High School Wrestling: wrestler rankings to CIF State coverage

Lily Freitas | SportStars’ 2019-20 Sac-Joaquin Female Athlete of the Year

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section August 4, 2020 0

Pitman High Wrestling Phenom Lily Freitas Earns Athlete Of The Year Honors After Second Straight Undefeated Season • The best female athlete in the Sac-Joaquin Section is a state and national champion wrestler with Olympic ambitions. Lily Freitas is also just a sophomore. The Pitman High-Turlock mat star hasn’t... Read more

’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 3 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Golf High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo XC-Track-Running August 3, 2020 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more

’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 2 | Nos. 50-26

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section Tennis: High School & Club Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA XC-Track-Running August 3, 2020 4

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more

’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 1 | Nos. 75-51

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Golf High School Sports Features High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA XC-Track-Running August 3, 2020 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more

SAVE STANFORD WRESTLING

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 3, 2020 0

Preserve Stanford University Wrestling Program BRIEF: In July 2020, Stanford University announced its intention to eliminate 11 Varsity sports at the conclusion of the 2021 season, including wrestling, citing “finances and competitive excellence” as the primary drivers for this decision. This conclusion was reached in private, without consulting the... Read more

California College State Wrestling Championships: A Look Back at 1991

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Rankings July 14, 2020 0

Editor’s note: During this Covid-19 pandemic, sports at all levels are on hold. We are taking this opportunity to look back at significant chapters in our sports history, including the 1991 California college state wrestling championships roster. Feature image: 177 – MONDAY EQUABAR (East Los Angeles College, S) *Outstanding... Read more

Livermore High Wrestling New Book Available

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section July 7, 2020 1

The storied Livermore Cowboys wrestling tradition is also a family tradition, say brothers Al and Arron Fontes, owners of The California Wrestler blog. Al is a wrestling insider here at SportStars Magazine. He says, the following is a link to our new book (a yearbook actually chronicling 1963 to... Read more

2020 AWN’s High School All-American Team

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Rankings Southern Section June 18, 2020 0

A bevy of seniors top 2020 AWN’s High School All-American Team. Gonzales, Figueroa, Vasquez, and Saldate earn First Team Honors. With more than 10,000 high schools across the country sponsoring wrestling programs for more than 250,000 athletes, it’s easy to see how picking the crème de la crème of... Read more

Kerry McCoy Takes Over California RTC

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW June 11, 2020 0

Editors note: Regional Training Centers (RTC’s) are becoming very popular among the collegiate level programs. Fresno State also has an RTC program that is open to former wrestlers training for the international level, as well as top level high school wrestlers that meet specified criteria (e.g., cadet/Jr. All-Americans, state... Read more

Frank Cheek, Legendary Humboldt State Coach Passes

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW June 10, 2020 0

This past Saturday, legendary Humboldt State University Coach Frank Cheek passed away at the age of 82. His long career at Humboldt State included 22 years coaching wrestling and 25 years coaching softball. Most recently the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Hall of Fame inducted Cheek. Frank Cheek guided... Read more

Simpson University Signs Fresno’s Luis Saucedo

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW May 13, 2020 0

Fresno City’s Luis Saucedo Signs with Simpson University (NAIA) Luis Saucedo started wrestling at the age of 7 for the Ceres Hawks youth wrestling club. The Modesto-born wrestler and son to Jorge and Beatriz, Luis went on to a very successful wrestling tenure for Central Valley high school. Saucedo... Read more

CIF Wrestling Medal Count Since 1973 (Individual Champions): Top 25 Schools

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW May 5, 2020 0

An exhaustive compilation of CIF State Wrestling Medal Count Since 1973 (Individual Champions from California schools) by Al Fontes- Editor, The California Wrestler. Feature image: Clovis High School (CS) Holds the CIF State Record of 177 Medals since 1973. The most wrestling champions crowned in State history. But several... Read more