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SF State’s Justin Pichewatana to Wrestle at Worlds

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 23, 2019 0

A stellar team camp tryout earned San Francisco State’s Justin Pichedwatana a spot on the 2019 U23 Senior World Championships team. The Mayfair High grad, now wrestling for the Gators, won four tournaments during his last high school season. He placed third at the Southern Section Masters Meet. In... Read more

Californians In Open Mat National Wrestling Rankings (10/16/19)

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Rankings October 17, 2019 0

Adidas National High School Wrestling Rankings from The Open Mat Following is a list of California wrestlers who were included in the Open Mat Individual Top 20 national high school rankings released on October 16. List is ordered by weight class: 113 – Richard Figueroa (Selma, CS, 11) 2x... Read more

Championing the The Jace Luchau Wrestling Story

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 16, 2019 0

This past summer, Selma was placed on the national radar again when Fresno State incoming freshman Selma wrestler Jace Luchau took the Fargo Dome by storm and dominated the 152-pound weight group, earning the “Outstanding Wrestler” award in the process. He joins fellow Californians Roger Roberts (Jr. FS –... Read more

California Wrestling Roundup: Winners Crowned

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 13, 2019 0

SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes provides a California Wrestling Roundup of regional wrestlers making their names known on the international stage. Intro by theopenmat.com We officially ring in the start of the 2019 high school season with perhaps the season’s biggest tournament. More than 1,000 high school wrestlers will head... Read more

Wrestling’s Star Studded Monterey Clinic of Champions

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 8, 2019 0

Founder Bill Grant Brings a “Who’s Who” of Wrestling every year to the Monterey Peninsula. At 41 Years, the 2019 edition is as star-studded as ever. SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes (The California Wrestler Editor in Chief) wrote a historical perspective of the Monterey Clinic of Champions this past August,... Read more

Sac City College: Wrestling Coach Lee Kemp

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW September 26, 2019 0

Sacramento City College Wrestling Sacramento City College Wrestling Coach Gales adds a 3-time World Champion and National Wrestling Hall of Famer Kemp to his staff. Coach Gales has announced that Lee Kemp has been hired to join his staff as an assistant wrestling coach. Kemp’s Gold Medals in Wrestling... Read more

San Lorenzo’s Jacarra Winchester Wins Women’s World Wrestling Championship

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW September 19, 2019 0

Winchester the Winner at Women’s World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Gold – Jacarra Winchester (USA); Winchester dec. Irie, 5-3 Silver – Nanami Irie (Japan) Bronze – Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia); Khoroshavtseva tech. fall Sedneva, 13-1 Bronze – Bolortuya Bat Ochir (Mongolia); Bat Ochir dec. Gun, 12-9 5th – Marina Sedniva... Read more

Cal Poly Wrestling Adds Coach Sean Fausz to Staff

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW wrestling September 16, 2019 0

Cal Poly Wrestling San Luis Obispo Cal Poly head wrestling coach Jon Sioredas has added a top young talent to his staff. Sean Fausz has joined the program as an assistant coach. Fausz is a third-place finisher at the 2019 Senior Freestyle World Team Trials. He will begin his... Read more

Frank Jasper’s Vision Quest: Bridging Multiple Generations

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW wrestling September 11, 2019

Frank Jasper’s Vision Bridges Multiple Generations The character from the 1985 movie Vision Quest, that resonated with the audience for the last three and a half decades, planted a seed in Frank Jasper’s life that today has brought him full circle back to his character Brian Shute. While attending... Read more

Peyton Omania Redshirts to Pursue U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman Team

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 30, 2019

Peyton Omania of Michigan State to take Olympic redshirt to pursue spot on U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman team Michigan State wrestling freshman Peyton Omania elected to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2019-20 season, MSU wrestling head coach Roger Chandler announced Wednesday. See SportStars story, Omania: CIF State Wrestling Championship Omania,... Read more

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