High School Wrestling: wrestler rankings to CIF State coverage

CIF Wrestling State Champs Figueroa, Santiago, Vasquez Represent California

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 26, 2019

Three CIF Wrestling State Champs- Figueroa, Santiago, and Vasquez will Represent California at FLO’s Who’s #1 Dual – OCT. 5th_______________________________ GET CONNECTED: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________ Complete WNO Card Announced 132: #1 Jesse Mendez, IN vs #4 Ryan Jack, CT 132: #2 Dom Serrano, CO vs #3 Shayne Van... Read more

Jonovan Smith, LA’s First Jr. Freestyle Title Winner

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 22, 2019 0

Jonovan Smith is the first wrestler from the City of Angels to win a national junior freestyle title. I have been involved in the sport of wrestling for the last forty plus years and from the first day I set foot on the mat, I learned a great deal... Read more

James Medeiros is Taking the Los Angeles City Section A Level Up

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Los Angeles City Section August 19, 2019 0

The following is my latest article about James Medeiros, who attended American High School in Fremont. Now at Birmingham High, Coach Medeiros is taking the Los Angeles City section to another level. The road map to achieving goals in life is through hard work, sacrifice, and being fully dedicated... Read more

Team California 2019 Fargo All-Americans Dontcha Know

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 12, 2019 0

Being familiar with, and to some extent fans of the Coen brothers cult film, Fargo, we thought we’d take some fun liberties with SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes’ (The California Wrestler) compilation of Team California 2019 Fargo All-Americans. Ya, sure, there’s a lot of good wrestlers that go to Fargo!... Read more

40 Years of Wrestlings Who’s Who!

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 6, 2019 0

Founder Bill Grant has Brought the Who’s Who in Wrestling to Monterey. A 40 Year Plus History of the Monterey Clinic of Champions, by Al Fontes 2019 marks the 41st Annual Monterey Clinic of Champions held at the Embassy Suites in Pacific Grove, CA on October 25th – 27th.... Read more

Bay Area 75: Top 20 Athletes of the Year

Aquatics Blog Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse Northern Section Oakland Section San Francisco Section SportStars of the Week Tennis: High School & Club Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo July 5, 2019 0

These 20 Athletes Conclude Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For 2018-19 • Below are the top 20 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes for the 2018-19 school year. The first 55... Read more

We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2018-19 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2018-19. The Top... Read more

Perez on Perez: Striving for Excellence

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS June 10, 2019 0

Leading by Example both on and off the Mat – The Perez Perez Story and Q&A by Al Fontes “Perez Perez has been an unbelievable staunch pillar of what this program is about when you’re not necessarily in the role that you want to be in,” said Iowa head... Read more

California College Wrestling Programs

Blog High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS May 16, 2019 0

As the natural next step for high school wrestlers aspiring to wrestle in the college ranks, The California Wrestler’s award-winning newsletter Editor and SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes files this report on new California college wrestling programs. For a list of Best Colleges For Men’s Wrestling, Nationwide see college factual Each... Read more

Hartshorn, Omania Win UWW Jr. Greco Championships

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS May 10, 2019 0

California Wrestlers Mason Hartshorn and Peyton Omania Win UWW Jr. Greco Championships – Earn Spots on Jr. World Team. SportStars INSIDER Al Fonte’s post April 25th outlined the UWW Jr. Greco Championship results, shared below. USA Wrestling posted this commentary that same day, written by Mike Willis. We’re sharing... Read more

4x State Medalist Caleb Flores Takes Reigns at Vanguard

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS SoCal Edition Southern Section April 5, 2019 0

(Q&A) With New Vanguard University Head Coach Caleb Flores This decade, the Golden State of California has experienced an increase of wrestling opportunities on the collegiate level, and specifically with programs in the NAIA Division. At the beginning of the new Millennium, we witnessed the fielding of Menlo College... Read more

Team California Girls Wrestling Come up Winners

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 26, 2019 0

This past March 24th weekend, Team California won both the Cadet (under 16) and Junior Girl’s Folkstyle Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Several All-Americans are from the Sac-Joaquin, North Coast, and Northern Sections. Below is a list of girls from these sections that earned All-American honors. USAW Junior Folkstyle... Read more