The defending 1A state champions will return next week with 17 qualifiers. Sunnyside coaching legend Don Klostreich, who coached the Blue Devils to their first nine state titles from 1979 to 1988, was honored by the Arizona Interscholastic Association on Saturday during the competition. Salpointe Catholic goalie Owen Lynch (1) catches a corner kick fromNotre Dame Prep during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Sunnyside (2022, 2023) pic.twitter.com/zsKXvhHjYQ, CHAMPIONSHIP: Rivera (27-3) over Miller (44-5) by major decision 8-0, 144: Cristian Rivera, Jr. Sunnyside (2022, 2023) pic.twitter.com/woXoS6jWsM, CHAMPIONSHIP: Lee (38-1) over Kaufman (45-2) by an 11-6 decision, 157: Job Lee, Sr. Sunnyside, (2020, 2022, 2023) pic.twitter.com/4F2f6a2FD6, CHAMPIONSHIP: Avelar (38-3) over Murray (47-4) by fall in 2:30, 165: Michael Avelar, Sr. Sunnyside (2022, 2023) pic.twitter.com/da5VWwFaJq, CHAMPIONSHIP: Pina (31-7) over Ofeciar (41-6) by sudden victory-1, 3-1, D-I: 175 WEIGHT CLASSNicholas Pina, Sunnyside pic.twitter.com/rP9LcKQibu. We're going to celebrate this and enjoy it for a little bit and do the same thing moving on to next year to try to get another one.". With a target continuously on their backs, the Blue Devils' ability to block out the noise proved to be the key to maintaining a stranglehold on the sport. 110: Jamie Hoffman (Ke) d. Emily Arreola (Davis), 1-0. 132: Alexander Barajas (Pasco) d. Ian Anderson (ML), 5-4. 195: Josh Luna (T) p. Aiden Ford (Z), 0:29. (Dec 8-1), Carlos Stanton (Sunnyside) 42-2, So. 285: Angel Leyva (Wap) d. Emmanuel Fernandez (KB), 4-0. 145: Ty Moore (NV) p. Jose Gatica (T), 2:46. 125: Natalie Pinon (T) p. Savannah Espindola (Grd), 0:38. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365) 192 athletes from Arizona qualified for the 2022 Girls Wrestling State Championships on Saturday after finishing in the top two in their respective weight classes at the various sectionals held in the state. Salpointe Catholic players celebrate Leo Gutierrezs (14) goal againstNotre Dame Prep during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. The Blue Devils scored 307.5 points, more than double the points of second-place Peoria Liberty High School, which finished with 151. 195: Andrei Smith (CP) d. Nathan Chavez (C), 8-4. 220: Daniel Machuca (Ike) d. Abraham Garcia-Vasquez (Ea), 6-1. Salpointe Catholic's Rylen Bourguet (2) celebrates her goal againstNotre Dame Prep in the closing minutes of their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Cheers! 182: Brandon Garza (Oth) md. (Dec 9-3), James Armstrong (Sunnyside) 36-4, Sr. over Alexander Sweeney (Desert Ridge) 43-2, Sr. (MD 13-2), Owen Proper (Marana) 59-11, Fr. 160: Blaise Cross (Rog) d. Alex Anderson (Pro), 9-4. After what was a letdown of a season last year, the Mustangs turned things up to battle back from from being in second after day one of the tournament. AIA Boys Wrestling Championships Team Champions and Runners-Up. Salpointe Catholic's Sergio Ruiz De Chavez (11) eyes the ball as he shoots and scores againstNotre Dame Prep's Riley Mcmenomy (15) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. 106: Rodger Cate (LR) p. Gio Castro (War), 1:10. Salpointe Catholics Santiago Ballesteros (8) races for the ball against Notre Dame Preps Quinn Galvin (17) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Feb.22, 2022. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 170: Shawnnastasia Jackson (WV) d. Jaylee Lopez (Ke), 4-2. 132: Angel Cruz (War) d. Keenan Denison (Ton), 9-6. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. Be the first to know about crucial information impacting our community. The top four placers advanced to Tacoma. Team scores: Toppenish 429.5, Wapato 148, Zillah 124, Connell 123, Naches Valley 118, Royal 65, Wahluke 51, College Place 45, Kiona-Benton 34. 235: Tutaitaga Sepeni (Herm) p. Lindsey Perkins (Herm), 0:10. 120: Abel Acosta (Pro) p. Gavin McCloy (Pull), 2:32. The win gives Salpointe back-to-back state titles and its third in four years. Espalin will be wrestling for the Naval Academy next year. Brothers Cody and Conan Northwind both reached 40 wins for the season by pinning their way to the 160 and 182 regional titles, respectively, and teammate Jose Toscano scored 19 points in the 138 final. Were really lucky to have this group of kids. 113: Dillan Yazzie (LR) d. Landon Batton (CE), 9-2. Liberty was led by back-to-back individual state champion Isabella Bocanegra, whose individual title was a huge factor in the Lions' quest for the team championship. Cheers! The Lions squeaked out a victory, finishing with 6.5 more points than runner-up Mesa Westwood. Really great group of kids on and off the mat. That championship led to another one in 2019 and still another in 2020 at the D-II level and then the team was bumped back up to D-I for this season. Champion of three titles in four years within the wrestling dynasty of Sunnyside. google_ad_width = 728; When it was all over about four hours later, Sunnyside came away with the 34th state championship in program history after scoring 198 points to 166.5 from Liberty. WIAA State Championship Titles (4). Sunnyside, Casteel repeat as state wrestling champions 182: Emmanuel Gurrola (S) d. Luke Fluegge (Wen), 4-3. "For us to score as many points as we did without some of those guys and with the injuries, it was just a special three days.". Sunnyside wrestlers honored on 40th anniversary of 1st State - KVOA 152: Trenton Miller (Wen) p. Tayten Cissne (Ch), 3:27. 140: Alanna Haney (Chia) p. Kyndra Casias (Rich), 2:18. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Salpointe Catholic's Sergio Ruiz De Chavez (middle) and teammate Santiago Ballesteros (right) win a head ball againstNotre Dame Prep's Tyler Knutsen (5) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. 132: Logan Utecht (WV) d. Aydin Peltier (Pull), 6-5. 113: Eliuth Serra (C) p. Cameron Fonseca (Wap), 0:56. Winning a state high school title is an amazing achievement for a high . 105: Mireya Buatista (EV) d. Gabrielle Berger (Grg), 3-0. Really great group of kids on and off the mat. 140: Nayeli Leal (Oth) p. Ari Bartholomew (Go), 2:07. 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Sunnyside won its second straight Division I boys state wrestling title. PHOENIX Sunnysides boys wrestling team dynasty, one of the most successful high school programs in any sport in the country, earned its sixth consecutive state title Saturday night under coach Anthony Leon and its 36th overall behind seven individual champions. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. 145: Portia Harker (Rich) p. Aiyana Marquez (WV), 4:26. Don't let anything slip through the cracks. 145: Isiah Alcala (T) d. Sonia Mendoza (Grg), 1-0. 285: Alonzo Vargas (EV-S) p. Cotton Sears (Pull), 2:50. The Blue Devil champions in the D1 competition Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum: 120 pounds: Senior James Armstrong (four-time state champion), 126 pounds: Sophomore Sergio Vega (repeat state champion and unbeaten in his career at 77-0), 132 pounds: Sophomore Carlos Stanton (repeat state champion), 144 pounds: Junior Cristian Rivera (repeat state champion), 157 pounds: Senior Job Lee (repeat state champion), 165 pounds: Senior Mike Avelar (repeat state champion). The SCAC West also got wins from Wapatos Raul Sanchez III (132) and Naches Valleys Mitchell Helgert (160). He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindys Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. Team scores: Othello 240.5, Ellensburg 139, Pullman 137.5, West Valley-Spokane 89, Selah 85.5, East Valley-Spokane 79, Grandview 78, Ephrata 78, Prosser 63, Shadle Park 62, Clarkston 41, East Valley-Yakima 38, Rogers 32. 120: Jordan Mendez (C) d. Noah Rodriguez (T), 6-3. Its relieving, Sahuarita head coach Paul Vasquez said. 120: Kimberly Madrigal (Gr) md. 106: Christopher Garcia (Oth) p. Kalob Riccelli (EV-S), 0:54. Sunnyside set a record with 307.5 points and the program now owns three of the top team scores in championship history: With seven individual champions, the Blue Devils came up one championship short of their own record of eight set in 2022. Fernandez, a reigning state champion, cruised through the 132 bracket with two pins and a major decision whileArmendariz didn't allow a point en route to his third heavyweight CBBN title. Those in attendance at Saturday's CBBN district championships might have a strong opinion on that. @pennstateWREST legend Roman Bravo-Young wrapped up his career with a 101-10 record, two national championships, and three Big Ten titles. Salpointe Catholics Cyvia Jimenez (6) battles for a head ball withNotre Dame Preps Ella Osmussen (20) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Proud of my guys, [they] battled over the last three days, Vasquez said. 120: Drayden Gaither (ML) d. Rudy Vivanco (Ea), 3-2. 100: Savannah Espinoza (Davis) d. Jhaile Guzman (ML), 3-1. The Arizona men's basketball team hasn't had a great spring, but the Wildcats got good news Wednesday when they received a commitment from fiv. 130: Bianca Johnson (ML) p. Vanessa Robles (Ke), 0:41. Since the historic fourpeat from 1977 to 1980, Sunnyside has always been in the mix with the state elite and George Paulus built a Hall of Fame career making sure of it. Storey Woodbury (Go), 17-1. 10 things to know about this amazing desert plant, 50 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend April 13-16 , This new mural is the largest in Pima County's Public Art Collection , Dive into all things agave at the 15th annual Agave Heritage Festival, 100+ amazing Tucson murals and where to find them. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) -The Sunnyside Unified School District held a special recognition ceremony to applaud Sunnyside High School's wrestling team for their hard work and dedication. Not to Tommy LLoyd given he said I didnt feel like we played like that vs. Colorado, 1st Place Matthew Krawczenko of Liberty, 3rd Place Gabe Garcia of Sandra Day OConnor, 2nd Place Clemente Delgado of Gila Ridge, 2nd Place Alexander Sweeney of Desert Ridge, 5th Place Malachi Aispuro of Sunnyslope, 6th Place Carter Cianfrogna of Shadow Ridge, 3rd Place Mathew Trinidad of Desert Ridge, 5th Place Cody Bello of Mesa Mountain View, 5th Place Dallas Robinson of Desert Ridge, 4th Place Erick Garcia of Mesa Mountain View, 4th Place Max Woods of Mesa Mountain View, 6th Place Jeremy Leblanc of Shadow Ridge, 5th Place Rigdon Begay of Mesa Mountain View, 2nd Place Delton Kaufman of Mesa Mountain View, 6th Place Austin Kilby of Mountain Ridge, 3rd Place Armando Ybarra of Mesa Mountain View, 5th Place Tyler Spatola of Desert Ridge, 5th Place Connor Straessler of Desert Vista, 3rd Place Jarrett Huber of Mesa Mountain View, 4th Place Caleb Wikoff of Boulder Creek, 6th Place Sterling Ventura of Desert Vista, 2nd Place David Sweetman of Brophy College Preparatory, 3rd Place Dax Monestime of Boulder Creek, 4th Place Riggs Anderson of Queen Creek, 5th Place Zayne Candelaria of Sunnyside. Washington State High School 4x State Champions List. The Arizona Interscholastic Association awarded its 2023 championships in team and individual categories for boys and girls high school wrestling Saturday at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, concluding a three-day tournament that began Thursday. Once again, USA Wrestling will publish regular update on the 2022-23 state high school champions for both boys and girls. Jayden Jasso (106), Christopher Villanueva (145) and John Rendon (160) all repeated as district champions for Sunnyside. https://twitter.com/AZPreps365Andy/status/1373466542038339588. 182: Josh Henning (Han) p. Emmanuel Gurrola (Su), 2:45. What makes the local craft beverage scene so special? Ramos, also a senior, is 29-1 for the season. He has also authored the book The Highest Form of Living, which is available at Amazon. Over the years I've tagged along with our teams to every corner of the state and somehow haven't missed a Mat Classic in Tacoma since it began in 1989 or the state cross country championships. Some clouds. 155: Bethsabee Juarez (T) d. Emily Osorio (Grd), 3-1. Two-time defending state champion Chiawana, ranked fourth, won Saturday's MCC district title with 391.5 points and five champions. With an emphasis on treating the boys and girls as one collective unit, the camaraderie between each athlete has elevated the program as a whole as girls wrestling continues to grow. 138: Jose Toscano (Gr) d. Tyge Plank (Ton), 19-14. Photo by Andy Morales, from Sunnyside Wrestling Twitter. 1979-Tommy Villanueva 122lb. RICHLAND Sunnyside and Davis tied for third with five state qualifiers apiece at Saturdays 15-school 4A-3A Region 4 tournament at Hanford. 170: Jocelyn Velasco (T) p. Sailor Walker (Ell), 5:00. Become a member today. The Cadets advanced eight to Hanford. Going into the semifinals, I thought we were dead in the water. Another Southern Arizona powerhouse, Sahuarita High School, secured its second consecutive state championship. You have permission to edit this article. 195: Johnny Swartsel (Ok) p. Valentin Juarez (War), 1:31. Champions came from seven different states, showing that wrestling talent is spread across our great nation. Jimenez is a three-time state championship wrestler at Sunnyside who has decided to return for her senior season after initially planning on classifying early to . The Blue Devils came out on top over runner-up Liberty for the second year in a row behind eight individual state champions, tying the record set by Tucson in 1953. Salpointe Catholic's Anjeli DesRosier (26) celebrates her goal againstNotre Dame Prep during overtime during their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert , Feb.22, 2022. 135: Ashley Cruz-Bustamante (Grd) p. Zeyli Reyna (Mab), 2:40. Salpointe Catholic's Trinity Morales (10) uses her body to blockNotre Dame Preps Halle Howe (25) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. PHOENIX The 2022 state wrestling championships were held last weekend at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. "It's a very special group," Casteel head coach Bob Callison said. 130: Kali Watson (Go) p. Julienne Child (Ell), 0:42. 195: Evan Berdan (Wen) md. Desert Vista came in third place 113.5 points and the Thunder produced two individual champions in sophomore Damen Miller (18-0) at 132 and senior Mourece Ramirez (19-0) at 138. Morenci secured back-to-back titles after outscoring runner-up Yuma Catholic 201.5-175.5. Salpointe Catholic's Sergio Ruiz De Chavez (11) eyes the ball as he shoots and scores againstNotre Dame Prep's Riley Mcmenomy (15) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. The Lancers will take on sixth-seeded Gilbert Mesquite in Monday's state title game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Winning back-to-back titles is never easy, especially after a talented crop of seniors graduate. With double state entries at four weights and 11 champions, Toppenishs boys powered through the 1A Region 3 tournament on their home mats with a winning team total of 429.5 points. Were pretty greedy. Daniella Weitman converted the final penalty kick after the teams tied at 4 through 110 minutes of play, giving the Lancers their fifth state . May 6-7, 5:00 PM UTC. Anthony Leon coached the Blue Devils to a state title in 2013 at the Division I level but four straight years of finishing in second place followed. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. 145: Kilee Callaghan (NC) p. Destiny Burnett (East), 1:27. Sunnyside (2022, 2023) pic.twitter.com/RxLKwe4Y1J, CHAMPIONSHIP: Stanton (42-2) over Callirgos (35-5) by technical fall-1.5 2:50 (17-2), 132: Carlos Stanton, So. 160: Ethan Parker (CP) d. Teodoro Rios (T), 6-0. Division III was the only boys division to crown a new champion. Eisenhower senior Shealynn Spino captured the 155 title with two quick pins and a 5-3 decision in the final. NotreDame Prep's Jacinda Connor (1) goes over the back of Salpointe Catholic's Kyleigh Oliver (3) for a head ball during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Heres a look at the results from each division: Sunnyside continued its dominance in the wrestling world, securing its fifth consecutive team title. 113: Gerardo Hernandez (Ton) p. Carter Kate (Bur), 0:51. Regional wrestling: Sunnyside boys, both Toppenish teams take titles, Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. 152: Noe Hinojosa (Z) d. Isaias Lombera (C), 6-0. Southern Arizona schools had individual champions in all five divisions, while Sunnyside and Sahuarita repeated as team champions. You have permission to edit this article. Sierra and Hoffmeyer helped lead Cibola to a fifth place spot with 92.5 points. Winning back-to-back titles is never easy, especially after a talented crop of seniors graduate. 2 seed? 110: Alexxus Ramos (Su) p. Gracie Pham (Davis), 0:32. 1998 Sunnyside (Bobby DeBerry)1999 Sunnyside (Bobby DeBerry), Audrey Jimenez, 113 pounds (girls wrestling champ). There will not be a four-time state champion in any division next winter. The four placers qualified for next weeks 2A state championships. 120: Tanner Grooms (Ok) p. Isaac Rodriguez (Mab), 3:56. That kind of result would be a dream for lots of programs but the Blue Devils wrestle for the top and Leon brought them back there in 2018. 115: Jada Hernandez (War) p. Elizabet Garcia (EV), 1:54. 170: Breck Hammond (Ell) d. Brayden Burgener (SP), inj. Here's what it is , Palo verde trees are blooming! It offers daily snapshots of the top stories that affect our community, previews of our special coverage and more. 1 on Yelp's SW best eateries, Pac-12 mailbag: Is an Arizona departure worst-case scenario for Pac-12? Jones gave Cole his wristbands and his flip disk. Blue Devils had such a big lead over Liberty entering the championship round so big blows like those hurt and caused the program to stagger but Sebastian Robles (12-0) defeated Marcus Murabito (18-2) at 160 and the reality of the team championship for Sunnyside started to set in. Im extremely proud of them., 132: Lucas Eviston, Chandler Seton Catholic, 144: Cam Jordan, Phoenix Arizona Lutheran.
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