Wrestling
Local sports briefs: Ex-area prep wrestlers to chase NCAA titles
A trio of former area high school wrestling stars — American University’s Ryan Flores (Buchanan), Oregon State’s Scott Sakaguchi (Clovis) and George Mason’s Vince Rodriguez (Clovis North) — are among 330 qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Championships on March 15-17 in St. Louis, Mo. Flores (a senior and 17-0) is the top seed in [...]
Clovis West’s Nikko Reyes, Lemoore’s Isaiah Martinez lead section’s medal haul
BAKERSFIELD — Clovis West High’s Nikko Reyes came close, but it just can’t be done much better than how Lemoore’s Isaiah Martinez plowed through the CIF State Wrestling Championships. Both captured second straight titles Saturday at Rabobank Arena, with Martinez (152 pounds) pinning all five of his opponents while Reyes (182) pinned three, teched two [...]
Clovis wrestlers redefine dominance on the mat, win record 10th state title
BAKERSFIELD — Clovis High is running out of records to break at the CIF State Wrestling Championships. Behind individual champions Daniel Gaytan and Zach Nevills, the Cougars concluded two days of brilliant wrestling Saturday at Rabobank Arena by setting the all-time scoring mark at 256.5 points and crowning the most medalists (10) in the 40-year [...]
13-strong Clovis High wrestling team will chase record
Clovis High will pursue history with more qualifiers, more returning medalists and more state top-eight ranked wrestlers than any of the 263 schools at the CIF State Championships. The Cougars have wrestlers in 13 of the 14 weight classes, six returning medalists and nine individuals among the state’s top eight entering the 40th annual tournament [...]
Clovis crowns seven champs at wrestling divisionals
LEMOORE — All the weaponry is in place for a team that has set its sights beyond simply winning another state wrestling title. Clovis High kept all 14 of its wrestlers alive while producing a meet-best seven individual champions en route to a dominating team victory at the Yosemite Divisionals on Saturday. Behind individual champs [...]
Prep highlights 2/18
WRESTLING With 12 semifinalists and all 14 wrestlers alive overall, defending state champion Clovis leads Bakersfield 184.5-152.5 after the first day of the Central Section Yosemite Divisionals. Reigning individual state champs Daniel Gaytan (120 pounds) and Nick Nevills (285) headline the Cougars’ semifinalists when the tournament resumes today in Lemoore. Also reaching the semifinals are [...]
