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CalGrappler Team & Wrestler of the Week 2/25
Team: Chico High School
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By DAVE DAVIES-Sports Editor
Posted: 02/24/2013 01:43:24 AM PST
Behind six finalist and three champions in Morgan Sauseda (106 Pounds), Cordero Rios (160 Pounds) and Sam Miller (182 Pounds) Chico High won the Northern Section Master tournament. Even before the finals started Saturday night at the Northern Section Masters Wrestling Championships, it was already a foregone conclusion that Chico High would take home the team title. Head coach Keith Rollins’ Panthers put six wrestlers in the finals for the championships, and with a 32-point lead over second-place Sutter, all Chico had to do was compete and the Panthers ended up with 12 of their 14 wrestlers at the tournament placing in the top six. Chico High ended up winning their third championship in five years, snapping Orland’s two-year reign with 219.5 points. The top-seeded Sauseda got things rolling for the Panthers in the first final of the night, getting a 2-point reversal early in the second round on Orland junior Hugo Punzo, the No. 2 seed. Sauseda gave up a penalty point for stalling with 15 seconds left in the match, and hung on for a 2-1 victory and his second straight berth in the CIF state championships, set for next weekend in Bakersfield. He improved his season record to 35-7. Rios, also a No. 1 seed and returning state qualifier, used a pair of takedowns and some stout defense to beat Durham junior Jake Wiley 5-0 for his title. Rios is now 33-8 this year. Miller took his No. 1 seed against No. 3 seed Dylan Hill, a senior from Orland. He nailed a double-leg takedown with :35 seconds left to secure a 6-3 decision. Read the whole article here: Link
Congratulations to Chico High for being the Calgrappler.com team of the week.
Anthony Valencia – St. John Bosco HS
Individual: Anthony Valencia
Anthony Valencia is a great student of the sport and ambassador of why cutting weight doesn’t necessarily guarantee you success. Last season he was one of the best incoming freshman in the state as well as the nation. As a 126 pounder last season, he won the state title with a pin in the finals. This season, up three weight classes, he won the Southern Section Masters meet with a 10-3 victory over national ranked opponent and number 1 wrestler in the state, Christian Pagdilao from Santiago-Corona High. “I’m a little more confident at 145 pounds (since moving up) because these guys are stronger, but I started lifting hard and I’m stronger and excited to reach the finish line next week in state,” Valencia said. This weekend he will face Anthony Caito from Gregori High in the first round at the state meet. Congratulations to Anthony Valencia for being the Calgrappler.com wrestler of the week.
Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
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Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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