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CIF California State Championships, Since ’73
SportStars Wrestling Insider, Al Fontes (TheCaliforniaWrestler.com) chronicles the CIF California 3x and 4x State Champions/Finalists/Placers Club (since 1973) Feature image: Darrell Vasquez (Bakersfield, CS) First 4x State Champion. 3x State Champs list below… 4x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Seth Nevills (Clovis, CS): 2015, ’16, ’17, ’18 Justin Mejia (Clovis, CS): 2014,... Read more
Signs to Come: CA Wrestlers Going D1
CA Wrestlers Going D1- Poway’s Jason Miranda and Elk Grove’s Peter Ming Sign With Stanford University (Division I) Jason Miranda 133/141 Pound class is a 2X CA State Medalist from Poway High Elk Grove’s Peter Ming is the 2019 CIF State Medalist/2x USAW Folkstyle All-American Gilroy’s Nick Villarreal Signs... Read more
H.S. Wrestling State Champions, Medalists
WRESTLING’S 3x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Jesse Vasquez (Excelsior, S, 12): 2017, ’18, ‘19 3X CALIFORNIA STATE MEDALIST Aaron Nagao (Esperanza, S, 12): 5th, 2nd, 1st (2017 – ’19) _______________________________ CONNECT WITH US: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________   2x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Richard Figueroa (Selma, CS, 11): 2018, ‘19 Maximo... Read more
California State High School Wrestling Rankings

California High School Wrestling state rankings are used to follow athlete success and overall team rankings. Rankings are seen by college recruiters to give insight which leads to interest in recruiting to upper division wrestling programs.

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Elias Navida Wins U15 Pan American Championship (GR)
Team USA-Wrestling – Pan American Champions Elias Navida from San Diego Wins U15 Pan American Championship (GR) Wrestling U15 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS At Panama City, Panama Greco Roman medalists 38 kg Gold – Elias Navida (USA) Silver – Samir Marciaga (Panama) Bronze – Fabian Rios Bueno (Colombia) _______________________________ CONNECT... Read more
California Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020 Announced
SportStars INSIDER Al Fontes announces the California Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees. Stay tuned as Al plans an in-depth write up on each candidate. This post alerts the masses to the candidates. Here’s the Wrestling HOF Induction Class of 2020! _______________________________ CONNECT WITH US: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________ HOF... Read more
California High School Wrestlers In National Top 20 – Oct. 23, 2019
California High School Wrestlers Named To The Open Mat National Rankings Following is a list of California wrestlers who were included in the Open Mat Individual Top 20 national high school rankings released on October 23. List is ordered by weight class. St. John Bosco, Selma high schools to... Read more
Vanguard 2019-’20 Wrestling Season Preview
Vanguard Matmen 2019-20 Wrestling Season Preview After a 39-year hiatus, the “Matmen” will once again return to The Pit behind Head Coach Caleb Flores in 2019-20. The last time Vanguard had wrestlers compete was 1975 when the Lions had wrapped up their third NAIA District III Championship. With a... Read more
SF State’s Justin Pichewatana to Wrestle at Worlds
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)
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
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
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