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Wilson Wrestling Climbing The Moore League Ladder
There is no doubt that Wilson Bruins wrestling is one of the most improved programs in the Moore League over the last few years. Coach Seth Wegter has helped Wilson develop young talent, implement a girls’ program and come up with a pair of big league wins already this season. “We don’t value the win, […]
Millikan Wrestling Wins Battle Of The Valley Tournament
The Millikan boys’ wrestling team won the Battle Of The Valley tournament last week. Diego Laverde (115 pounds), Caleb Turner (132), Alan Patiño (147), Dawson Hill (170) and Edwin Samayoa (220) all won individual titles for the Rams. Trevor Thompson (126), Kyden Lima (140), Michael Salas (195) and heavyweight Santos Salas were also finalists in […]
VIDEO: Wilson Wrestling Wins At Lakewood
The Wilson wrestling program picked up a pair of quality Moore League wins at Lakewood on Thursday night. High School Wrestling: Long Beach Wilson vs. Lakewood Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage. The Wilson boys trailed Lakewood by six points but won the final three matches of the night via pin to take […]
Moore League Wrestling Season Preview 2019-20
We’ve got everything you need to know about the upcoming Moore League wrestling season. Millikan Lakewood LB Poly Wilson Cabrillo Jordan/Compton Jordan and Compton will be traversing the league schedule together again this season. Compton 17-year coach Randy Harrell said junior Noel Villanueva and senior Sunshine Padilla will be his best wrestlers.
Wrestling Preview: Millikan Rams
The story of the 2019-20 Moore League wrestling season will likely be written by Millikan once again. The Rams have a stacked lineup and are looking for its ninth consecutive team titles with returning champions on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. “I’m optimistic about this year’s team,” Millikan 29-year coach Marshall Thomson said. “I […]
Wrestling Preview: Lakewood Lancers
The Lakewood Lancers wrestling program is excited to get the season started with a bolstered lineup. “Last year we were very young and inexperienced and lacked numbers for our program, which was very challenging,” Lakewood coach Ray Gulmatico said. “We have three times the wrestlers this year, including an entire girls’ lineup, which is very […]
Wrestling Preview: Long Beach Poly
Long Beach Poly had three boys and three girls reach the Masters tournament last season in coach Kenneth Lee’s first year, and he’s pushing his program to match that mark again. Senior Austin Siv, junior Peter Khim and junior Oscar Patino have taken over the leadership positions as team captains. Siv was the junior varsity […]
Wrestling Preview: Wilson Bruins
Wilson Bruins wrestling had a solid showing last season with four boys league champions plus a CIF State qualifier on the girls side in Gracie Kirazian. “Both of our teams were definitely young last season,” Wilson coach Seth Wetter said. “This year I look forward to seeing both of our programs build on that foundation […]
Wrestling Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars
The Cabrillo wrestling program is hoping that junior team captain Victor Lonbera (126) can make some noise and set the tone for the Jaguars program to keep improving under coach Keedrick Gardner. Gardner also noted that Markus Scruggs (120) is an important newcomer. Cabrillo has never won an individual league championship.