On Saturday, January 12th, CSD-Riverside wrestlers went to Jurupa Hills High School to participate in individual tournament, Inland Empire Tournament of Champions. All of wrestlers wrestled against a wide variety of schools such as Bloomington High School, Rancho Buena Vista, and Oak Hills.

All wrestlers fought hard, some won and some lost, but we, the coaches, are impressed with our wrestlers’ overall performance. Even several wrestling coaches from other schools came to us telling us that our team has really improved comparing to last 2 years. That says a lot!

Here are the results:

106lbs-Javier Rodriguez (1-2): Javier pinned his opponent in first round from Aquinas then lost to Rancho Buena Vista and Apple Valley.

113lbs-Jose Garcia (1-2) Jose pinned his opponent in second round from Bruins and lost to Polo Vede and Lakeside.

120lbs- Albert Corona (2-1) Albert lost during first round against Citrus Valley then won by pin against Grand Terrance and Etiwanda. Albert is placed as Consultation Champion.

126lbs- Kendall Merrill (0-2) Kendall lost to Montclair and Lakeside by default.

132lbs- Javier Lopez (0-2) Javier lost to Aquinas and Montclair.

Laura Vera (0-2) Laura lost to Carter and Grand Terrance.

138lbs- Wayne Aguirre (1-2) Wayne pinned his opponent in first round from Lakeside then lost to Fontana and Yucaipa by default.

152lbs- Rogelio Maciel (2-2) Rogelio pinned his opponent in first round from Yucaipa then lost to Sierra Vista by default in overtime! Then he pinned his opponent in third round from San Bernardino then lost to Montclair by default.

160lbs- Zeniko Acosta-Grant (0-2) Zeniko lost to Grand Terrance and Bruins by default.

170lbs- Brendan Busch (2-2) Brendan pinned his opponent in first round from Desert then lost to Los Osos. In third round, he pinned his opponent from Bruins then lost to Yucipia.

182lbs- Giovanni Sanchez (0-2) Giovanni lost to Grand Terrance and San Bernardino

195lbs- Alexes Padres (0-2) Alexes lost to Fontana and Railto.

220lbs- Joel Ramos (1-2) Joel pinned his opponent in first round from Lakeside then lost to Bloomington and Mission Viejo (by default).

285lbs- Hiroshi Nakama (4-0) Hiroshi pinned all of his opponents except for third round which is by default from Eisenhower, Aquinas, Eisenhower, and Bloomington. Hiroshi is placed as 285lbs Champion!

It was long day for most of wrestlers, but again it was good experience for all of us and we also continue giving our best impressions toward all other schools’ wrestlers and coaches! Please so share your congratulations toward those wrestlers who fought so hard.

Our next game will be on this Wednesday (Jan. 14th) at MAC against our league, Excelsior. Please come and support us!

Cheers,

Coaches
Jon Kessel, Fred Weiss, Arthur Rodriguez, and Kevin Croasmun