Invitational.
The tournament took place Jan. 22-23 at Northview High School in Covina. A total of 93 schools were represented from the San Diego, Southern, Los Angeles and Central sections.
The San Diego Section totaled eight place-finishers in the elite gathering, with the Cougars coming home with two placers: Irene Esquibel (third, 146 pounds) and Paloma Herbert (seventh, 165 pounds). Mt. Miguel's Tashiya Harris finished sixth at 235 pounds.
A total of seven San Diego Section schools were represented among the local placers. Central Union's Katarina Perez became a four-time champion after winning the 122-pound weight class.
Imperial's Junnette Caldera placed second at 98 pounds while Oceanside's Kalin Alvarez was second at 108 pounds. Rancho Bernardo's Rachel Burt was fourth at 108 pounds while Mira Mesa's Alexandra Savage was fourth at 114 pounds.
Steele Canyon wrestlers continue to excel on the mat
Posted Jan. 11, 2010
The Steele Canyon High School wrestling team continues to rumble through the San Diego Section. The Cougars most recently captured the championship title of the 22-team Q Rumble Jan. 9 at Serra High School by placing eight grapplers in the championship round and coming home with seven individual weight class champions.
Individual champions included Jesse Cardenas (112 pounds), Jake Lincoln (119 pounds), Adam Cham (130 pounds), Dylan Lincoln (135 pounds), Jacob Dunning (145 pounds), Todd Graff (152 pounds), Michael Durham (160 pounds). Brady Beamon placed runner-up at 125 pounds.
Durham was named Outstanding Middle Weight wrestler of the tournament.
Steele Canyon finished ahead of Rancho Bernardo, Patrick Henry, Serra and Grossmont to capture the team title.
Following the Q Rumble, the Cougars took a giant step toward capturing the first-ever Grossmont Hills League dual meet championship by defeating host Helix, 40-30, on Jan. 14. Steele Canyon gained the upper hand with five early pins but the outcome of the dual was decided in the final match when Beamon pinned Helix’s Vincent Richmond. Each team won seven matches.
Helix entered the mat encounter sporting a 13-3 dual record after going 7-0 in the recent Scripps Ranch tournament.
Monte Vista Monarchs gear up for own wrestling tourney
Posted Jan. 5, 2010
Monte Vista High School wrestling coach Steve Bulette has high hopes for his Monarch squad this season with the move to the new Grossmont Hills League. He also foresees many good things for his team in post-season competition.
“We’re in Division III this year and our goal is to get as close to Brawley as possible,” said Bulette, whose team opened the season with a 45-22 dual meet victory against former longtime Grossmont South League rival Valhalla on Dec. 3 and a runner-up finish to Rancho Bernardo at the Battle by the Beach tournament Dec. 5 in Imperial Beach.
Also competing at the Division III level this year are neighborhood rivals Steele Canyon and Valhalla.
“Division III is as tough as it’s been in a while,” Bulette said. “I think we should be a top contender.”
The same might be said about Saturday’s Monte Vista Invitational the Monarchs will host in their gym. Scheduled to attend is San Diego Section kingpin Poway, which is coming off a prestigious team championship at the ultra elite Reno Tournament of Champions over the holiday break.
The tournament starts at 9 a.m.
Monte Vista finished 26 points behind Rancho Bernardo at the Battle by the Beach tournament, placing six wrestlers in the championship round and coming home with three individual weight class titles.
Champions included Shervin Iraniha (145 pounds), Kenneth Tribble (171) and Alex Rossell (215). Runners-up for the Monarchs included Steven Chance (152), Shamar Barnes (189) and Patrick Fleckenstein (285).
Iraniha placed fourth at last year’s state finals and is ranked second in his weight this season.
Helix, which finished fourth in the team standings, had four finalists at the Battle by the Beach tournament: Dorian Huynh (first, 112), Dillon Huynh (second, 112), Ridean Bekirov (second, 119) and Vincent Richmond (second, 130).
Poway nosed out perennial TOC powerhouse Easton (Pa.) by 1.5 points to win the 2009 Reno event. The tourney title was the first for the Titans since first attending the Nevada affair in 1997. Poway coach Wayne Branstetter called the tourney championship a "big deal." The Reno T of C is rated the third toughest tournament in the United States.
The Titans crowned four All-Americans: 103-pound champion Victor Lopez, senior 135-pounder Will De Young (fourth), senior 160-pounder Ian Roy (fifth) and senior 119-pounder Gabe Brown (seventh). Lopez, a freshman, defeated Santa Ana Calvary Chapel's Gaven McDonald, 11-6, in the 103 final.
Carlsbad's Chace Eskam won the 189-pound division at the Reno T of C also to earn All-American status.
State/national rankings
Poway's Lopez (103) and Roy (160 are both ranked fourth in the state while Brown (119) and De Young (135) are both ranked seventh in their respective weights. Other Titans to pull in state rankings include sophomore Jesse Taylor (honorable mention at 125), senior Rio Gallegos (seventh at 145), junior Porifiro Sosa (honorable mention at 215) and senior John Castle (honorable mention at 285). The Titans are ranked sixth as a team behind Bakersfield, Clovis, Selma, Buchanan and Gilroy.
Lopez is ranked 11th in the nation.
The San Diego Section pulled in quite a few state ranked wrestlers as of the close of the 2009 calendar year. Joining the Poway mat men with state ranking nods are Central Union freshman Micah Perez (first at 103), Brawley sophomore Arthur Carmona (third at 103), La Costa Canyon senior Bryan Grubbs (third at 125), Brawley junior Oscar Liazarraga (honorable mention at 125), Bonita Vista junior Carlos Ayala (honorable mention at 130), Brawley junior Sawyer Smith (honorable mention at 135), Monte Vista junior Shervin Iraniha (second at 140), Carlsbad junior Chris Romero (honorable mention at 140), Brawley senior J.L. Mayo (honorable mention at 145), Hoover senior Ty Eison (honorable mention at 152), Torrey Pines senior Spence Sarazin (honorable mention at 160), Rancho Bernardo senior John Beck (honorable mention at 171) and Carlsbad senior Chace Eskam (sixth at 189).
Brawley is ranked 20th in the state.
Poway is ranked first in the San Diego Section among tournament teams, followed by Brawley and Rancho Buena Vista.
Girls wrestling takes spotlight at Mater Dei duals
Girls of Steele show dominance on the mat
Updated Dec. 28, 2009
History — or rather, herstory — was made Dec. 9 at Mater Dei Catholic High School when the San Diego Section’s first-ever all-girls high school wrestling dual meet took center mat. Twenty-seven girls from throughout the county assembled for a spine-tingling, as well as bone-jarring, experience. The Steele Canyon Cougars stole the spotlight.
There’s no question that girls wrestling has started to make headway in the San Diego region after lagging behind much of the state. Steele Canyon continues to carry the torch for the sport in the section and won both ends of the double dual against a collection of wrestlers from El Camino, San Pasqual, Mira Mesa, San Diego, Escondido and Mater Dei high schools.
The Cougars, who started their girls program three years ago with eight wrestlers and then upped that count to 12 last year, are fielding the equivalent of a full varsity and junior varsity lineup this season with 29 wrestlers. Fifteen girls were present Dec. 9 as Steele Canyon left its mark with dual victories by scores of 40-18 and 30-21.
“We’re going to claim the first couple CIF titles when it’s approved,” Cougar coach Trevor Keifer said with pride. “Most of my girls are freshmen and sophomores. My top girls are in show choir and didn’t even get to wrestle. Three of my girls wrestled in their first matches.”
Not counting forfeits, 20 matches were contested on the mat.
Vanessa Kellems recorded the first victory for Steele Canyon with a 17-second pin at 126 pounds, followed by a 1:36pin at 132 pounds by teammate Elizabeth Pedersen. Marky Simmons kept the Cougars’ momentum rolling with a 2:27 pin at 138 pounds. Three matches later, Tanzania Guest, also competing at 126 pounds, scored an 18-second pin in her first-round match.
Heavyweight Indya Stevens started the second rotation off with a 56-second pin for Steele Canyon, while teammate Pamela Feldman followed with a 48-second pin at 118 pounds. Marcella Schneider, also competing at 118 pounds, engineered one of the more thrilling comebacks in the dual by fighting off a pin attempt before finally recording a pin in 3:44 pin.
Schneider’s teammates on the Cougars bench rose to their feet in unison as the referee slapped his hand on the mat to signal the pin.
Guest scored a 27-second pin in her second match to claim dominance on the mat.
Two highly-ranked girls did not compete for Steele Canyon in the Mater Dei duals: Irene Esquibel and Reyna Reyes. Esquibel is ranked sixth in the nation and second in the state in her 138-pound weight class while Reyes is ranked among the top 12 wrestlers in Southern California in her division.
Many of the girls at the history-making dual meet already had a few matches to their credit after competing in two early season tournaments in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Steele Canyon placed sixth at the Rebels Clash at Savanna High School in Anaheim on Nov. 28. The Cougars took 11 girls to a non-scoring tournament in Thousand Oaks on Dec. 5, with eight Steele Canyon girls returning home with medals. The Rebels Clash attracted the top five teams from the Southern Section.
A season-ending San Diego County girls tournament is scheduled Jan. 18 at El Camino High School.
“I was excited to be a part of this,” Mater Dei head coach Scott Ullsperger said. “It’s a wonderful start to girls wrestling in San Diego. We’d like to host the first official CIF championship.”
Ullsperger credited assistant coach Jerry Matsumoto with setting up the event. “We wanted to expose girls wrestling (to other student-athletes),” Matsumoto said. “It was great for the girls who competed.”
Girls of Steele
Steele Canyon hosted a high profile eight-way dual tournament on Dec. 19. The eight teams — six from outside San Diego County — were divided into two pools, with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the Cardinal Division and the bottom two teams from each pool advancing to the Navy Division. Every team received five matches, facing both teams from opposite pools in their division to close out the day.
Steele Canyon finished first in Pool B with dual victories against West Covina, Savanna and Santa Paula while Pacifica finished first in Pool A with dual wins against Northview, Baldwin Park and San Pasqual. West Covina (2-1) finished runner-up in Pool B while Northview (2-1) finished runner-up in Pool A.
The Cardinal Division was thus comprised of Pacifica, Steele Canyon, West Covina and Northview and the teams finished in that order after two ensuing duals.
The final order finish in the Navy Division was Baldwin Park, Savanna, Santa Paula and San Pasqual.
Two Steele Canyon wrestlers were named to the all-tournament team: Reyes and Esquibel.
Rounding out the all-tournament team were the following wrestlers: Katey Chavez (Savanna), Zuli Marquez (Pacifica), Justine Stewart (West Covina), Nicole Freeman (Savanna), Maria Morales (Pacifica), Alex Perez (Pacifica), Katie Black (Santa Paula), Soibahn Esquera (West Covina), Ceci Andrade (Northview), Alexandra Savage (Mira Mesa), Justine Jue (Santa Paula), Brazel Marquez (Northview), Sam Ortiz (West Covina), Alyssa Luna (West Covina), Rocio Cortez (Western), Johanna Navarro (Northview), Belen Reyes (Baldwin Park), Xochitl Perez (Baldwin Park), Holly Tinnell (Pacifica), Ashley Gueraro (Savanna), Karen Perez (Savanna), Alex Gonzlaez (Pacifica), Brenda Gonzalez (West Covina), Malinda Gomez (Baldwin Park), Lisette Tenorio (Santa Ana) and Veronica Hernandez (Northview).
Men of Steele
East County male wrestlers excelled in the Maruader Invitational Dec. 12 at Mira Mesa High School. Steele Canyon finished second in the team standings behind team champion Mt. Carmel while Grossmont finished in third place.
Four Steele Canyon mat men won individual weight class titles: Jesse Cardenas (112 pounds), Adam Cham (135 pounds), Jacob Dunning (145 pounds) and Todd Graff (152 pounds). Three Cougar grapplers finished second in their weight divisions: Brady Beamon (125 pounds), Dylan Lincoln (140 pounds) and Victor Lopez (285 pounds). Overall, Steele Canyon advanced seven wrestlers to the championship round.
Three Cougars finished third: Jake Lincoln (119 pounds), Ryan Doolittle (130 pounds) and Anthony Cazares (215 pounds).
Grossmont had seven medalists. Nick Travers (152 pounds), Juan Sameniego (160 pounds) and Brandon Wienke (189 pounds all earned second-place medals while Joey Peake (130 pounds) was third, Jacob McDaniel (112 pounds) was fourth and Sonny Laird (145 pounds) and Ronald McCullough (215 pounds) were fifth.
Mt. Miguel’s Dylan Marx scored a breakthrough individual championship at 160 pounds to further buttress the East County highlights at the tournament. Two championship finals, in fact, proved to be all-East County match-ups: Steele Canyon’s Graff defeated Grossmont’s Travers at 152 pounds while Marx defeated Grossmont’s Samiengo at 160 pounds.
Jon Rios (fourth, 145 pounds) was Mt. Miguel's other medalist.
El Cajon Valley had three medal-winners: Amang Shiro (fifth, 103 pounds), Renas Hassan (fifth, 130 pounds) and Sakar Hamad (fourth, 189 pounds).
Other weight class champions included Mt. Carmel’s Miguel Dorantes (103 pounds), Alex Weber (125 pounds) and Ted Kassen (215 pounds), Valley Center’s Kyle Vexler (119 pounds), Mira Mesa’s Carldee Soriano (130 pounds) and Gabi Musallam (285 pounds), St. Augustine’s Jeffrey Eaker (140 pounds), Jose Castaneda (171 pounds) and Orange Glen’s Edward Pietrenka (189 pounds).
Mira Mesa finished fourth in the team standings, followed by Morse, Scripps Ranch, Escondido, San Ysidro, Mission Hills and St. Augustine.
Go green
The Helix Highlanders kept their early season momentum rolling by capturing the championship title of the Scripps Ranch dual tournament the weekend prior to Christmas. Helix edged Morse, 37-34, in the championship dual to finish 7-0 in the tournament. The Highlanders own a convincing 12-3 dual record this season, including a tie-breaker victory over longtime East County power Monte Vista and a 74-6 drubbing of Mt. Miguel.
San Diego Wrestling Association 2010 Spring Schedule
covers Chula Vista, La Jolla, Oceanside, San Diego, Vista, and surrounding areas.
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WEIGH INS: 7:00 to 8:30 AM
WRESTLING: Clinic starts at 9 AM. Open, Grappling & Kids wrestling to follow 9:30 AM; Juniors & Cadets from 10:00 AM until approximately 5:00 PM.
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April 10, 2010
Vista High School
400 E. Bobier
Vista, CA 92084
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April 24,2010
Scipps Ranch High School
10410 Treena St.,
San Diego, CA 92131
Ban/Mid/Nov/SB/Cad/Jr/Op
Styles: FS/GR
May 6,2010
Vista High School
400 E. Bobier
Vista, CA 92084
Ban/Mid/Nov/SB/Cad/Jr/Op
Styles: FS/GR
May 15,2010
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Mater Dei High School
1615 Mater Dei Drive
Chula Vista CA 91913
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2009-10 Interscholastic Season
2009-10 Duals
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Parade of Champions
2009-10 San Diego Section Duals
Metro Conference
Mesa League: Eastlake
South Bay League: Mar Vista
Grossmont Conference
Grossmont Hills League: Steele Canyon
Grossmont Valley League: Monte Vista
City Conference
Central League: Hoover
Western League: Madison, St. Augustine, Cathedral Catholic (tri-champions)
Eastern League: Mira Mesa, Morse, Patrick Henry (tri-champions)
North County Conference
Avocado League: La Costa Canyon
Palomar League: Poway
Valley League: Mt. Carmel
Southeastern Conference
Imperial Valley League: Brawley
Breaking News
California State Championships
March 5-6 at Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield
Place-winners and weight brackets (use navigation bar on left)
Media release
San Diego Section Masters Championships
Saturday, Feb. 26-27, 2010 at Southwest High School, El Centro
Masters Seeding
Masters results and weight class brackets (use navigation bar on left, open bookmarks)
San Diego Section Masters Championships
Feb. 26-27 at Southwest High School, El Centro
(Top 3 place-winners advance to state finals)
Championship Finalists
105: Victor Lopez (Poway, 9) decisioned Micah Perez (Central Union, 9) 14-8
114: Josh Miranda (Poway, 10) decisioned Evan McKirdy (Rancho Bernardo, 10) 4-3
121: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon, 12) major decisioned Gabe Brown (Poway, 12) 15-5
127: Oscar Lizarraga (Brawley, 11) pinned Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista, 12) 1:06
132: Billy Reyes (La Costa Canyon, 12) decisioned Spaso Ilish (Ramona, 11) 11-6
137: Kyle Switzer (La Costa Canyon, 12) decisioned Sawyer Smith (Brawley, 11) 7-6
142: Mitchell Maya (Brawley, 12) decisioned Rio Gallegos (Poway, 12) 3-1
147: Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista, 11) pinned Alex Pisacane (Torrey Pines, 12) 1:49
154: Brodie Chenowith (Ramona, 11) decisioned Anthony Carmona (Brawley, 12) 8-6
162: Ian Roy (Poway, 12) pinned Spence Sarazin (Torrey Pines, 12) 1:35
173: Jonathan Beck (Rancho Bernardo, 12) major decisioned Nick Heene (Carlsbad, 12) 11-2
191: Chace Eskam (Carlsbad, 12) pinned Taylor Cox (La Costa Canyon, 12) 2:05
217: Endhyr Meza (West Hills, 12) pinned Seville Hayes (Mar Vista, 12) 4:43
287: Taylor Dutcher (Southwest, 12) decisioned Robin Case (Rancho Buena Vista, 11) 4-3
Third-place Matches
105: Nik Boyd (Rancho Buena Vista, 11) decisioned Arturo Carmona (Brawley, 10) 2-1
114: Jordan Saunders (Valhalla, 12) major decisioned Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon, 11) 13-0
121: Daniel Romero (Carlsbad, 12) decisioned Kyle Vexler (Valley Center, 12) 8-1
127: Jesse Taylor (Poway, 10) decisioned Tony Ramos (Imperial, 11) 11-8
132: Joshua Joseph (Morse, 11) decisioned Robert Mata (Escondido, 12) 5-0
137: Will DeYoung (Poway, 12) decisioned Cesar Arvizu (Carlsbad, 10) 5-4
142: Chris Romero (Carlsbad, 11) decisioned Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon, 12) 3-2
147: J.L. Mayo (Brawley, 12) decisioned Richard Lair (Poway, 12) 8-5
154: Ty Eison (Hoover, 12) decisioned Daniel Threlkeld (Vista, 12) 8-6
162: Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos, 12) pinned Alec Morgan (Valley Center, 12) 1:41
173: Austin Crider (Poway, 11) decisioned Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista, 12) 3-1
191: Matt Reed (Rancho Buena Vista, 12) pinned Shamar Barnes (Monte Vista, 12) 4:03
217: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista, 12) pinned Porfi Sosa (Poway, 11) 2:59
287: Alex Kelley (Vista, 11) decisioned Adam Terry (Westview, 12) 5-1
Fifth Place (tie)
105: Miguel Dorantes (Mt. Carmel, 11), Shawn Miller (Valhalla, 10)
114: Ricky Lule (Palo Verde, 12), Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch, 11)
121: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop, 12), Mike Manuche (Westview, 11)
127: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos, 12), Ethan Arvizu (Carlsbad, 11)
132: Chad Gregory (Poway, 11), Carldee Soriano (Mira Mesa, 12)
137: Cody Gratas (Scripps Ranch, 12), Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon, 12)
142: Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian, 12), Cody Trotter (Vista, 12)
147: Nick Travers (Grossmont, 12), Nick Nelson (La Costa Canyon, 12)
154: Todd Graff (Steele Canyon, 12), Zach Maguire (Valhalla, 12)
162: David Ramirez (Hilltop, 12), Jordan Donahue (Vista, 11)
173: Cory Anderson (La Costa Canyon, 12), Devin Rhodes (Ramona, 10)
191: Jordi Kata (Serra, 12), Roman Molina (Chula Vista, 12)
217: Alex Rossell (Monte Vista, 12), Marshal Thrasher (Ramona, 11)
287: Harry Wilburn (Torrey Pines, 11), Gabi Mussallam (Mira Mesa, 11)
Girls State Wrestling Championships
Results and weight class brackets (use navigation bar on left, open bookmarks)
San Diego Section Divisional Championships
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010
Division I
San Pasqual High School
Weight class brackets
Team Standings
School/Points
1. Poway 343
2. Carlsbad 179
3. Vista 173.5
4. Rancho Buena Vista 160.5
5. Rancho Bernardo 146
6. Torrey Pines 127.5
7. Eastlake 121.5
8. Mira Mesa 87
9. Calexico 60
10. Escondido 59
11. Granite Hills 55.5
12. Otay Ranch 50.5
13. San Pasqual 40
14. Chula Vista 34
15. Sweetwater 28
16. El Camino 18.5
17. Fallbrook 18
18. San Diego 14.5
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Lower Weight: Gabe Brown (Poway), 121 pounds (3 pins, 1 tech fall)
MVP Upper Weight: Chace Eskam (Carlsbad), 191 pounds (3 pins)
Championship Finals
(Top eight place-winners advance to Masters finals)
105: Victor Lopez (Poway, 9) decisioned Nik Boyd (RBV, 11) 8-1
114: Josh Miranda (Poway, 10) major decisioned Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch, 11) 10-2
121: Gabe Brown (Poway, 12) pinned Daniel Romero (Carlsbad, 12) 3:50
127: Jesse Taylor (Poway, 10) major decisioned David Martinez (Vista, 11) 13-3
132: Chad Gregory (Poway, 11) decisioned Robert Mata (Escondido, 12) 7-2
137: Will DeYoung (Poway,12) tech fall Cesar Arvizu (Carlsbad, 10) 18-3
142: Rio Gallegos (Poway, 12) decisoned Chris Romero (Carlsbad, 11) 9-2
147: Alex Pisacane (Torrey Pines, 12) decisioned Richard Lair (Poway, 12) 7-4
154: Henry Donahue (Poway, 11) defeated Daniel Threlkeld (Vista, 12) by injury default
162: Ian Roy (Poway, 12) decisioned Spence Sarqazin (Torrey Pines, 12) 7-2
173: Jon Beck (Rancho Bernardo, 12) major decisioned Nick Heene (Carlsbad, 12) 10-2
191: Chace Eskam (Carlsbad, 12) pinned Matt Reed (RBV, 12) 2:53
217: Porfi Sosa (Poway, 11) decisioned Jesus Ambriz (RBV, 11) 8-5
287: Robin Case (RBV, 11) decisioned Harry Wilburn (Torrey Pines, 11) 3-1
Third-place Matches
105: Jeremy Rubic (Rancho Bernardo, 9) defeated Ryan Sylvester (Vista, 10) five-match rule
114: Evan McKirdy (Rancho Bernardo, 10) pinned Stetson Galloway (Carlsbad, 10) 0:57
121: Josh Edrain (Mira Mesa, 12) defeated Michael Herrera (RBV, 11) five-match rule
127: Alec Pagliaro (Rancho Bernardo, 12) defeated Jerman Resendiz (San Pasqual, 10) five-match rule
132: Carldee Soriano (Mira Mesa, 12) defeated Ryan Gobeil (Eastlake, 12) five-match rule
137: Adan Mendez (Sweetwater, 11) decisioned Scott Torres (Rancho Bernardo, 12) 6-4
142: Tony Palladino (Torrey Pines, 12) defeated Cody Trotter (Vista, 12) five-match rule
147: Ryan Milkovits (Rancho Bernardo, 10) defeated Ricardo Garcia (Calexico, 12) five-match rule
154: Sean Pollock (RBV, 12) defeated Juan Inumerable (Eastlake, 12) five-match rule
162: Jordan Donahue (Vista, 11) pinned Gabriel Nelson (Eastlake, 11) 3:51
173:: Austin Crider (Poway, 11) decisioned Daniel Velez (Vista, 12) 3-1
191: Roman Molina (Chula Vista, 12) decisioned Jimmy Moreno (Poway, 10) 10-6
217: Charlie Rassel (Carlsbad, 10) pinned Connor Blackwell (Granite Hills, 10) 3:31
287: John Castle (Poway, 12) pinned Alex Kelley (Vista, 11) 4:16.
Fifth-place Matches
105: Bruce Pazuengo (San Diego, 10) decisioned Blaine Farber (El Camino, 9) 4-2
114: Enrique Garcia (Vista, 11) defeated Brandon Leuangpaseuth (Mira Mesa, 10) by criteria
121: Eddie Valencia (Granite Hills, 10) decisioned Joe Spina (Escondido, 11) 7-2
127: Ethan Arvizu (Carlsbad, 11) defeated Abraham Sanchez (Eastlake, 11) five-match rule
132: Noah Milligan (RBV, 11) decisioned Victor Castro (Granite Hills, 11) 8-3
137: Jerome Bourassa (San Pasqual, 11) defeated Steve Martin (Granite Hills, 11) by criteria
142: David McCluggage (Eastlake, 12) dec. Brock Smith (RBV, 11) 10-5
147: Chris Pappas (Mira Mesa, 12) defeated Steban Cervantes (Eastlake, 9) five-match rule
154: Dillon Joyce (Torrey Pines, 12) defeated Oscar Gomez (Sweetwater, 12) five-match rule
162: Jose Guzman (Calexico, 12) defeated Marco Salazar (Fallbrook, 12) by criteria
173: Neil French (RBV, 12) decisioned Chris Fryxell (Eastlake, 12) 4-2
191: Anthony Castro (Vista, 10) defeated Giovanni Vizcarra (Calexico, 12) five-match rule
217: Sergio Medina (Calexico, 12) defeated Angel Mendoza (Chula Vista, 12) five-match rule
287: Gabi Musallam (Mira Mesa, 11) decisioned Hassan Khalil (Rancho Bernardo, 10) 5-0
Seventh-place Matches
105: John Hewuse (Chula Vista, 11) pinned Phillip Pham (San Pasqual, 10) 3:20
114: A.J. Robleza (Escondido, 10) decisioned Andre King (Eastlake, 10) 3-0
121: Jim Steiner (Vista, 11) pinned Maurizio Alinio (Eastlake, 12) 3:00
127: Hyland Stangl (Torrey Pines, 10) pinned Gus De La Cruz (Mira Mesa, 11) 0:49
132: Wesley Abbey (Rancho Bernardo, 11) decisioned Jeremy Edgel (Vista, 10) 7-2
137: Riley Gobell (Eastlake, 12) pinned Angelo Gutierrez (RBV, 11) 3:46
142: Zach Merritt (Rancho Bernardo, 11) dec. Albert Lopez (Otay Ranch, 11) 6-4
147: Jesse Whalen-Orona (Carlsbad, 10) defeated D.J. Bernstein (Escondido, 10) by forfeit
154: Cody Springsguth (Otay Ranch, 10) pinned Eric Williams (Carlsbad, 11) 2:04
162: Orion De La Paz (Rancho Bernardo, 11) decisioned Parker Cornell (Carlsbad, 12) 7-2
173: Colin Durkin (Torrey Pines, 10) defeated Brody Penfield (Escondido, 12) by injury default
191: Augie DeSantis (Escondido, 10) pinned Lee Tea (Mira Mesa, 12) 4:30
217: Ryan Thomson (Torrey Pines, 11) defeated Christian Vera (Fallbrook, 11) by default
287: Matthew Gaughan (Eastlake, 12) decisioned Jesse Sheard (Granite Hills, 11) 3-0
Division II
Scripps Ranch High School
Weight class brackets
Team Standings
1. La Costa Canyon 241.5
2. Mt. Carmel 179.5
3. Bonita Vista 152
4. Helix 151.5
5. Hilltop 122
6. West Hills 120
7. Westview 104
8. Morse 101
9. Scripps Ranch 99.5
10. Patrich Henry 83
11. El Centro Southwest 77
12. Mission Hills 71
13. Orange Glen 66
14. Grossmont 62
15. Oceanside 29
16. Lincoln 27
17. San Ysidro 10
18. El Cajon Valley 7
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Lower Weight: Joshua Joseph (Morse)
MVP Upper Weight: Endhyr Meza (West Hills)
Top Individuals
(Top six place-winners advance to Masters finals)
Championship Finals
105: Dillon Cao (Helix) decisioned Ned Johnson (Scripps Ranch) 7-2
114: Dorian Cao (Helix) major decisioned Josue Mata (Morse) 11-2
121: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon) pinned Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) 1:01
127: Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) decisioned T.J. Grisafe (La Costa Canyon) 7-2
132: Joshua Joseph (Morse) major decisioned Billy Reyes (La Costa Canyon) 21-7
137: Kyle Switzler (La Costa Canyon) major decisioned Joseph Kent (Hilltop) 14-0
142: Brenden Watson (Westview) major decisioined Muamen Deiranieh (Bonita Vista) 10-0
147: Nick Nelson (La Costa Canyon) pinned Mitsuyoshi Smyth (Mt. Carmel) 3:54
154: Devon Williams (Helix) decisioned Roman Flores (Hilltop) 4-2
162: David Ramirez (Hilltop) decisioned Josh Suamataia (El Centro Southwest) 8-7
173: Cory Anderson (La Costa Canyon) pinned E.J. Perkins (Helix) 1:59
191: Taylor Cox (La Costa Canyon) decisioned Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista) 7-5
217: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) major decisioned Ted Kassen (Mt. Carmel) 16-7
287:
Glenn Flores (Orange Glen) decisioned Adam Terry (Westview) 8-3.
Third-place Matches
105: Miguel Dorantes (Mt. Carmel) major decisioned Victor Mendez (El Centro Southwest) 11-2
114: Jordan King (Mission Hills) decisioned Michael Jaimes (Bonita Vista) 8-0
121: Michael Manuche (Westview) decisioned Travys Carus (Morse) 9-5
127: Andrew Dibble (Westview) defeated Joey Peake (Grossmont) by default
132: Yang Chang (Mt. Carmel) decisioned Carlos Ayala (Bonita Vista) 11-5
137: Danny Grant (Mt. Carmel) defeated Will Downey (Lincoln) by default
142: (third) Keegan Smock (Mission Hills), (fourth) Kyle Vanderschaaf (La Costa Canyon)
147 (tie) Alex Hyunh (Scripps Ranch), Brian Carroll (Morse)
154: Alan Ta (Mt. Carmel) defeated Brandon Encinas (Scripps Ranch) by default
162: (tie) Michael Joseph (Patrick Henry), Jeremy Marsaglia (Scripps Ranch)
173: Jared Baxter (West Hills) defeated Zach Drew (Mt. Carmel) by default
191: Peter Gidlund (Patrick Henry) decisioned Eddie Pietrenka (Orange Glen) 6-5
217: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) pinned Cody Williams (La Costa Canyon) 1:00
287: Sahym Meza (West Hills) decisioned Earl Fishell (El Centro Southwest) 6-2
Fifth-place Matches
105: Johnny Landcaster (West Hills) defeated Angel Seville (Hilltop) by default
114: (tie) Alex Dimas (La Costa Canyon) and Abdul Dahman (Mt. Carmel)
121: (tie) Andrew Palmes (Scripps Ranch) and Andrew Tran (Mt. Carmel)
127: Amir Adieh (West Hills) defeated. Alex Weber (Mt. Carmel) by injury default
132: (tie) Dylan McManus (West Hills), Ricardo Aceves (Hilltop)
137: Cody Gratas (Scripps Ranch) defeated Brandon Gregory (San Ysidro) by default
142: Paulo Matias (Mt. Carmel) defeated Taylor Winchell (Patrick Henry) by injury default
147: Nick Travers (Grossmont) pinned Dalton Randolph (Bonita Vista) 3:46
154: Juan Samaniego (Grossmont) defeated Eli Perez (Orange Glen) by injury default
162: David Hollie (Helix Charter) pinned Miguel Gonzalez (Morse) 3:42
173: Armando Rodriguez (Mission Hills) defeated Nick Keiper (Scripps Ranch) by default
191: (tie) Devin Coley (Mission Hills) and Alex Philpot (Lincoln)
217: Quantail Jackson (Helix) major decisioned Sam Villanueva (El Centro Southwest) 8-0
287: Darrien Oliver (Helix) defeated T.J. Paulo (Oceanside) by default
Division III
Valhalla High School
Weight Brackets
105 Pounds 114 Pounds 121 Pounds 127 Pounds 132 Pounds 137 Pounds 142 Pounds
147 Pounds 154 Pounds 162 Pounds 173 Pounds 191 Pounds 217 Pounds 287 Pounds
Team Standings
1. Brawley 221.5
2. Monte Vista 206
3. Steele Canyon 196
4. San Marcos 180 5
5. Ramona 178.5
6. Valhalla 132
7. Hoover 96.5
8. Mar Vista 59
9. El Capitan 54
10. Canyon Crest Academy 48.5
11. Serra 47
12. Mt. Miguel 43
13. Southwest 24
14. Point Loma 22
15. Castle Park 16
16. University City 10.5
17. Kearny 4
18. Montgomery 0
Top Individuals
(Top six place-winners advance to Masters finals)
Championship Finals
105: Arturo Carmona (Brawley) major decisioned Shawn Miller (Valhalla) 13-0
114: Jordan Saunders (Valhalla) decisioned Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon) 7-5
121: Jake Lincoln (Steele Canyon) decisioned Alberto Marquez (San Marcos) 4-2
127: Oscar Lizarraga (Brawley) decisioned Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) 13-5
132: Spaso Illich (Ramona) decisioned Adam Cham (Steele Canyon) 8-2
137: Sawyer Smith (Brawley) decisioned Simon Olguin (San Marcos) 11-5
142: Mitchell Maya (Brawley) decisioned Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon) 2-0
147: Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) decisioned J.L. Mayo (Brawley) 8-6
152: Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) decisioned Anthony Carmona (Brawley) 4-2
162: Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) decisioned Stephen Chance (Monte Vista) 7-2
173: Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) decisioned Devin Rhodes (Ramona) 6-3
191: Shamar Barnes (Monte Vista ) decisioned Jordi Kata (Serra) 6-1
217: Alex Rossell (Monte Vista) decisioned Seville Hayes (Mar Vista) 4-3
287: Leo Torres (Brawley) decisioned Taylor Dutcher (Southwest) 5-2
Third-place Matches
105: Everett Pratt (Monte Vista) major decisioned Kyle Wilson (El Capitan) 12-2
114: John Nunez (San Marcos) major decisioned Anthony Leyva (Monte Vista) 14-6
121: Max Uribe (Mar Vista) decisioned Daniel Leyva (Monte Vista) 4-0
127: Brady Beamon (Steele Canyon) decisioned Beamon Koch (Ramona) 4-1
132: Angel Carrillo (Brawley) decisioned Raul White (Monte Vista) 6-2
137: Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon) major decisioned Chaz Strampfer (Valhalla) 12-1
142: Elliott Adams (Canyon Crest Academy) pinned Trevor McGirr (Valhalla) 0:47
147: Dylan Marx (Mt. Miguel) pinned Jared Widner (Ramona) 3:50
154: T.Y. Eison (Hoover) major decisioned Brodie Chenowith (Ramona) 18-7
162: Natrone Morgan (Mt. Miguel) defeated Alexandro Rangel (Steele Canyon) by default
173: Thomas Abbott (San Marcos) decisioned Kevin Garcia (Hoover) 5-4
191: Colton Houlihan (Ramona) pinned Easton Simmons (Steele Canyon) 1:13
217: Marshal Thrasher (Ramona) pinned Sami Daoud (Hoover) 2:47
287: Jake Kaliskis (Ramona) pinned Kevin Desta (Pt. Loma) 2:00
Fifth-place Matches
105: Travis Mishler (Steele Canyon) major decisioned Zach Lane (Ramona) 9-0
114: Cheyenne Chan (Brawley) pinned Alan Cabrera (Serra) 2:48
121: Richard Salazar (Hoover) defeated Jeff Lorenzen (Canyon Crest Academy) by default
127: Alexander Simone (Canyon Crest Academy) decisioned Nick Botte (Valhalla) 9-6
132: B.J. Solis (Hoover) decisioned Matthew Clark (Canyon Crest Academy) 4-2
137: Adrian Daniel (Monte Vista) defeated Cheng Mousa (Hoover) by default
142: Abraham Betancourt (San Marcos) defeated Andy Yang (Hoover) by default
147: Jake Arcamo (El Capitan) defeated Jovonnie Gonzalez (Castle Park) by default
154: Blasko Bogdanovich (San Marcos), Zach Maguire (Valhalla) – no match, double default
162: Nathan Duggie (El Capitan) defeated Brian McMahan (Point Loma) by default
173: Jacob Ioannides (Valhalla) defeated Alex Chavez (Mar Vista) by default
191: Jon Nicoloff (Mar Vista) dec. Levi Addison (San Marcos) 12-6
217: Ervin Hill (Valhalla), Jacob De La Torre (San Marcos) – no match, double default
287: Eric Mendoza (Hoover) dec. Pat Fleckenstein (Monte Vista) 6-5
Division IV
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Division 4 placers and weight class brackets (use navigation bar on left, open bookmarks)
Top Teams
1. Imperial 197.5
2. Cathedral Catholic 170
3. Palo Verde 155
4. Valley Center 153
5. Santana
6. Central Union
7. La Jolla
8. Olympian
9. Guajome Park Academy
10. Madison
11. St. Augustine
12. Clairemont
13. Holtville
14. Mission Bay
15. Mater Dei Catholic
16. Santa Fe Christian.
Top Individuals
(Top four place-winners advance to Masters finals)
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Lower Weight: Christian Chavez (Cathedral Catholic) 137 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Jeremy Jeffries (Madison) 191 pounds
Championship Finals
103: Micah Perez (Central Union) pinned Juan Oros (Valley Center) 1:18
112: Austin Harvey (Imperal) major decisioned Ricky Lule (Palo Verde) 17-7
119: Kyle Vexler (Valley Center) decisioned Ascary Lule (PV) 9-7
125: Tony Ramos (Imperial) tech fall Stephan Adams (Clairemont) 16-1
130: Thomas Greene (Cathedral Catholic) decisioned Jacob Shoemate (Palo Verde) 5-1
135: Christian Chavez (Cathedral Catholic) pinned Derek Baird (Santana) 4:34
140: Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian) decisioned Carlos Banales (Imperial) 9-2
145: Josh McFadden (Central Union) decisioned Johnny Valdez (Mission Bay) 9-6
152: Victor Viesca (Olympian) decisioned Matt Vasquez (La Jolla) 5-1
160: Alec Morgan (Valley Cen ter) pinned Scott Stafford (Guajome Park Academy) 1:12
171: Jose Castaneda (Mission Bay) pinned Max Benassi (Cathedral Catholic) 4:09
189: Jeremy Jeffries (Madison) pinned Michael Romero (Central Union) 0:52
215: Chris Eidson (Santana) pinned Jerry Martinez (Imperial) 2:27
285: David Blasquez (La Jolla) dec. Jesse Perez (Olympian) 5-2
Third-place Matches
103: Cameron Chavez (Cathedral Catholic) decisioned Tirso Lara (Imperial) 12-5
112: Scott McElherney (Cathedral Catholic) defeeated Manny Boyle (Valley Center) by default
119: James Fry (Imperial) defeated Jason Brown (Clairemont) by default
125: Isaak Hernandez (Palo Verde) defeated Eric Collin (Valley Center) by default
130: Jeffrey Eaker (St. Augustine) pinned Vincent Westgate (Madison) 2:55
135: Max Borba (Palo Verde) defeated Nate Chavez (Guajome Park Academy) by default
140: Quinn Strauser (La Jolla) decisioned Ray Rojas (Central Union) 3-2
145: Bradley Erhard (Santana) defeated Torre Polizzi (Escondido Charter) by default
152: Jonathan Rocha (Palo Verde) defeated Brian Texis (Guajome Park Academy) by default
160: Efren Roman (Mater Dei) defeated Julian Martinez (Holtville) by default
171: Kord Roberts (Valley Center) defeated Claudio Gage (Mater Dei) by default
189: Matt Howder (St. Augustine) major decisioned Eric Gomez (La Jolla) 13-3
215: Nick Balelo (Cathedral Catholic) defeated Travis Weddington (Valley Center) by default
285: George Angeles (Imperial) pinned Thomas French (Rock Academy), 2:42
Metro Conference Wrestling Championships
Friday, Feb. 12, at Olympian High School
Team Standings
(Varsity)
1. Hilltop 258.5
2. Bonita Vista 227.5
3. Eastlake 201.5
4. Otay Ranch 188.5
5. Olympian 117
6. Mar Vista 113.5
7. Chula Vista 79.5
8. Sweetwater 79
9. Castle Park 74
10. Southwest 57
11. San Ysidro 55
12. Mater Dei 47
13. Montgomery 9
Top Individuals
105 Pounds
1. Angel Seville (Hilltop)
2. Alfredo Espinoza (Otay Ranch)
3. John Hewuse (Chula Vista)
4. Robert Lopez (Castle Park)
Championship: Seville decisioned Espinoza, 7-3
Third place: Hewuse pinned Lopez, 2:51
114 Pounds
1. Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch)
2. Johnny Talamantez (Hilltop)
3. Michael Jaimes (Bonita Vista)
4. Javier Talamantes (San Ysidro)
Championship: Estevez major decisioned Talamantez, 16-3
Third place: Jaimes major decisioned Talamantes, 11-3
121 Pounds
1. Anthony Salinas (Hilltop)
2. Steve Johnston (Bonita Vista)
3. Max Uribe (Mar Vista)
4. Anthony Ocampo (Otay Ranch)
Championship: Salinas pinned Johnston, 3:33
Third place: Uribe tech fall Ocampo, 16-1
127 Pounds
1. Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista)
2. Anthony Alviz (Eastlake)
3. Eli Eaves (Hilltop)
4. Frank Bayne (Otay Ranch)
Championship: Haynes defeated Alviz by injury default
Third place: Eaves major decisioned Bayne, 9-1
132 Pounds
1. Carlos Ayala (Bonita Vista)
2. Abraham Sanchez (Eastlake)
3. Ricardo Aceves (Hilltop)
4. Jason Souryamath (Otay Ranch)
Championship: Ayala decisioned Sanchez, 7-6
Third place: Aceves decisioned Souryamath, 6-5
137 Pounds
1. Adon Mendez (Sweetwater)
2. David McCluggage (Eastlake)
3. Edgar Sanchez (Hilltop)
4. Andrew Humiston (Bonita Vista)
Championship: Mendez decisioned McCluggage, 5-2
Third place: Sanchez decisioned Humiston, 7-2
142 Pounds
1. Joseph Kent (Hilltop)
2. Albert Lopez (Otay Ranch)
3. Ryan Gobeil (Eastlake)
4. Dalton Randolph (Bonita Vista)
Championship: Kent decisioned Lopez, 5-4
Third place: Gobeil pinned Randolph, 1:48
147 Pounds
1. Jovonnie Gonzales (Castle Park)
2. Zach Prado (Otay Ranch)
3. Daniel Montes (Mater Dei)
4. Adrian Diaz (Sweetwater)
Championship: Gonzales decisioned Prado, 8-5
Third place: Montes pinned Diaz, 3:57
154 Pounds
1. Roman Flores (Hilltop)
2. Victor Viesca (Olympian)
3. Juan Inumerable (Eastlake)
4. Ryan Vasquez (Otay Ranch)
Championship: Flores decisioned Viesca, 8-7
Third place: Inumerable decisioned Vasquez, 8-6
162 Pounds
1. David Ramirez (Hilltop)
2. Gabriel Nelson (Eastlake)
3. Alex Contreras (Bonita Vista)
4. Oscar Gomez (Sweetwater)
Championship: Ramirez major decisioned Nelson, 9-1
Third place: Contreras decisioned Gomez, 10-4
173 Pounds
1. Tim Mitchell (Otay Ranch)
2. Chris Fryxell (Eastlake)
3. Devon Flores (Olympian)
4. Rory Hernandez (Hilltop)
Championship: Mitchell decisioned Fryxell, 5-4
Third place: Flores decisioned Hernandez, 6-1
191 Pounds
1. Roman Molina (Chula Vista)
2. Jon Niocloff (Mar Vista)
3. Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista)
4. Alex Kekic (Hilltop)
Championship: Molina decisioned Nicoloff, 5-3
Third place: Lopez major decisioned Kekic, 8-0
217 Pounds
1. Frank Bell (Bonita Vista)
2. Seville Hayes (Mar Vista)
3. Andrew Aguilar (Hilltop)
4. Angel Mendoza (Chula Vista)
Championship: Bell decisioned Hayes, 9-3
Third place: Aguilar pinned Mendoza, 1:48
287 Pounds
1. Matt Gaughan (Eastlake)
2. David McCarty (Bonita Vista)
3. Taylor Dutcher (Southwest)
4. Jesse Perez (Olympian)
Championship: Gaughan pinned McCarty, 2:57
Third place: Dutcher decisioned Perez, 6-4
All-Conference First Team
Mesa League
First team
103: Angel Seville (Hilltop) 12
112: Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch) 11
119: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) 12
125: Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) 12
130: Carlos Ayala (Bonita Vista) 11
135: David McCluggage (Eastlake) 12
140: Joseph Kent (Hilltop) 12
145: Zach Prado (Otay Ranch) N/A
152: Roman Flores (Hilltop) 11
160: David Ramirez (Hilltop) 12
171: Tim Mitchell (Otay Ranch) N/A
189: Roman Molina (Chula Vista) 12
215: Frank Bell (Hilltop) 12
285: Matt Gaughan (Eastlake) 12
Wrestler of the Year
Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista)
South BayLeague
First team
103: Robert Lopez (Castle Park) 10
112: Javier Talmantes (San Ysidro) 10
119: Max Uribe (Mar Vista) 11
125: Jose Alvarez (San Ysidro) 11
130: Andrew Ruiz (Olympian) 11
135: Adan Mendez (Sweetwater) 11
140: Carlos Guerrero (Sweetwater)
145: Jovonnie Gonzales (Castle Park) 11
152: Victor Viesca (Olympian) 12
160: Oscar Gomez (Sweetwater) N/A
171: Devon Flores (Olympian) 10
189: Jon Nicloff (Mar Vista) 10
215: Seville Hayes (Mar Vista) 12
285: Taylor Dutcher (Southwest) 12
Wrestler of the Year
Taylor Dutcher (Southwest)
South Bay Invitational
Feb. 6 at Otay Ranch High School
Place-winners and Weight class brackets (use navigation bar on left, open bookmarks)
Top 20 Teams
1. Bonita Vista 253
2. Monte Vista 233
3. Ramona 180
4. Hilltop 165
5. Eastlake 136
6. Santana 99
7. Olympian 84.5
8. Otay Ranch 83
9. Canyon Crest Academy 81.5
10. Chula Vista 78.5
11. Castle Park 72.2
12. Sweetwater 70
13. San Ysidro 68.5
14. El Capitan 59
15. University City 48
16. Del Norte 46
17. (tie) Palo Verde 38
17. (tie) Team B 38
19. St. Augustine 25
20. Mater Dei Catholic 22.5
Championship Finals
105: Angel Seville (Hilltop) decisioned Sam Acosta (Del Norte) 7-3
114: Johnny Talamantes (Hilltop) major decisioned Brent Wilson (Santana) 11-1
121: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) decisioned Ascary Lule (Palo Verde) 6-5
127: Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) pinned Connor Koch (Ramona) 4:40
132: Spaso Ilich (Ramona) decisioned Riley Gobiel (Eastlake) 9-2
137: Carlos Ayala (Bonita Vista) pinned Adan Mendez (Sweetwater) 4:35
142: Albert Lopez (Otay Ranch) pinned Keondre Moore (San Ysidro), time unavailable
147: Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) tech fall Elliott Adams (Canyon Crest) 19-3
154: Victor Viesca (Olympian) pinned Jake Arcamo (El Capitan) 5:35
162: Gabriel Nelson (Eastlake) defeated Rory Hernandez (Hilltop) by injury default
173: Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) major decisioned Devin Rhodes (Ramona) 11-2
191: Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Matthew Howder (St. Augustine) 13-4
217: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Alex Rossell (Monte Vista) 10-1
287: David McCarty (Bonita Vista) decisioned Pat Fleckenstein (Monte Vista) 14-12
Third-place Matches
(Loser takes fifth place)
103: Everett Pratt (Monte Vista) tech fall Chris Luna (Olympian) 16-1; Alfredo Espinoza (Otay Ranch) pinned (Castle Park) 0:57
112: Anthony Leyva (Monte Vista) pinned Aaron Baer (Canyon Crest) 1:39; Michael Jaimes (Bonita Vista) pinned Javier Talamantes (San Ysidro) 0:52
119: Maurizio Alinio (Eastlake) decisioned Marc Hartman (Santana) 3-1; Max Hughes (Ramona) decisioned Junior Torres (Chula Vista) 2-0
125: Daniel Leyva (Monte Vista) decisioned Eli Eaves (Hilltop) 2-0; Alexades Simone (Canyon Crest) decisioned Tony Marc (El Capitan) 13-7
130: Moumen Dieranieh (Bonita Vista) decisioned Ricardo Aceves (Hilltop) 7-4; Raul White (Monte Vista) pinned Andres Escalante (San Ysidro) 1:23
135: Bogart Marquez (Chula Vista) decisioned Brandon Gregory (San Ysidro) 13-8; Ryan Gobiel (Eastllake) tech fall Eduardo Lozano (Hilltop) 18-3
140: Kyle Archer (Monte Vista) pinned Wayne Quesenberry (University City) 4:22; Edgar Sanchez (Hilltop) decisioned Dalton Randolph (Bonita Vista) 7-6
145: Aaron McCrorey (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Armando Garcia (Olympian) 14-0’ Jovonnie Gonzalez (Castle Park) decisioned Zach Prado (Otay Ranch) 4-0
152: Taylor Breland (Bonita Vista) pinned Oscar Gomez (Sweetwater) 1:55; Keelan Berg (Ramona) decisioned Ryan Vasquez (Otay Ranch) 4-2
160: Phillip Kyler (Monte Vista) decisioned Daniel Montes (Mater Dei) 6-4; Alex Contreras (Bonita Vista) decisioned C.K. Buen (Olympian) 5-0
171: Roman Molina (Chula Vista) pinned Jordan Powers (Palo Verde) 0:45; Chris Fryxell (Eastlake) pinned Tim Searcy (Bonita Vista) 4:32
189: Colton Houlihan (Ramona) pinned Cesar Amparo (Castle Park) 1:21; Brad Swarte (El Capitan) decisoined Thomas Durnil (University City) 8-4
215: Chris Eidson (Santana) tech fall Johnathan Bastien (San Ysidro) 17-1; Marshal Thrasher (Ramona) pinned Andrew Aguilar (Hilltop) 2:05
285: Luis Badilla (Sweetwater) pinned Cody Molhay (Hilltop) 3:34; Jesse Perez (Olympian) pinned Jake Kaliskis (Ramona) 2:49
Helix Varisty Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 6 at Helix High School
Top Teams
1. La Costa Canyon 220.5
2. Carlsbad 195
3. Vista 183.50
4. Torrey Pines 135
5. West Hills 115
6. Helix 105
7. Westview 71
8. San Pasqual 70
9. Poway 67
10. El Centro Southwest 64.5
Top Individuals
Championship finals
105: Dillon Cao (Helix) pinned Joe Brennan (Westview) 5:55
114: Dorian Cao (Helix) tech fall Derek Malone (San Pasqual) 20-5
121: Daniel Romero (Carlsbad) tech fall Mike Manuche (Westview) 15-0
127: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon) pinned Amir Adieh (West Hills) 1:32
132: Cesar Arvizu (Carlsbad) major decisioned T.J. Grisafe (La Costa Canyon) 8-0
137: Jeremy Edgel (Vista) pinned Xavier Adieh (West Hills) 1:10
142: Chris Romero (Carlsbad) decisioned Billy Reyes (La Costa Canyon) 5-1
147: Alex Piscane (Torrey Pines) major decisioned Kyle Switzler (La Costa Canyon) 15-3
154: Daniel Threlkeld (Vista) major decisioned Nick Nelson (La Costa Canyon) 13-1
162: Spence Sarazin (Torrey Pines) defeated Jordan Donahue (Vista) by injury default
173: Nick Heene (Carlsbad) decisioned Cory Manderson (La Costa Canyon) 8-5
191: Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) pinned Taylor Cox (La Costa Canyon) 1:15
217: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) pinned Cody Williams (La Costa Canyon) 1:40
HWT: Alex Kelly (Vista) decisioned Taylor Dutcher (San Diego Southwest) 3-2
Third-place Matches
105: Ryan Sylvester (Vista) pinned Johnny Lancaster (West Hills) 3:54
114: Peter Shaw (Poway) defeated Jose Jaime (Steele Canyon) by injury derfault
121: Gabriel Uribe (Mar Vista) decisioned Ridvan Bekirov (Helix) 7-1
127: David Martinez (Vista) decisioned Stanley Gonzalez (Poway) 5-3
132: Dylan McManus (West Hills) decisioned Vincent Westgate (Madison) 6-1
137: Kyle Vanderschaaf (La Costa Canyon) pinned Craig Murrow (Torrey Pines) 2:22
142: Brenden Watson (Westview) defeated Cody Trotter (Vista) by injury default
147: Jesse Whalen-Orona (Carlsbad) defeated Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon) by injury default
154: Juan Samaniego (Grossmont) decisioned Eric Williams (Carlsbad) 9-6
162: Josh Suamataia (El Centro Southwest) decisioned Parker Cornell (Carlsbad) 9-5
173: Dallin Earls (San Pasqual) pinned David Hollie (Helix) 2:20
191: Jeremy Jeffries (Madison) pinned E.J. Perkins (Helix) 4:50
217: Seville Hayes (Mar Vista) dec. Sam Villanueva (El Centro Southwest) 5-4
HWT: Harry Wilburn (Torrey Pines) defeated Jonathan Castle (Poway) by injury default
San Pasqual Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 23 at San Pasqual High School, Escondido
Tournament Results (weight class brackets)
Team Results
1. Corona Centennial 305
2. Mira Mesa 134
3. Patrick Henry 132
4. Valley Center 114
5. Granite Hills 103
6. Grossmont 100
7. Serra 93
8. El Cajon Valley 92
9. San Pasqual 84.5
10. Mission Hills 82
11. Escondido 77.5
12. Mt. Carmel 67.5
13. Orange Glen 65
14. Cathedral Catholic 57
15. Madison 49
16. Mission Bay 33
17. (tie) Castle Park 26
17. (tie) Clairemont 26
19. (tie) Guajome Park 24
19. (tie) Rancho Bernardo24
21. Crawford 21
Championship Finalists
105: Pagdilao (Corona Centennial) pinned Oros (Valley Center) 3:19.
114: Ryan (Corona Centennial) decisioned Ahmaki (El Cajon Valley) 5-4.
121: Vexler (Valley Center) pinned Avalos (Corona Centennial) 1:41.
127: Schulte (Corona Centennial) pinned Osmak (Rancho Bernardo) 1:45.
132: Dodge (Corona Centennial) decisioned Soriano (Mira Mesa) 5-2.
137: Saatsaz (Corona Centennial) major decisioned Martin (Granite Hills) 10-2.
142: Schiller (Corona Centennial) major decisioned Winchell (Patrick Henry) 14-1.
147: Rabay (Corona Centennial) pinned Travers (Grossmont) 4:36.
154: Hawkins (Corona Centennial) pinned Hudson (Serra) 0:52.
162: Morgan (Valley Center) major decisioned Duran (Corona Centennial) 16-4.
173: Castaneda (Mission Bay) pinned Benassi (Cathedral Catholic) 2:26.
191: Gidlund (Patrick Henry) decisioned Pietrenka (Orange Glen) 6-1.
217: Felix (Corona Centennial) pinn ed Blackwell (Granite Hills) 2:50.
287: Flores (Orange Glen) deciosioned Musallam (Mira Mesa) 4-2.
Mater Dei Duals
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Mater Dei High School, Chula Vista
Team Standings
1. Eastlake A
2. Canyon Crest Academy/Mt. Miguel (combined team)
3. Olympian
4. Eastlake B
5. El Capitan
Eastlake Titans 5-0
Eastlake 78 Mater Dei 0
Eastlake 63 Calexico 3
Eastlake 70 University City 5
Eastlake 55 Olympian 18
Eastlake 65 Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel 7
Participating teams:
Eastlake
Mater Dei
Calexico
The Rock Academy
University City
Brawley
Sweetwater
Canyon Crest
Mt. Miguel
La Jolla
Fallbrook
Montgomery
El Capitan
Palo Verde
Del Norte
Olympian
St. Augustine
Mission Hills Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Mission Hills High School, San Marcos
Team standings
1. Ramona 193, 2. Westview 191, 3. Elsinore Lakeside 168, 4. Vista 156.50, 5. Mira Mesa 108-.50, 6. Orange Glen 89.50, 7. Mission Hills 81, 8. San Marcos 77, 9. El Camino 75, Valley Center 75, 11. Cathedral Catholic 67.50, 12. Carlsbad 67, 13. Santa Fe Christian 47, 14. Escondido Charter 4
Championship finals
106: Zach Espinoza (Elsinore Lakeside) major dec. Juan Ords (Valley Center) 11-2; 115: Christian Sims (El Camino) pinned Tanner Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian); 122: Jaime Ledesma (Vista) pinned Mike Manuche (Westview) 1:35; 128: David Martinez (Vista) pinned Cameron Godina (Elsinore Lakeside) 5:59; 133: Spaso Illich (Ramona) dec. Carldee Soriano (Mira Mesa) 5-4; 138: Eneas Kane (Westview) dec. Ben Romero (Elsinore Lakeside) 6-3; 143: Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian) tech fall Kirk Kalisewski (Ramona) 15-0; 148: Brendan Watson (Westview) dec. Chris Pappas (Mira Mesa) 7-4 (2 OT); 155: Brody Chenowith (Ramona) pinned Jon Baca (Elsinore Lakeside) 5:25; 163: Ryan Schmidt (El Camino) pinned Eric Williams (Carlsbad) 1:27; 174: Devin Rhodes (Ramona) dec. Isaac Rodriguez (Westview) 10-6; 192: Anthony Castro (Vista) dec. Eddie Pietrenka (Orange Glen) 7-2; 218: Marshall Thrasher (Ramona) pinned Charlie Rassel (Carlsbad) 0:07; 288: Adam Terry (Westview) pinned Glenn Flores (Orange Glen) 1:32
Third place matches
106: Joe Brennan (Westview) pinned Eduardo Raymundo (San Marcos) 1:47; 115: Jordan King (Mission Hills) pinned Alex Jesme (Westview) 3:35; 122: Josh Edralin (Mira Mesa) dec. Hughes (Ramona) 7-4; 128: Ethan Arvizu (Carlsbad) dec. Alberto Marquez (San Marcos) 5-3; 133: Greene (Cathedral Catholic) pinned Carlos Delgadillo (Orange Glen) 1:28; 138: Jeremy Edgel (Vista) dec. Nathan Morse (Mission Hills) 8-6; 143: Cody Trotter (Vista) pinned Jordan Griffin (Elsinore Lakeside) 2:58; 148: Connor Russ (Elsinore Lakeside) def. Widner (Ramona) injury default; 155: Dylan Smith (Valley Center) pinned Matt Green (Mira Mesa) 0:35; 163: Andres Cuadros (San Marcos) pinned Spencer Bigelow (Westview) 4:18; 174: Thomas Abbott (San Marcos) dec. Benassi (Cathedral Catholic) 12-7; 192: Devon Crowley (Elsinore Lakeside) pinned Devin Coley (Mission Hills) 2:03; 218: Balelo (Cathedral Catholic) pinned Stephan Trottman (Elsinore Lakeside) 1:35; 288: Gabi Flores (Orange Glen) dec. Alex Kelley (Vista) 13-6
Fifth place matches
106: Alex Miller (Carlsbad) dec. Lane (Ramona) 7-5; 115: McElhaney (Cathedral Catholic) tech fall Illich (Ramona) 16-1; 122: Manny Boyle (Valley Center) pinned Alberto Vasquez (San Marcos) 3:40; 128: Joel Crowley (Mission Hills) pinned Brody Barker (Orange Glen) 0:58; 133: Dean Schueker (Westview) dec. Sam Williams (El Camino) 5-2; 138: Daniel Jara (El Camino) pinned Matt Del Mundo (Mira Mesa) 4:00; 143: Luis Ruvalcaba (Orange Glen) pinned Martinez (Ramona) 4:44; 148: Ryan Fredette (Vista) pinned Adam Quick (Vista) 1:38; 155: Justin Ottino (Westview) pinned Brendan McKenna (San Marcos) 0:38; 163: Pacheco (Ramona) dec. Corey Sharpe (Mission Hills) 7-4; 174: Geoffrey Bussoli (Elsinore Lakeside) pinned Ivan Schroeder (Orange Glen) 2:00; 192: Kyle Glennie (Valley Center) pinned Levi Addison (San Marcos) 1:33; 218: Isiah Luzon (Vista) pinned Sean Moran (Mira Mesa) 1:30; 288: Kaliskis (Ramona) pinned Jesus Mendoza (El Camino) 0:38
2010 Monte Vista Invitational Wrestling Tournament
Jan. 9 at Monte Vista high School
Full Report (feature stories and place-winners)
Team scores
Place-winners
Weight Class Brackets
Results by Team
Note: Tournament awards two fifth-place medals (seventh place on bracket is actually second fifth place match)
Poway Titans win team title by more than a 200-point margin over runner-up Monte Vista. Eastlake is third, followed by Hilltop in fourth place and Helix in fifth place. Poway wins 11 of 13 finals matches.
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Morse's Joshua Joseph (1309 pounds)
MVP Upper Weight: Poway's Jimmy Moreno (189 pounds)
Coaches Award: Wayne Branstetter (Poway)
Jim Londos Memorial Tournament
Top 10 teams
1. La Costa Canyon 239.5, 2. San Marcos 224.5, 3. Mira Mesa 155.5, 4. Orange Glen 121.5, 5. Carlsbad 106.5, 6T. Mission Hills and Escondido 106, 8. Valley Center 97, 9. Mt. Carmel 93, 10. Fallbrook 83
Championship finals
103: Eduardo Raymundo (San Marcos) pinned Juan Oros (Valley Center) 2:15
112: John Nunez (San Marcos) pinned Abbas Hussaini (Mt. Carmel) 2:17
119: Kyle Vexler (Valley Center) pinned Joe Spina (Escondido) 3:35
125: Alberto Marquez (San Marcos) pinned Cesar Serrano (Orange Glen) 3:58
130: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) dec. Carldee Soriano (Mira Mesa) 8-4
135: Simon Olguin (San Marcos) dec. Billy Reyes (La Costa Canyon) 15-9
140: Kyle Switzler (La Costa Canyon) dec. Abraham Betancourt (San Marcos) 11-3
145: Christopher Pappas (Mira Mesa) dec. Jesse Whalen-Orona (Carlsbad) 4-2 OT
152: Nick Nelson (La Costa Canyon) pinned Drako Bogdanovich (San Marcos) 3:40
160: Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) dec. Alec Morgan (Valley Center) 3-0
171: Cory Manderson (La Costa Canyon) dec. Brody Penfield (Escondido) 5-2
189: Taylor Cox (La Costa Canyon) pinned Edward Pietrenka (Orange Glen) 1:59
215: Cody Williams (La Costa Canyon) dec. Charlie Rassel (Carsbad) 10-7
285: Gabi Musallam (Mira Mesa) dec. Glenn Flores (Orange Glen) 6-0
Q Rumble
Saturday, Jan. 9 at Serra High School
Top teams
1. Steele Canyon
2. Rancho Bernardo
3. Patrick Henry
4. Serra
5. Grossmont
(22 teams total)
Championship finals
103: Cabrera (Serra) pinned Rubic (Rancho Bernardo)
112: Cardenas (Steele Canyon) major dec. Simms (El Camino) 13-4
119: Lincoln (Steele Canyon) pinned Lim (Serra)
125: Pagliaro (Ranmcho Bernardo) dec. Beamon (Steele Canyon) 6-2
130: Cham (Steele Canyon) major dec. Peake (Grossmont) 12-1
135: Lincoln (Steele Canyon) dec. Castro (Granite Hills) 7-2
140: Winchell (Patrick Henry) dec. Merrit (Rancho Bernardo) 5-2
145: Dunning (Steele Canyon) dec. Travers (Grossmont) 13-8
152: Graff (Steele Canyon) dec.Thompons (Serra) 6-0
160: Durham (Steele Canyon) pinned Schmidt (El Camino)
171: Castaneda (Mission Bay) pinned Joseph (Patrick Henry)
189: Molina (Chula Vista) pinned Kata (Serra)
215: Eidson (Santana) tecal fall Ghrer (Rancho Bernardo) 19-4
285: Khalil (Rancho Bernardo) dec. Blasquez (La Jolla) 7-5
Outstanding light weight: Cabrera (Serra)
Oustanding middle weight: Durham (Steele Canyon)
Oustanding heavy weight: Castaneda (Mission Bay)
Consolation finals
103: Hewuse (Chula Vista) pinned Garica (West Hills)
112: Jaime (Steele Canyon) dec. Wilson (Santana) 3-0
119: McDaniel (Grossmont) major dec. Miles (Patrick Henry) 10-1
125: Adieh (West Hills) pinned Gutierrez (Serra)
130: McManus (West Hills) dec. Simone (Canyon Crest Academy) 9-2
135: Vaccarino (Patrick Henry) pinned Corrales (Rancho Bernardo)
140: Schneemann (Steele Canyon) dec. Rojas (Central Union) 1-0
145: McFadden (Central Union) pinned Herman (Grossmont)
152: Milkovich (Rancho Bernardo) dec. Murray (Patrick Henry) 8-2
160: Hudson (Serra) pinned Padilla (Grossmont)
171: Kloack (Granite Hills) major dec. Bradly (Grossmont) 11-2
189: Kibbe (Clairemont) dec. Aguiar (Mission Bay) 8-5
215: Romero (Central Union) defeated McCulough (Grossmont) by injury default
285: Sheard (Granite Hills) pinned French (Rock Academy)
39th El Cajon Invitational Wrestling Tournament
Dec. 28-29 at San Diego City College
Official website: www.elcajoninvitational.com (weight class brackets)
Full Report
Championship finalists
103: Micah Perez (Central Union) decisioned Arthur Carmona (Brawley) 4-3
112: Bryce Evans (Rogers) pinned Jordan Saunders (Valhalla) 2:42
119: Joey Palmer (Rogers) decisioned Chris Diaz (Sanger) 8-5
125: Chris Mecate (Redlands East Valley) tech fall Chad Gregory (Poway) 22-6
130: Behdod Katebian (Thousand Oaks) major decisioned Angel Carrillo (Brawley) 15-1
135: Michael Vargas (El Dorado) decisioned Paul Educate (Palo Verde) 6-1
140: Charles Chavez (El Dorado) decisioned Mitchell Maya (Brawley) 7-2
145: Tyler Button (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned J.L. Mayo (Brawley) 9-4
152: Caleb Wallace (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned Ty Eison (Hoover) 6-4
160: Carlo Chavez (Natomas) decisioned Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) 6-2
171: Austyn Hayes (Phoenix, N.Y.) major decisioned Austin Crider (Poway) 15-1
189: Matt Reed (RBV) decisioned Jordan Kurth (Shadow Ridge) 6-5. Reed improves to 14-0
215: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) pinned Andrew Hudson (Redlands East Valley) 4:52
285: Manny Mazariegos (Sultana) pinned Dillon Sanderson (La Sierra) 3:55
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Bryce Evans (Rogers), 112 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Endhyr Meza (West Hills), 215 pounds
Team champion: Phoenix (N.Y.)
Team runner-up: Cibola (Ariz.)
Tournament Scoreboard
Marauder Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 at Mira Mesa High School
Top 10 Teams
1. Mt. Carmel 257.5
2. Steele Canyon 220
3. Grossmont 152.5
4. Mira Mesa 152.0
5. Morse 116.5
6. Scripps Ranch 113.0
7. Escondido 100
8. San Ysidro 82
9. Mission Hills 77
10. St. Augustine 72
Top Individuals
103 Pounds
1st Miguel Dorantes (Mt. Carmel)
2nd Juan Oros (Valley Center)
3rd Ned Johnson (Scripps Ranch)
4th Bruce Pazuengo (San Diego)
5th Amang Shiro (El Cajon Valley)
112 Pounds
1st. Jessie Cardenas (Steele Canyon)
2nd Abdul Dahman (Mt. Carmel)
3rd Sebastian Revels (St. Augustine)
3rd Brandon Leuangpaseuth (Mira Mesa)
4th Gabe Gonzalez (Clairemont)
4th Jacob McDaniel (Grossmont)
5th Alex Gallo (Escondido)
5th Matt Maupin (Morse)
119 Pounds
1st Kyle Vexler (Valley Center)
2nd Jose Alvarez (San Ysidro)
3rd Jake Lincoln (Steele Canyon)
3rd Josue Mata (Morse)
4th Josh Edralin (Mira Mesa)
4th Joseph Charles (University City)
5th Skylar Witties (Canyon Crest)
5th Jeffrey Lorenzen (Canyon Crest Academy)
125 Pounds
1st Alex Weber (Mt. Carmel)
2nd Brady Beamon (Steele Canyon)
3rd Travys Carus (Morse)
3rd Ulysses Savage (Mira Mesa)
4th Steven Ngo (Crawford)
4th Gus De La Cruz (Mira Mesa)
5th Andrew Palmes (Scripps Ranch)
5th Stephen Adams (Clairemont)
130 Pounds
1st Carldee Soriano (Mira Mesa)
2nd Danny Grant (Mt. Carmel)
3rd Joey Peake (Grossmont)
3rd Ryan Doolittle (Steele Canyon)
4th Jorge Ramos (San Ysidro)
4th Alexander Simone (Canyon Crest Academy)
5th Renas Hassan (El Cajon Valley)
5th Jorge Sanchez (Morse)
135 Pounds
1st Adam Cham (Steele Canyon)
2nd Robert Mata (Escondido)
3rd Cody Gratas (Scripps Ranch)
3rd Yang Chang (Mt. Carmel)
4th Carlos Delgadillo (Orange Glen)
4th Mario Calantoc (Morse)
5th Kirk Retuya (Mt. Carmel)
5th K.O. Hwang (Canyon Crest Academy)
140 Pounds
1st Jeffrey Eaker (St. Augustine)
2nd Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon)
3rd Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian)
3rd John Murphy (Escondido)
4th K.C. Insao (Mt. Carmel)
4th Alvin Acain (Mira Mesa)
5th Keondre Moore (San Ysidro)
5th Boggart Marquez (Chula Vista)
145 Pounds
1st Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon)
2nd Mitsu Smythe (Mt. Carmel)
3rd Chris Pappas (Mira Mesa)
3rd Elliot Adams (Canyon Crest Academy)
4th Jon Rios (Mt. Miguel)
4th Keegan Smock (Mission Hills)
5th Gerard Shen (St. Augustine)
5th Sonny Laird (Grossmont)
152 Pounds
1st Todd Graff (Steele Canyon)
2nd Nick Travers (Grossmont)
3rd Mike Esquivel (University City)
3rd Alan Ta (Mt. Carmel)
4th Thomas Johnson (San Diego)
4th Bryan Carroll (Morse)
5th Alex Huynh (Scripps Ranch)
5th Gary Simmons (Mission Hills)
160 Pounds
1st Dylan Marx (Mt. Miguel)
2nd Juan Sameniego (Grossmont)
3rd Matthew Vasquez (La Jolla)
3rd Benson Quach (Mt. Carmel)
4th Brian McMahon (Point Loma)
4th Gerth (Mt. Carmel)
5th Scott Stafford (Guajome Park)
5th Ian Encinas (Scripps Ranch)
171 Pounds
1st Jose Castaneda (Mission Bay)
2nd Armando Rodrigues (Mission Hills)
3rd Alec Morgan (Valley Center)
3rd Jeremy Marsaglia (Scripps Ranch)
4th Luis Medina (San Ysidro)
4th Alex Unger (Mt. Carmel)
5th Miguel Gonzalez (Morse)
5th Sean Cruz (Pt. Loma)
189 Pounds
1st Edward Pietrenka (Orange Glen)
2nd Brandon Wienke (Grossmont)
3rd Augie DeSantis (Escondido)
3rd Darrow Perkins (Mira Mesa)
4th Sarkar Hamad (El Cajon Valley)
4th Robert Winfield (Crawford)
5th Derek Kelly (Guajome Park)
5th Gabe Leon-Guerrero (Pt. Loma)
215 Pounds
1st Ted Kassen (Mt. Carmel)
2nd Buzz Buser (Clairemont)
3rd Anthony Cazares (Steele Canyon)
3rd Judd Aguilar (Mission Bay)
4th Jose Delgado (San Diego)
4th Micah Primera (Escondido)
5th Daniel Hackett (Morse)
5th Ronald McCullough (Grossmont)
285 Pounds
1st Gabi Musallam (Mira Mesa)
2nd Victor Lopez (Steele Canyon)
3rd Brandon Mendoza (Mt. Carmel)
3rd Anthony Sparacino (Clairemont)
4th Uhila Tuitua (Morse)
4th David Villanueva (Escondido)
5th Ivan Aguilar (Kearny)
5th Eduardo Saucedo (San Diego)
Battle by the Beach Wrestling Tournament
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at Mar Vista High School
Team Standings
Team/Points
1. Rancho Bernardo 270.5
2. Monte Vista 244.5
3. Southwest El Centro 145
4. Helix 133
5. Central Union 113
6. Valhalla 92
7. Sweetwater 68
8. Mar Vista 66.5
9. La Jolla 61
10. San Ysidro 54
11. Olympian 51.5
12. St. Augustine 51.
13. Chula Vista 50
14. Castle Park 32.5
15. Kearny 31
16. Holtville 12
Individual Awards
Fastest pin: Mario Vasquez (Southwest El Centro) 14 seconds
Coaches Award: Joe Ibarra (Sweetwater)
Most Pins: Micah Perez (Central Union)
MVP Lower Weight: Joe Alvarez (San Ysidro)
MVP Middle Weight: Victor Viesca (Olympian)
MVP Upper Weight: Hassan Khalil (Rancho Bernardo)
Championship Finals
103: Micah Perez (Central Union) pinned V. Mendez (Southwest El Centro) 0:16
112: Dorian Huynh (Helix) major decisioned Dillon Huynh (Helix) 21-12
119: Evan McKirdy (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Ridean Bekirov (Helix),7-5 (OT)
125: Joey Alvarez (San Ysidro) decisioned Steven Blankenship (Rancho Bernardo) 5-0
130: Al Pagliano (Rancho Bernardo) pinned Vincent Richmond (Helix) 2:30
135: Wes Abbey (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Jeff Eaker (St. Augustine) 12-5
140: Scott Torres (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Adan Mendez (Sweetwater) 8-6
145: Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) pinned Josh McFadden (Central Union), time unavailable
152: Victor Viesca (Olympian) decisioned Steven Chance (Monte Vista) 2-1
160: Ryan Milkovich (Rancho Bernardo) pinned M. Vasquez (La Jolla) 0:50
171: Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) pinned Emmanuel Serna (Southwest El Centro), time unavailable
189: Jon Beck (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Shamar Barnes (Monte Vista) 8-4
215: Alex Rossell (Monte Vista) pinned Charlie Ghrer (Rancho Bernardo), time unavailable
285: Hassan Khalil (Rancho Bernardo) pinned Patrick Fleckenstein (Monte Vista), time unavailable
Third Place
103: Contreras (Monte Vista) pinned C. Luna (Olympian), time unavailable; J. Rubic (Rancho Bernardo) pinned D. Jimenez (Mar Vista) 2:34
112: A. Leyva (Monte Vista) major decisioned Revels (St. Augustine) 11-2; W. Charbono (Rancho Bernardo) pinned J. Ello (Olympian) 2:34
119: A. Salas (Chula Vista) pinned Cordova (Monte Vista) 0:40; M. Vasquez (Southwest El Centro) decisioned J. Torres (Chula Vista) 5-4
125: T. Dennis (Helix) decisioned Barajas (St. Augustine) 9-4; G. Uribe (Mar Vista) pinned A. Hernandez (Castle Park) 0:30
130: D. Leyva (Monte Vista) pinned L. Valdez (Kearny) 4:16; K. Perez (Central Union) decisioned J. Ramos (San Ysidro) 8-4
135: E. Lopez (Southwest El Centro) pinned V. Arredondo (Helix) 2:35; Garcia (Monte Vista) pinned C. Bautista (San Ysidro) 4:05
140: Archer (Monte Vista) pinned R. Walsh (St. Augustine), time unavailable; R. Rojas (Central Union) decisioned K. Lee (La Jolla) 6-4
145: A. Franco (Helix) pinned T. McGirr (Valhalla) 3:32; Z. Mettitt (Rancho Bernardo) pinned C. Guerrero (Sweetwater) 2:57
152: J. Wiring (Valhalla) defeated J. Gonzalez (Castle Park) by injury default; J. Suamataia (Southwest El Centro) pinned J. Leighton (Valhalla) 2:50
160: O. Gomez (Sweetwater) decisioned Garlow (Valhalla) 7-5; R. Varschock (Valhalla) decisioned Guzman (Southwest El Centro) 7-3
171: B. Heartfield (Kearny) decisioned J. Maldonado (Helix) 5-2; J. Kitmiller (Valhalla) decisioned J. Joannides (Valhalla B) 2-1
189: E.J. Perkins (Helix) pinned M. Cordova (Southwest El Centro) 3:03; R. Molina (Chula Vista) pinned J. Nicoloff (Mar Vista) 3:14
215: M. Romero (Central Union) pinned E. Hill (Valhalla) 4:40; S, Hayes (Mar Vista) tech fall C. Suarez (Olympian), score unavailable
285: Blasquez (La Jolla) pinned Fishell (Southwest El Centro) 3:16; Holman (Valhalla) pinned Alonso (Central Union) 2:52
Metro Conference Highlights
The high school wrestling season started off on a championship note for a pair of South County mat men at last Saturday’s Battle by the Beach tournament at Mar Vista High School. San Ysidro’s Joey Alvarez earned outstanding lower weight honors after capturing his 125-pound weight class while Olympian’s Victor Viesca was named the tournament’s outstanding middle weight wrestler after claiming the 152-pound championship title.
Alvarez and Viesca were among three Metro Conference grapplers to qualify for the championship finals. Sweetwater’s Adan Mendoza finished runner-up in his 140-pound weight class.
Alvarez shut out Rancho Bernardo’s Steven Blankenship, 5-0, in the finals after scoring back-to-back first-period pins to cap a perfect showing. The Cougar mat man was seeded second in the weight division while Blankenship was seeded fifth. The RB wrestler upset the weight class’s No. 4- and No. 1-seeded grapplers en route to the championship match but could not pull off a third consecutive upset win against Alvarez.
Viesca was also seeded second in his weight class and recorded three dominating victories to advance to the finals — a 1:45 pin the first-round, technical fall in the quarterfinals and a 7-3 win in the semifinals. He edged Monte Vista’s Steven Chance, 2-1, in the championship round after Chance, seeded fourth, has upset the top-seeded wrestler in the weight class in the semifinals.
Mendez was seeded seventh in his weight class and definitely left an imprint on the tournament with his second-place performance. Mendez upset the No. 2-seeded wrestler in the quarterfinals and built on that with a 13-2 major decision victory in the semifinals. The SuHi grappler ended his mat odyssey with an 8-6 loss to Rancho Bernardo’s Scott Torres in the finals. Torres, seeded fourth, upset the No. 1 seed in the semifinals to draw Mendez.
Sweetwater (seventh) and Mar Vista (eighth) were the top two finishing Metro teams. Rancho Bernardo out-pointed Monte Vista, 270.5-244.5, to win the tourney title.
Wrestling royalty present included Monte Vista 145-pounder Shervin Iraniha, a fourth-place medalist at last season’s state finals and ranked No. 1 in the state this season.
Carlsbad Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at Carlsbad High School
Top 10 Teams
1. Carlsbad 267.5
2. Great Oak (Temecula) 204.5
3. San Marcos 199
4. Vista 139.5
5. Santana 117.5
6. El Capitan 76
7. Mission Hills 65
8 (tie) Orange Glen 63
8. (tie) Army-Navy Academy 63
10. Redwood 61
Championship Finalists
103: Ryan Sylvester (Vista) tech fall Kyle Wilson (El Capitan) 16-0
112: Matt Nader (Anaheim Canyon) major decisioned John Nunez (San Marcos) 15-1
119: Christian Smith (Great Oak) decisioned Jeff Lorenzen (Canyon Crest) 2-0
125: Daniel Romero (Carlsbad) pinned John Kobyiski (Great Oak) 4:31
130: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) defeated Ethan Arvizu (Carlsbad) by injury default
135: Simon Olguin (San Marcos) decisioned Cesar Arvizu (Carlsbad) 5-4
140: Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian) decisioned Abraham Betancourt (San Marcos) 8-6
152: Chris Romero (Carlsbad) pinned Drasko Bogdanovich (San Marcos) 5:42
160: Nick Heene (Carlsbad) decisioned Jordan Donahue (Vista) 9-4
171: Armando Rodriguez (Mission Hills) decisioned Eric Williams (Carlsbad) 11-9
189: Rio Costa (Redwood) major decisioned Ryan Rees (Great Oak) 17-6
215: Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) pinned Chris Eidson (Santana) 3:02
275: Rock Davis (Great Oak) major decisioned Charlie Rassel (Carlsbad) 11-0.
Valhalla's Glen Takahashi: A wrestling legend passes
2008 El Cajon Invitational Results
Posted Jan. 8, 2009
When former Valhalla High School wrestling coach Glen Takahashi died from congestive heart failure on Dec. 31, not only did East County lose one of its most successful and beloved coaches (in any sport) but the greater San Diego County wrestling community lost a genuine legend. Internet message boards have been filled with remembrances of a man much admired by those whose life he touched.
And he touched the lives of thousands of individuals over his 33-year coaching career.
Takahashi, who had a recent history of heart problems, was 59.
A memorial service was held Sunday, Jan. 11, at Faith Chapel, 9400 Campo Road, Spring Valley. Many of the estimated 1,000 mourners wore orange.
Pictured at right: Valhalla coach Glen Takahashi and Norseman wrestler Dean Kinports, 2002 El Cajon Invitational
(Photo by James Brammer)
Prayers, condolences and tributes have come in from all corners of the San Diego Section — from both friends and rival opponents.
Bonita Vista coach Gabe Ruz knew Takahashi over the decades and is among many who mourn his loss.
“Glen meant a great deal to San Diego wrestling. He was a great coach, great athlete, great teacher, great man,” Ruz said. “I knew him well as a person and as a coach. I always knew that his wrestlers would be well prepared and they would not disappoint. It’s a sad day and a big loss to San Diego wrestling.”
Awe, reverence and respect — those three words aptly described Takahashi. He was one of those unique individuals who had the ability to change lives — and change them for the better.
He was a master tactician, mentor, father figure and, above all, a gentleman. He poured his energy into coaching and mentoring young wrestlers.
Most who met him walked away with “something valuable in terms of wrestling,” according to El Cajon Valley coach Ryan Trammell, a former Braves standout.
And something valuable in terms of life.
During his long coaching tenure, Takahashi and his teams achieved much. A 1967 graduate of Monte Vista High School, Takahashi was a two-time San Diego Section weight class champion, 1966 San Diego Section Wrestler of the Year and undefeated from 1965-67. He was a three-year letter-winner at BYU, winning a Western Athletic Conference championship in 1970.
Before joining Valhalla in 1983, he coached at USDHS (1972-75, 16-14 record) and El Cajon Valley High School (1976-82, 41-23-1 record). His greatest success came with the Norsemen as he recorded a 177-15-1 record from 1983 to 2006. In 33 years, his overall dual meet record was 234-52-2.
He was a nine-time Grossmont Conference Coach of the Year, five-time CIF Coach of the Year, a California state Coach of the Year (2000) and received the Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2006.
He helped produce a staggering 83 CIF individual champions, 46 section champions, 37 state medalists, seven state champions, 10 All-Americans and one national champion (David Lopez in 1999).
He coached nine teams to top 10 state finishes, had 12 teams win CIF titles, won 18 league titles and recorded six top five state finishes. Valhalla won the state title in 1985 and finished runner-up in 1991.
Like most successful coaches, wrestling was a year-round attraction for Takahashi. He was a member of the California USA Wrestling staff from 1987 to 1999 and regularly took teams to off-season national-level tournaments.
He was still active as a matside coach in pre-season tournaments last fall.
Few coaches have ever achieved his stature in the sport.
Former Valhalla standout Paul Acosta had what he termed the “privilege” to know Takahashi for more than 20 years as a coach, mentor and friend. “Coach Tak had the unique talent to make us believe in our potential and gave us the tools to help us achieve our goals, not just in sports but in all we do,” Acosta wrote in his online tribute.
Patrick Mack, a 1991 VHS graduate and state champion, called Takahahsi not just a coach or a teacher but also “a very important father figure” in his life.
“Coming from a single-parent environment being surrounded by friends who had both parents, I, at times, felt out of place,” Mack wrote from his current residence in Austin, Texas. “Mr. Takahashi took and gave me so much while in high school and well after I graduated. Not only the respect and leadership but also the confidence and discipline to be the man I am today. I love him like any son would love his father.”
“Glen Takahashi wasn’t my coach, more importantly, he was my good friend,” wrote former VHS standout Jarrod Maguire in tribute. “He just loved to show everyone the ropes of his favorite sport. He was (a) man of wisdom and even more (of) heart. He was admired by everyone he came into contact with. He will be greatly missed.”
Sharon Sawyer, a Steele Canyon parent, may have put it best in her heart-rending tribute. “Some of us end our lives without making much of a footprint on this earth; Coach T touched countless lives and that will be his legacy,” she wrote.
Failing health finally forced Takahashi to pass the baton to one of the Norsemen’s most celebrated alumni, three-time state champion Mark Gerardi.
Gerardi, in his Internet tribute, wrote that he was “at a loss for words as I try to describe coach Takahashi’s importance to me as a wrestler and now as a coach. He was my coach and my friend. I will miss him greatly.”
Under his guidance, the annual El Cajon Invitational holiday tournament became entrenched as the region’s most prestigious regular season tournament. The massive, national-draw tournament ran with amazing clockwork that few could match at similar-sized events. The support he received in running the tournament was due to his charismatic persona.
He was a fixture at the announcer’s microphone during the tournament finals.
In recent years, the tournament was held at Eastlake, Otay Ranch and San Ysidro high schools.
The 38th annual ECI tournament, boasting more than 60 teams from four states, wrapped up competition Dec. 30 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds’ Jimmy Durante Hall.
Many have already called for the tournament to be renamed in his honor. At future ECI tournament finals, it might be a nice gesture to leave an empty chair, draped with an orange Valhalla jacket, next to the announcer’s microphone.
In Memory:
Glen Takahashi
Sept. 2, 1949-Dec. 31, 2008
The San Diego Wrestling community will miss you
Valhalla State Champions
Mark Gerardi, who is the current Valhalla head coach (1985-86-87)
Patrick Mack and Jason Hendrick (both 1991)
Joe Hurtado (1998)
State runners-up
Chip Duncan (1983)
Rich Bailey (1984-85)
John Galkowski (1984)
Vic Gerardi (1985)
Russ Magoffin (1991)
J.J. Roberts (1996)
David Lopez (1998), who went on to become a national champion
2008-09 Interscholastic Season
Grossmont Conference Season Log (Update: Steele Canyon toys with winning Helix varsity mat title, places strong third)
Metro Conference Season Log (Bonita Vista defeats Hilltop, 30-29, in final match for Mesa League dual title)
Grossmont Conference Report:
Monarch wrestler places fourth at state finals
2009 State Championship Results
2009 State Championship Brackets
Posted March 9, 2009
Monte Vista sophomore Shervin Iraniha was the lone East County wrestler to advance to this year’s championship round at the San Diego Masters state qualifying tournament, held Feb. 27-28 at Olympian High School in Chula Vista. The Monarch mat man was seeded third in his 24-man bracket and finished 3-1 in the two-day tournament, dropping a 3-0 decision to Poway senior Conrad Snell in the finals to place second.
Monte Vista coach Steve Bulette had an inkling that greater things might be in store for this standout wrestler, saying “I think we could be looking at a medal at state” in a post-tournament interview.
Iraniha made good on his coach's words with a magical fourth-place showing at this year's state championship tournament, held March 6-7 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. He was one of six medalists overall from the San Diego Section, including four from state team champion Poway -- an elite group.
“I think he starting progressing as the season went on,” Bulette said of Iraniha. “It was important for his chances to make state by dropping down to 135 pounds. He wrestled at 140 and 145 pounds for most of the season. He’s only a sophomore and has got so much talent. He has hardly reached any of his potential yet.”
Iraniha, who also played on the school's football team, finished the season with a 37-8 record.
Poway totaled three finalists overall and had two individual champions: seniors Henry Yorba (130 pounds) and Ian Daube (189 pounds). Poway's Snell finished second while senior teammate Jake Poliakoff (152 pounds) was eighth. Vista senior Josh Hotta, the section's 140-pound champion, rounded out the section's six medal-winners with an fifth-place finish.
Iraniha won his opening three matches in the two-day tournament to end the first day of competition with a berth in the semifinals opposite eventual weight class champion Seth Hicks, a senior from Centennial High School.
Hicks, the Central Section champion, defeated Iraniha, 6-0, to drop the Monarch mat man to the consolation semifinals. Iraniha defeated Clovis junior Alec Dieter to advance to the third-place match opposite Laguna Hills senior Mitch Newcomer, who recorded a 3-0 victory to earn the bronze medal.
Newcomer won the Southern Section title while Dieter placed fourth in the Central Section.
Hicks went on to decision Poway's Snell, 7-4, in the championship match. Snell and Iraniha had paired up in the San Diego Section finals the week before, with Snell emerging with a 3-0 victory.
Iraniha has obviously set himself up well for the next two seasons, saying he now knows what it takes to win a state championships. A coveted state title is something that the Monte Vista wrestler has now clearly set his sights on.
Of the three other East County state meet qualifiers, Valhalla senior Renzo Salazar had the most success with a 2-2 showing in his 140-pound division.
Salazar, who placed third at the San Diego Masters finals, finished with victories against Ontario junior Jaime Jimenez (3:58 pin, consolation round 1) and Everett Alvarez junior Manny Mendoza (10-5 decision, consolation round 2) and losses to Camarillo sophomore Matt Hickman (11-9 decision, championship round 1) and Elk Grove senior Nalan Ludwig (3-2 decision, consolation round 3).
Hickman finished second in the Southern Section finals while Ludwig was the No. 2 representative from the Sac-Joaquin Section.
West Hills junior Endhyr Meza (215 pounds) finished 1-2 with a 10-8 bracket win against Washington senior Jesse Grimes, the San Francisco Section champion, and losses to Sutter junior Austin Morehead (54-second pin, championship round 1) and Vacaville junior Ben Holmes (6-5 decision, consolation round 2).
Meza finished third at the San Diego Masters finals. Morehead, who went on to place fifth in the weight class, is the reigning Northern Section champion while Holmes placed fourth at the Sac-Joaquin finals.
Steele Canyon junior Todd Graff (145 pounds) finished 0-2 with losses to Pleasant Valley junior Desmond Rios (14-2 major decision, championship round 1) and Anderson junior Marcus Zachary (2-0 decision, consolation round 1).
Graff finished third in the San Diego Masters finals. Rios and Zachary finished first and second, respectively, in the Northern Section finals.
Salazar’s trip to Bakersfield had to be the most emotionally-wrought, as he was still in the process of mourning the death of his older brother Bruno, who died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in early February.
Bruno Salazar was a CIF champion and a state qualifier for the Norsemen in 2006.
Poway, which entered the state tournament ranked fourth in the state, surprised the field with its young squad (after graduating 11 seniors the previous season) by capturing this year's state tournament title with a 14.5-point edge over runners-up Buchanan and Selma. The Titans finished with four medalists, including three finalists and two individual champions while Buchanan and Selma both had two champions and five medal-winners.
Poway totaled 140 points, with Buchanan and Selma, both from the Central Section, each finishing with 125.5 points to share second place. Clovis, with one individual champion and six medalists, finished a close fourth with 124 points (placing three of the top four teams from the Central Section) while Santa Ana Calvary Chapel, the top team from the Southern Section with one individual champion and three medal-winners, was a distant fifth with 74.5 points.
The six medalists are the lowest figure for the section since 1984.
No other San Diego Section team was able to crack the top 60 team place-finishers. A total of 288 schools were represented at this year's state tournament.
San Diego Section Masters Championships
Friday, Feb. 27-Saturday, Feb. 28 at Olympian High School
2009 San Diego Masters Place-winners
2009 San Diego Masters Weight Class Brackets
The Year of the Cougar (Feature story & Statistical Review)
Bring it on! Metro sends five to state meet (Feature story & Statistical Review)
2009 San Diego Masters Seeding Points
2009 San Diego Masters Seeds
San Diego Section
Divisional Tournaments
Saturday, Feb. 21
Photo: Westview's Ben DeMeulle reacts after winning the 127-pound individual title at the Division II championship tournament at San Pasqual High School
Division I: Escondido High School
Team standings:
1. Poway 301.5;
2. Vista 183.5;
3..Rancho Buena Vista 149.5;
4. Carlsbad 135.5; 5. La Costa Canyon 129;
6. Rancho Bernardo 117.5;
7. Torrey Pines 116;
8. Granite Hills 69.5;
9. Fallbrook 68;
10. Otay Ranch 64;
11. Escondido 63.5;
12. El Camino 55.5;
13. Mira Mesa 53.5;
14. Calexico 53;
15. Chula Vista 52;
16. Morse 29;
17. San Diego 17
Championship Finals
105 - Daniel Romero (Carlsbad) dec. Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch) 12-6; 114 - Ryan Nassari (Poway) dec. Cesar Arvizu (Carlsbad) 11-4; 121 - Brett Jones (Fallbrook) dec. Jesse Taylor (Poway) 5-2; 127 - Brandon Hernandez (Poway) pinned Kyle Switzler (La Costa Canyon) 5:38;
132 - Henry Yorba (Poway) major dec. Aaron Ponce (Vista) 10-1;
137 - Conrad Snell (Poway) dec. Billy Rogers (Rancho Bernardo) 6-1;
142 - Josh Hotta (Vista) maj. dec. Rio Gallegos (Poway) 17-7;
147 - Tim Randall (La Costa Canyon) dec. Nick Heene (Carlsbad) 3-1; 154 - Jake Poliakoff (Poway) dec. Spence Sarazin (Torrey Pines) 4-3; 162 - Keegan McAllister (Torrey Pines) dec. Ian Roy (Poway) 9-6; 173 - Johnathan Beck (Rancho Bernardo) dec. Alex Brown (Poway) 5-2; 191 - Ian Daube (Poway) maj. dec. Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) 13-5;
217 - Dean Richardson (Vista) pinned Moses Chairez (Escondido) 1:12;
287 - John Castle (Poway) dec. Jonathan Henkel (Otay Ranch) 2-1
Masters qualifiers: Top eight finishers in each weight class
Tournament seeding
Division I Place-winners
Division II: San Pasqual High School
Team standings: 1. Mt. Carmel 250; 2. Hilltop 221.5; 3. Bonita Vista 179; 4. Westview 167.5; 5. Eastlake 125.5; 6. Patrick Henry 106.5; 7. Grossmont 88.5; 8. Helix 78; 9. San Pasqual 73.5; 10. Scripps Ranch 73; 11. West Hills 65; 12. Sweetwaqter 55; 13. Orange Glen 53; 14. Mission Hills 47; 15. Southwest El Centro 43; 16. Oceanside 31; 17. Lincoln 5
Parade of champions: 105 - Dorian Huynh (Helix) decisioned Alex Weber (Mt. Carmel) 11-9; 112 - Anthony Salinas (Hilltop t ech fall Abdul Dahman (Mt. Carmel) 15-0; 121 - Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) decisioned Keith Martin (Eastlake) 6-4; 127 -
Ben DeMeulle (Westview) decisioned Anthony Weber (Mt. Carmel) 4-3; 132 - P.K. Briek (Scripps Ranch) decisioned Danny Grant (Mt. Carmel) 9-3; 137 - Matt Reyes (Hilltop) decisioned Ryan Taylor (Grossmont) 7-4; 142 - David McCluggage (Eastlake) pinned Mitzu Smyth (Mt. Carmel) 1:45; 147 - Roman Flores (Hilltop) decisioned Aiden Sargent (Mt. Carmel) 5-1; 154 - Seth Adams (Westview) decisioned Hector Arambula (Bonitas Vista) 9-5; 162 - Nick Barnes (Bonita Vista) pinned Martin Polanco (San Pasqual) 1:18; 173 - Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) defeated Frank Criger (Westview) by injury default; 191 - Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista major decisioned Mike Hadley (Westview 12-2); 217 - Endhyr Meza (West Hills) decisioned Ted Kassen (Mt. Carmel) 10-6; 287 - Glen Flores (Orange Glen) decisioned Micah Hodges (San Pasqual) 3-0
MVP Light Weight: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop), 112 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista), 189 pounds
Sportsmanship Award: Nick Barnes (Bonita Vista, 160 pounds
Masters qualifiers: Top six finishers in each weight class
Weight class brackets
Tournament seeding and results
Division III: Valhalla High School
Top teams: 1. Steele Canyon 252.5; 2. Monte Vista 221; 3. Ramona 200.5; 4. Valhalla 147.5; 5. Hoover 116.5; 6. Mar Vista 99; 7. Serra 80; 8. El Capitan 66; 9. Mt. Miguel 57; 10. University City 50
Championship finalists: 103 - Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon) dec. Shawn Miller (Valhalla) 7-4; 112 - Ryan Schmer (Valhalla) decisioned Jake Lincoln (Steele Canyon) 3-1; 119 - Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon) dec. Spaso Ilich (Ramona) 14-8; 125 - Gary Green (Hoover) dec. Dylan Sawyer (Steele Canyon) 14-7; 130 - Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon) pinned Wade Templeton (Valhalla) 1:23; 135 - Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) dec. Adam Cham (Steele Canyon) 10-4; 140 - Renzo Salazar (Valhalla) pinned Alex Piscitelli (Steele Canyon) 1:11; 145 - Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) dec. Alex Avila (Monte Vista) 7-0; 152 - Angel Ramirez (Steele Canyon) dec. Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) 7-6; 160 - Shamar Barnes (Monte Vista) pinned Vincent Stewart (Mt. Miguel) 1:47; 171 - Kevin Garcia (Hoover)pinned Brad Schwarte (El Capitan) 5:03; 189 - Brian Orr (Ramona) dec. Alex Rossell (Monte Vista) 4-1; 215 - Brett Germaine (Ramona) major decisioned Taylor Phipps (Valhalla) 9-0; 285 - Marshal Thrasher (Ramona) pinned Pepe Martinez (Monte Vista) 3:03
Masters qualifiers: Top six finishers in each weight class
Tournament results
Tournament seeding
Division IV: Brawley High School
Top teams: 1. Brawley 343.50; 2. San Marcos 176.50; 3. Palo Verde 140; 4. Imperial 132; 5. Madison 101; 6. Olympian 96; 7. Central Union 88.5; 8. Cathedral Catholic 83; 9. St. Augustine 81.50; 10. La Jolla 79; Others: 12. Guajome Park 72; 13. Valley Center 68; 15. Canyon Crest 62.50; 17. Escondido Charter 23; 21. Army-Navy Academy 11
Championship finals: 105 - Kyle Vexler (Valley Center) dec. Arturo Carmona (Brawley) 10-4; 114 - Alfonso Osuna (Brawley) pinned Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) 1:37; 121 - Michael Nunez (San Marcos) dec. Tony Ramos (Imperial) 15-10; 127 - Oscar Lizarraga (Brawley) tech fall Alberto Marquez (San Marcos) 17-2; 132 - Mitchell Maya (Brawley) dec. Simon Olguin (San Marcos) 7-5; 137 - J.L. Mayo (Brawley) dec. Jose Parra (Holtville) 8-2; 142 - Uriel Navarro (Imperial) dec. Anthony Carmona (Brawley) 6-5; 147- Eddie Ruiz (Brawley) major dec. Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) 12-3; 154 - Luis Perez (Brawley) dec. Jordon Dyer (La Jolla) 9-3; 162 - Mike Velasco (Brawley) dec. Daniel Hawk (Holtville) 4-1; 173 - Joel Creiglow (Central) dec. Adam Espinoza (Brawley) 3-0; 191 - Jaime Nunez (Brawley) pinned Jeremy Jeffries (Madison) 5:05; 217 - Marco Gonzalez (Valley Center) dec. Jonathan Kibbe (Clairemont) 3-2; 287 - Russell Humphrey (Madison) pinned Patrick Sullivan (Guajome) 5:10.
Masters qualifiers: Top four finishers in each weight class
Metro grapplers claim eight individual titles; Hilltop finishes second at Division II finals
Posted Feb. 26, 2009
The Poway High School wrestling team has employed many mottoes over the course of its illustrious history, one of which goes something like this: “Those who stay will be champions.”
The Hilltop Lancers borrowed a page from the Titans’ play book at last Saturday’s San Diego Section Division II championship tournament at San Pasqual High School by finishing with three individual champions and a meteoric second-place team finish.
“I’m really happy for this team,” said third-year Lancer coach Thomas Juarez. “This team has been battling all year. They have no quit in them. I told the kids at the beginning of the season that if they made it through the season that they would be champions.”
San Diego Section
Parade of Champions
First Place
•Anthony Salinas (Hilltop), 112 pounds, Division II
•Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista), 119 pounds, Division II
•Matt Reyes (Hilltop), 135 pounds, Division II
•David McCluggage (Eastlake), 140 pounds, Division II
•Roman Flores (Hilltop), 145 pounds, Division II
•Nick Barnes (Bonita Vista), 160 pounds, Division II
•Frank Bell (Bonita Vista), 171 pounds, Division II
•Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista), 189 pounds, Division II
Second Place
•Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch), 103 pounds, Division I
•Keith Martin (Eastlake), 119 pounds, Division II
•Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista), 152 pounds, Division II
•Jonathan Henkle (Otay Ranch), heavyweight, Division I
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Hilltop was three-for-three in championship-round matches at this year’s 17-team Division II finals. Anthony Salinas (32-6) recorded a 15-0 technical fall against Mt. Carmel’s Abdul Dahman (25-8) at 112 pounds. Matt Reyes (35-7) scored a 7-4 decision over Grossmont’s Ryan Taylor (26-5) at 135 pounds. Roman Flores (31-11) out-pointed Mt. Carmel’s Aiden Sargent (24-9) by a 5-1 score in their 147-pound championship match-up.
Salinas, the top-seeded wrestler in his weight class, earned honors as the tournament’s outstanding light weight wrestler after collecting two first-period pins and the 15-0 technical fall in three trips to the mat.
Reyes was also seeded first in his weight class and went 4-0 with one pin. Flores was seeded second in his weight class and went 4-0 with two pins.
The top six place-finishers in each weight class at the Division II finals qualified for this weekend’s two-day San Diego Masters state qualifying tournament at Olympian High School. The Masters meet starts Friday at 10 a.m. and concludes with championship finals Saturday at 5 p.m. The top three place-finishers in each weight class qualify for the ensuing weekend’s state finals in Bakersfield.
Hilltop finished the tournament with 12 Masters qualifiers. Third-place medalists for the Lancers included Eli Eaves (119 pounds), David Ramirez (152 pounds) and David Cinco (162 pounds). Other Hilltop medal-winners included Johnny Talamantes (fourth, 103 pounds), Ricardo Aceves (fifth, 125 pounds), Mike Reyes (fourth, 130 pounds), Chance San Miguel (fourth, 171 pounds), Joel Porras (fifth, 215 pounds) and Andrew Aguilar (fifth, 285 pounds).
The Lancers racked up 221.5 points, trailing only team champion Mt. Carmel with 250 points.
Overall, this year’s Division II finals proved to be a showcase for the Metro Conference with eight individual champions and three of the top five teams.
Mesa League champion Bonita Vista finished third with 179 points while Eastlake with fifth with 125.5 points (trailing fourth-place Westview with 167.5 points). Most observers had predicted a one-two team finish for Mt. Carmel and Westview.
Besides Hilltop’s three CIF champions, Bonita Vista led the field with four individual champions (Ricky Haynes at 119 pounds, Nick Barnes at 160 pounds, Frank Bell at 171 pounds and Cody Lopez at 189 pounds) while Eastlake had one CIF champion (David McCluggage at 140 pounds).
Lopez was named the tournament’s outstanding upper weight wrestler while Barnes received the sportsmanship award.
Overall, 10 Metro mat men advanced to the finals, with Eastlake’s Keith Martin (30-12) placing second to Haynes (25-14) at 119 pounds and Bonita Vista’s Hector Arambula (33-4) finishing runner-up to Westview's Seth Adams (35-7) at 152 pounds.
Lopez (25-2) defeated Westview’s Mike Hadley (30-8) by a 12-2 major decision in what might be considered an upset. Hadley had earned MVP honors at the Helix varsity tournament to close out the regular season and, as the top-seeded wrestler at the Division II finals, advanced to the championship match with three consecutive pins. Lopez was seeded second and pinned both his preliminary-round foes to meet Hadley in the finals.
Barnes, seeded second in his weight class, pinned San Pasqual’s Martin Polanco in 1:18 to win his division. The Baron mat (and track) standout finished 3-0 with two pins and a 14-2 major decision to improve to 36-4.
Bell, seeded second in his weight class, threw top-seeded Frank Criger (25-9) of Westview onto the mat almost immediately in their championship-round match-up. When Criger — sporting two pins and a 17-0 technical fall in three previous matches — was unable to continue, Bell was awarded a win by injury default.
Haynes and Martin paired up in an all-Metro finals match, perhaps fitting for the general flow of the tournament. The score was tied when Martin attempted a late throw but the move slipped and Haynes capitalized on his opponent’s misfortune to score the dramatic last-second win.
Overall, Bonita Vista totaled seven Masters qualifiers and two alternates (seventh-place finishers). Carlos Ayala finished third in his 125-pound weight class to earn a bronze medal.
Meanwhile, McCluggage made it two pins in two consecutive championship tournaments by scoring a 1:45 fall against Mt. Carmel's Mitzu Smyth, top-seeded in the weight class. McCluggage advanced from his second-seeded position with a 1:38 pin in the first round, 9-3 victory in the quarterfinals and 4-2 win in the semifinals to face Smyth, who had racked up two pins and a 7-0 decision against his three pre-finals opponents.
“Today, I just believed in myself,” said McCluggage, who improved to 34-6 on the season. “It feels great. I’ve got to thank my coaches.”
Like his fellow conference Masters qualifiers, the Titan grappler has now set his sights on placing among the top three wrestlers in his weight class at the upcoming Masters tournament.
“This year my style has changed to leg-riding now,” McCluggage said. “Before I tried to just overpower my opponents.”
Arambula was Bonita Vista’s fifth finals qualifier but he dropped a 9-5 decision to Adams. The Baron grappler was seeded second and advanced with two pins and an 11-1 major against the top-seeded Adams, who qualified for the finals with a pair of pins and a 20-4 technical fall.
Eastlake totaled seven Masters qualifiers and two alternates while Sweetwater had three Masters qualifiers and one alternate.
Bronze medal-winners included Eastlake’s Matthew Gaughan (heavyweight) and Sweetwater’s Alvaro Castillo (215 pounds).
Division I
The Otay Ranch Mustangs continued to gain momentum as the season progresses after sending two mat men to the large schools finals. Eddie Estevez (103 pounds) and Jonathan Henkle (heavyweight) both placed second in their respective weights in helping guide the Mustangs to a 10th-place team finish. Estevez pinned Poway’s Josh MIranda in the semifinals while Henkle defeated Torrey Pines’ Harry Wilburn in his semifinal match. Chula Vista’s Gustavo Ortiz (145 pounds) finished fourth.
Division III
The top six place-finishers qualified for Masters. Top Metro finishers included San Ysidro's Joey Alvarez (third, 119 pounds), Mar Vista's Danny Medrano (third, 135 pounds), Castle Park's Jovonnie Gonzlaes (fourth, 135 pounds), Mar Vista's Carter Barnett (fourth, 160 pounds), Angelo Pellato (fourth, 189 pounds) and Seville Hayes (fourth, 215 pounds) South Bay League champion Mar Vista finished sixth in the team standings.
Division IV
The top four place-finishers qualified for Masters. Top Metro finishers included Mater Dei's Jorge Gamez (fourth, 103 pounds) and Olympian's Victor Viesca (fourth, 152 pounds) and John Grylls (fourth, 189 pounds). Olympian finished sixth in the team standings.
The Year of the Cougar: Steele Canyon wins Division III CIF team title
Posted Feb. 24, 2009
With nine championship-round qualifiers, 12 medal-winners and five individual champions, the Steele Canyon wrestling team firmly placed its stamp on this year's San Diego Section Division III championship tournament, held Feb. 21 at Valhalla High School. The next step will be to qualify as many wrestlers as possible for this year's state championship tournament in Bakersfield at this weekend's San Diego Section Masters state qualifying tournament at Olympian High School.
The Cougars completed a prized trifecta by winning this year's Grossmont South League dual meet title, Grossmont Conference championship tournament title and now the CIF Division III team title.
Steele Canyon finished atop the division standings with 252.5 points, placing ahead of second place Monte Vista (221 points), third place Ramona (200.5 points) and fourth place Valhalla (147.5 points). El Capitan and Mt. Miguel finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the team standings.
Individual champions for Steele Canyon included Jesse Cardenas (103 pounds), Dylan Lincoln (119 pounds), Cody Rowland (130 pounds), Todd Graff (145 pounds) and Angel Ramirez (152 pounds).
Second-place finishers for the Cougars included Jake Lincoln (112 pounds), Dylan Sawyer (125 pounds), Adam Cham (135 pounds) and Alex Piscitelli (140 pounds).
Additionally for Steele Canyon, Jacob Dunning (160 pounds) and Michael Durham (171 pounds) finished third in their respective weight classes while Easton Simmons (189 pounds) placed fifth.
Cardenas recorded a 7-4 decision against Valhalla's Shawn Miller in his championship match while Dylan Lincoln decisioned Ramona's Spaso Ilich, 14-8, and Rowland pinned Valhalla's Wade Templeton in 1:23 to avenge a loss at the preceding conference finals.
Graff decisioned Monte Vista's Alex Avila, 7-0, while Ramirez decisioned Monte Vista's Kenneth Tribble 7-6.
Monte Vista and Valhalla both finished with two individual champions.
For Monte Vista, Shervin Iraniha (145 pounds) defeated Steele Canyon's Cham by a 10-4 decision while Shamar Barnes (160 pounds) pinned Mt. Miguel's Vincent Stewart in 1:47.
For Valhalla, Ryan Schmer (112 pounds) out-pointed Steele Canyon's Jake Lincoln 3-1 while Renzo Salazar (140 pounds) pinned Steele Canyon's Piscitelli in 1:11.
Ramona had three individual champions: Brian Orr (189 pounds), Brett Germaine (215 pounds) and Marshal Thrasher (heavyweight). Orr edged Monte Vista's Alex Rossell by a 3-1 decision while Germaine shut out Valhalla's Taylor Phipps by a 9-0 major decision and Thrasher defeated Monte Vista's Pepe Martinez.
Hoover had two individual champions: Gary Green (125 pounds) and Kevin Garcia (171 pounds).
Green decisioned Steele Canyon's Dylan Sawyer, 14-7, while Garcia pinned El Capitan's Brad Schwarte in 5:03.
The top six place-finishers in each weight class qualified for the upcoming Masters tournament.
Monte Vista had two wrestlers place third: Fred Parks (103 pounds) and Brady Beamon( 112 pounds). The Monarchs had two wrestlers finish fourth: Gabe Rios (119 pounds) and Raul White (130 pounds).
Valhalla's Chaz Strampfer placed third at 125 pounds.
Breaking news
Metro Conference Championship Tournament - Feb. 14 at Sweetwater High School
Boinita Vista Barons trail Hilltop by nine points entering Metro finals, win by 12 points
Bonita Vista sends six mat men to cghampionship round, win five matches -- three by pin
Hilltop sends six wrestlers to champipnship round, win two matches -- one by pin
Otay Ranch sends three
wrestlers to championship round, win two weight class titles
Eastlake sends threee wretlers to championship round, win one individual title by pin
MVP Lower Weight: Hilltop's Anthony Salinas, 112 pounds, 2 pins, 1 tech fall
MVP Upper
Weight: Bonita Vista's Nick Barnes, 160 pounds, 2 pins
Hilltop wins JV tournament team title
Full Report
2009 Metro Conference Varsity Place-winners
2009 Metro Conference League Place-winners
Metro Conference Varsity Placers and JV brackets (click on navigation bar on left of front page)
Weight Class Brackets
160-285 Pounds (plus 103, 112 pounds)
2009 Metro Conference JV Place-winners
JV Weight Class Brackets
2009 Grossmont Conference Championships
Saturday, Feb. 14 at West Hills High School
Full Report
Varsity Tournament
106 Pounds
1. Jordan Saunders (Valhalla)
2. Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon)
3. Dorian Huynh (Helix)
4. Eddy Valencia (Granite Hills)
115 Pounds
1. Ryan Schmehr (Valhalla)
2. Zach McClanahan (Granite Hills)
3. Brady Beamon (Monte Vista)
4. Jake Lincoln (Steele Canyon)
122 Pounds
1. Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon)
2. Danny Neff (Granite Hills)
3. Jacob McDaniel (Grossmont)
4. Sergio Cruz (El Cajon Valley)
128 Pounds
1. Victor Castro (Granite Hills)
2. Dylan Sawyer (Steele Canyon)
3. Zach Maguire (Valhalla)
4. Joey Peake (Grossmont)
133 Pounds
1. Wade Templeton (Valhalla)
2. Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon)
3. Steven Martin (Granite Hills)
4. James Sykowski (El Capitan)
138 Pounds
1. Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista)
2. Adam Cham (Steele Canyon)
3. Matt McChesney (Helix)
4. Ryan Garat (Granite Hills)
143 Pounds
1. Renzo Salazar (Valhalla)
2. Bewar Abdulqadir (El Cajon Valley)
3. Ryan Taylor (Grossmont)
4. Alex Piscitelli (Steele Canyon)
148 Pounds
1. Todd Graff (Steele Canyon)
2. Alex Avila (Monte Vista)
3. Dylan Marx (Mount Miguel)
4. Jake Arcamo (El Capitan)
155 Pounds
1. Angel Ramirez (Steele Canyon)
2. Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista)
3. Zack Allen (Valhalla)
4. Sean Robinson (El Capitan)
163 Pounds
1. Shamar Barnes (Monte Vista)
2. Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon)
3. Willie Horner (Granite Hills)
4. Vincent Stewart (Mount Miguel)
174 Pounds
1. Greg VanOosbree (Grossmont)
2. Johnny Valencia (Granite Hills)
3. Quantail Jackson (Helix)
4. Donaven Santos (Monte Vista)
192 Pounds
1. Alex Rossell (Monte Vista)
2. E.J. Perkins (Helix)
3. Jared Baxter (West Hills)
4. Ron Mcullough (Grossmont)
218 Pounds
1. Endhyr Meza (West Hills)
2. Chris Eidson (Santana)
3. Donovan Truesdale (Granite Hills)
4. Pat Fleckenstein (Monte Vista)
288 Pounds
1. Pepe Martinez (Monte Vista)
2. Jesse Sheard (Granite Hills)
3. Sahym Meza (West Hills)
4. David Holman (Valhalla)
Outstanding Wrestlers
Lower Weight MVP: Renzo Salazar (Valhalla)
Upper Weight MVP: Greg VanOosbree (Grossmont)
Coaches of the Year
North League: Todd Bell (Grossmont)
South League: Dan Kida (Steele Canyon)
Team Scores
1. Steele Canyon 172.0
2. Monte Vista 161.5
3. Granite Hills 154.0
4. Valhalla 139.5
5. Grossmont 77.0
6. Helix 61.5
7. West Hills 55.0
8. El Capitan 43.0
9. El Cajon 35.0
10. Santana 31.0
Mount Miguel N/A
Parade of Champions
San Diego Section Dual Meet Champions
Metro Conference
Mesa League: Bonita Vista Barons
South Bay League: Mar Vista Mariners
Grossmont Conference
Grossmont North League: Grossmont Foothillers
Grossmont South League: Steele Canyon Cougars
City Conference
Western League: Cathedral Catholic Dons
Eastern League: Patrick Henry Patriots
Central League: Serra Conquistadors
North County Conferfence
Palomar League: Poway Titans
Avocado League: La Costa Canyon Mavericks
Valley League: Mt. Carmel Sundevils
Southeastern Conference
Imperial Valley League: Brawley Wildcats
Dual Scoreboard
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Kearny 42, San Diego 33
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Olympian 42, Otay Ranch 39
Thursday, Dec. 4
Valhalla 55, West Hills 24
Patrick Henry 57, Madison 25
El Capitan 45, Granite Hills 35
Monte Vista 68, Santana 9
Rancho Buena Vista 38, La Costa Canyon 26
San Ysidro 39, University City 36
San Ysidro 37, Clairemont 33
San Ysidro 68, Mater Dei 6
Rancho Bernardo 56, Escondido 12
San Marcos 61, Mission Hills 15
Friday, Dec. 5
Morse 72, Lincoln 12
Tuesday, Dec. 9
La Costa Canyon 50, Monte Vista 18 Wednesday, Dec. 10
Scripps Ranch 51, Helix 24
Thursday, Dec. 11
Olympian 60, Montgomery 18
Pastrick Henry 49, Serra 30
Valhalla 35, Carlsbad 32
Valhalla 57, San Pasqual 21
Carlsbad 65, San Pasqual 6
Thursday, Dec. 18
San Ysidro 39, Sweetwater 26
Olympian
54, Southwest 30
Friday, Dec. 19
Patrick Henry 72, Lincoln 10
Mt. Carmel 36, Ramona 33
Wednesday, Jan. 7
Brawley 62, Imperual 12
Southwest (El Centro) 37, Palo Verde 36
Thursday, Jan. 8
Mt. Carmel 65, Orange Glen 10
Torrey Pines 45, Escondido 32
Fallbrook 42, San Pasqual 36
La Costa Canyon 56, Mission Hills 21
Poway 70, El Camino 6
Vista 42, Carlsbad 26
Westview 51, Valley Center 25
Rancho Bernardo 43, Rancho Buena Vista 21
St. Augustine 44, Mission Bay 33
Hoover 54, Crawford 24
Madison 52, University City 30
Patrick Henry 55, Mira Mesa 21
Bonita Visdta 72, Mater Dei 0
Helix 39, El Capitan 39 (Helix wins tie-breaker)
Hilltop 54, Otay Ranch 21
Eastlake defeated Chula Vista, score unavailable
Olympian 58, Castle Park 21
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Hoover 43, Clairemont 34
Serra 58, Kearny 12
Crawford 51, Lincoln 24
Patrick Henry 53, Scripps Ranch 24
Madison 68, Mission Bay 8
Cathedral Catholic 42, St. Augustine 34
University 48, La Jolla 32
Thursday, Jan. 15
Eastlake
53, Otay Ranch 18
Granite Hills 64, Mt. Miguel 24
Steele Canyon 60, Helix 14
Monte Vista 36, Valhalla 31
Bonita Vista 59, Chula Vista 16
El Capitan 45, Santana 30
Mira mesa 67, San Diego 10
La Costa Canyon 54, San Pasqual 18
San Ysidro 68, Southwest 12
Rancho Bernardo 60, El Camino 16
Poway 62, Vista 4
Torrey Pines 50, Mission Hills 27
Fallbrook 38, Escondido 25
Rancho Buena Vista 42, Carlsbad 22
Mt. Carmel 58, Valley Center 7
Westview 57, Oceanside 16
Ramona 57, Orange Glen 18
El Toro 58, Madison 24
Mar Vista 39, Olympian 37
Thursday, Jan. 22
Steele Canyon 35, Monte Vista 30
Mt. Carmel 75, Oceanside 0
Hilltop 41, Eastlake 15
Westview 38, San Marcos 29
San Pasqual 40, Mission Hills 34
La Costa Canyon 38, Escondido 32
Torrey Pines 42, Fallbrook 33
Rancho Bernardo 51, Carlsbad 19
Vista 51, El Camino 16
Poway 61, Rancho Buena Vista 3
Bonita Vista 50, Otay Ranch 18
San Ysidro 54, Castle Park 27
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Olympian 63, San Dieguito Academy 0
Olympian 39, Guajome Park 28
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Brawley 66, Soiuthwest El Centro 9
Imperial 55, Holtville 9
Thursday, Jan. 29
Steele Canyon 37, Valhalla 28
Torrey Pines 45, San Pasqual 36
Escondido 57, Mission Hills 21
La Costa Canyon 54, Fallbrook 13
Poway 74, Carlsbad 12
Vista 40, Rancho Bernardo 23
Mt. Carmel 48, San Marcos 21
Bonita Vista 39, Eastlake 33
Sweetwater 42, Olympian 31
Mar Vista 33, San Ysidro 32
El Capitan 38, El Cajon Valley 20
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Serra 59, Clairemont 24
Hoover 69, Lincoln 12
Patrick Henry 39, Morse 23
Mira Mesa 43, Scripps Ranch 34
St. Augustine 51, La Jolla 27
Cathedral Catholic 46, Madison 36
University City 55, Mission Bay 21
Thursday, Feb. 5
Eastlake 65, Mater Dei 18
Bonita Vista 30, Hilltop 29
El Cajon Valley
46, Santana 30
Escondido 56, San Pasqual 18
Fallbrook 41, Mission Hills 33
La Costa Canyon 50, Torrey Pines 21
Poway 59, Rancho Bernardo 6
Carlsbad 46, El Camino 33
Vista 30, Rancho Buena Vista 20
Westview 34, Ramona 25
San Ysidro 45, Olympian 34
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Serra 37, Hoover 33
Morse 43, Scripps Ranch 18
Holtville 34, Southwest El Centro 34 (Holtville wins on criteria)
Palo Verde 53, Central Union 18
Thursday, Feb. 12
Monte Vista 63, Helix 6
Grossmont 59, Santana 18
Granite Hills 34, Valhalla 23
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Tournament scoreboard
Robert Jenkins Memorial Tournament
Ssturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at Helix High School
Team Standings
1. Westview 210.5
2. Vista 162
3. Steele Canyon 155.5
4. Torrey Pines 148
5. Carlsbad 144
6. Poway 142
7. Monte Vista 97
8. Fallbrook 93.5
9. Brawley 93
10. Mar Vista 74
11. Otay Ranch 72.5
12. Grossmont 68
13. Helix 62.5
14. West Hills 62
15. Chula Vista 60
16. Madison 48.5
17. San Marcos 47
18. El Capitan 44.5
19. Valhalla 41.5
20. Morse 40.5
21. Southwest El Centro 37.5
22. Canyon Crest Academy 33
23. San Pasqual 29
24. (tie) Calexico 28
24. (tie) University City 28
27. Santana 27
28. Oceanside 25
29. Holtville 24
30. St. Augustine 22
31. Pt. Loma 19.5
32. Guajome Park Academy 16
33. Valley Center 14.5
34. La Jolla 12
35. Mt. Miguel 11
36. Escondido Charter 3
37 (tie) Crawford 0
37 (tie) Kearny 0
37 (tie) La Costa Canyon 0
37 (tie) Ramona
37 (tie) Rancho Bernardo
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Lower Weight: Adam Cham (Steele Canyon), 135 pounds (5-0, 2 pins, defeated #1 seed in finals)
MVP Upper Weight: Mike Hadley (Westview), 189 pounds (4-0, 4 pins)
Coaches award: Jesse Mindlin (Torrey Pines)
Top Individuals
103 Pounds
Championship: D. Romero (Carlsbad) major decisioned J. Chua (Poway) 13-3
Third place: Do. Huynh (Helix) defeated E. Estevez (Otay Ranch) by forfeit
Consolation: (tie) T. Mayo (Brawley), J. Cardenas (Steele Canyon) double forfeit
112 Pounds
Championship: C. Gregory (Poway) major decisioned J. Lincoln (Steele Canyon) 9-1
Third place: C. Arvizu (Carlsbad) decisioned D. Martinez (Vista) 12-5
Consolation: D. Casey (Torrey Pines) decisioned C. Catamia (Grossmont) 13-10
119 Pounds
Championship: B. Jones (Fallbrook) pinned E. Arvizu (Carlsbad) 3:30
Third place: (tie) M. Nunez (San Marcos), J. Ledesma (Vista) double forfeit
Consolation: J. Chua (Poway0 tech fall T. Mark (El Capitan) 17-2
125 Pounds
Championship: S. Smith (Brawley) decisioned B. Demeulle (Westview) 1-0
Third place: (tie) D. Sawyer (Steele Canyon), B. Hernandez (Poway) double forfeit
Consolation: A. Frano (Helix) major decisioned V. Westgate (Madison) 13-4
130 Pounds
Championship: A. Ponce (Vista) decisioned Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon) 10-6
Third place: J. Winfield (Santa Fe Christian) defeated J. Eaker (St. Augustine) by forfeit
Consolation: A. Carrillo (Brawley) decisioned T. Johnson (Poway) 11-6
135 Pounds
Championship: A. Cham (Steele Canyon) decisioned D. Threlkeld (Vista) 9-2
Third place: R. Lair (Poway) major decisioned J. Parra (Holtville) 9-0
Consolation: M. McChesney (Helix) decisioned A. Lopez (Otay Ranch) 4-3
140 Pounds
Championship: R. Taylor (Grossmont) defeated A. isacane (Torrey Pines), injury default
Third place: B. Watson (Westview) decisioned J. Albritton (Fallbrook) 5-2
Consolation: A. Piscatelli (Steele Canyon) decisioned M. Romero (Pt. Loma) 6-2
145 Pounds
Championship: N. Heene (Carlsbad) decisioned T. Graff (Steele Canyon) 2-0
Third place: G. Ortiz (Chula Vista) decisioned S. Chen (Canyon Crest Academy), score unavailable
Consolation: M. King (Oceanside) defeated D. Marx (Mt. Miguel) by forfeit
152 Pounds
Championship: S. Adams (Westview) decisioned S. Sarazine (Torrey Pines) 4-3
Third place: C. Barnett (Mar Vista) decisioned K. Woods (Vista) 6-3
Consolation: I. Jones (Fallbrook) decisioned M. Lyon (Southwest El Centro) 4-2
160 Pounds
Championship: K. McAllister (Torrey Pines) pinned D. Peterson (Poway) 2:34
Third place: B. Turrell (Carlsbad) defeated J. Rilatt (Mar Vista) by forfeit
Consolation: M. Salazar (Fallbrook) pinned T. Abbott (San Marcos) 5:23
171 Pounds
Championship: F. Criger (Westview) pinned A. Espinoza (Brawley) 3:49
Third place: E. Bajet (Otay Ranch) defeated Alaya (Vista) by forfeit
Consolation: Lawrence (Morse) decisioned Van Ooosbree (Grossmont) 7-4
189 Pounds
Championship: M. Hadley (Westview) pinned R. Molina (Chula Vista) 2:48
Third place: A. Rossell (Monte Vista) defeated E. Perkins (Helix) by forfeit
Consolation: E. Porter (Morse) decisioned R. Hagen (Torrey Pines) 8-6
215 Pounds
Championship: E. Meza (West Hills) decisioned C. Richardson (Vista) 9-6
Third place: P. An (Westview) pinned N. Worthing (Fallbrook) 1:24
Consolation: V. Vizcarra (Calexico) decisioned A. Bradley (Grossmont) 6-5
285 Pounds
Championship: H. Wilburn (Torrey Pines) decisioned A. Terry (Westview) 3-0
Third place: P. Martinez (Monte Vista) pinned R. Humphrey (Madison) 4:33
Consolation: J. Manness (Brawley) decisioned R. Salas (Southwest El Centro) 7-3
Monte Vista JV Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at Monte Vista High School
Team champion: Poway
Team scores
Holtville Invitational
Friday, Jan. 30-Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at Holtville High School
Top three teams: 1. Brawley
227;
Rancho Bernardo 156; 3.
Rancho Buena Vista 145
Championship Finals
103: Carmona (Brawley) decisioned McKirdy (Rancho Bernardo) 5-3
112: Osuna (Brawley) pinned Romero (Carlsbad) 0:53
119: Ramos (Imperial) decisioned Garcia (Escondido) 7-5 OT
125: Lizarraga (Brawley) major decisioned Green (Hoover) 17-9
130: Maya (Brawley) decisioned Chavez (Cathedral Catholic) 5-1
135: Rodgers (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Mayo (Brawley) 11-4
140: Arvizu (KOFA Yuma) decisioned McCluggage (Eastlake) 10-5
145: Ruiz (Brawley) decisioned Heene (Carlsbad) 11-6
152: Velasco (Brawley) decisioned Barnett (Mar Vista) 9-4
160: Benitez (KOFA Yuma) decisioned Medina (Shafter) 12-10
171: Beck (Rancho Bernardo) major decisioned Hector Ramirez (Calexico) 20-8
189: Eskam (Carlsbad) pinneed Matthews (RBV) 5:41
215: Chairez(Escondido) defeated Masson (KOFA Yuma), score unavailable
285: Perez (Calexico) pinned Aguilar (Hilltop), time unavailable
San Ysidro Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at San Ysidro High School
Full Results
Place-winners and weight brackets (click on navigation bar on left of front page)
Team Standings
1. Bonita Vista 248;
2. Serra 134.5;
3. Otay Ranch 114;
4. Scripps Ranch 111;
5. Madison 108.5;
6. Sweetwater 101;
7. Lincoln 96;
8. San Ysidro 91;
9. Clairemont 87;
10..Steele Canyon 86.5;
11.Canyon Crest Academy 74;
12. Montgomery 67;
13. Olympian 65;
14. Mission Hills 62;
15. Mission Bay 53;
16. Rancho Bernardo 52.5;
17. Castle Park 47;
18. Southwest 42;
19. Oceanside 35;
20. Santa Fe Christian 29.5;
21. Kearny 19.5;
22. Mater Dei 17;
23. Chula Vista 11;
24. Escondido Charter 6;
25. (tie) Christian,
Killer B's 0
Championship Finals
105: Eddie Estevez (Otay Ranch) pinned Josh Spry (Canyon Crest Academy) 1:39
114: Daniel Gallenson (Canyon Crest Academy) decisioned Ricardo Yaji (Sweetwater) 11-8
121: Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) decisioned Joey Alvarez (San Ysidro) 6-5
127: Alec Pagliano (Rancho Bernardo) pinned Vincent Westgate (Madison) 1:52
132: Jonathan Winfield (Santa Fe Christian) defeated Dylan Sawyer (Steele Canyon), injury default
137: Chris Seo (Mission Hills) major decisioned Andrew Humiston (Bonita Vista) 9-1
142: Jovonnie Gonzalez (Castle Park) decisioned Aaron McCrorery (Bonita Vista) 3-1
147: Angel Hernandez (Serra) major decisioned Mario Alvarez (Montgomery) 13-3
154: Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista) pinned Daniel Johnson (Lincoln) 3:09
162: Nick Barnes (Bonita Vista) pinned Nick Kieper (Scripps Ranch) 2:31
173: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) pinned Eddie Bajet (Otay Ranch) 2:13
191: Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista) pinned Jordi Kata (Serra) 1:46
217:J. Kibbe (Clairemont) pinned Alvaro Castillo (Sweetwaetr) 5:18
277: Jonathan Henkle (Otay Ranch) pinned Humphrey (Madison) 2:46
San Pasqual Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at San Pasqual High School
Full results
Weight Class Brackets
Top 10 Team Standings
1. Rancho Bernardo 246
2. Steele Canyon 218
3. Mt. Carmel 203
4. Ramona 175
5. San Marcos 128
6. Hilltop 114
7. Grossmont 83
8. San Pasqual 80
9. Torrey Pines 79
10.Serra 68
Championship finals
103: Evan McKirty (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon) 6-4
112: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) decisioned Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) 11-7
119: Dylan Lincoln (Steele Canyon) decisioned Spaso Ilich (Ramona) 8-5
125: Dustin Ngo (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Dylan Sawyer (Steele Canyon) 11-7
130: Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon) tech fall Christian Chavez (Cathedral Catholic) 18-3
135: Billy Rogers (Rancho Bernardo decisioned Adam Cham (Steele Canyon) 3-2
140: Patrick Brown (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Bryce Jarmen (San Pasqual) 4-1
145: Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) decisioned Brodie Chenowith (Ramona) 4-0
152: Angel Ramirez (Steele Canyon) pinned Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos), time unavailable
160: Alex Unger (Mt. Carmel) pinned Orion De La Paz (Rancho Bernardo), time unavailable
171: Jon Beck (Rancho Bernardo) pinned Brian Quach (Mt. Carmel), time unavailable
189: Brian Orr (Ramona) major decisioned Steven Bivins (Mt. Carmel) 11-0
215: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) decisioned Marco Gonzalez (Valley Center) 7-2
285: Russell Humphrey (Madison) defeated Alexi Samaan (Castle Park) by injury default
Mater Dei Varsity Team Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at Mater Dei High School
Full results
Team Standings
1. Brawley
2. Hilltop
3. Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel
4. Calexico
5. Eastlake
6. Olympian
Championship dual: Brawley 40, Hilltop 30
Third-place dual: Canyon Crest/Mt. M iguel 52, Calexico 22
Fifth-place dual: Eastlake 44, Olympian 27
Consolation duals:
El Cajon Valley 54, Cathedral Catholic 24
Chula Vista 41, El Capitan 39
Granigte Hills 42, La Jolla 40
University City 36, Sweetwater 36 (UC winbs tie-bvreaker)
Rancho Bernardo Duals
Saturday, Jan. 17 at Rancho Bernardo High School
Championship dual: Rancho Bernardo 55, Westview 16
Third place dual: Patrick Henry 51, Scripps Ranch 26
Fifth place dual: La Costa Canyon 54, Fallbrook 24
Seventh place dual: Mira Mesa 66, Army-Navy Academy 18
Ninth place dual: Rancho Bernardo (frosh) 42, Crawford 36
11th place dual: Kearny 42, Lincoln 24
Gold Bracket semifinals
Rancho Bernardo 58, Scripps Ranch 12
Westview 54, Patrick Henry 26
Silver Bracket semifinals
Fallbrook 54, Army-Navy 30
La Costa Canyon 42, Mira Mesa 21
Bronze Bracket semifinals
Rancho Bernardo (frosh) 53, Lincoln 24
Crawford 42, Kearny 36
Q Rumble
Saturday, Jan. 10
Team Standings
1. Rancho Bernardo 274.5; 2. Steele Canyon 230.5; 3. Westview 193.5; 4. Rancho Buena Vista 182; 5. El Camino 176; 6. Mt. Carmel 167; 7. Fallbrook 146.5; 8. Mar Vista 120.5; 9. Patrick Henry 113; 10. Long Beach Poly 98.5; 11. San Marcos 98; 12. Canyon Crest 87; 13. Serra 76.5; 14. RBV B 70; 15. Clairemont 66; 16. (tie) Orange Glen, Chula Vista 65; 18. Holtville 53.5; 19. Steele Canyon B 47; 20. Central Union 45; 21. La Jolla 30.5; 22. El Camino B 30; 23. Kearny 23; 24. (tie) Christian, Escondido Charter 22; 26. Lincoln 20; 27. Serra B 16.5; 28. San Marcos B 5; 29. San Ysidro 14; 30. Mission Bay 13; 31. Rancho Bernardo B 4
Monte Vista Varsity Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 at Monte Vista High School
Full report
Results by Weight Class
Results by Team
Weight Class Brackets
Team Standings
School/Points
1. Poway 337.5;
2. Brawley 190;
3. Monte Vista 185;
4. Bonita Vista 151.5;
5. Gilbert (Ariz.) 123.5;
6. Escondido 111;
7. Hilltop 91;
8. Torrey Pines 82.5;
9. Morse 79.5;
10. San Pasqual 79;
11. Granite Hills 75;
12. Eastlake 68.5;
13. Scripps Ranch 61;
14. Helix 51.5;
15. Mira Mesa 49.5;
16. Grossmont 47;
17. El Capitan 45;
18. West Hills 42;
19. (tie) El Cajon Valley 38;
19. (tie) Santana 38;
21. Valley Center 33;
22. Sweetwater 32;
23. (tie) University (Irvine) ,
University City 22;
25. Mt. Miguel 18;
26. Castle Park 17;
27. Santa Fe Christian 4
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Henry Yorba (Poway), 135 pounds (4 pins - 0:32, 0:57, 0:29, 1:16)
MVP Upper Weight: Ian Daube (Poway), 189 pounds (2 pins, 2 tech falls)Coaches award: Wayne Branstetter (Poway)
Championship Finals
103: Josh Chua (Poway) decisioned Arturo Carmona (Brawley) 7-5
112: Gabe Brown (Poway) decisioned Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) 9-3
119: Alfonso Osuna (Brawley) decisioned Ryan Nasseri (Poway) 3-0
125: Oscsar Lizarraga (Brawley) pinned Jesse Taylor (Poway) 1:36
130: Mitchell Maya (Brawley) major decisioned Marcelo Pacheco (Gilbert) 15-3
135: Henry Yorba (Poway) pinned Adon Perez (Escondido) 1:16
140: Conrad Snell (Poway) major decisioned Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) 11-3
145: Rio Gallegos (Poway) decisioend Anthony Carmona (Brawley) 5-2
152: Jake Poliakoff (Poway) pinned Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista) 4:50
160: Ian Roy (Poway) decisioned Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) 2-0
171: Alex Brown (Poway) decisioned Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) 12-7
189: Ian Daube (Poway) pinned Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista) 1:52
215: Moses Chariez (Escondido) decisioned Endhyr Meza (West Hills) 8-7
285: Pepe Martinez (Monte Vista) decisioned Micah Hodges (San Pasqual) 3-1
38th El Cajon Invitational
2008 El Cajon Invitational Results
Metro Conference Duals
Saturday, Dec. 20 at Olympian High School
Team Standings
1. Bonita Vista
2. Hilltop
3. Eastlake
4. San Ysidro
5. Mar Vista
Battle by the Beach Outstanding Wrestlers
Battle by the Beach
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at Mar Vista High School
Full Results and Feature Stories
Team Points
1. Brawley 243;
2. Monte Vista 180;
3. Rancho Bernardo 173.5;
4. Hilltop 167.5;
5. Helix 111.5;
6. West Hills 69;
7. Mar Vista 67;
8. Central Union 66.5;
9. Granite Hills 63.5;
10. San Ysidro 63;
11. Chula Vista 62;
12. El Cajon Valley 60.5;
13. El Capitan 56;
14. Holtville 54;
15. Sweetwater 52;
16. St. Augustine 47;
17. Calexico 44;
18. Olympian 35;
19. Serra 30;
20. San Diego 25;
21. Cathedral Catholic 24;
22. Castle Park 20;
23. La Jolla 16.5;
24. Southwest 14;
25. (tie) Kearny, Mission Bay 12
Individual Awards
Fastest pin: Rory Hernandez (Hilltop, 160 pounds),7 seconds
Most pins (least total time): Endhyr Meza (West Hills, heavyweight), 6:22
Outstanding Lower Weight: Alfonso Osuna (Brawley, 119 pounds)
Outstanding Middle Weight: Anthony Carmona (Brawley, 145 pounds)
Outstanding Upper Weight: Endhyr Meza (West Hills, heavyweight)
Larry Borden Memorial Coaches Award: Steve Buelette (Monte Vista)
Championship Finals
103: Arthur Carmona (Brawley) decisioned Levi Annon (Monte Vista) 6-0
112: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) pinned Jonathan Sandoval (Brawley) 1:44
119: Alfonso Osuna (Brawley) major decisioned Wesley Abbey (Rancho Bernardo) 8-0
125: Zach Corrales (Rancho Bernardo) major decisioned Alex Salazar (Central Union) 15-2
130: Mitchell Maya (Brawley) pinned Mike Reyes (Hilltop) 1:17
135: J.L. Mayo (Brawley) major decisioned Masud Hasan (El Cajon Valley) 13-4
140: Erik Villalobos (Brawley) decisioned Victor Castro (Granite Hills) 11-8
145: Anthony Carmona (Brawley) decisioend Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) 5-2
152: Eduardo Ruiz (Brawley) pinned Alex Avila (Monte Vista) 1:25
160: Gustavo Ortiz (Chula Vista) decisioned Rory Hernandez (Hilltop) 10-4
171: Jon Beck (Rancho Bernardo) decisioned Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) 8-6
189: E.J. Perkins (Helix) major decisioned Roman Molina (Chula Vista) 17-3
215; Alex Rossell (Monte Vista) pinned Jordi Kata (Serra) 5:54
HVY: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) pinned Charlie Ghreer (Rancho Bernardo) 1:40
Carlsbad Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at Carlsbad High School
Full Results
Team Standings
1. Carlsbad 182;
2. Poway (B) 179;
3. Steele Canyon 132;
4. Rancho Buena Vista 131;
5. Vista 128;
6. Escondido 118;
7. Grossmont 89.5;
8. Orange Glen 57;
9. Canyon 54;
10. Fallbrook 53;
11. Brawley (B) 49;
12. Valley Center 48;
13. Mira Mesa 47;
14. Santana 42;
15. San Mzrcos 34;
16. Canyon Crest 19;
17. Army-Navy Academy 9;
18. San Dieguito Academy 3;
19. Lincoln 0
Weight class champions: 103-J. Miranda (Poway) pinned Galloway (Carlsbad) 0:27; 112-D. Romero (Carlsbad) decisioned C.Gregory (Poway) 10-6; 119-Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) pinned J. McDaniel (Grossmont) 4:34; 125-B. Jones (Fallbrook) decisioned Lance Garcia (Escondido) 4-2; 130-C. Rowland (Steele Canyon) defeated C. Romero (Carlsbad) by injury default; 135-J. Sanders (Canyon) major decisioned A. Howell (Vista) 15-1; 140-Albritton (Fallbrook) pinned Brewer (Carlsbad) 5:05; 145-D. Pinney (Poway) pinned Adon Perez (Escondido) 0:58; 152- J. McGhee (San Marcos) decisioned T. Graff (Steele Canyon) 5-2; 160-Heeene (Carlsbad) decisioned D. Peterson (Poway) 12-10; 171-M. Reed (RBV) decisioned A. Ramirez (Steele Canyon) 4-2; 189-K. Mitchell (Escondido) decisioned K. Matthews (RBV) 3-2; 215-Eskam (Carlsbad) pinned M. Chairez (Escondido) 3:27; 285-J. Mansir (RBV) major decisioned Jemison (Carlsbad) 9-0
Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon)
MVP Upper Weight: Chase Eskam (Carlsbad)
2007-08 Interscholastic Season
Dual Scoreboard
Non-League
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Hoover 48, San Diego 30
Monte Vista 63, Santana 12
Helix 46, West Hills 34
El Cajon Valley 42, Mt. Miguel 12
Granite Hills 50, El Capitan 30
Bonita Vista 48, Mar Vista 36
Thursday, Nov. 29
Valhalla 78, Serra 6
Vista 33, Brawley 31
Steele Canyon 53, Grossmont 18
Friday, Nov. 30
Morse 53, St. Augustine 24
Lincoln 39, San Diego 33
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Brawley 54, Escondido 15
Thursday, Dec. 6
Granite Hills 48, West Hills 30
Madison 54, Montgomery 24
Monte Vista 48, Grossmont 27
Valhalla 46, El Cajon Valley 21
La Costa Canyon 52, RBV 12
Steele Canyon 64, Santana 9
Friday, Dec. 7
Patrick Henry 55, St. Augustine 16
Tuesday, Dec. 11
La Costa Canyon 70, Granite Hills 3
Wednesday, Dec. 12
St. Augustine 54, San Diego 13.
Patrick Henry 54, Calexico 16.
Patrick Henry 51, Hoover 24.
Calexico 36, Hoover 30
Thursday, Dec. 13
Westview 42, Oceanside 32
Valley Center 54, Mission Hills 23
La Costa Canyon 56, Carlsbad 17
Monte Vista 63, El Cajon Valley 15
Valhalla 64, West Hills 18
Steele Canyon 75, El Capitan 0
Brawley 63, Imperial 18
Mt. Carmel 71, El Camino 3
San Pasqual 37, Ramona 29
Friday, Dec. 14
Madison 42, Clairemont 35
Brawley 51, Monte Vista 22
Crawford 39, San Diego 33
Morse 51, Lincoln 31
Saturday, Dec. 15
Four-way at San Pasqual
San Pasqual 45, Mira Mesa 22
San Pasqual 38, Hilltop 35
San Pasqual 36, Monte Vista 32
Monte Vista 41, Hilltop 39
Monte Vista 52, Mira Mesa 30
Hilltop 45, Mira Mesa 25
Overall: San Pasqual 3-0, Monte Vista 2-1, Hilltop 1-2, Mira Mesa 0-3.
"There were some great duals and many great individual matches," San Pasqual coach Ron Rogers said.Wednesday, Dec. 19
Madison 49, Hoover 30
Mission Bay 42, Hoover 41
Montgomery 48, Mission Bay 24
Hoover 39, Montgomery 33
Thursday, Dec. 20
Crawford 45, Pt. Loma 24
Westview 64, Cathedral Catholic 20
Ramona defeated Escondido, score N/ASaturday, Dec. 22
Morse 27, University City 10
Morse 48, Clairemont 36
Morse 39, San Ysidro 33
Thursday, Jan. 3
Madison 42, San Diego 36 Wednesday, Jan. 9
Western League
Madison 48, University City 36
Thursday, Jan. 10
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon 39, Monte Vista 27
Granite Hills 44, Helix 30
Grossmont South League
West Hills 48, El Cajon Valley 29
El Capitan defeated Grossmont, score unavailable
Avocado League
Carlsbad 57, Oceanside 20
Valley League
San Pasqual 48, Mission Hills 18
Central League
Lincoln 51, Crawford 18
Mesa League
Bonita Vista 63, San Ysidro 15
Palomar League
La Costa Canyon 58, Westview 18
Non-League
Kearny 41, St. Augustine 31 Tuesday, Jan. 15
Western League
St. Augustine 45, La Jolla 31 Wednesday, Jan. 16
Central League
Serra 59, Kearny 18
Hoover 42, Kearny 41
Hoover 39, Serra 36 Thursday, Jan. 17
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon 51, Valhalla 13
Palomar League
La Costa Canyon 33, Mt. Carmel 27
Avocado League
Carlsbad 51, El Camino 12
Mesa League
San Ysidro 39, Chula Vista 33
Bonita Vista 68, Sweetwater 10
South Bay League
Hilltop 44, Mar Vista 30
Central League
Clairemont 42, Crawford 30
Serra 60, Clairemont 17
Serra 48, Crawford 33 Friday, Jan. 18
Eastern League
Patrick Henry 64, Point Loma 12
Western League
St. Augustine 72, University City 5 Tuesday, Jan. 22
Imperial Valley League
Southwest El Centro, 43 Imperial 33 Thursday, Jan. 24
Eastern League
Mira Mesa 33, Patrick Henry 33
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon 60, Granite Hills 11
Monte Vista 62, Mt. Miguel 9
Grossmont North League
Santana 36, El Cajon Valley 31
Grossmont 46, West Hills 24
Mesa League
Otay Ranch 35, San Ysidro 32
Palomar League
Rancho Bernardo 33, Westview 28
Poway 71, La Costa Canyon 6
Mt. Carmel 50, Torrey Pines 26
Valley League
Orange Glen 36, Mission Hills 35
Valley Center 42, Escondido 24
Western League
St. Augustine 41, Madison 28
Avocado League
Rancho Buena Vista 66, El Camino 8
Fallbrook 53, Oceanside 25
Vista 38, Carlsbad 24
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Western League
Cathedral Catholic 43, Madison 30
Thursday, Jan. 31
Mesa League
Bonita Vista 36, Eastlake 25
Otay Ranch 59, Chula Vista 16
South Bay League
Mar Vista 72, Southwest 6
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon 59, Mt. Miguel 6
Valhalla 40, Granite Hills 29
Monte Vista def. Helix (score unavailable)
Grossmont North League
West Hills 39, El Capitan 35
Valley League
Escondido 52, Mission Hills 25
San Pasqual 39, Valley Center 21
Palomar League
La Costa Canyon 41, Rancho Bernardo 29
Westview 44, Torrey Pines 27
Poway 72, Mt. Carmel 0
Friday, Feb. 1
Eastern League
Patrick Henry 63, San Diego 13
Scripps Ranch 44, Mira Mesa 19
Western League
St. Augustine 59, Mission Bay 23 Thursday, Jan. 5
Western League
Cathedral Catholic 52, St. Augustine 18 (Cathedral Catholic wins league title) Thursday, Jan. 7
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon 42, Helix 33 (Steele Canyon wins league title)
Monte Vista 46, Valhalla 21
Western League
Madison 48, Mission Bay 14
Central League
Lincoln 44, Serra 29 (Lincoln wins league title, 5-0 dual record)
Avocado League
El Camino 69, Oceanside 3
Fallbrook 39, Carlsbad 30
Vista 36, RBV 19
Palomar League
LCC 56, Torrey Pines 12
Mt. Carmel 45, Westview 21
Poway 66, Rancho Bernardo 8
Valley League
San Pasqual 44, Escondido 19
Hilltop Frosh/Soph
King-of-the-Hill Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 5
Hilltop 42, Brawley 30
Scripps Ranch 48, Grossmont 24
Valhalla 42, Eastlake 33
Mira Mesa 54, St. Augustine 30
* * *
Hilltop 51 Scripps Ranch 28
Brawley 45, Grossmont 30
Eastlake 40, Mira Mesa 39
Valhalla 36, St. Augustine 36 (Valhalla wins on tiebreaker)
* * *
Hilltop 54, Grossmont 22
Brawley 54, Scripps Ranch 24
Eastlake 41, St. Augustine 39
Mira Mesa 39, Valhalla 35
* * *
Hilltop 51, Valhalla 18
Scripps Ranch 49, St. Augustine 25
Brawley 48, Mira Mesa 28
Grossmont 36, Eastlake 34
* * *
Hilltop 40, Mira Mesa 33
Scripps Ranch 39, Eastlake 38
Brawley 45, Valhalla 34
Grossmont 42, St. Augustine 42 (Grossmont wins on tiebreaker).
•Hilltop finishes first with a 5-0 dual recdord.
•Brawley finishes second with a 4-1 dual record.
San Diego Section
Wrestling
Calendar
Saturday, Feb. 16
San Diego Section Divisionals
(All finals at 6 p.m. or later)
Division I: Otay Ranch High School, 9 a.m.
Division II: Scripps Ranch High School, 9 a.m.
Division III: Serra High School, 9 a.m.
Division IV: Cathedral Catholic High School, 9 a.m.Divisional Qualifiers
Division I (18 teams, top eight wrestlers advance to San Diego Masters): Calexico, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Eastlake, El Camino, Escondido, Fallbrook, Granite Hills, La Costa Canyon, Mira Mesa, Morse, Otay Ranch, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Buena Vista, San Diego, Torrey Pines, Vista.Division II (18 teams, top six wrestlers advance to San Diego Masters): Bonita Vista, Grossmont, Helix, Hilltop, Hoover, Lincoln, Mission Hills, Mt. Carmel, Oceanside, Orange Glen, Patrick Henry, San Pasqual, San Ysidro, Scripps Ranch, Southwest El Centro, Sweetwater, West Hills, Westview.Division III (18 teams, top six wrestlers advance to San Diego Masters): Brawley, Castle Park, Central Union, Crawford, El Cajon Valley, El Capitan, Kearny, Mar Vista, Monte Vista, Montgomery, Mt. Miguel, Point Loma, Ramona, Serra, Southwest, Steele Canyon, University City, Valhalla.Division IV (22 teams, top four wrestlers advance to San Diego Masters): All Tribes American Indian Charter, Army-Navy Academy, Canyon Crest Academy, Cathedral Catholic, Clairemont, Escondido Charter, Guajome Park Academy, Holtville, Imperial, La Jolla, Madison, Mater Dei, Mission Bay, Mountain Empire, Olympian, Palo Verde, St. Augustine, San Dieguito Academy, San Marcos, Santa Fe Christian, Santana, Valley Center.
San Diego Masters Championships
(Top four wrestlers advance to state championships in Bakersfield)
Friday, Feb. 22 at Mission Hills High School
Start: 10 a.m. (wrestling concludes at 7:30 p.m.)Saturday, Feb. 23 at Mission Hills High School
Start: 9 a.m. (finals at 5:30 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 29-Saturday, March 1
State championships in Bakersfield
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2007-08 Wrestlers to Watch (Team previws)
Breaking News
Monarchs surprise Cougars for Grossmont Conference title
Posted Feb. 12, 2008
When Steele Canyon coach Dan Kida was asked to assess the upcoming San Diego Section Division III championship wrestling tournament, he included his own team , as well as the Monte Vista Monarchs, as squads contending for a top three finish in what shapes up as the most competitive of this weekend's four divisionals.
Kida was right. Both the Cougars and Monarchs look to be strong contenders at Saturday's Division III championships at Serra High School, especially the youthful Monarchs who could be peaking at the right time of the season.Monte Vista claimed the team title at last Saturday's Grossmont Conference tournament finals held at West Hills High School. Steele Canyon finished second, with Valhalla placing third.Steele Canyon claimed the Grossmont South League dual meet title, with Monte Vista finishing second and Valhalla third.
Both the Monarchs and Cougars were missing two to three key wrestlers apiece at the conference finals. Monte Vista coach Steve Bulette said both teams will have to be at full strength to challenge the likes of defending division champion Brawley, as well as a strong Ramona team, for the team title.“I was pleased with the outcome given that we were short a few guys,” Bulette said. “I know that we will be full strength for CIF as will everyone else. We will need to do better next week if we hope to keep things close enough to have a shot in the end. It should be fun.”The Monarchs had six finalists at the conference tournament and walked off the mat with two individual champions: Hunter Beamon (125) and Shervin Iraniha (130).Fred Parks (103), Persio Morel (119), Kenneth Tribble (171) and Pepe Martinez(285) all placed second in their respective weights for Monte Vista. Parks filled in admirably for an ill Levi Annon, the team's regular starter. The Monarchs had nine place-winners in the tournament. Masud Hassan (135) and Tico Martinez (145) both engineered fourth-place showings while Shamar Barnes (160) finished fifth
.Caleb Cardenas (119), Angel Ramirez (152) and Ryan Esquibel (171) represented Steele Canyon atop the award stand. Valhalla had two champions: Tony Espinoza (103)and Shane Mallory (145).A.J. Agusin (112) and Victor Richmond (135) were champions for Helix. West Hills' Jackson Kunz defeated Steele Canyon's Todd Graff in an exciting double overtime match-up at 140 pounds. Wolf Pack individual champions also included Nick Gilchrist (160) and Rudy Ortega (215).
Grossmont's Danny Demas won the heavyweight title by pin while Foothiller teammate Will Keys captured the 189-pound class, also by fall.
Steele Canyon flattens Valhalla 51-13
JAMUL, Jan. 17., 2008 -- One is quickly starting to get the impression that the 2007-08 high school wrestling season could end up being called “The Year of the Cougar.”The Steele Canyon Cougars, that is.Steele Canyon, a team that has been building toward an apparent climax in each of the past three seasons, flattened a rebuilding Valhalla Norsemen club by a 51-13 score on Jan. 17 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Grossmont South League standings.The win against Valhalla came after a 39-27victory over Monte Vista on Jan. 10. The Monarchs and Norsemen were considered prime challengers along with Steele Canyon for this year’s league title.Next up for the Cougars is a young Granite Hills team.
Steele Canyon led Valhalla by a 36-6 score through the first eight weight classes, with Valhalla’s lone win by forfeit at 152 pounds. The Cougars finished the high profile dual encounter with 11 wins, six by fall. The visitors rattled off five consecutive pins from 160 to 285 pounds, including three in the first period and two more in the second period. Overall, Steele Canyon finished the night with four first-period falls, one overtime decision and one match decided in the final second.Impressive might be too soft a word to use in describing the Cougars’ performance.It brings back memories of the great 1993-94 Granite Hills team that went on to capture the San Diego Masters title, defeating Valhalla in dual competition along the way.In the heralded annals of East County wrestling, few visiting teams have found success in the Norsemen’s gym.Perhaps none more impressed has been Steele Canyon coach Dan Kida.
“This team has exceeded my expectations,” said Kida following the victory over Valhalla. “Right now we're in midseason but we still have a lot of work to do. There are still a lot of good teams out there and we need to finish strong. We need to be ready when it comes time for CIF. We just need to come back with this same type of performance. These kids are hard workers. They keep coming back for more.”
The Cougars set the tone in the opening match at 140 pounds when Todd Graff scored an escape just before the buzzer to prevail over Valhalla's Wade Templeton by a 4-3 decision. Graff had taken a 3-1 lead in the opening seconds of the third period before Templeton tied the match at 3-3 on a takedown with 37 seconds remaining in regulation time.Connor Young followed with a 4-1 decision at 145 pounds against Max Verduzco, then Valhalla’s Shane Mallory received a forfeit win at 152 pounds to tie the dual at 6-6. However, five falls in a row ballooned the Steele Canyon lead to 30 points. Angel Ramirez (160), Alex Perlin (171), Ryan Esquibel (189), Kyle Manis (215) and Robert Forester (285) produced the Cougars’ dramatic pinning parade. Esquibel, Manis and Forester all won by first-period fall.Tony Espinosa (103) and Ryan Schmehr (112) gave the Norsemen a lift at the start of the lower weights with a pair of dominating wins but Caleb Cardenas ended any suspense with a fall in 56 seconds against his Norsemen opponent, Chaz Strampher, at 119 pounds. Cody Rowland followed with a 7-5 overtime decision against Valhalla’s Zach Maguire and Adam Cham closed out the dual at 135 pounds with a 6-3 decision against Valhalla’s Randall Sebeng. Swayer continues to impress for Steele Canyon. In back-to-back duals he has now defeated two of the Grossmont Conference’s top mat men: Monte Vista’s Hunter Beamon (a state qualifier two years ago) and Valhalla’s Maguire (sixth at the Division III finals last season).
For the Norsemen, Espinoza recorded a 15-4 major decision against Jesse Cardenas while Schmehr decisioned Dylan Lincoln 7-1.The near-capacity crowd was treated to a surprise when Valhalla's Richard Varshock, injured in last October’s devastating wildfires, was introduced prior to the Pledge of Allegiance. He received a standing ovation from fans on both sides of the gym.
Dual summary
140: Todd Graff (StC) decisioned Wade Templeton (Val) 4-3 (3-0 Steele Canyon)
145: Connor Young (StC) decisioned Max Verduzco (Val) 4-1 (6-0 Steele Canyon)
152: Shane Mallory (Val) won by forfeit (teams tied 6-6)
160: Angel Ramirez (StC)pinned Brice Suhay (Val) 3:37 (12-6 Steele Canyon)
171: Alex Perlin (StC) pinned David Tastad (Val) 3:19 (18-6 Steele Canyon)
189: Ryan Esquibel (StC) pinned Nate Pastore (Val) 1:41 (24-6 Steele Canyon)
215: Kyle Manis (StC) pinned Jeremy Flesner (Val) 1:44 (30-6 Steele Canyon)
285: Robert Forester (StC) pinned Taylor Philips (Val) 1:27 (36-6 Steele Canyon)
103: Tony Espinoza (Val) major decisioned Jesse Cardenas (StC) 15-4 (36-10 Steele Canyon)
112: Ryan Schmehr (Val) decisioned Dylan Lincoln (StC) 7-1 (36-13 Steele Canyon)
119: Caleb Cardenas (StC) pinned Chaz Strampher (Val) 0:56 (42-13 Steele Canyon)
125: Dylan Sawyer (StC) decisioned Zach Maguire (Val) 6-0 (45-13 Steele Canyon)
130: Cody Rowland (StC) decisioned Michael Quihuis (Val) 7-5 (OT) (48-13 Steele Canyon)
135: Adam Cham (StC) decisioned Randall Sebeng (Val) 6-3 (51-13 Steele Canyon)
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Semifinal-round action, Vista's Kasey Cowan vs. West Hills opponent, Helix varsity tournament, 02/02/20008, Helix High School 
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Tournament Scoreboard
San Diego Section Masters Championships
Feb. 22-23 at Mission Hills High School, San Marcos
(Top 4 place-winners advance to state championship meet)
State Wrestling Brackets
Feature story: Masters is monster again
Top 30 teams:
1. Poway 320.5
2. La Costa Canyon 195
3. Vista 175.5
4. Brawley 119.5
5. Rancho Buena Vista 114
6. Carlsbad 99
7. Valley Center 91.5
8. (tie) Mt. Carmel 76.5
8 (tie) and Steele Canyon 76.5
10. Imperial 55
11. (tie) Monte Vista 53.5
11. (tie) Ramona 53.5
13. Orange Glen 52
14. Mar Vista 51
15. Hilltop 50.5
16. (tie) Westvieww 47
16. (tie) Rancho Bernardo 47
18. Santa Fe Christian 45
19. Bonita Vista 41
20. (tie) Escondido 40.5
20. (tie) El Camino 40.5
22. Torrey Pines 39.5
23. San Pasqual 36
24. Valhalla 34
25. San Marcos 33
26. Hoover 32.5
27. Helix 29.5
28. Mission Hills 28
29. Fallbrook 27
30. Morse 24
Championship Finals
105: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon) major decisioned Anthony Alvarez (Poway) 12-1
114: Nick Schavrien (Poway) dec. Alfonso Osuna (Brawley) 6-2
121: Mike Hernandez (Poway) decisioned Angel Garcia (Morse) 9-2
127: Chris Escobar (Vista) dec. Tyler Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian) 5-3 (OT)
132: Henry Yorba Jr. (Poway) dec. Derek Dixson (Vista) 6-1
137: Tim Boone (Poway) tech fall Danny Varela (Orange Glen) 18-0 (in 3:11)
142: Dustin Hernandez (La Costa Canyon) pinned Daniel Kwittken (Torrey Pines) 2:40
147: Tim Randall (La Costa Canyon) decisioned Brad Robinson (Poway) 3-2
154: Anthony Meza (Vista) pinned T.J. Webb (LCC) 0:24
162: Kyler Hasson (Santa Fe Christian) decisioned Taylor Benson (Carlsbad) 9-7 (OT)
173: Ian Daube (Poway) tech fall Tony Sudak (Valley Center) 15-0 (in 2:40)
191: Matt Herman (Poway) major decisioned Chase Eskam (Carlsbad) 16-6
217: Chris Crosthwaite (Poway) decisioned Sean McHugh (Vista) 5-1
287: Trent Smith (RBV) decisioned Kasey Cowan (Vista) 3-1 (OT)
Third-Place Matches:
105: Daniel Romero (Carlsbad) dec. Tony Espinoza (Valhalla) 6-5
114: Nik Sirin (Rancho Bernardo) dec. Brett Jones (Fallbrook) 5-2
121: Chris Kirk (Ramona) defeated Caleb Cardenas (Steele Canyon) by injury default
127: Nick Nelson (La Costa Canyon) decisioned Jaydy Gonzales (El Camino) 6-4
132: David Wood (La Costa Canyon) dec. Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) 4-2
137: Mason Rodriguez (Brawley) dec. Hugo Medrano (Mar Vista) 4-2
142: Javier Martinez (Hilltop) pinned Mel Dramen (RB) 2:20
147: Russell Delmar (RBV) defeated Aaron Smith (Orange Glen) by injury default
154: Anthony Almanza (Poway) decisioned Cody Fanning (RBV) 4-3
162: Ian Roy (Poway) dec. Joey Rash (El Camino) 11-5
173: Ryan Esquibel (Steel Canyon) pinned Garrett Larson (Southwest El Centro) 2:19
191: Cameron McNeer (Imperial) dec. Mike Thomas (Vista) 8-6
217: Angel Romero (Central Union) dec. Johnny Perez (RBV) 7-0
287: Sam Cervantes (Poway) defeated Jason Klingerman (Valley Center) by injury default
Fifth-Place Matches
(Metro Conference wrestlers)
127: Adrian Najera (Lincoln) decisioned Allan Delos Reyes (Mar Vista) 5-2
132: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery) decisioned Mario Ramos (Rancho Buena Vista) 3-1
147: Andy Galata (Hilltop) major decisioned Jarrod McGeehee (San Marcos) 14-1
191: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista) decisioned Andy Bowen (Mission Hills) 8-4
Other fifth-place finishers: Steven Elizalde (Brawley, 105); Chris Romero (Carlsbad, 114); Dillon Kane (Westview, 121); Ben Alei (La Costa Canyon, 137); Alex Trinidad (Brawley, 142); Mike Velasco (Brawley, 154); Rod Gallegos (Vista, 162); John Zimmerman (San Pasqual, 173); Moses Chairez (Escondido, 217); Ryan Stone (Ramona, 287)
Lower weight MVP: Dustin Hernandez (La Costa Canyon)
Upper weight MVP: Kyler Hasson (Santa Fe Christian)
Sportsmanship awards:
Tyler Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian)
Brad Robinson (Poway)
Joey Rash (El Camino)
J. Panacho Award: Tim Boone (Poway).
San Diego Section Divisional Championships
Division I
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Otay Ranch High School
Place-winners
Tournament Results/Weight Class Brackets
Team standings: 1. Poway 327.5; 2. Rancho Buena Vista 198 ; 3. La Costa Canyon 191; 4. Vista 158; 5. Carlsbad 144.5; 6. Rancho Bernardo 111.5; 7. El Camino 93; 8. Fallbrook 73.5; 9. Torrey Pines 72.5; 10. Escondido 68; 11. Eastlake 58.5; 12. Mira Mesa 40; 13. Granite Hills 37.5; 14. Morse 37; 15. Calexico 22.5; 16. Otay Ranch 21; 17. Chula Vista 16
MVP Lower Weight: Nick Schavrien (Poway), 114 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Taylor Benson (Carlsbad), 162 pounds
Parade of
Champions:
105: Bryan Grubbs (LCC) major decisioned Anthony Alvarez (Poway) 14-1
114: Nick Schavrien (Poway) pinned Brett Jones (Fallbrook) 0:39
121: Mike Hernandez (Poway) decisioned Angel Garecia (Morse) 4-2
127: Chris Escobar (Vista) decisioned Jaydy Gonzalez (El Camino) 5-1
132: Henry Yorba Jr. (Poway) decisioned Derek Dixson (Vista) 7-3
137: Tim Boone (Poway) major decisioned Ben Alei (LCC)
142: Daniel Kwittken (Torrey Pines) decisioned Dustin Hernandez (LCC) 10-7
147: Brad Robinson (Poway) decisioned Russell Delmar (RBV) 5-0
154: Anthony Meza (Vista) decisioned Cody Fanning (RBV) 9-3
162: Taylor Benson (Carlsbad) decisioned Ian Roy (Poway) 5-4
173: Ian Daube (Poway) pinned Ryan Kennedy (Carlsbad) 1:27
191: Matt Herman (Poway) pinned Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) 1:21
217: Chris Crosthwaite (Poway) decisioned Sean McHugh (Vista) 8-2
287: Sammy Cervantes (Poway) decisioned Trent Smith (RBV) 4-3
Division II
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Scripps Ranch High School
Feature story: Metro mat men collect 5 CIF titles
Top 10 teams: 1. Mt. Carmel 252; 2. Westview 161.5, 3. Hilltop 149.5, 4. Orange Glen 138.5, 5. San Pasqual 137, 6. Bonita Vista 126, 7. Scripps Ranch 119.5, 8. West Hills 104.5, 9. Helix 99, 10. Mission Hills 78.
MVP Lower Weight: Steven Martinez (Mt. Carmel), 105 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Andy Bowen (Mission Hills), 191 pounds
Parade of Champions:
105: Steven Martinez (Mt Carmel) pinned Carlos Portillo (San Ysidro) 1:02
114: A.J. Agustin (Helix) pinned Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) 3:20
121: Dillon Kane (Westview) decisioned Anthony Weber (Mt. Carmel) 3-2
127: Adrian Najera (Lincoln) major decisioned Issac Espinoza (Mt. Carmel) 10-2
132: Andrew Natividad (Orange Glen) decision Primo Julian (Mt. Carmel) 12-8
137: Danny Varela (Orange Glen) pinned Ryan Dang (Scripps Ranch) 5:20
142: Javier Martinez (Hilltop) tech fall T.Y. Eison (Hoover) 16-0
147: Aaron Smith (Orange Glen) major decisioned Andy Galata (Hilltop) 9-1
154: Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista) pinned Earnie Campbell (Hoover) 1:30
162: Dayne Manuel (Scripps Ranch) pinned Nick Gilchriest (West Hills) 5:30
173: Garrett Larson (Southwest El Centro) pinned Jamie Tripp (Westview) 3:43
191: Andy Bowen (Mission Hills) decisioned Cedric Vann Hutchinson (San Pasqual) 7-4
217: Rudy Ortega (West Hills) major decisioned Jerry Santillian (Hilltop) 18-6
287: Jon Downey (Mt. Carmel) decisioned Danny Demas (Grossmont) 8-6 (OT)
Division III
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Serra High School
Feature story (East County grapplers win 7 CIF titles)
Top 10 teams: 1. Brawley 257.5; 2. Steele Canyon 213; 3. Monte Vista 206; 4. Ramona 142; 5. Mar Vista 113; 6. Valhalla 110; 7. Montgomery 88; 8. Serra 66.5; 9. Mt. Miguel 61; 10. El Capitan 57
MVP Lower Weight: Not reported
MVP Upper Weight: Not reported
Parade of champions
105: Steve Elizalde (Brawley)
114: Alfonso Osuna (Brawley)
121: Caleb Cardenas (Steele Canyon)
127: Reece Leon (Brawley)
132: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery)
137: Hugo Medrano (Mar Vista)
142: Alex Trinidad (Brawley)
147: Shane Mallory (Valhalla)
154: Mike Velasco (Brawley)
162: Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista)
173: Ryan Esquibel (Steele Canyon)
191: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista)
217: Angel Romero (Central Union)
287: Ryan Stone (Ramona)
Division IV
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Cathedral Catholic High School
Team standings: 1. Valley Center 235; 2. Imperial 169; 3. San Marcos 142.5; 4. Palo Verde 120; 5. Santana 113; 6. Cathedral Catholic 110; 7. Madison 93; 8. Holtville 86; 9. Guajome Park Academy 64; 10. La Jolla 62; 11. Santa Fe Christian 57; 12. (tie) Clairemont, St. Augustine 54; 14. Olympian 48; 15. Canyon Crest Academy 48; 16. Army-Navy Academy 37; 17. Mission Bay 19; 18. Mountain Empire 0
MVP Lower Weight: Priscilla Caldera (Imperial), 105 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Kylar Hasson (Santa Fe Christian), 162 pounds
Parade of champions
105: Priscilla Caldera (Imperial)
114: Casey Derrick (Imperial)
121: Tony Ramos (Imperial)
127: Tyler Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian)
132: Tim Sherlock (Santana)
137: Justin Macovichuk (Valley Center)
142: Anthony Woolsetencroft (Valley Center)
147: Ian Koue (Guajome Park Academy)
154: Craig Solesbee (Army-Navy Academy)
162: Kyler Hasson (Santa Fe Christian)
173: Tony Sudak (Valley Center)
191: Cameron McNeer (Imperial)
217: Marcos Gonzalez (Valley Center)
287: Jason Klingerman (Valley Center)
Metro Conference Finals
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Southwest High School
Varsity Results
Feature story
Results by Team
Team standings: 1. Bonita Vista 201; 2. Hillotp 191; 3. Eastlake 158; 4. Mar Vista 111.5; 5. Montgomery 77; 6. San Ysidro 63; 7. Chula Vista 59; 8. Otay Ranch 54.5; 9. Sweetwater 33; 10. Castle Park 30; 11. Olympian 25.5; 12. Southwest 16; 13. Mater Dei 3
MVP Lower Weight: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery), 130 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista), 189 pounds
Parade of Champions
105: Anthony Alviz (Eastlake) pinned Max Uribe (Mar Vista) 1:14
114: George Castilleja (Eastlake) decisioned Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) 7-6
121: Carlos Ayala (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Eli Eaves (Hilltop) 12-4
127: Cesar Sandoval (Bonita Vista) decisioned Justin Baroy (Eastlake) 11-4
132: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery) major decisioned Mike Reyes (Hilltop) 9-1
137: Joseph Kent (Montgomery) decisioned Hugo Medrano (Mar Vista) 9-2
142: Javier Martinez (Hilltop) pinned Jose Bautista (San Ysidro) 5:18
147: Andy Galata (Hilltop) decisioned Gustavo Ortiz (Chula Vista) 9-8
154: Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Felipe Alfaro (Hilltop) 18-7
162: Nick Barnes (Bonita Vista) decisioned Ed Bajet (Otay Ranch) 11-4
173: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) decisioned Roman Molina (Chula Vista) 9-6
191: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista) decisioned Cody Lopez (Bonita Vista) 6-0
217: Alex Johnson (Eastlake) decisioned Jerry Santillan (Hilltop) 5-1
287: Bryan Roughton (Bonita Vista) pinned Alexi Samaan (Castle Park) 3:48
Third-Place Matches
105: Carlos Portillo (San Ysidro) decisioned Emmanuel Quiambao (Montgomery) 9-7
114: Anthony Salinas (Hilltop) major decisioned David Valenzuela (Montgomery) 12-2
121: Keith Martin (Eastlake) decisioned Danny Medrano (Mar Vista) 4-2
127: Allan Delos Reyes (Mar Vista) decisioned Matt Reyes (Hilltop) 5-0
132: Philip No (Otay Ranch) decisioned Luis Green (Eastlake) 9-4
137: David McCluggage (Eastlake) pinned David Ramirez (Hilltop) 3:20
142: Juan Diaz (Bonita Vista) pinned Ramon Sinsuan (Otay Ranch) 5:55
147: Genaro Gazca (Castle Park) decisioned Juan Inumerable (Eastlake) 7-5
154: Joey Rilatt (Mar Vista) pinned Diego Gomez (Sweetwater) 4:35
162: Alex Hughes (Hilltop) defeated Albert Molina (Chula Vista) by injury default
173: Jesus Villegas (Montgomery) decisioned David Cinco (Hilltop) 7-2
191: Dan Marganski (Eastlake) pinned Nick La Brenz (Hilltop) 3:45
217: Alvaro Castillo (Sweetwater) pinned Henny Harrington (Bonita Vista) 3:20
287: Brian Halter (Chula Vista) decisioned Jonathan Hinkle (Otay Ranch) 4-0
Junior Varsity Results
Results by Weight Class
Results by Team
JV champions: 105-Jose Lopez (Southwest); 114-Johnny Talamantes (Hilltop); 121-Muamen Irania (Bonita Vista); 127-Ryan Gobeil (Eastlake); 132-Randolf Dalton (Bonita Vista); 137-Edgar Sanchez (Hilltop); 142-Roman Flores (Hilltop); 147-Oscar Gomez (Sweetwater); 154-George Lerma (Otay Ranch); 162-Enrique Reyes (Otay Ranch); 173-Mike Hice (Hilltop); 191-Gabriel Laus (Bonita Vista); 217-Victor Alvera (Otay Ranch); 287-David McCarty (Bonita Vista)
Team champion: Hilltop
Grossmont Conference Finals
Saturday, Feb. 9 at West Hills High School
Varsity Weight Class Brackets
Top teams: 1. Monte Vista; 2. Steele Canyon; 3. Valahalla
Parade of Champions
105: Tony Espinoza (Valhalla) pinned Fred Parks (Monte Vista) 5:24
114: A.J. Agustin (Helix) decisioned Ryan Schmehr (Valhalla) 8-1
121: Caleb Cardenas (Steele Canyon) major decisioned Persio Morel (Monte Vista) 10-1
127: Hunter Beamon (Monte Vista) decisioned Dylan Sawyer (Steele Canyon) 6-0
132: Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) decisioned Wade Templeton (Valhalla) 12-6
137: Victor Richmond (Helix) major decisioned BewarAbdul qadir (El Cajon Valley) 12-2
142: Jackson Kunz (West Hills) decisioned Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) 10-9 (double overtime)
147: Shane Mallory (Valhalla) defeated Joshua Stewart (Mt. Miguel) by injury default
154: Angel Ramirez (Steele Canyon) defeated Jesse Alvernaz (Grnaite Hills) by forfeit
162: Nick Gilchrist (West Hills) decisioned Jacob Castillo (Granite Hills) 13-9
173: Ryan Esquibel (Steele Canyon) pinned Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) 3:53
191: Will Keys (Grossmont) pinned Bryce Gregory (El Capitan) 3:15
217: Rudy Ortega (West Hills) pinned Patrick Phalen (Helix) 1:43
287: Danny Demas (Grossmont) decisioned Pepe Martinez (Monte Vista) 7-5
City Conference Finals
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Mira Mesa High
Varsity Results
Top teams:
1. Scripps Ranch 203.0
2. Mira Mesa 171.0
3. Patrick Henry 127.5
4. Cathedral 126.5
5. Morse 102.5
6. Hoover 83.0
7. Madison 75.5
8. San Diego 66.5
9. La Jolla 60.0
10. Lincoln 59.0
11. St. Augustine 55.0
12. Pt. Loma 42.0
13. University City 40.0
14. Serra 36.0
15. Kearny 28.0
16. Clairemont 27.0
17. Mission bay 21.0
18. Crawford 11.0
MVP Lower Weight Wrestler: Angel Garcia (Morse), 121 pounds
MVP Upper Weight Wrestler: Chase Hardage (Cathedral Catholic), 173 pounds
Parade of Champions
105: Wilson Lu (Mira Mesa) decisioned Thomas Greene (Cathedral Cathoolic) 10-9
114: Khanh Nguyen (Kearny) pinned Joshuah Salmeron (Cathedral Catholic) 2:40
121: Angel Garcia (Morse) decisioned Gary Green (Hoover) 15-2
127: Adrian Najera (Lincoln) major decisioned P.K. Briek (Sscripps Ranch) 16-5
132: Alec Becker (Scripps Ranch) tech fall John Ly (Patrick Henry) 19-2
137: Ryan Dang (Scripps Ranch) major decisioned Jay Aquino (Cathedral Catholic) 10-2
142: T.Y. Eison (Hoover) pinned Eugene Wong (Scripps Ranch) 1:26
147: Thomas Mendoza (Patrick Henry) won by injury default over Josh Knaack (Scripps Ranch)
154: Ansar Shakirov (San Diego) pinned Earnie Campbell (Hoover) 5:20
162: Dayne Manuel (Scripps Ranch) major decisioned Martin Abutin (Mira Mesa) 8-0
173: Chase Hardage (Cathedral Catholic) pinned Marcus Williams (San Diego) 3:52
191: George Presecan (Mira Mesa) decisioned Langdon Johnson (Madison) 12-5
217: David Blasquez (La Jolla) pinned Anthony Esquivel (University City) 5:27
285: Brendan Edwards (Scripps Ranch) dec.Johnathan Kibbe (Clairemont) 8-4.
San Ysidro Invitational
Feb. 2 at San Ysidro High School
Tournament place-winners
Weight Class Bracket 103
Weight Class Bracket 112
Weight Class Bracket 119
Feature story: Grossmont Conference wrestlers prepare for league finals
Feature story: Wrestlers set to battle in Metro finals
Top teams:
1. Bonita Vista 208.5; 2. Eastlake 178; 3. Scripps Ranch 171.5; 4. Granite Hills 133; 5. Montgomery 129; 6. Imperial 108.5; 7. San Ysidro 104; 8. Chula Vista 95.5; 9. El Capitan 93; 10. Mission Hills 92.2; 11. Sweetwater 82; 12. La Jolla 64; 13. (tie) Serra, University City 61
Outstanding lower weight wrestler: Tony Ramos (Imperial), 119 pounds
Outstanding middle weight wrestler: Dayne Manuel (Scripps Ranch), 160 pounds
Outstanding upper weight wrestler: Alex Johnson (Eastlake), 215 pounds Championshbip finalists:
103: Anthony Alviz (Eastlake) tech fall C.J. Bernard (El Capitan) 15-0
112: George Castilleja (Eastlake) pinned Zach McClanahan (Granite Hills) 5:54
119: Tony Ramos (Imperial) tech fall Steve Martin (Granite Hills) 15-0
125: Cesar Sandoval (Bonitas Vista) pinned P.K. Brieck (Scripps Ranch) 4:56
130: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery) decisioned Alex Becker (Scripps Ranch) 6-1
135: Uriel Navarro (Imperial) major decisioned Joseph Kent (Montgomery) 13-5
140: Steffen Chen (Canyon Crest Academy) decisioned Daniel Sanchez (Sweetwater) 7-5
145: Gustavo Ortiz (Chula Vista) pinned Angel Hernandez (Serra) 3:22
152: Hector Arambula (Bonita Vista) major decisioned Jesse Alvernaz (Granite Hills) 18-10
160: Dayne Manuel (Scripps Ranch) pinned Nick Barnes
(Bonita Vista) 4:26
171: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) pinned Marcos Williams (San Diego) 5:52
189: Cameron McNeer (Imperial) tech fall Langdon Johnson (Madison) 15-0
215: Alex Johnson (Eastlake) pinned Tony Sifuentes (San Ysidro) 4:53
285: Brian Halter (Chula Vista) decisioned Russell Humphrey (Madison) 7-4
Helix Varsity Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 2 at Helix High School
Feature story: Grossmont Conference wrestlers prepare for league finals
Top 10 teams:
1. Carlsbad 165
2. Vista 154
3. Steele Canyon 138.5
4. Monte Vista 125
5. San Pasqual 124.5
6. Brawley 119
7. Westview 118.5
8. MarVista 96.5
9. Torrey Pines 91.5
10. Helix 88
Parade of Champions
103: Daniel Romero (Carlsbad) major decisioned Gabe Brown (Poway) 13-2
112: Chris Romero (Carlsbad) decisioned Khahn Nguyen (Kearny) 7-2
119: Caleb Cardenas (Steele Canyon) decisioned Oscar Lizarraga (Brawley) 14-11
125: Tyler Iwamurta (Santa Fe Christian) major decisioned Allan Delos Reyes (Mar Vista) 16-6
130: Chris Escobar (Vista) major decisioned Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista) 10-2
135: Victor Richmond (Helix) major decisioned Masud Hassan (Monte Vista) 15-4
140: Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) decisioned Daniel Pinney (Poway) 7-2
145: Spence Sarazin (Torrey Pines) pinned Malcom Zamora (San Pasqual) 2:30
152: Taylor Benson (Carlsbad) defeated Mike Velasco (Brawley) by injury default
160: Seth Adams (Westview) defeated Kyler Hasson (Santa Fe Christian) by injury default.
171: Ryan Kennedy (Carlsbad) major decisioned John Zimmerman (San Pasqual) 12-3
189: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista) decisioned Shawn Murphy (Torrey Pines) 3-1
215: Sean McHugh (Vista) major decisioned Zach Pringle (El Camino) 14-3
285: Kasey Cowan (Vista) tech fall Danny Demas (Grossmont) 16-0
MVP Lower Weight: Victor Richmond (Helix)
MVP Upper Weight: Kasey Cowan (Vista)
Third place matches
103: Levi Annon (Monte Vista) dec. David Martinez (Vista) 12-3
112: Dylan Wright (Poway) dec. Michael Manuche (Westview) 12-7
119: Dillon Kane (Westview) pinned Persio Morel (Monte Vista) 4:52
125: Adrian Najera (Lincoln) dec. Valentin Cuevas (Grossmont), 6-2
130: Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon) def. Josh Malvaney (Poway) by injury default
135: Hugo Medrano (Mar Vista) def. Eric Villalobos (Brawley) by injury default
140: Patrick Brown (Rancho Bernardo) pinned Alyx Yoder (Grossmont) 3:52
145: Mike Converse (Helix) dec. Jordan Tibbets (Poway) 7-3
152: Oren Dramen (Rancho Bernardo) dec. Angel Ramirez (Steele Canyon) 4-2
160: Nick Gilchrest (West Hills) dec. Keegan McAllister (Torrey Pines) 12-11
171: Jamie Tripp (Westview) pinned Kenneth Tribble (Monte Vista) 2:59
189: Cedric Vann Hutchinson (San Pasqual) pinned Adam Espinoza (Brawley) 2:55
215: Vito Grippo (San Pasqual) dec. Patrick Phalen (Helix) 7-1
285: Rudy Ortega (West Hills) pinned Pepe Martinez (Monte Vista) 3:50
San Diego County JV Championships
Saturday, Feb. 2 at Mt. Carmel High School
Top 10 teams: 1. Poway;
2. Mt. Carmel;
3. La Costa Canyon;
4. Brawley;
5. Hilltop;
6. Vista;
7. Orange Glen;
8. Steele Canyon;
9. Monte Vista;
10. Mira Mesa
Championship finals:
98: Smyth (Mt Carmel) dec Leyva (Monte Vista) 5-1
103: Chua (Poway) Tfall Arguelles (LCC) 17-2
112: Gregory (Poway) dec Ledesma (Vista) 8-6
119: Mayo (BR) dec Gonzalez (Poway) 9-3
125: Locicero (LCC) dec Johnson (Poway) 2-0
130: Switzler (LCC) dec Lair (Poway) 8-2
135: Lofaro (LCC) pin Carmona (Brawley)
140: Cervantes (Mt Carmel) dec Foust (Poway) 6-0
145: Ulschoffer (Poway) pin Quach (Mt Carmel)
152: Wismont (Poway) dec Hernandez (Hilltop) 6-4
160: Polanco (San Pasqual) dec Peterson (Poway) 12-5
171: Carolin (Mira Mesa) pin Long (Poway)
189: Richardson (Vista) pin Wilburn (Torrey Pines)
215: Meyers (Poway) dec Mendoza (Mt Carmel) 5-3
285: Flores (Orange Glen) dec Castle (Poway) 7-2
Most pins, least amount of time: Swain (Pt. Loma),
4 pins in 13:21
Outstanding Wrestler: Lofaro (LCC), 135 pounds
Coaches Award: Dean Marlow (Hilltop)
Holtville Invitational
Jan. 25-26 at Holtville High School
Top 10 teams:
1. RBV 208; 2. Brawley 201; 3. Rancho Bernardo 156; 4. Carlsbad 128; 5. Hilltop 126; 6. Orange Glenn 125; 7. Imperial 74.5; 8. Escondido 71.5; 9. Shafter 69; 10 Mar Vista 66.
Place-winners
103: 1. Romero (Carlsbad); 2. Elizalde (Brawley); 3. Espinoza (Valhalla); 4. Greene (Cathedral Catholic); 5. Caldera (Imperial); 6. Lu (Mira Mesa)112: 1. Osuna (Brawley); 2. Sirin (Rancho Bernardo); 3. Derrick (Imperial); 4. Frate (RBV); 5. Castilleja (Eastlake); 6. Salinas (Hilltop)119: 1. Garcia (Morse); 2. Lizarraga (Brawley); 3. Green (Hoover); 4. Castro (Desert Mirage); 5. Reyes (Hilltop); 6. Gobeil (Eastlake)125: 1. Leon(Brawley); 2. De los Reyes (Mar Vista); 3. Estrada (RBV); 4. Lascelles (Yucaipa); 5. Reyes (Hilltop); 6. Vu (Carlsbad)130: 1. Ramos (RBV); 2. Natividad (Oragne Glen); 3. Medrano (Mar Vista); 4. Rodrigues (Brawley); 5. Templeton (Valhalla); 6. Hurtt (Rancho Bernardo)135: 1. Varela (Orange Glen); 2. Rogers (Rancho Bernardo); 3. Navarro (Imperial); 4. Maya (Brawley); 5. Guizar (Central); 6. Ramirez (Hilltop)140: 1. Martinez (Hilltop); 2. Trinidad (Brawley); 3. Dramen (Rancho Bernardo); 4. Gordon (Orange Glen); 5. Rivera (Escondido); 6. Verduzco (Valhalla)145: 1. Smith (Orange Glen); 2. Galata (Hilltop); 3. Delmer (RBV); 4. Ruiz (Brawley); 5. Bertsch (Rancho Bernardo); 6. Carranza (Mira Mesa)152: 1. Fanning (RBV); 2. Benson (Carlsbad); 3. Lora (Escondido); 4. Sudak (Rancho Bernardo) ;5. Velasco (Brawley); 6. Anderson (Yucaipa)160: 1. Meina (Shafter); 2. Vasquez (Brawley); 3. Reed (RBV); 4. Abutin (Mira Mesa); 5. Arias (Calexico); 6. Alarcon (Rancho Bernardo)171: 1. Ames (Shafter); 2. Larson (Southwest El Centro); 3. Kennedy (Carlsbad); 4. Mathews (RBV); 5. Barajas (Orange Glen); 6. Mays (Palo Verde)189: 1. Eskam (Carlsbad); 2. McNeer (Imperial); 3. Moch (RBV); 4. McLaughlin (Mar Vista); 5. Presecan (Mira Mesa); 6. Lowenstein (Rancho Bernardo)215: 1. Romero (Central); 2. Santillian (Hilltop); 3. Perez (RBV); 4. Chairez (Escondido); 5. Johnson (Eastlake); 6. Blasquez (La Jolla)285: 1. Casas (Escondido); 2. Perez (Calexico); 3. Escamilla (RBV); 4. Ghrer (Rancho Bernardo); 5. Flores (Orange Glen); 6. Reyes (Point Loma)
San Pasqual High Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 19 at San Pasqual High School
Top 10 teams: 1. Mt. Carmel 291.5; 2. Westview 168.5; 3. Ramona 166.0; 4. San Pasqual 130; 5. Escondido 127.0; 6. Torrey Pines 83.5; 7. Cathedral Catholic 83.0; 8. Patrick Henry 68.0; 9. Montgomery 66.5; 10. West Hills 65.0. Other scores: 12. Mission Hills 58.0; 13. Oceanside 56.5.
Championship finals
103: Steven Martinez (Mt. Carmel) pinned Thomas Greene (Cathedral Catholic) 1:10
112: Rody Garcia (Escondido) dec. Michael Manuche (Westview) 12-3
119: Anthony Weber (Mt. Carmel) dec. Chris Kirk (Ramona) 3-2
125: Adrian Najera (Lincoln) dec. Issac Espinosa (Mt. Carmel) 12-9
130: Hector Hernandez (Montgomery) dec. Primo Julian (Mt. Carmel) 7-3
135: Eric Moreno (Mt. Carmel) dec. Nick Modrow (Ramona) 12-11
140: Brandon Hetzler (Mt. Carmel) dec. Joseph Kent (Montgomery) 12-0
145: Thomas Mendoza (Patrick Henry) pinned Ryan Quakenbush (Mt.Carmel) 0:40
152: Aidan Sargent (Mt. Carmel) dec. Frank Criger (Westview), 9-3
160: Seth Adams (Westview) dec. Jesse Arazi (Mt. Carmel), 6-4
171: Garrett Larson (El Centro Southwest) pinned Jamie Tripp (Westview) 1:20
189: Andy Bowen (Mission Hills) dec. Brian Orr (Ramona) 11-3
215: Vito Grippo (San Pasqual) pinned Moses Chairez (Escondido) 1:41
285: Ryan Stone (Ramona) dec. Jon Downey (Mt. Carmel) 10-6
Most Outstanding Lightweight:
Anthony Weber (Mt. Carmel), 119 pounds
.Most Outstanding Heavyweight:
Garrett Larson (El Centro Southwest), 171 pounds.
\Third place matches
103: Connor Koch (Ramona) def. Jared Moore (Torrey Pines) by tech. fall 16-0; 112: Josh Salmeron (Cathedral) dec. Brad West (Mt. Carmel); 119: Dillon Kane (Westview) dec. Lance Garcia (Escondido) 8-1; 125: Ben Demeulle (Westview) dec. Troy Bradley (Oceanside) 8-3; 130 - Alex Pisacane (Torrey Pines) pinned Brenden Watson (Westview) 2:18; 135: Jake Hayutin (Torrey Pines) dec. Jay Aquino (Cathedral Catholic) 10-2; 140: Joey Rivera (Escondido) dec. Mat Zamora (San Pasqual) by default (five-match rule); 145: Gusatavo Ortiz (Chula Vista) pinned Angel Hernandez (Serra) 2:18; 152: Robbie Parrish (Torrey Pines) and Steven Romo (Ramona) tie for third (five-match rule); 160: Rolan Desmarais (Patrick Henry) dec. Jon Lora (Escondido) by default (five-match rule); 171: Limber Chavez (Calexico) pinned Arteem Mavrin (Mt. Carmel), 4:34; 189: Langdon Johnson (Madison) pinned Brett Germain (Ramona), 3:35; 215: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) def. Cedric Vann-Hutchinson (San Pasqual) by default (five-match rule); 285: Rudy Ortega (West Hills) dec. Jose Casas
Rancho Bernardo Duals
Championship: Temecula Valley 28, Rancho Bernardo 28
Third place: La Costa Canyon 40,
Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel 21
Fifth place: Valhalla 26,
Granite Hills 24
Seventh place: Satnana 30, San Diego 18
Dual scores: La Costa Canyon 53,
Fallbrook 15; Valhalla 45,
Santana 18; Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel 54,
San Diego 12; Temecula Valley 39,
Valhalla 31; Rancho Bernardo 54,
Granite Hills 24; Fallbrook 30,
Santana 30 (Santana wins by criteria); Temecula Valley 41,
La Costa Canyon 31; Valhalla 56,
Fallbrook 18; Rancho Bernardo 73,
San Diego 6; Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel 39,
Granite Hills 32; Temecula 58,
Santana 24; La Costa Canyon 54,
Santana 15; Granite Hills 48,
San Diego 24; La Costa Canyon 36,
Valhalla 35; Rancho Bernardo 54,
Canyon Crest/Mt. Miguel 20
Scripps Ranch/Mission Hills Invitational
Jan. 11-12, 2008 at Mission Hills High School
Full results (Men of Steele continue to soar)
Top 10 teams:
1. Sutter Union 262.5;
2. Steele Canyon 245;
3. Brawley 221.5;
4. Rancho Bernardo 221;
5. Valley Center 215;
6. Aliso Niguel 190;
7. Orange Glen 185;
8. Ramona 182.5;
9. Westview 178.5;
10. Scripps Ranch (A) 169.5; 11. Hilltop 168.5;
12. Escondido 149.0;
13. El Camino 134.0;
14. Torrey Pines 125.5;
15. Clark 116.0;
16. Mira Costa 115.0;
17. Buena Park A 112.0;
18. Eastlake 102.5;
19. Sante Fe Christian 102.5;
20. Santa Margarita 99.5. Other scores: 21. San Marcos 99.5; 25. Mission Hills 69.5; 31. Guajome Park Academy 54; 38. Cathedral Catholic 43; 40. Army-Navy Academy 34; 41. Oceanside 33; 48. Canyon Crest Academy 15; 49. Carlsbad 12
Championship finals
103: Miguel Comparan (Buena Park A) dec. Steve Elizalde (Brawley) 3-2
112: Alfonso Osuna (Brawley) pinned Nik Sirin (Rancho Bernardo) 2:36
119:- Angel Garcia (Morse) dec. Caleb Cardenas (Steele Canyon) 4-2
125: Tyler Iwamura (Sante Fe Christian) injury default over Chris Kirk (Ramona)
130: Timmy Nevarez (Sutter Union) pinned Cody Rowland (Steele Canyon) 2:55
135: Justin Macovichuk (Valley Center) dec. Danny Varela (Orange Glen) 14-11
140: Daniel Kwittken (Torrey Pines) dec. Javier Martinez (Hilltop) 11-5
145: Andy Galata (Hilltop) dec. Brandon Huxford (Aliso Niguel) 3-1
152: Cameron Hoff (Aliso Niguel ) major dec. Michael Allen (Sutter Union) 12-3
160: Kyler Hasson (Sante Fe Christian) dec. Seth Adams (Westview 9-6)
171: Jon Garcia (Sutter Union ) major dec. Ryan Esquibel (Steele Canyon) 12-0
189: Andy Bowen (Mission Hills) dec. Nick Stehly (Valley Center) 5-2
215: Austin Morehead (Sutter Union) pinned Jon Smith (Aliso Niguel) 0:38
285: Ryan Stone (Ramona) pinned Robert Forester (Steele Canyon) 5:02
Temecula tournament
Team scores:1. Temecula Valley 194.0;
2. Vista 153.0;
3. North Torrance 133.5;
4. Lemoore 118.0; 5.
St. John Bosco 107.5;
6. Redlands East Valley 101.0;
7. Mayfair 100.0; 8. El Modena 96.0;
9. Clovis West 92.5;
10. Norwalk 84.0 7;
11. Carlsbad 82.5; 19. Fallbrook 51.5;
20. Monte Vista 51.0;
24. Chaparral 47.0;
27. Poway 41.5;
29 Hoover 36.0;
32 West Hills 28.0;
33 Granite Hills 27.0.
Monte Vista Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 5 at Monte VistaHigh School
Team scores
Weight class brackets
Results by team
Team summary
Tournament report (Granite Hills' Zach McClanahan; Hilltop's Javier Martinez)
Team standings: 1. Poway 356; 2. Centennial 175; 3. Steele Canyon 127.5; 4. Gilbert (Ariz.) 112; 5. A.B. Miller 111; 6. Natomas 109.5; 7. Hilltop 108.5; 8. Bonita Vista 104; 9. Monte Vista 101; 10. Mar Vista 78.5; 11. Mira Mesa 70.5; 12. Grossmont 66; 13. Grantie Hills 59; 14. Morse 50; 15. Southwest El Centro 45; 16. Sweetwater 44; 17. Central Union 41; 18. Dana Hills 30; 19. Santa Fe Christian 27.5; 20. Canyon Crest 10; 21. Mt. Miguel 9.5; 22. Crawford 8; 23. Castle Park
4.
MVP Lower Weight: Anthony Alvarez (Poway), 103 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Ian Daube (Poway), 171 pounds
Parade of champions: 103-Anthony Alvarez (Poway) pinned Alex Steelman (Natomas) 3:08; 112-Ryan Nasseri (Poway) decisioned Zach McClanahan (Granite Hills); 119-Nick Schavrien (Poway) decisioned Angel Garcia (Morse); 125-Mike Hernandez (Poway) decisioned Hunter Beamon (Monte Vista); 130-Henry Yorba (Poway) decisioned Tyler Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian); 135-Tim Boone (Poway) decisioned Jerin Miller (Natomas); 140-Javier Martinez decisioend Vlad Dombroski (Natomas), overtime; 145-Denzel Hawkins (Centennial) decisioned Anbdy Galata (Hilltop); 152-Anthony Almanza (Poway) pinned J.T. Felix (Centennial) 5:10; 160-Ian Roy (Poway) decisioned Ronnie Chavez (Natomas); 171-Ian Daube (Poway) tech fall Garrett Larson (Southwest El Centro); 189- Matt Heman (Poway) major decisioned Chaste Harrell (Centennial); 215-Chris Crosthwaite (Poway) decisioned Angel Romero (Central Union); 285-Sammy Cervantes (Poway) pinned Daniel Demas (Grossmont) 1:19.
Regional tournament recaps:
Londos Invitational
Lemoore Bash
Rim of the World
Mann Classic
Northview Invitational
El Cajon Invitational
Friday, Dec. 28-Saturday, Dec. 29 at San Ysidro High School
Tournament results, weight class brackets
Tournament review (Steele Canyon wrestling tough to start 2007-08 season; BV Barons showcase)
Team Standings
1 Lake Stevens (WA) 274.0 (12 placers, 5 finalists);
2 Midwest City (OK) 257.0 (10 placers,4 finalists);
3 Cibola 218.5 (10 placers, 2 finalists);
4 Cimarron-Memorial (NV) 216.5 (6 placers, 2 finalists);
5 Rancho Buena Vista 210.0 (6 placers, 2 finalists);
6 Charles Page (OK) 180.5 (8 placers, 1 finalist);
7 Prescott (AZ) 136.0 (4 placers, 1 finalist);
8 Highland (AZ) 119.5 (6 placers, 1 finalist);
9 Steele Canyon 111.5 (3 placers);
10 Valley Center 107.0 (4 placers);
11 Orange Glen 108.5 (4 placers, 3 finalists);
12 Canyon Del Oro (AZ) 102.0 (2 placers);
13 Ironwood (AZ) 97.5 (4 placers);
14 San Benito 95.0 (4 placers, 1 finalist);
15 Boulder Creek (AZ) 89.0 (3 placers).
16 Bonita Vista 87.5 (2 placers);
17 Escondido 80.0 (3 placers);
18 Westview 79.0 (1 placer);
19 Natomas 69.5 (2 placers, 1 finalist);
20 Helix 67.0 (3 placers);
21 West Hills 65.0 (1 placer);
22 Rancho Verde 63.5 (1 placer, 1 finalist);
23 San Gorgonio 61.5 (2 placers, 1 finalist);
24 San Leandro 58.5 (1 placer, 1 finalist);
25 Eastlake 57.0;
26 Shafter 54.0 (1 placer, 1 finalist);
27 Woodland 52.5 (1 placer);
28 Central Union 49.0 (1 placer);
29 Southwest (IV) 47.0 (1 placer);
30 Golden Valley 46.5;
31 Hoover 45.5 (1 placer);
32 Santana 44.0;
33 Mid West City B Team 44.0 (2 placers, 1 finalist);
34 Valhalla 41.5 (1 placer);
35 Rialto 35.5
36 Cathedral Catholic 35.0;
37 Kearny 34.0;
38 Esperanza 32.5 (1 placer);
39 Palmdale 32.0;
40 Calexico 30.0;
41 Otay Ranch 28.0;
42 El Cajon Valley 27.5;
43 St. Augustine 26.0;
44 Lincoln 24.5 (1 placer);
45 Mt Miguel 23.0;
46 San Ysidro 17.0;
47 Ironwood B 13.0;
48 Southwest (SD) 11.0;
49 Mater Dei Catholic 10.0;
50 Lake 8.0;
51 Otay Ranch B 4.0;
52 Mater Dei Catholic B
Lower weight MVP: Vlad Dombrosky (Natomas) , 140 pounds (3 falls)
Upper Weight MVP: Robert Atwood (Cimarron-Memorial, Nev.), 215 pounds (5 falls, 1 tech fall)
Parade of champions: 103-Josh Heinzer (Lake Stevens, Wash.); 112-MarkJay Acosta (San Leandro); 119-Willie Gunter (Midwest City, Okla.); 125-Colbey Garrison (Cimarron-Memorial, Nev.); 130-Gabriel Miranda (Cibola); 135-Greg Nelson (Midwest City, Okla.); 140-Vlad Dombrosky (Natomas); 145-Jason Hartfield (Midwest City B, Okla.); 152-Cody Fanning (Rancho Buena Vista); 160-Fernando Lucatero (San Benito); 171-Joseph Ames (Shafter); 189-Kameron Stewart (Midwest City, Okla.); 215-Robert Atwood (Cimarron-Memorial, Nev.); 285-Tent Smith (Rancho Buena Vista). Individual records (champions): 103-Heinzer N/A; 112-Acosta 10-0; 119-Gunter 19-1; 125-Garrison 27-4; 130-Miranda 27-0; 135-Nelson 17-1; 140-Dombrosky 13-1; 145-Hartfield 14-3; 152-Fanning 14-1; 160-Lucatero 12-0; 171-Ames 16-1; 189-Stewart 5-0; 215-Atwood 30-0; 285-Smith 11-0.
San Diego Section notepad
Orange Glen leads San Diego Section with three finalists (all runners-up): Andrew Natividad (130), Danny Varela (135) and Aaron Smith (145). The Patriots had four placers overall, with Ivan Archiniega finishing eighth at 160 pounds.
Rancho Buena Vista leads San Diego Section with two champions: Cody Fanning (152) and Trent Smith (285). RBV leads San Diego Section with six place-winners. Joining the two Longhorn tourney champs on the award stand were Gabe Estrada (fourth, 125), Russell Delmar (third, 145), Cory Moch (third, 189) and Johnny Perez (fourth, 215).
Marauder Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 8 at Mira Mesa High School
Tournament results
Team standings: 1. Washington Union (Fresno) 249.5; 2. Mt. Carmel 242; 3. Poway B 194.5; 4. Westview 154.5; 5. Rancho Bernardo 143; 6. Hilltop 142; 7. Orange Glen 118; 8. Grossmont 106.5; 9. Valley Center 98; 10. Mira Mesa 88; 11. Imperial 87; 12. Patrick Henry 66.5; 13. Morse 65; 14. Brawley 62; 15. San Marcos 54; 16. St. Augustine 37; 17. (tie) Madison, Clairemont 33; 19. La Jolla 30; 20. (tie) San Ysidro, University City 29; 22. Holtville 25; 23. Scripps Ranch (split squad) 24; 24. Mission Bay 22; 25. (tie) Canyon Crest, San Diego, Cathedral Catholic 18; 28. Crawford 16; 29. Guajome Park Academy 13.5; 30. Pt. Loma 4; 31. El Camino 0
Lower weight MVP: Mike Hernandez (Poway), 125 pounds
Upper Weight MVP: Seth Adams (Westview), 171 pounds
Parade of champions: 103-Gilberto Camacho (Washington Union); 112-David Rico (Washington Union); 119-Anthony Weber (Mt. Carmel); 125-Mike Hernandez (Poway); 130-Andrew Natividad (Orange Glen); 135-Alberto Arreola (Washington Union); 140-Javier Martinez (Hilltop); 145-Diego Arreola (Washington Union); 152-Aaron Smith (Orange Glen); 160-Jesse Arazo (Mt. Carmel); 171-Seth Adams (Westview); 189-David Terrones (Washington Union); 215-Cameron McNeer (Imperial); 285-Jon Downey (Mt. Carmel).
Jimmy Hamada Duals
Saturday, Dec. 8 at La Costa Canyon High School
Top 10 teams: 1. La Costa Canyon;
2. Steele Canyon;
3. (tie) Ramona, Escondio; 5. El Camino; 6. Scripps Ranch;
7. San Pasqual;
8. Tesoro;
9. Agoura; 10. Mission Viejo
Championship dual: La Costa Canyon 52, Steele Canyon 12
Most Outstanding Light Weight (Penacho Award): Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon)
Most Outstanding Middle Weight: T.J. Webb (La Costa Canyon)
Most Outstanding Heavyweight: Kasrade Dudrades (Mission Viejo)
Battle by the Beach
Saturday, Dec. 1 at Mar Vista High School
Tournament results
Team standings: 1. Monte Vista 230;
2. Brawley 221;
3. Poway B 195.5;
4. Hilltop 165;
5. El Camino 131;
6. Mar Vista 123;
7. Valley Center 96.5;
8. Oceanside 93;
9. Helix 81;
10. Mission Bay 77;
11. Central Union 74;
12. El Cajon Valley 67;
13. Montgomery 66;
14. Calexico 62;
15. Lincoln 60;
16. Sweetwater 52;
17. Southwest 44;
18. Otay Ranch 38.5 ;
19. Holtville 36;
20. (tie) Chula Vista, St. Augustine 27;
22. Olympian 13;
23. Castle Park 0
Fastest pin: Levi Annon (Monte Vista), 10 seconds
Most pins: Zack Pringle (El Camino)
Lower weight MVP: Mike Reyes (Hilltop)
Middle weight MVP: Alex Trinidad (Brawley)
Upper weight MVP: Zack Pringle (El Camino)
Coaches Award: Jay Coffey (Montgomery)
Parade of champions: 103-Gabe Brown (Poway); 112-Sawyer Smith (Brawley); 119-Mike Reyes (Hilltop); 125-Hunter Beamon; 130-J.D. Gonzalez (El Camino); 135-Shervin Iraniha (Monte Vista); 140-Javier Martinez (Hilltop); 145-Alex Trinidad (Brawley); 152-Alex Brown (Poway); 160-Matt Keeler (Poway); 171-Tony Sudak (Valley Center); 189-Adam Espinoza (Brawley); 215-Angel Romero (Central Union); 285-Zach Pringle (El Camino).
Carlsbad Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 1 at Carlsbad High School
Team standings: 1. Carlsbad 220.5;
2. Rancho Buena Vista 175.5;
3. Orange Glen 153;
4. Torrey Pines 142.5;
5. Escondido 133;
6. Brawley 114;
7. Grossmont 103.5;
8. Vista 77.5;
9. Santana 70;
10. Fallbrook 58.5;
11. Mission Hills 47;
12. Rancho Bernardo 46;
13. Carlsbad B 43;
14. San Ysidro 42;
15. El Capitan 36;
16. Mt. Miguel 34;
17. Army-Navy 29;
18. Canyon Crest 25;
19. Southwest El Centro 24;
19. Mt. Empire 6
Top individuals: 103-1. Daniel Romero (Carlsbad),
2. Spencer Clark (Army-Navy),
3. Cory Mickoz (Mt. Miguel); 112-1. Chris Romero (Carlsbad),
2. Rody Garcia (Escondido),
3. Jesse Frate (RBV); 119-1. J.L. Mayo (Brawley),
2. Raziel Acosta (Carlsbad),
3. Brett Jones (Fallbrook); 125-1. Oscar Lizarraga (Brawley),
2. Andrew Vu (Carlsbad),
3. Silva Dominguez (N/A); 130-1. Andrew Natividad (Orange Glen),
2. Tim Sherlock (Santana),
3. Valentin Cuevas (Grossmont); 135-1. Danny Varela (Orange Glen),
2. Mitchell Maya (Brawley),
3. Nick Heene (Carlsbad); 140-1. Jake Hayutin (Torrey Pines),
2. Chris Yurcyk (Rancho Bernardo),
3. Matt Fairbanks (N/A); 145-1. Daniel Kwittken (Torrey Pines),
2. Aaron Smith (Orange Glen),
3. Joey Rivera (Escondido); 152-1: Russell Delmar (RBV),
2. Taylor Benson (Carlsbad),
3. Spence Sarazin (Torrey Pines); 160-1. Cody Fanning (RBV),
2. Jon Lora (Escondido),
3. Brad Turrell (Carlsbad); 171-1. Ryan Kennedy (Carlsbad),
2. Baltazar Barajas (Orange Glen),
3. Matt Reed (RBV); 189-1. Chase Eskam (Carlsbad),
2. Shawn Murphy (Torrey Pines),
3. Will Keys (Grossmont); 215-1. Johnny Perez (RBV),
2. Dean Richardson (Vista),
3. Moses Chairez (Escondido); 285-1. Danny Demas (Grossmont),
2. Marvin Centeno (Brawley),
3. Chris Edison (Santana).
El Dorado Holiday Classic
Tournament results
Team standings (top 10): 1. Poway 241; 2. Sultana 204.5; 3. Hesperia 179.5; 4. South Hills 178.5; 5. La Sierra 157; 6. Centennial (Bakersfield) 133; 7. Santa Ana 130.5; 8. Canyon Springs 129; 9. La Costa Canyon 120.5; 10. Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) 118.5. San Diego Section: 23. Ramona 62; 29. Valhalla 51; 38. West Hills 30.5; 40. Hoover 27.7; 42. Granite Hills 26; 48. Poway B 12; 52. Otay Ranch 3
San Diego Section placers: 103-1. Ryan Nasseri (Poway); 112-2. Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon), 5. Alvarez (Poway B); 125-7. Alex Gonzalez (Poway); 130-1. Henry Yorba (Poway); 135-1. Tim Boone (Poway); 140-8. Jackson Kunz (West Hills); 145-2. Brad Robinson (Poway), 5. Tim Randall (La Costa Canyon), 8. Dennis Hyman (Hoover); 152-2. T.J. Webb (La Costa Canyon), 8. Jake Poliakoff (Poway); 160-5. Ian Roy (Poway); 171-1. Ian Daube (Poway), 7. Taylor Cox (La Costa Canyon); 215-1. Chris Crosthwaite (Poway); 285-1. Ryan Stone (Ramona)
Lightweight MVP: Tim Boone (Poway), 135 pounds
Upperweight MVP: Jacob Rodriguez (Canyon Springs), 152 pounds
California State Games - 2007
2007 California State Games Folkstyle Tournament champions - San Bernardino Wrestling Association
California State Games
Wrestling Championships
High School Folkstyle Tournament
Saturday, July 14 at Rancho Bernardo High School
Full Results and Feature Story
Feature story
'Shoe fits' for Martinez as State Games champion
Team scores
San Bernardino Wrestling Association 27 points
Vista 23 points
Santa Fe 15 points
PD Pal Enforcers 12 points
Team Thunder 10 points
Moreno Valley 6 points
Dos Palos 5 points
Morse 5 points
Cal 5 points
Hilltop 5 points
Pioneer Express 5 points
Mt. Carmel 4 points
Imperial 3 points
Ontario 1 point
Calvary 1 point
Monte Vista 1 point
Total entrants: 215
Most Outstanding Wrestler (Tournament): Nikko Cataline (SBWA), 147 pounds (pictured at right with tournament director Frank Unpingco) California State Games Wrestler of the Year: Anthony Meza (Vista), 173 pounds
Youth Freestyle Tournament
Sunday, July 15 at Rancho Bernardo High School Team champion: Poway Elite Most Outstanding Wrestlers (Tournament): Josh Cortez (Moorpark), Victor Lopez ( Poway Elite) California State Games Wrestler of the Year: Victor Lopez ( Poway Elite)
Total entrants: 67.
2007 California State Games Freestyle Tournament champions - Poway Elite
- 2006-07 Interscholastic Season
Breaking News
2007 San Diego Section
State Championship Honor Roll
Two champions, three finalists, nine medalists
Photo: Vista's Anthony Meza is proclaimed 145-pound champion.
San Diego Section Report
First Place
130: Joe Boone, 12, Poway (San Diego Section #1)
145: Anthony Meza, 11, Vista (San Diego Section #1)
Second Place
135: Elliott Dennis, 12, La Costa Canyon (San Diego Section #1)
Fourth Place
152: Anthony Almanza, 11, Poway (San Diego Section #1)
Fifth Place
215: Jordan Taghvai, 12, Carlsbad (San Diego Section #1)
Sixth Place
112: Henry Yorba, 10, Poway (San Diego Section #1)
119: Mike Hernandez, 11, Poway (San Diego Section #1)
Seventh Place
285: Kasey Cowan, 11, Vista (San Diego Section #2)
Eighth Place
119: Scotty Mahon, 12, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego Section #2)
Top teams
1. Vacaville - 124 points
2. Poway - 116 points
3. Buchanan - 113 points
4. Clovis - 97.5 points
2007 California State Finals Results
2007 California State Finals Place-winners
2007 California State Finals Weight Class Brackets
San Diego Section Masters Championship
Photo: Helix senior Stephen Alvarez celebrates his 135-pound semifinal victory against No. 1 seed John Mossy that punched his ticket to this year's state tournament. Alvarez becomes the first state qualifier from Helix since 1998. Photo by James Brammer Stephen Alvarez on qualifying for the state meet:
"Joy. Excitement. Elation."
His body language says it all ...
2007 Masters pre-seeding
2007 Masters Top 8 seeds
2007 Masters Placewinners
2007 Masters Weight Class Brackets
2007 San Diego Section state qualifiers
East County report: Redhawks' Peak wrestles to new heights
South County report: Hilltop's Martinez qualifies for state meet
Top teams: 1. Poway 353.5; 2. Vista 167.5; 3. Brawley 157.5; 4. La Costa Canyon 114; 5. Mt. Carmel 109.5; 6. Ramona 76; 7. Carlsbad 75; 8. El Camino 71; 9. (tie) Rancho Buena Vista, Monte Vista 64; 11. Steele Canyon 62; 12. Santa Fe Christian 59; 13. Valley Center 57; 14. (tie) Torrey Pines, Valhalla 54; 16. (tie) Escondido, San Pasqual, Imperial 53; 19. Rancho Bernardo 41.5; 20. Hilltop 40.5.
Parade of champions: 103-Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon), 9th, 37-6; 112-Henry Yorba (Poway), 10th, 31-5; 119-Mike Hernandez (Poway), 11th, 35-4; 125-Tim Boone (Poway), 11th, 36-7; 130-Joe Boone (Poway), 12th, 37-3; 135-Elliott Dennis (La Costa Canyon), 12th, 40-5; 140-Brad Robinson (Poway), 11th, 36-7; 145-Anthony Meza (Vista), 11th, 37-3; 152-Anthony Almanza (Poway), 11th, 41-7; 160-Seth Reth (Vista), 12th, 40-8; 171-Travis Brown (Poway), 12th, 36-5; 189-Robin Peak (Mountain Empire), 12th, 16-1; 215-Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 12th, 44-4; 285-Trent Smith (Rancho Buena Vista), 11th, 38-2.
MVP Lower Weight: Joe Boone (Poway), 130 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 215 pounds.
Sportsmanship awards: John Strom (La Costa Canyon), Seth Rehn (Vista).
Jay Penacho award: Robin Peak (Mountain Empire). State qualifers (4 per weight class): Poway 14, Vista 6, Brawley 6, La Costa Canyon 3, Imperial 2, Mt. Carmel 2, Ramona 2, Rancho Buena Vista 2, San Pasqual 2, Santa Fe Christian 2, Carlsbad 1, Central Union 1, Escondido 1, Fallbrook 1, Granite Hills 1, Helix 1, Hilltop 1, Monte Vista 1, Morse 1, Mountain Empire 1, Rancho Bernardo 1, San Dieguito Academy 1, Southwest El Centro 1, Torrey Pines 1, Valhalla 1,
San Diego Section Divisional Championship Tournaments
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007
2007 San Diego Section Divisional Report
Division I: Otay Ranch High School
Team scores: 1. Poway 357.5, 2. La Costa Canyon 230.5, 3. Vista 218.5, 4. El Camino 143.0, 5. Escondido 134.0, 6. Carlsbad 127.5, 7. Rancho Buena Vista 101.5, 8. Torrey Pines 90.0, 9. Rancho Bernardo 77.0, 10. Fallbrook 67.0, 11. Granite Hills 55.5, 12. Morse 44.0, 13. Calexico 35.0, 14. Chula Vista 32.0, 15. Sweetwater 21.0, 16. Otay Ranch 15.0, 17. San Diego 0.0.
MVP Lower Weight: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon)
MVP Upper Weight: Anthony Meza (Vista)
Division 1 Placewinners
Division 1 tournament seeding (top 8 seeds)
Division II: Mira Mesa High School
Team standings: 1. Scripps Ranch 169.0; 2. San Pasqual 160.0; 3. Hilltop 130.0; 4. Orange Glen 123.0; 5. (tie) Westview, Patrick Henry 118.0; 7. Bonita Vista 114.0; 8. Helix 111.0; 9.(tie) Grossmont, Eastlake 98.0; 11. Hoover 93; 12. West Hills 82; 13. Mira Mesa N/A; 14. San Ysidro 67.0; 15. Oceanside 63.0; 16. Mission Hills 38.0; 17. Castle Park 5.0.
MVP Lower Weight: Modesto Olea (Orange Glen).
MVP Upper Weight: Dave Dayani (San Pasqual).
Division 2 Placewinners
Division 2 tournament seeding (top 8 seeds)
Division III: Ramona High School
Top teams: 1. Brawley 299.5; 2. Mt. Carmel 258.5; 3. Steele Canyon 186.50; 4. Monte Vista 150.5; 5. Ramona 146.50; 6. Valhalla 132; 7. Southwest-Imperial Valley 95; 8. El Capitan 66; 9. Monthomery 52; 10. Mar Vista 51; 11. Central Union 47; 12. Southwest-San Diego 37; 13. El Cajon 17; 14. Serra 12; 15. Mount Miguel 11. 16; University City 3; 17. Point Loma 0.
MVP Lower Weight: Steve Elizalde (Brawley), 103 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Nate Velasco (Mt. Carmel), 160 pounds.
Sportsmanship award: Aaron Murphy (Mt. Carmel), Cody Seevers (Ramona).
Division 3 Placewinners
Division 3 weight class brackets
Division 3 team points
Division 3 team summary
Division 3 team vs. opponents
Division 3 tournament seeding (top 8 seeds)
Division 3 tournament seeding (full entry list)
Division IV: Valley Center High School
Top 10 team scores: 1. Valley Center 198, 2. (tie) Santa Fe Christian, Santana 150.5, 4. Imperial 148.5, 5. Cathedral Catholic 112, 6. San Marcos 98, 7. Palo Verde 95, 8. Clairemont 86.5, 9. (tie) San Dieguito Academy 69, Mission Bay 69.
MVP Lower Weight: Priscilla Caldera (Imperial), 103 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Sammy Cervantes (Imperial), 285 pounds.
Division 4 Placewinners
Note: Imperial's Priscilla Caldera (103 pounds) becomes the San Diego Section's first female champion.
League Championship Tournaments
Grossmont Conference
Tournament preview
Tournament results
Tournament recap: Men of Steele sweep varsity, JV team titles
Varsity weight class brackets
Junior varsity weight class brackets
Valley League
Tournament Place-winners
City Conference
Tournament results
Metro Conference
Tournament results (varsity)
JV tournament results
Dual Meet League Champions
City Conference/Central League: Kearny Komets
City Conference/Eastern League: Scripps Ranch Falcons
City Conference/Western League: Cathedral Catholic Dons
Metro Conference/Mesa League: Bonita Vista
Barons
Metro Conference/South Bay League: Hilltop Lancers
Grossmont North League: El Capitan Vaqueros
Grossmont South League: Valhalla Norsemen
North County Conference/Avocado League: Vista Panthers
North County Conference/Valley League: Ramona Bulldogs
North County Conference/Palomar League: Poway Titans
Imperial Valley League: Brawley Wildcats
Feature Stories
Eight San Diegans inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
An era ends, a new one dawns: Hilltop's Tim Tyler announces retirement
Team Previews and Reports
Midseason Report: Eastlake Titans wrestling by their motto
Midseason Report: Martinez carrying torch for Lancers
Clash of the Titans: Poway tops Temecula Valley, wins El Dorado
2006-07 San Diego Section Wrestlers to Watch (updated)
2006-07 San Diego Section Dual Meet Scoreboard
Mariners face off new season with new coach
2006-07 Divisional Alignment
Dual of the Week
01/04/07: Cougars challenge, Norsemen prevail (Valhalla 36, Steele Canyon 27)
02/01/07: Barons shock Titans, take Mesa lead (Bonita Vista 37, Eastlake 34)
02/08/07: Grossmont South League thriller goes to Norsemen (Valhalla 38, Monte Vista 25)
Tournament Scoreboard
Robert Jenkins Memorial Invitational
Feb. 3, 2007 at Helix High School
Tournament results
Parade of champions: 103-Ryan Nasseri (Poway). 112-Alex Gonzalez (Poway). 119-Nick Schavrien (Poway). 125-Tyler Iwamura (Santa Fe Christian). 130-Derek Dixson (Vista). 135-John Mossy. 140-Modesto Olea (Orange Glen). 145-Anthony Meza (Vista). 152-Curtis MacKay (Torrey Pines). 160-Seth Rehn (Vista). 171-Jake Ray (Poway). 189-Mike Thomas (Vista).
215-Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad). 285-Kasey Cowan (Vista).
Top 10 teams: 1. Poway 262.5,
2. Vista 260.5,
3. Carlsbad 138,
4. Torrey Pines 120,
5. Santa Fe Christian 113.5,
6. La Costa Canyon 91.5,
7. Monte Vista 88,
8. Helix 87.5,
9. Orange Glen 84.5,
10. Brawley 83
San Ysidro Invitational
Feb. 3, 2007 at San Ysidro School
Top teams: 1. Steele Canyon 251, 2.
El Camino 245, 3.
Bonita Vista 172, 4.
Scripps Ranch 159, 5.
Mission Hills 107.
Holtvtille Invitational
Jan. 26-27, 2007 at Holtville High School
Tournament results
Tournament report
San Diego Section champions: 103-Steve Elizalde (Brawley); 112-Landon Holmes (Valhalla); 119-Angel Garcia (Morse); 125-Robert Casteneda (Brawley); 130-Ivan Arevalo (Brawley), Most Outstanding Lower Weight; 135-Renzo Salazar (Valhalla); 140-Chris Santana (Brawley); 145-Javier Martinez (Hilltop); 160-Aron Gunner (Carlsbad);189-Chris Thomas (Valhalla);
215-Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad); 285-Trent Smith (RBV).
Top 10 teams: 1.
1. Brawley 252.5;
2. Carlsbad 161.5;
3. Escondido 148;
4. RBV 125.5;
5. Rancho Bernardo 110.5;
6. Yucaipa 99;
7. Valhalla 98.5;
8. Imperial 89.5;
9. Eastlake 67.5;
10.Shafter 67.
Monte Vista JV Invitational
Results:https://ebackpack.guhsd.net/sbs604/Sites/mv07/jv07home.htm
San Pasqual Invitational
Tournament report
Weight Class Brackets
Tournament results
Jan. 20, 2007 at San Pasqual High School
Top 10 teams: 1. Ramona 185.; 2. Mt. Carmel 174.5; 3. Rancho Buena Vista 142.5; 4. Escondido 120; 5. San Pasqual 115.5; 6. Valley Center 111; 7. Scripps Ranch 93; 8. Torrey Pines 86; 9. Granite Hills 69.5; 10. Patrick Henry 68.
MVP Light Weight: Chris Kirk (Ramona)
MVP Upper Weight: Curtis MacKay (Torrey Pines)
Parade of champions: 103-Zach McClanahan (Granite Hills). 112-Chris Kirk (Ramona). 119-Allan Delos Reyes (Mar Vista). 125-Pedro Tapia (Montgomery). 130-Daniel Kwittken (Torrey Pines). 135-Beau Cervantes (Mt. Carmel); 140-Cody Seevers (Ramona); 145-Kyle Clapp (Scripps Ranch); 152-Aaron Smith (Orange Glen). 160-Curtis McKay (Torrey Pines). 171-Chris Bascon (Mt. Carmel). 189-Keaton Hveem (Mt. Carmel). 215-Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista). 285-Trent Smith (Rancho Buena Vista).
Rancho Bernardo 8-Way
Jan. 20, 2007 at Rancho Bernardo High School
Tournament results
Top 10 teams: 1.Poway B,
2.Carlsbad,
3.Valhalla,
4. Steele Canyon,
5. Rancho Bernardo,
6. Mission Bay,
7. La Costa Canyon,
8. Escondido.
Five Counties Invitational
Jan. 12-13, 2007 at Fountain Valley High School
San Diego Section teams: 1. Poway 226 (9 placers); 14. La Costa Canyon 67.5 (1 placer); 31. Vista 43 (0 placers); 33. Carlsbad (1 placer) 40.5; 55. Mt. Carmel 25.0 (0 placers). Total 99 teams.
San Diego Section place-winners: 112-Henry Yorba (Poway) 3rd. 119: Mike Hernandez (Poway) 5th. 125-Timmy Boone (Poway) 6th. 130-Joe Boone (Poway) 2nd; Ivan Arevalo (Brawley) 8th. 135-Elliott Dennis (La Costa Canyon) 3rd; John Mossy (Santa Fe Christian) 5th. 140-Brad Robinson (Poway) 3rd. 145-Hawk Ruis (Poway) 3rd. 152-Anthony Almanza (Poway) 4th. 189-Sean Hill (Poway) 4th. 215-Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad) 4th. 285-Nick Wood (Poway) 8th.
MVP Lower Weight: Nikko Triggas (Campolindo), 119 pounds - 4 falsl, 1 major decision
MVP Middle Weight: Jordan Abed (Alhambra), 152 pounds - 1 fall, 5 minor decisions
MVP Upper Weight: Justin Danz (Ponderosa), 171 pounds - 4 falls, 1 major decision
Note: Poway wins tournament with no weight class champions and just one finalist.
Falcon Invitational
Jan. 12-13, 2007 at Mission Hills High School
Tournament results
Weight class brackets
Tournament report
Top teams: 1. Ramona 178.5; 2. Brawley 162; 3. Rancho Bernardo 159; 4. Aliso Nigel 147.5; 5. Escondido 147; 6. Scripps Ranch 145.5; 7. Imperial 117; 8. Mira Costa 114.5; 9. Patrick Henry 113; 10. Clark 112.5; 11. Rancho Verde 111; 12. Vista 105.5; 13. (tie) Buena Park, Helix 102; 15. Palo Verde 93; 16. El Toro 92.5; 17. Hilltop 88; 18. Kearny 87; 19. (tie) El Camino, Valley Center 85; 21. (tie) El Capitan, Southwest El Centro 84; 23. Grossmont 81.5; 24. Santana, Eastlake 72; 26. Channel Islands 70; 27. Westview 68.5; 28. (tie) Montgomery, Morse 68; 30. Santa Margarita 63.5; 31. Chula Vista 59; 32. Rio Mesa 55; 33. Central 54; 34. Mar Vista 53.5; 35. Holtville 50.5; 36. Mira Mesa 49.5; 37. Mission Hills 46.5; 38. Serra 45.5; 39. San Dieguito Academy 41.5; 40. (tie) San Marcos, Oceanside 40; 42. Otay Ranch 38; 43. (tie) Calexico, Cathedral Catholic, Southwest (San Diego) 34; 46. Army-Navy Academy 32; 47. Sweetwater 31; 48. University City 30; 49. Highlanders 15; 50. Point Loma 12; 51. Escondido Charter 6.5; 52. All-Tribes Indian Charter 6.
MVP Lower Weight: Miguel Comparan (Buena Park), 103 pounds - 5 falls
MVP Upper Weight: Justin Clifford (Valley Center), 160 pounds - 3 pins, 2 technical falls
Parade of champions: 103-Miguel Comparan (Buena Park). 112-Chris Kirk (Ramona). 119-Angel Garcia (Morse). 125-Pedro Tapia (Montgomery). 130-Greg Huth (Kearny). 135-Stephen Alvarez (Helix). 140-Cody Seevers (Ramona). 145-Javier Martinez (Hilltop). 152-Kyle Clapp (Scripps Ranch). 160-Justin Clifford (Valley Center). 171-Anthony Dugan (Ramona). 189-Cameron McNeer (Imperial). 215-Mike Rutherford (Rancho Bernardo). 285-Sam Cervantes (Imperial).
Jim Londos Invitational
Jan. 5-6, 2007 at Orange Glen High School
Tournament results
Weight class brackets
Top teams: 1. Laguna Hills 270.5; 2. La Costa Canyon 265.0; 3. Poway B 250.0; 4. Vista 210.0; 5. Brawley 181.5; 6. Carlsbad 128.5; 7. Laguna Hills 111.0; 8. Chaparral 101.0; 9. Orange Glen 98.0; 10. San Pasqual 94.0; 11. El Camino 86.5; 12. Barstow 70.0; 13. Chula Vista 59.0; 14. Montgomery 58.0; 15. Westview 57.0; 16. Centennial (Las Vegas) 55.0; 17. (tie) Oceanside, Panthers, Valley Center 51.0; 20. (tie) Santana, Helix 50.0; 22. (tie) Fallbrook, Southwest 49.0; 24. Patrick Henry 45.5; 25. Otay Ranch 38.5; 26. Mission Bay 30.0; 27. (tie) Cathedral Catholic, Mission Hills 24.0; 29. Pacific 23.5; 30. University City 18.0; 31. Guajome Park Academy 5.0; 32. Esconido Charter 4.0.
MVP Lower Weight: Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon), 103 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 215 pounds
Willie Jones Memorial Award: Anthony Meza (Vista), 152 pounds
Parade of champions: 103-Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon). 112-Alex Gonzalez (Poway). 119-Nick Schavrien (Poway). 125-Robert Castaneda (Brawley). 130-Ivan Arevalo (Brawley). 135-Mark Flores (Poway). 140-Elliott Dennis (La Costa Canyon). 145-T.J. Webb (La Costa Canyon). 152-Anthony Meza (Vista). 160-Seth Rehn (Vista). 171-Jake Heisinger (Chaparral). 189-Tyler Landreth (La Costa Canyon). 215-Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad). 285-Kasey Cowan (Vista).
Monte Vista Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 at Monte Vista High School
Tournament report
Team scores
Place-winners
Weight class brackets
Team summary
Top teams: 1. Poway 357.7; 2. Centennial Corona 173; 3. Monte Vista 133.5; 4. Gilbert (Arizona) 128.5; 5. Natomas (Sac Joaquin Section) 126.5; 6. Steele Canyon 110.5; 7. Escondido 100.5; 8. Hilltop 98.0; 9. Tehachapi 97.5; 10. Santa Fe Christian 88; 11. A.B. Miller (Southern Section) 80.5; 12. Torrey Pines 78; 13. (tie) Eastlake, Granite Hills 52; 15. El Capitan 44; 16. Morse 43; 17. Mira Mesa 40; 18. (tie) Central Union, Imperial 37; 20. Point Loma 24; 21. Madison 23; 22. Calexico 18.5; 23. Castle Park 9; 24. El Cajon Valley 8.
Outstanding Lower Weight: Michael Gonzalez (A.B. Miller), 103 pounds
Outstanding Upper Weight: Hawk Ruis (Poway), 145 pounds
Coaches award: Wayne Branstetter (Poway)
Parade of Champions: 103-Michael Gonzalez (A.B. Miller) 22-1; 112-Robert Grey (Monte Vista) 22-5; 119-Mike Hernandez (Poway) 17-2; 125-Tim Boone (Poway) 18-3; 130-Jordan Tibbets (Poway) 11-4; 135-Jarren Miller (Natomas) 21-3; 140-Josh Jimenez (Natomas) N/A; 145-Hawk Ruis (Poway) 22-2; 152-Anthony Almanza (Poway) 20-4; 160-Jake Ray (Poway) 15-4; 171-Travis Brown (Poway) 18-3; 189-Sean Hill (Poway) 17-3; 215-Matt Lewellen (Poway) 24-6; 285-Nick Wood (Poway) 15-5.
Note: Poway wins tournament with 10 champions and three runner-up finishers (all 13 entrants reach championship finals).
36th El Cajon/San Ysidro Invitational
Dec. 28-29, 2006 at San Ysidro High School
Weight Class Brackets
Tournament review
Official website:
www.elcajoninvitational.com
Top teams (points): 1. Poway 217; 2. James River (Virginia) 187.5; 3. Thunderbird (Arizona) 141; 4. Palmerton (Pennsylvania) 132; 5. Brawley 130; 6. Flowing Wells (Arizona) 124.5; 7. Rancho Buena Vista 111; 8. Oak Grove 104.5; 9. Ontario 103.5; 10. Ripon 98; 11. La Quinta 95.5; 12. Escondido 92; 13. Valley Center 91; 14. Temescal Canyon 87; 15. Valhalla 86.5; 16. Bonita Vista 63; 17. Santa Teresa 62; 18. Shafter 55; 19. Grossmont 54.5; 20. Golden Valley 54; 21. Scripps Ranch 50.5; 22. Hoover 47; 23. Montgomery 45; 24. Imperial 44; 25. Lake Oswego 37; 26. Archbishop Riordan 36.5; 27. Granite Hills 34.5; 28. Oakland Tech 31; 29. Dorsey 29; 30. (tie) Calexico, Fallbrook 22; 32. San Ysidro 21.5; 33. Del Mar 18; 34. Estrella Foothills 13; 35. La Costa Canyon 6; 36. Holtville 3.5.
MVP Lower Weight: Wyatt Anderson (James River, Virginia), 125 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Chris Thomas (Valhalla), 189 pounds
Parade of champions: 103-Nick Lopez (La Quinta) 20-2; 112-Jordan Dix (James River, Virginia) 17-2; 119-Mike Hernandez (Poway) 13-2; 125-Wyatt Anderson (James River, Virginia) 16-2; 130-Zack Mainez (Thunderbird, Arizona) 20-0; 135-Ricky Abril (Thunderbird, Arizona) 20-0; 140-Aaron Briggs (Flowing Wells, Arizona) 18-0; 145-Zach Dojaquez (Flowing Wells, Arizona) 12-1; 152-Adam Torres (Thunderbird, Arizona) 21-3; 160-Jarrod Shupp (Palmerton, Pennsylvania) 6-0; 171-Ian Daube (Poway) 16-3; 189-Chris Thomas (Valhalla) 16-2; 215-Tommy Bertram (Ripon) 7-1; 285-Trent Smith (Rancho Buena Vista) 15-0.
Reno Tournament of Champions
Dec. 21-22, 2006 in Reno, Nev.
Tournament report (Santa Fe Christian's John Mossy is All-American)
Team champion: Easton, Pennsylvania.
Third place: Poway
San Diego Section medalists: 3. John Mossy (Santa Fe Christian), 8-1 at 140 pounds (All-American): 4. Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 215 pounds; 6. Matt Lewellen (Poway), 215 pounds; 7. Joe Boone (Poway), 130 pounds.
San Diego Holiday Classic
Dec. 15-16, 2006 at Eastlake High School
Tournament preview
Tournament review
Final Matches and Medalists
Weight Class Brackets
Team Summary
Top 10 teams (points): 1. Mojave (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 314; 2. Brawley 216.5; 3. Vista 197.5; 4. Ventura 154.5; 5. Tehachapi 150.5; 6. Steele Canyon 139; 7. Foothill (Bakersfield) 131; 8. San Pasqual 124; 9. Murrieta Valley 114.5; 10. Rancho Buena Vista 106. Note: Mojave ranked #1 among Nevada large schools in 2006-07 (2nd place in state in 2005-06).
MVP Lower Weight: Modesto Olea (Orange Glen), 140 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Reggie Powers (Mojave), 215 pouds.
Parade of champions: 103-Steve Elizalde (Brawley) 14-1; 112-Travis Degroat (Mojave) 27-1; 119-Shawn Hastie (Ventura) 11-1; 125-Robert Castaneda (Brawley) 13-2; 130-Derek Dixson (Vista) 10-2; 135-Chris Santana (Brawley) 17-0; 140-Modesto Olea (Orange Glen) 15-0; 145-Javier Martinez (Hilltop) 15-3; 152-Anthony Meza (Vista) 13-0; 160-David Jordan (Mojave) 23-2; 171-Eric De La Rosa (Foothill) 13-0; 189-Justin Phillips (Granite Hills) 12-0; 215-Reggie Powers (Mojave) 29-0; 285-Trent Smith (RBV) 11-0.
Hamada/La Costa Canyon Duals
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006 at La Costa Canyon High School
Tournament results
Top teams: 1. La Costa Canyon; 2.
Ramona; 3. Steele Canyon; 4. Tesoro; 5. San Pasqual; 6. Mission Viejo; 7. Eastlake;
8. Orange Glen;
9. Mar Vista;
10. El Capitan.
Jimmy Hamada Award: Chris Kirk (Ramoma)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Elliott Dennis (La Costa Canyon)
Marauder Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006 at Mira Mesa High School
Feature story: Sundevils breathe fire; Imperial's Ms. Caldera steals the show
Tournament results
Top teams (points): 1. Mt. Carmel 268; 2. Poway B 164.5; 3. Washington Union (Fresno) 155.5; 4. Rancho Bernardo 127; 5. Sundevils (Mt. Carmel JV) 117.5; 6. El Camino 103.5; 7. Hilltop 92; 8. Scripps Ranch 84; 9. (tie) Imperial, Grossmont 83; 11. Mira Mesa 81.5; 12. Kearny 74; 13. Clairemont 63.5; 14. Morse 62; 15. Westview 59; 16. Valley Center 54.5; 17. Holtville 45; 18. Point Loma 37; 19. Cathedral Catholic 36.5; 20. University City 36; 21. St. Augustine 35.5; 22. Mission Bay 29; 23. San Dieguito Academy 24; 24. San Ysidro 23; 25. (tie) Canyon Crest, La Jolla, San Diego11; 28. Valhalla B 5.
MVP Lower Weight: Gilberto Camacho (Washington Union), 104 pounds.
MVP Upper Weight: Aaron Murphy (Mt. Carmel), 146 pouds.
Parade of champions: 104-Gilberto Camcho (Washington Union); 113-Anthony Weber (Mt. Camrel); 120-Valentin Cuevas (Grossmont); 126-Angel Garcia (Morse); 131-Matt Starbeck (Mt. Carmel); 136-Nate Gutschow (Poway); 141-Brandon Hetlzer (Mt. Carmel); 146-Aaron Murphy (Mt. Carmel); 153-Kea Reynolds (Poway); 161-John Stokke (Poway); 172-Nate Velasco (Mt. Carmel); 190-Chris Bascon (Mt. Carmel); 216-Keaton Hveem (Mt. Carmel); 286-Sammy Cervantes (Imperial).
Battle by the Beach
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 at Mar Vista High School
Feature story: Barons face off wrestling season with high expectations
Tournament results
Top teams (points): 1. Poway (B) 317; 2. Brawley 251; 3. El Camino 137; 4. Mar Vista 101; 5. El Capitan 95; 6. Helix 94; 7. Hilltop 91; 8. Bonita Vista 84; 9. (tie) Valley Center, Kearny 73; 11. Serra 69; 12. Otay Ranch 61; 13. Cathedral Catholic 47; 14. Chula Vista 46; 15. Mt. Miguel 45; 16. Southwest 42; 17. Holtville 40; 18. (tie) University City, Montgomery 37; 20. Oceanside 30.5; 21. Mission Hills 26; 22. (tie) San Ysidro, Scripps Ranch 25.5; 24. Castle Park 20; 25. (tie) La Jolla, St. Augustine 18; 27. San Diego 11.
MVP Lower Weight: Robert Castaneda (Brawley).
MVP Middle Weight: Ivan Arevalo (Brawley).
MVP Upper Weight: Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista).
Fastest pin: Noland Nguyen (Oceanside), 7 seconds.
Most pins (least time): Lupe Corral (Chula Vista), 4 pins.
Coaches award: Clay Clifford (Valley Center).
Parade of champions: 104-Ray Nasseri (Poway); 113-Alex Gonzales (Poway); 120-Nick Schavrien (Poway); 126-Robert Castaneda (Brawley); 131-Mason Rodriguez (Brawley); 136-Ivan Arevalo (Brawley); 141-Chris Santana (Brawley); 146-Kea Reynolds (Poway); 153-Alex Gilbert (Poway); 161-Wes Jones (Poway); 172-Jake Ray (Poway); 190-Matt Herman (Poway); 216-Tommy McLaughlin (Mar Vista); 286-Brandon Ruff (Poway).
Carlsbad Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 at Carlsbad High School
Top 10 teams: 1. West Hills 151.5; 2. Carlsbad 139.5; 3. Orange Glen 132; 4. Rancho Buena Vista 131; 5. Grossmont 124.5; 6. Southwest El Centro 120; 7. Escondido 119.5; 8. Granite Hills 118.5; 9. Santa Fe Christian 117.5; 10. San Marcos 68.
Finals: 103-Romero (Carlsbad) dec. Garcia (Escondido) 8-7; 112-Alvarez (Orange Glen) pinned Battaglia (Grossmont) 3:36; 119-Cuevas (Grossmont) pinned Jackson (unattached) 4:32; 125-Redden (Escondido) major decisioned Ayers-Mann (West Hills) 12-3; 130-Iwamura (SFC) pinned Monticalvo (Escondido) 3:38; 135-Cimecata (SFC) pinned Nelson (unattached) 1:20; 140-Mossy (SFC) pinned Monticalvo (Escondido) 0:25; 145-Olea (Orange Glen) pinned Mlakar (Carlsbad) 3:04; 152-Smith (Orange Glen) decisioned Hasson (SFC) 13-7; 160-Wahid (Grossmont) decisioned Degurski (West Hills) 8-2; 171-Gunner (Carlsbad) pinned Barajas (Orange Glen) 3:10; 189-Phillips (Granite Hills) pinned Sheldon (San Dieguito Academy) 1:19; 215-Jones (Southwest El Centro) pinned Gonzales (Grossmont) 1:57; 285-Smith (RBV) pinned San Filippo (Carlsbad) 0:32.
2006 Fall Folkstyle Season
San Diego Wrestling Association 2006 Fall Schedule
2006 Spring Freestyle Season
San Diego Wrestling Association 2006 Spring Schedule
2005-2006
Interscholastic Season
2005-06 Wrestling Rule Changes
2005-06 San Diego Section Divisional Alignment
2005-06 San Diego Section Dual Scoreboard
2005-06 San Diego Section Wrestlers to Watch (21 teams now profiled)
High School awards banquets
Bonita Vista:
Wrestling odyssey comes full circle for father, son
St. Augustine: Western League champion Saintsmen receive their due rewards
In remembrance (site change)
Don Delfin -- father of Moses, Don and Josh Delfin -- passed away on March 1. Mr. Delfin's remains will be cremated, and a memorial service will be held Thursday, March 16, at 5 p.m. at Calvary Chapel-Vista, 885 E. Vista Way, Vista (phone 760-726-4224). Burial will be at a later date at Fort Rosecrans cemetary, Point Loma. Moses, Don and Josh Delfin contibuted much to the San Diego wrestling community, and any moral support shown to them, and to their mother, by the individual members of the San Diego wrestling community would be greatly appreciated.
California State Championships
March 3-4 at Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield
San Diego Section qualifiers: match by match
Team champion: Buchanan
Second-place team: Poway
Third-place team: Fremont
Fourth-place team: Gilroy
Champion of champions: Billy Murphy (Hughson), 130 pounds
Left: Ivan Arevalo (Brawley) decisioned Colin Kenley (Poway) to win the 132-lb.
weight class title at this year's
San Diego Masters state qualifying tourney.
Right: Poway's Hawken Ruis capped a dominating run through the
137-pound bracket with a 13-3 win against Vista's Greg Cohen.
San Diego Masters Championships
Feb. 24-25 at Otay Ranch High School
Seeding information
Team champion: Poway
Runner-up team: Vista
Third-place team: Brawley
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway)
MVP Upper Weight: Cory Lehman (Poway)
Jay Penacho Memorial Award: Jericho Maxwell (Crawford)
Sportsmanship Award: Greg Villalobos (Mt. Miguel)
Tournament results
Weight class brackets
San Diego Section state tournament qualifiers
Feature story: Five East County mat men qualify for state meet
Feature story: Hilltop's Sardella is Metro's lone state qualifier
2006 Metro Conference/San Diego Section Division II champion Hilltop Lancers
San Diego Section Divisional Championships
Saturday, Feb. 18
Feature stories
Grossmont Conference wrestlers gear up for Masters state qualifier
Hilltop wrestlers pin banner season (Metro Conferenced nets seven CIF champions)
Division I: Poway High School
Division I seeding information
Team champion: Poway
Team runner-up: Vista
Third-place team: Carlsbad
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway), 125 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 189 pounds
Team standings and championship finalists
Division I weight class brackets
Results link: www.powaywrestling.com/Community/data/Div1CIFResults.pdf
Division II: Mira Mesa High School
Division II seeding information
Team champion: Hilltop
Team runner-up: Scripps Ranch
Third-place team: Oceanside
MVP Lower Weight: Byron Murphy (Scripps Ranch), 125 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Agustin Mercado (Hilltop), 189 pounds
Sportsmanship award (lower weight): Warren Fraser (Mira Mesa)
Sportsmanship award (upper weight): Dominic Grippo (San Pasqual)
Weight class brackets
(103) (112) (119) (125) (130) (135) (140) (145) (152) (160) (171) (189) (215) (275)
Division III: University City High School
Division III seeding information
Team champion: Brawley
Team runner-up: Mt. Carmel
Third-place team: Valhalla
MVP Lower Weight: Chris Kirk (Ramona), 103 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Joey Martinez (Mar Vista), 215 pounds
Sportsmanship award: Greg Villalobos (Mt. Miguel)
Division III tournament brackets
Division III place-winners
Division III match results
Division III team summary
Division IV: San Marcos High School
Division IV seeding information
Team champion: Valley Center
Team runner-up: Imperial
Third-place team: Central Union
Outstanding Lightweight: Raymond Elizalde, 12, Imperial, 125 pounds
Outstanding Heavyweight: Dovydas Kasradze, 10,
San Marcos, 215 pounds
Sportsmanship award: John Mossy, 10, Santa Fe Christian, 130 pounds
Division IV Masters qualifiers
Division IV weight class brackets
League Championship Tournaments
Metro Conference Finals (includes weight class brackets)
City Conference Finals
Grossmont Conference Finals (includes weight class brackets)
Feature story: Valhalla Norsemen flex muscles at conference finals
Valley League Finals
Feature Stories
Top dual meet teams in 2005-06?
2005 El Dorado Holiday Invitational Report
10 San Diego Section wrestlers receive state rankings
Valhalla Norsemen: A look back, a look forward
University City Centurions: 2005-06 Preview
Eastlake Titans: Still rebuilding but still dangerous
CIF Southern Section Girls Wrestling Championships
Grappler Profile: Monte Vista's Tim Pugsley has set goals to be #1
Eastlake takes Titan-ic feeling into Metro Conference finals
2005-06 Dual Meet Reports
San Diego Section Dual Meet Standings
Clash of the Titans: Eastlake tops Chula Vista, 49-22
Lancers top Mariners, take bead on South Bay League title
Valhalla 48, Monte Vista 26: Norsemen stun Monarchs, win Grossmont South League title
2005-06 San Diego Section
Dual Meet Parade of Champions
Metro Conference
Mesa League
Championship: Eastlake 45, Bonita Vista 26
South Bay League
Championship: Hilltop 56, Otay Ranch 16 (Hilltop wins fourth consecutive league title)
Grossmont North League
Championship: West Hills 43, El Capitan 36
Grossmont South League
Championship: Valhalla 48, Monte Vista 26
City Conference
Eastern League: Scripps Ranch
Harbor (Central) League: Serra
Western League: St. Augustine
North County Conference
Valley League: Escondido
Breaking news:
South Bay League
Otay Ranch 51, Mar Vista 27
The Mustangs recorded their first-ever win in school history against Mar Vista by taking advantage of pins from 152 to 275 pounds on Feb. 2. Otay Ranch gave up pins at 125, 130 and 135 pounds. Mar Vista did not wrestle either Alan Matos or Joe Martinez, the team's two standout starters while the Mustangs did not start Shawn Shaw.
Western League
St. Augustine 39, Cathedral Catholic 37
The Saints overcame a Dons lead with a forfeit in the heavyweight class.
Dual Scoreboard
Feb. 2, 2006:
Avocado League
Carlsbad 54, Oceanside 22
Vista 54, El Camino 15
North County Conference
Valley League: Escondido
Ramona 45, San Pasqual 28
Escondido 63, San Marcos 6
Palomar League
Mt. Carmel 51, Rancho Bernardo 14
Poway 58, Torrey Pines 10
Mesa League
Eastlake 45, Bonita Vista 26
Chula Vista 54, Southwest 27
Grossmont South League
Valhalla 51, Granite Hills 18
Dual of the Week
Steele Canyon 32, Granite Hills 32
(Granite Hills wins tie-breaker, most wins)
Jan. 26, 2006 -- Trailing 32-17 with three weight classes in the dual, Steele Canyon rallied with three consecutive victories to force a 32-32 tie, only to lose the tie-breaker on most wins.Kellen Dion jump-started the Cougars' rally with a pin, followed by a pin by 152-pounder J.B. Graff to bring Steele Canyon to within 32-29 on the scoreboard. Garret Estevane completed the comeback with a 6-1 decision at 160 pounds, giving each team 32 points. The Cougars finished with three pins, one victory by forfeit and one technical fall. Granite Hills totaled two pins, two major decisions and one double overtime win. Dion trailed 10-1 in his 145-pound match before engineering a comeback pin in the final seconds.
Other Steele Canyon winners included Caleb Cardenas (pin at 112), Kenny McCormick (forfeit at 119) and Matt Norton (15-0 win at 215).
2005-06 San Diego Section
Tournament Schedule
December
3: Carlsbad Invitational (Carlsbad High School).
3: Battle by the Beach (Mar Vista High School).
10: Marauder Invitational (Mira Mesa High School).
10: Jimmy Hamada Duals (La Costa Canyon High School).
16-17: San Diego Holiday Invitational (Eastlake High School).
27-28: El Cajon Invitational (San Ysidro High School).
January
6-7: Londos Invitational (Orange Glen High School)
7: Monte Vista Invitational (Monte Vista High School).
13-14: Scripps Ranch Invitational (Scripps Ranch High School).
21: San Pasqual Invitational (San Pasqual High School).
21: Rancho Bernardo 10-Way Duals (Rancho Bernardo High School).
27-28: Holtville Invitational (Holtville High School).February
3: Robert Jenkins Memorial Tournament (Helix High School); San Ysidro Invitational (San Ysidro High School).
Regular Season Tournament Results
San Ysidro Invitational
Feb. 4, 2006 at Monte Vista High School
Team champion: Oceanside
Runner-up team: Steele Canyon
Third-place team: Santa Fe Christian
MVP Lower Weight: Pedro Tapia (Montgomery), 121 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Guillermo Salgado (Oceanside), 217 pounds
Tournament results
Robert Jenkins Memorial Invitational
Feb. 4 at Helix High School
Team champion: Poway B
Runner-up team: Carlsbad
Third-place team: La Costa Canyon
MVP Light weight: Greg Huth, Kearny
MVP Heavy weight: Jordan Taghvai, Carlsbad
Tournament results
Feature story: Championships on order as post-season heats up
Holtville Invitational
Jan. 27-28 at Holtville High School
Team champion: Brawley
Runner-up team: Valhalla
Third-place team: Escondido
MVP Light weight: Keith Juengst, Valhalla
MVP Heavy weight: Lucas Espericueta, Shafter
Tournament results (full results)
Rancho Bernardo 10-Way
Jan. 21, 2006 at Rancho Bernardo High School
Championship: Poway "B" 49, Valhalla 15
Third place: Carlsbad 54, Monte Vista 18
Fifth place: Vista "B" 40, Ramona 33
Seventh place: Steele Canyon 48, Rancho Bernardo 33
Ninth place: Granite Hills 42, Mar Vista 21
MVP Lower Weight: Hunter Beamon (Monte Vista)
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad)
Feature story: Valhalla Norsemen finish second in elite mat gathering
San Pasqual Invitational
Jan. 21, 2006 at San Pasqual High School
Team champion: Escondido
Runner-up team: Brawley
Third-place team: Mt. Carmel
MVP Lower Weight: Luis Montante (Orange Glen)
MVP Upper Weight: Erik Vurick (RBV)
Tournament results
Scripps Ranch Invitational
Jan. 13-14, 2006 at Scripps Ranch High School
Team champion: Southwest El Centro
Runner-up team: Ramona
Third-place team: Oceanside
MVP Lower Weight: Robert Pegues (Southwest), 135
MVP Upper Weight: Zach Taylor (Holtville), 171
Tournament results
Jim Londos Memorial Invitational
Jan. 6-7, 2006 at Orange Glen High School
Team champion: Laguna Hills
Runner-up team: Poway B
Third-place team: Corona Centennial
Willie Jones Memorial Award: Chris Drouin (Chaparral)
MVP Lower Weight: Luis Montante (Orange Glen)
MVP Upper Weight: Justin Robertson (Las Vegas Centennial)
Tournament results
Monte Vista Invitational
Jan. 7, 2006 at Monte Vista High School
Team champion: Poway
Runner-up team: Vista
Third-place team: Temecula Valley
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway)
MVP Upper Weight: Alex Trueblood (Vista)
Team scores
Weight class standings (Medal-round scores added)
Weight class brackets
Individuals by team summary
Feature story: El Capitan looks strong in defense of league title
Feature story: Monarchs, fueled by 78-0 dual meet win, medal seven
El Cajon/San Ysidro Invitational
Dec. 27-28, 2005 at San Ysidro High School
Team champion: Poway B
Team runner-up: Northridge (Layton, Utah)
MVP Lower Weight: Josh Jones (Northridge, Utah)
MVP Upper Weight: Ryan Becerra (Highland, Ariz.)
Feature story: Three Valhalla wrestlers stand tall at 2K5 ECI (Parade of Champions)
Reno Tournament of Champions
Team chanpion: Alamosa (Colorado)
Team runner-up: Easton (Pennsylvania)
Third-place team: Poway (California)
Outstanding Wrestler: Sonny Yohn (Alamosa), 189 pounds
San Diego Section Place-winners
103: George Flores (Poway), sixth
119: Joe Boone (Poway), fifth
125: Todd Schavrien (Poway), first (All-American)
152: Joey Granata (Fallbrook), eighth
171: Greg Prioleau (Poway), seventh
275: Kurt Klimek (Carlsbad), third (All-American)
Tournament results
Feature story: What's in a ranking? Poway's Todd Schavrien zooms to #1 in the nation
San Diego Holiday Invitational
Dec. 16-17, 2005 at Eastlake High School
Team champion: Vista
Team runner-up: Monte Vista
MVP Lower Weight: Hunter Beamon (Monte Vista)
MVP Upper Weight: Seth Rehn (Vista)
Tournament results
Weight class brackets
Feature story: Monte Vista Monarchs roar at 2005 San Diego Invitational
Tournament preview
Marauder Invitational
Dec. 10, 2005 at Serra High School
Team champion: Poway B
Team runner-up: Mt. Carmel
Third-place team: Washington Union (Fresno)
MVP Lower Weight: Matt Arroyave (Mar Vista)
MVP Upper Weight: Jericho Maxwell (Crawford)
Tournament results
Jimmy Hamada/LCC Duals
Dec. 10, 2005 at La Costa Canyon High School
Team champion: La Costa Canyon
Team runner-up: Ramona
Third-place team: Buena Park
Jimmy Hamada Award: Sergio Vargas (Buena Park)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Elliott Dennis (La Costa Canyon)
Tournament results
South Bay Face-Off
Dec. 7, 2005 at Eastlake High School
Dual scores
Eastlake 48, Mar Vista 35
Hilltop 53, Bonita Vista 18
Mar Vista 54, Bonita Vista 27
Hilltop 41, Eastlake 33
Standings:
1. Hilltop (2-0)
2.
Eastlake (1-1)
3.
Mar Vista (1-1)
4.
Bonita Vista (0-2)
Battle by the Beach
Dec. 3, 2005 at Mar Vista High School
Team champion: Poway B
Team runner-up: Brawley
Third-place teams: Hilltop, Mar Vista
MVP Lower Weight: Luis Montante (Orange Glen)
MVP Middle Weight: John DelaRosa (Oceanside)
MVP Upper Weight: Andrew Kilgore (Poway)
Most Falls: Mitch Seaman (Westview)
Fastest Pin: Daniel Rios (San Diego)
Tournament results
San Diego Wrestling Association
In memory:
Al Gruber (1937-2005)
A friend to amateur wrestlingAl Gruber lived for
every Saturday when amateur wrestling tournaments would take center stage in
high school gymnasiums across San Diego County. He enjoyed the camaraderie of
the competitors and also the opportunity to show off one of his latest
mathematical inventions for tabulating scores. He especially liked to call
attention to one's birthday, even if he hadn't seen that individual in a
decade. A brilliant mathematician and gentlemanly scholar, Alan Jeffrey Gruber
was a particular friend to amateur sports, and even professional sports. He once
received the blessing of Don Coryell, then with the San Diego Chargers, about a
new way to keep track of scoring in a football game. Al's method was passed up
the ladder to the NFL. Al also devised ways to keep track of scoring in soccer
and water polo matches, and also served in an official capacity as a basketball
scorekeeper at Balboa Park's fabled Municipal Gym. His love affair of
sports and statistics began at an early age -- as a teen-ager in 1955 -- as a
scorer for the local Little League in his native Ohio. His ability to crunch
numbers like a computer and his sometimes unorthodox scoring methods touched
thousands over a period of more than five decades. He even devised a game in
1975 to help teach players the rules of baseball: Ump-rite. It has become a
sought-after collector's item today.But perhaps Al's biggest
contribution was made on the mat as a pairing official. Invaluable at local
tournaments, Al became involved in the 1970s and his devotion to the sport
continued through this summer. He died Aug. 17, 2005, at Scripps Mercy Hospital
in San Diego after a short bout with colon cancer.Shy and slightly built,
Al attacked the life by solving its mathematical complexities, often in
dramatic, spontaneous fashion, often on the spot in his head. Born Sept. 19,
1937 in Tiffin, Ohio, he grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and attended Kent
State before coming to
California to earn a Master's Degree in Mathematics from San Diego State College
(now SDSU) in 1962. He taught there several years while obtaining his degree, and served as a tutor at
several area high schools in recent years. He resided for many years, starting
in 1959, at the Armed Services YMCA in downtown
San Diego and made extensive use of public transportation to get to various
tournaments, often in the wee hours of the morning in order to get a tournament
started. His dedication and devotion were unparalleled.He was affectionately
known by many wrestling coaches simply as "Big Al."
Al was a linguist, poet, journalist and musician
as well as a mathematician. He published his own family newspaper, starting on
March 10, 1950, when he was 12 years old. He was the paper's editor, editor in
chief, owner, president, publisher, reporter and journalist. He appeared
on television in 1955 (WAKR) and was later interviewed on radio to explain one
of his sports scoring inventions (a very rapid method of calculating
percents).While a student at Kent State University, he gave a 15-minute
dissertation during a 1957 meeting of the Mathematical Association of
America/Ohio Chapter at the University of Ohio on a serial numbering system for
permutations. If he had lived during the Renaissance, he would
no doubt have been one of its leading minds. Al delighted in the study of history and
traveled abroad on occasion, once visiting his family's original homeland in
Germany. He also made trips back to Ohio to visit relatives every summer. He
visited Canada on at least one occasion. His
uncanny ability to retain information and his flair for statistics endeared him to
many. His years of dedication were recognized by both the San Diego County
Wrestling Officials Association and the San Diego Wrestling Association. A
private man, tears were brought to his eyes when he received an award from the
latter organization. He was unmistakable standing at a table, pencil in hand,
wearing his trademark "Official No. 41" sweatshirt.The "Star Spangled Banner" will just
not sound the same without him at the piano keyboard.
Al kept a daily record
of his life beginning in his teen-age years, in later years jotting down the experience of
making new friends at tournaments and of his mathematical inventions. The number
of pages, at last count in 1982, totaled more than 30,000. His last entry was made two
days before his death. Al lived a modest life but his life touched many others,
perhaps more than he could have even counted.Al, you were a good guy
and we will miss you.
In remembrance
Jerry Matsumoto,
wrestling official"I remember Al for
appearing at the most unlikely of times and places.
I remember Al for always ready and
willing to help.
I remember Al for his quiet demeanor.
I remember Al for his ability to remember small details.
I remember Al for his refusal of rides.
I remember Al for his ability to get any where in the county.
I remember Al for his lack of an ego.
I remember Al for his ability to never talk mean about anyone.
I will remember something will be missing at a wrestling tournament and
remember he will no longer be there.
I think Al's greatest contribution to our community was his desire to help no
matter who
it was or what the job entailed." Tim Tyler, wrestling
coach, Hilltop High School
"We have lost a person
who was so dedicated to wrestling. The extended wrestling community in Southern
California was his family. He was welcomed by all and his services were
appreciated."Gary Sauer, All-Navy
coach, former official San Diego Wrestling Association
"He was wrestling
official 41. He would never miss a tournament whether it was in El Camino or San
Ysidro. If there was going to be a wrestling tournament, he would do his share
of the pairing. He just enjoyed meeting people. This was one person who totally
gave his life to the service of others -- whether it was Little League,
wrestling or basketball. He could spew out a batter's batting average if you
told him the number of hits and at-bats. He had a mechanical mind like a
computer. Another big thing about Al was that he could remember birthdays."
Joe Gelormini, head coach, Escondido High
School
"Clay Clifford and I always enjoyed having Al at our tournaments and Clay always "made" Al regale us with his incomparable version of "The Star
Spangled Banner when he came to a dual at EHS. Al will be missed, and be remembered, by the San Diego wrestling community."
Ron Pietila, girls
soccer coach, Otay Ranch High School
"He was truly a character. The "Gruber Scoring System" was used as far back as my Granger Jr. High School days (in P.E.). It was simple,
but never caught on. The first contest in a schedule had a value of 1, the 2nd contest a value of 2 ... and so on. Thus, games at the end of the
schedule had more value than games at the beginning of the schedule.
When I played high school basketball (at Sweetwater), Al was the stats guy at Muni Gym in Balboa Park. More recently he was involved in
tournament wrestling. I know he didn't bother with vehicles. I gave him a lift a couple of years near Eastlake High School where he had been
involved with a large wrestling tournament. I asked if he remembered me and he quietly recounted my days at Sweetwater (as an athlete),
coaching, and even my Over-The-Line championships. The world will be less colorful without Al."
Where
were you on May 8, 1984?
Editorial and photo archives from 1967 to
the present are planned for a sister site. Photos by James Brammer
1986 CIF champions -- Valhalla!
Summer Wrestling
Ohio All-Star team wrestles into
new frontiers at Otay Ranch High School
Boys N the Hood:
Valley Center wrestlers gain summer
experience
FEATURED SECTIONS
Where are they now?
Heavyweight Masters
champions at UCLA (football)
Nathaniel
Skaggs (Rancho Bernardo)/2004
Nikola Dragovic (RBV)/2002
Former Norseman Ryan Guffey places at
NAIA wrestling championships
Escondido
High alumni leave their mark
Spring Freestyle Wrestling
2005 SDWA Spring Schedule
Report:
2005 Body Bar U.S.
National Women's Freestyle Championships
Men's FILA Cadet and FILA
Junior Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Championships
Girls wrestlers excel at state championships
The San Diego Hot
Beaches Wrestling Club, based at Helix High School, had eight team members earn
top three place-finishes at this year's California USA Wrestling Junior Girls
State Freestyle Championships on April 15-17 at Lemoore High School. Ramona's
Jessica Jauck and Mandie Fenton led the Hot Beaches with gold medal performances
at 128 and 175 pounds, respectively. Katrina Wilborn
(Helix) was second at 138 pounds, followed by Amanda Reif (West Hills) in third
place in the same weight class. Sheila McCabe (Valhalla) finished behind Amy
Havens of the Northern X Treme club. Sherri Buchanan (West Hills) was third
behind McCabe.Georgette Laman
(Our Lady of Peace) was second at 160 pounds while Katherine Hark (West Hills)
was third at 160 pounds. Jauck also placed
first in the 130-pound Open Women's Division.Eastlake High’s
Jennifer Germany, representing the Chula Vista Badgers Wrestling Club, placed
second in the Junior Division 119-pound division at the state championships.
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