High School Wrestling: wrestler rankings to CIF State coverage

First Annual NorCal Wrestling Postseason Awards

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW March 8, 2018 0

SportStars’ NorCal Wrestling Writer, Ike Dodson, Dishes Out His First Annual NorCal Wrestling Postseason Awards In The Wake Of The CIF Wrestling Championships How do you put a full NorCal Wrestling season of triumphs and heartbreaks — the result of countless hours of grass drills, weight cuts and sniffing... Read more

Oh My, Omania: CIF State Wrestling Championship

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW March 8, 2018 0

De La Salle’s Sr. Wrestler Captures First Gold In Program’s History With His Triumph In The 145-Pound Bracket at CIF State Wrestling Championship. Mark Halvorson’s heart sank when Tony Mendoza’s outstretched hand snaked toward the left foot of his De La Salle-Concord wrestling star, Peyton Omania, in the waning... Read more

CIF State Wrestling Preview

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW March 1, 2018 0

Legends Are Born At The CIF State Wrestling Championships — Here’s A Look At The Most Likely Candidates To Make A Lasting Impact This Year Waterford senior Kyle Brown peered onto the center floor at the Stockton Arena last week and gestured toward the semifinal bouts taking place during... Read more

NorCal Wrestling Tournament of Champions, To the Mats!

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW March 1, 2018 0

As the NorCal Wrestling Tournament of Champions turns 50 this year, Hundreds of Top Middle School Wrestlers Will Take it to the Mats at Del Oro High School. The NorCal TOC celebrates its 50th anniversary as Placer Valley Tourism partners with Georgetown Wrestling Club to host on March 10th. The NorCal TOC showcases... Read more

Driven by Design – The Joe Iacono Story

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section January 29, 2018 0

It has been close to twenty-six years since I first met Joe Iacono, but the memory is crystal clear and etched in my psyche forever. One Livermore High School Cowboy wrestling family member in particular, I have had the honor and privilege to coach, as well as mentor beyond... Read more

Women’s West Coast TOC Wrestling Goes Big

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW January 26, 2018 0

Best Coast: All Women’s Wrestling Tournament is Golden in Placer County The third installment of the Women’s West Coast TOC – Tournament of Champions proved to be the biggest and most competitive yet. The action took place on Dec. 15-16 at Hardwood Palace in Rocklin with 478 female wrestlers... Read more

Arsen Aleksanyan to Lead NAIA Wrestling Program

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS Uncategorized January 23, 2018 0

NAIA Wrestling is On Fire With Aleksanyan Leading NAIA Wrestling Program at Life Pacific College in San Dimas, California. Since the early 1980s, the sport of wrestling has seen a significant decline in the number of programs offered at the collegiate level. More specifically at the NCAA Division I... Read more

Maximum Mat Watch-List: 10 Must-See Events

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section December 29, 2017 1

Make A New Year’s Commitment To Take In Some Of NorCal’s Best Wrestling Events — We’ve Helped You Out With A List • By IKE DODSON “I’m going to eat better and exercise more.” No, you’re not. I’ll give you a week before your longing hands go plunging into... Read more

Del Oro’s JT Stinson is The Scrambler

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 21, 2017 0

The Reputation Of Del Oro’s JT Stinson Grows After His Recent Upset Victory • Story and Photos by IKE DODSON On the wrestling mat, scrambling is art. Not every pin is achieved after a perfectly executed move, and evenly-matched foes will often improvise rolls, dives, pivots, hoists and pulls... Read more

Livermore Cowboys’ Tradition is also a Family Tradition

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS December 13, 2017 0

Celebrating Over 50 Years of History, Family Style It has been thirty-seven years since I first set foot on a Livermore Cowboys’ wrestling mat. I recall it being a very cold and rainy November day outside; the winter months were upon us. My freshman season of football had just... Read more

Fight to the Finish, Who Will be Crowned WWCTOC Champion!

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Uncategorized December 5, 2017 0

Rocklin’s Hardwood Palace will Host Huge Women’s Wrestling Event on Dec. 15-16 as both high school and college female wrestlers compete at the Women’s West Coast Tournament Of Champions. The Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions (WWCTOC) is returning for the third installment on Dec. 15-16 and this year... Read more

No One Horse Town for Oakdale High School Wrestlers

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 4, 2017 0

Oakdale Wrestling Stands Toe-To-Toe With Its Football Program — And Will Again In 2017-18 • In a one-school town where football is king, wrestling must wait patiently for access to royalty. Oakdale’s Steve Strange, coach of the best wrestling team in the Sac-Joaquin Section, will miss a considerable chunk... Read more