HASTI SARABI
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Athlete in the clutches of wrestling success
STEPHEN BROWN, Special to The Mirror
Feb. 26, 2003
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She's knows all the moves. And because she does, Hasti Sarabi,15, won two gold medals recently at the Ontario Amateur Wrestling Championships at Brock University in St. Catharines.
The Scarborough resident grappled her way to first place finishes in both the under-16 juvenile and the under-18 cadet divisions for women, competing in the 44kgs./96lbs. weight class in juvenile and 43kgs/94.5lbs weight class as a cadet.
In winning the two golds, Sarabi wrestled six opponents, pinning three of them, at the annual provincial event.
"I scrap and really give it my all," she said. "I try to be strong and don't stop until the match is over. For me, it's never over until it's over."
The Grade 10 Birchmount Collegiate student, in her second year with the school wrestling team, won both OFSSAA and the cadet provincial championship last season.
Ironically, the four-foot, 11-inch tall wrestling dynamo said she never planned on joining the Birchmount team, saying she never thought she would ever become a wrestler.
"I didn't even like wrestling," she said.
"But I walked by the cafeteria and saw a classmate of mine wrestling. The people there said I should try out. So I did and realized how much fun it was. I went to a few tournaments and that made me realize I was pretty good at it, that I would get better if I worked at it. I could also be on a school team and that is a lot of fun."
But Sarabi also admitted being on a school wrestling team involves a lot of hard work and said her first weeks were difficult ones.
"In the beginning I wasn't good at doing exercises," she said. "We did things like run stairs and a lot of cardio work. You had to work at it. The exercises were hard, but it was worth it. When I got into the matches, all the hard work paid off. I think with determination and willingness to work hard you can do almost anything you put your mind to."
Now, Sarabi said, she doesn't know what she would do without her beloved wrestling.
"It's done so much for me," she said. "It's a big part of my life. It's gotten me fit and has given me confidence. I've made many friends and created bonds and have gotten to work with amazing coaches. ... And the attitude on the team, we're going to carry it with us the rest of our lives."
Birchmount wrestling coach Kevin Liu said Sarabi's success as a wrestler comes from her sticking to the basic moves and practicing with a good team. College scouts, he added, have already noticed her wrestling ability.
"She's always into it," Liu said. "She works very hard on the mats and is always trying to improve and get up to the next level."
Next month, Sarabi will defend her OFSSAA title after the Scarborough championships. Due to her two golds, the Birchmount athlete has also qualified for this year's Canadian championships.
"I'm not planning to quit any time soon," Sarabi said. "I can see myself 10 years from now going to wrestling clubs or coaching. I just can't forget about it. I also want to go to the Olympics."
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Wrestling With Girls
High School Girls Take To Mats, But Some Say It's Wrong
TheOmahaChannel.com, February 20, 2003
OMAHA -- In athletics, no sport epitomizes the man vs. man conflict more than wrestling.
But the sport is not just for men anymore.
A battle of the sexes has emerged with teenage girls wanting to compete toe-to-toe with their male counterparts on high school wrestling mats across the metro area.
Omaha Burke sophomores Samantha Schuman and Jaclyn Neve endure the pain of wrestling every day.
The two are best friends who wrestled in junior high and share the goal of becoming the first girls to win a Nebraska Class A varsity match.
"I know some people think it's weird," Samantha said, "but I try not to let that bother me."
Schuman says she doesn't look at the person she's facing on the mat as a girl or boy; she looks at that person as another wrestler and doesn't worry about him or her being uncomfortable.
But some coaches are worried.
Papillion-LaVista head coach Jeff Kupfer says it's wrong to have girls competing against boys in the close-contact sport of wrestling.
"God made men and women pretty different in a lot of ways," he said, "and there's a reason for that. We've got a lot of people that would like to see girls become a lot more masculine -- and there's a segment that wants to make boys more feminine -- and it doesn't strike me as right."
Burke coach Michael Braun also opposed girls wrestling when Schuman and Neve approached him about joining the team.
"I just didn't know if females could handle the disciplines we require," he said.
But the coach says both girls have exceeded his expectations.
Regardless of the girls' work ethics, some say a boy might not feel comfortable performing wrestling moves on a girl.
Millard West Athletic Director Steve Joekel said some boys might be hesitant to try a particular move on a girl, or to grab a girl the way they would grab a boy.
Most of the boys KETV NewsWatch 7 talked to refused to comment on wrestling girls, but one who practices with the Burke girls doesn't have a problem.
"It doesn't really cross my mind," said freshman wrestler David Penka. "It's the same as wrestling anyone else."
Whether one agrees with high school girls wrestling with high school boys, all agreed that the way to solve any possible problem is to have a separate division for female wrestlers.
The Nebraska School Activities Association says the door is not shut on the idea of a girls' wrestling league, but no plans are in the works because only 15 girls wrestle in Nebraska.
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Wrestling: Churchill heavyweight in the hunt
By Dan McCarney 2/22/03
San Antonio Express-News
AUSTIN — Last year, Churchill heavyweight Jorge Herrera was the hunter.
Lee's Nina Loera (right) takes on Tamica Jules of Amarillo Tascosa on Friday at the state tourney in Austin. Loera lost the match. |
This year, the defending state champion is the hunted.
The change in status didn't seem to bother Herrera much as he reached the semifinals of the State Wrestling Championships with a pair of dominating victories Friday at the Austin Convention Center.
"Everybody's out to beat the guy who won last year," said Herrera, who improved to 35-0. "I just have to keep wrestling hard."
Herrera was one of three Greater San Antonio wrestlers to reach the boys semis, which begin at 9 this morning.
Reagan's Chance Reese (103 pounds) pinned both of his opponents to remain unbeaten, and John Soto of Roosevelt gutted out two wins at 135 despite painful injuries to his shoulder and neck.
Soto's second victory was a gritty 9-8 decision over El Paso Ysleta's Fernie Gonzalez, who won last year's state championship at 125.
In the girls competition, four Greater San Antonians reached the semis: Kim Hernandez (128) and Jayme Loving-Powell (185) of Judson and Christina Rodriguez (165) and Lisa Obregon (215) of Lee.
Hernandez's win might have been the most unique of the entire day. Trailing 6-2, Angela Hicks of Hurst Bell was disqualified for biting Hernandez on the wrist.
The girls semifinals start at 11 a.m. today.
Reese suffered a brief scare in his second match when he was taken down for the first time this season by Amarillo Tascosa's Pancho Ruiz.
Reese quickly recovered to pin Ruiz midway through the second period.
"I was a little worried when he took me down, but once I got him in a lock I knew I was going to win," said Reese, who's 31-0 with 27 pins.
Following an easy 10-3 win in the first round, Soto got off to a great start against Gonzalez by slamming him to the mat and earning a near fall for a 5-0 lead.
His neck/shoulder flared up soon after — the same injuries that forced him to forfeit the Region IV title match two weeks ago — and Soto needed every ounce of will he could muster to hold on for a 9-8 victory.
After crushing Fossil Ridge's Aaron Schutz 18-5 in the first round, Herrera needed just 31 seconds to pin El Paso Franklin's Matt Garcia.
It was the 27th pin of the year for Herrera, who was recently named the Region IV Wrestler of the Year.
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Wrestling: Lee girls claim gold medals
By Dan McCarney 2/23/03
San Antonio Express-News
Lee's Nina Loera (left) squares off against Sara Smith of Conroe The Woodlands. Smith claimed a 13-5 decision in the 148-pound division. |
AUSTIN — As practice partners, Lee teammates Lisa Obregon and Christina Rodriguez spend much of the season beating each other up.
Saturday at the UIL State Wrestling Championships, the two instead focused their aggression on their opponents with historic results.
Both were victorious in their respective title matches at the Austin Civic Center to secure the first girls wrestling championships in Greater San Antonio history.
At 165 pounds, Rodriguez survived double overtime to edge Diana Reveles of El Paso Hanks on a tiebreaker. A few minutes later, Obregon overwhelmed Arlington Sam Houston's Monica Coleman for a first-period pin in the 215 finals.
"To have one state champion is great," Lee coach Bobby Allen said. "To have two is indescribable."
In the boys competition, defending state champion Jorge Herrera of Churchill was pinned in the first period of his heavyweight title match against Amarillo's Nathan Fox.
He was the only area wrestler to reach a boys finals.
Obregon's win was especially impressive considering Coleman beat her in three of four previous meetings this season.
"In my mind, I told myself that she'd done something to my family, hit my brother or something," she said. "That enraged me."
In three state-meet matches, Obregon pinned two opponents in the first period and outscored the third 10-1.
Rodriguez had it a bit tougher than her teammate, needing to gut out several tenuous situations to defeat a stronger, heavier opponent.
In the second and final overtime, Rodriguez had to maintain control over Reveles for the entire 30 seconds to win by virtue of notching the match's first takedown.
Reveles almost escaped to win with eight seconds left, but Rodriguez held on just long enough to force her out of bounds for a restart.
"I thought for a moment that she escaped," said Rodriguez, 20-1. "Once I saw we were restarting, I knew I had a second chance. All I had to do was hold on for eight seconds."
Also placing in the girls tournament were Judson teammates Kim Hernandez (second, 128) and Jayme Loving-Powell (fourth, 185).
Lee finished third in the girls team competition.
Herrera and Fox entered their heavyweight title match with perfect records, but the expected fireworks never materialized as Fox, who won last year's title at 215, earned a pin following an extremely quick whistle.
Herrera was furious with the call, refusing to participate in the medal ceremony, but Churchill coach J.D. Mosley was more diplomatic.
"Give (Fox) credit," he said. "We made a mistake and he made us pay for it."
Herrera finished the year at 36-1.
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Amarillo Palo Duro reclaims girls state title
Associated Press 2/22/03
AUSTIN - Stormy Grear and Anni Thomas won their title matches Saturday, leading Amarillo Palo Duro to its second girls state UIL state wrestling championship in three years.
Palo Duro scored 91 points, 31 ahead of 2002 champion Amarillo Tascosa. San Antonio Lee finished third with 48 points, Katy was fourth at 43, and El Paso Hanks scored 36.
Grear won the 95-pound weight class with a 6-0 victory over Crystal Valdez of Amarillo Caprock, and Thomas beat Tamica Jules of Amarillo Tascosa 8-7.
Suekoilya Shelly of Hurst L.D. Bell beat Astrid Gomez of Hereford 1-0 in double overtime to win the 138-pound class. Coaches voted Shelley the most outstanding wrestler in the tournament.
Killeen Ellison's Lakeshia Wilson won her 60th straight match and second straight state title by pinning Shaleb Bowie of Palo Duro in 2:59.
At 102 pounds, Angel Diaz of Amarillo Tascosa pinned Andrea Hurtado of Colleyville Heritage.
Brandi Brown of Arlington Lamar won the 110-pound class by beating Tosha McSloy of Katy Mayde Creek 12-5. Brown was the 2002 runner-up.
At 119 pounds, Kim Quinonez of El Paso Hanks beat Lauren Lindsey of Palo Duro 9-4.
Pflugerville's Rachel Billerbeck capped an 18-1 season with the championship in the 128-pound class by pinning Kim Hernandez of Converse Judson.
Christina Rodriguez of San Antonio Lee beat Diana Reveles of El Paso Hanks in the 165-pound class. Rodriguez won in overtime.
Lisa Obregon of San Antonio Lee won the 215-pound class by pinning Monica Coleman of Arlington Sam Houston in 1:33.
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Wrestling: Grappling with success
By David King 2/21/03
San Antonio Express-News
The bruises up and down their legs are proof.
So are the knee braces and the crooked, dislocated fingers. So are separated shoulders, twisted knees and ankles, and aches and pains in muscles they didn't even know they had.
The Lee girls wrestling team is serious.
"They do exactly the same workouts as my boys do," Vols coach Bobby Allen said. "What may be the only difference is that they work even harder than the guys do."
And the results are evident. Four members of the team — Sarah Schumacher, Nina Loera, Christina Rodriguez and Lisa Obregon — will be competing in the UIL State Tournament today and Saturday at the Austin Convention Center.
It's the second trip to Austin for Schumacher, Loera and Obregon, and Obregon will be looking to improve on last year's third-place finish in the 215-pound class.
"Last year was kind of overwhelming at first, because we had never been to a tournament like that," said Schumacher, who wrestles in the 138-pound class. "There were six mats going at once, and it was a little hard to focus. I couldn't really get my head into it."
They don't anticipate any of those problems this year, not after a season in which they finished third in the prestigious Caprock Tournament in Amarillo — an event that draws the best wrestlers from around Texas as well as several surrounding states.
"Going in, my goal was just to reach the top five," said Allen, who is in his third year as Lee's head coach and is taking girls to the state meet for the third straight year. "They really competed hard and things came out very well."
The girls on the team — and at one time, there were 24, a record number in town — don't have any problems with competing in what many consider a male sport. The girls are in a sport that often is tainted by the theatrics of professional wrestling, which bears about as much resemblance to real wrestling as it does to ballet.
"It's pretty cool, because people in class are starting to ask about how we're doing and stuff like that," said Rodriguez, who grew up wrestling with an older and a younger brother and jumped at the chance to compete on Lee's team last year as a freshman.
Loera, who also is a sophomore, found another benefit.
"People find out I'm a wrestler and they don't mess with me or my friends," she said with a smile, adding that she hadn't used any of her wrestling moves outside of the gym.
Many of the members of the team started out playing other sports — Loera and Obregon were on the volleyball team and Schumacher played basketball. But they have gravitated toward wrestling, and in fact have started recruiting their friends to fill out the squad.
"We're always looking for people with energy, people who don't ever give up," said Schumacher, who has suffered a separated shoulder and an assortment of sprains during her time on the team. "We look for people who can make it through the toughest parts of life."
As a result, the team is very close, Allen said. There are no cliques, no real fights among players, despite practices that can become hours of bumping, grabbing and bruising.
"We couldn't be successful in practice if we're mad at each other," Schumacher said.
They're all also united in their love for the sport.
"This is by far the best thing I've ever done," Schumacher said. "I've really been inspired, and I'm always glad to spend time with the team."
Obregon, quiet but dedicated, put it simply.
"I love it," she said. "I just love it."
Greater SA qualifiers
Girls: Kim Hernandez, Judson (128); Sarah Schumacher, Lee (138); Nina Loera, Lee (148); Casey Antip, Judson (165); Christina Rodriguez, Lee (165); Jayme Loving-Powell, Judson (185); Lisa Obregon, Lee (215)
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2003-02-18
Leilani Akiyama, Newport
Year: Sophomore
Sport: Wrestling
Weight Class: 112 pounds
Last week's highlights: Akiyama became Kingco's first female wrestler to qualify for the state tournament when she took fourth place at the Region 1 Tournament Saturday.
Notable: Akiyama is a 15-time national judo champion and a five-time international judo champion.
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Hazardous material: Wilson vying for second straight state title
BY EVAN REN 2/20/03
Herald Staff Writer
Upon meeting Ellison's Kisha Wilson, one quickly realizes that this isn't a girl to be trifled with.
That, of course, doesn't stop the occasional rogue male with an ego problem from doing exactly that, unable to shed the temptation of taking on the Texas state girls 185-pound wrestling champion.
Of three unfortunate lads to attempt this feat, one was pinned in front of his own classmates, another was body slammed and a third walked away with a broken nose.
None of them have requested a return match.
"When people find out I'm a wrestler, they always want to know if I wrestle against guys,'' Wilson said. "Most people don't even know that girls wrestling exists."
Not only does it exist, but Wilson, an 18-year-old senior, has become one of the game's top prospects. She will go for a second consecutive state title Friday and Saturday in the UIL State Wrestling Tournament at the Austin Convention Center.
The owner of a 57-match winning streak including a 38-0 mark in her championship season of last year, Wilson hasn't lost since finishing fourth in the state as a sophomore.
"She was young and lacking technique, but she's worked very hard over the last year and a half," Ellison coach Dean Schaub said. "Now she just dominates the other wrestlers."
Having pinned all 19 opponents she has faced this season, Wilson, who transferred to Ellison from Killeen following her sophomore year, has yet to have a match reach the third round as a senior.
"Her work ethic has really picked up," said Ellison assistant Bernard Williams. "Coming off a state championship some people may tend to be a bit lackadaisical, but I don't think anyone around here has worked harder."
Initially attracted to the sport while watching professional wrestling with her two brothers, Wilson had very little knowledge of folkstyle or freestyle techniques as a beginner.
She did however, have an uncommon amount of strength for a female — a trait she shows off daily by pushing as many as 40 shopping carts at a time uphill at the local grocery store where she is employed.
"A lot of the girls she wrestles have to drop weight to get to 185, so Kisha is often giving up almost 20 pounds," said Schaub of the 167-pound Wilson. "That's impressive, but I honestly believe that Kisha is strong enough to wrestle in the 215-pound class and still be the state champion."
Currently weighing her future options, Wilson is hoping to wrestle collegiately, though such opportunities are limited for women.
The 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, where female grapplers will make their competitive debut, looms as another possibility.
In the meantime, however, the occasional serving of crow dealt to local males may serve as the best form of training.
"We're not supposed to wrestle with the guys," Wilson said. "But I do when the coaches aren't around."
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Herald/STEVE TRAYNOR 2/20/03
Ellison's Kisha Wilson is a girl who can conquer the boys when it comes
to wrestling. The reigning state champion in the 185-pound class, Wilson
is one of the sport's top prospects because of her size and strength. She is
undefeated in her last 57 matches including a perfect 38-0 mark last
season.
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Katy's Terry hopes third time's the charm at state
By MK BOWER
2/19/2003 Houston Chronicle
Katy junior Melissa Terry will make a third trip to the state wrestling tournament this week, seeking to make amends for her semifinal loss of a year ago, where she led Amarillo Palo Duro's Stormy Grear in the closing moments of the match only to surrender a five-point move and a spot in the final.
"When she stepped off the mat, I told her she would have to live with that for a year," Katy coach Tim Ripperger said. "Now she has a chance to do something about it."
For Terry, the road to a potential gold medal in the 95-pound class has been long and winding. She weighed only 82 pounds as a freshman and spent most meets weighing in fully clothed in order to make her 85-pound wrestling weight. To expedite her progress, Ripperger had Terry wrestle a couple of classes up -- a risky but necessary move considering the wrestling landscape in Texas at the time.
"I didn't have that many people to wrestle my freshman year because it was still a brand new sport," Terry said. "I was a little nervous about giving up weight, but it went well.
"It helped me a lot to wrestle people heavier than I was. It actually makes you better, because when you've go to pick up someone that is your size, it's a lot easier."
Said Ripperger: "We pretty much started competition within the team. I had this group of really good freshman girls, and they would push each other. From that, she was able to make the climb."
Not surprisingly, Terry qualified for state in 2001, finishing fourth overall.
"By the time she got to state, she was pretty much prepared for girls in her own weight class," Ripperger said. "It wasn't such a big jump."
Terry continued her ascension as a sophomore. She breezed through the year undefeated and didn't suffer her first loss until she met Grear in the semifinals. Grear went on to win the title and, looking back, Terry can pinpoint exactly where she most needs to improve.
"That seems to be my biggest thing -- I get nervous," she said. "This year, I already have it planned out to where I won't get nervous when I get there. But you just want it so bad that you get so nervous because you might mess up one time. But I'm ready this year."
Said Ripperger: "She wasn't prepared to deal with the emotion through an entire match."
Terry once again is unbeaten heading into the state meet, having won all 14 of her matches this year. Her record is more impressive considering this season was the first in which she competed in a full weight class. She topped two highly ranked competitors this year, including Amarillo Caprock's Crystal Valdez, who defeated Grear at regionals. Terry's victory over Valdez came in the Lone Star Duals at Dallas and served as a confidence booster.
Not only did having a full schedule benefit Terry, so did the experience she gained last year at the state meet. No matter how hard she practiced or how frequently she challenged heavier foes, nothing was as beneficial as stepping onto the mat in Austin.
"Both of those things are going to factor into her performance," Ripperger said. "There is a continual growth in the sport of wrestling. This is the most prepared she has been for state."
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Four Cougar wrestlers win PAL titles
By Mark Foyer--Half Moon Bay Review 2/20/03
It's so typical of Sam Temko not to brag about himself.
Pass along a compliment about winning the 160-pound title at Saturday's
Peninsula Athletic League Wrestling Tournament, and he instead will
talk about his team from Half Moon Bay High School.
There was plenty to talk about.
The Cougars claimed four league champions and three second-place
finishers.
In addition to Temko, Sara Fulp-Allen won at 103 pounds, Chris Rey took
the title at 140 pounds and Nick Rey won at 145 pounds.
Placing second for Half Moon Bay were Adam Piccolotti (119), Dan
Silveria (171) and Mat Antone (215).
All seven wrestlers qualified for the Central Coast Section Wrestling
Tournament, a two-day event scheduled to start Friday and conclude
Saturday.
The top three finishers at that event advance to the State Tournament,
taking place at the University of Pacific in Stockton, March 7-8.
Jose Vasquez (135) and Peter Stadler (152) both finished third. They
are alternates to CCS.
Aaron Wilson finished fourth at 125 pounds.
Dan Grech finished tied for fifth at 130 pounds. Kyle Gehret (189) and
Travis Menezes (heavyweight) both hurt their knees and had to withdraw
from the tournament.
In the team competition, Half Moon Bay finished second with 167 points,
trailing Terra Nova, which had 244.5 points.
On Feb. 11, Terra Nova defeated Half Moon Bay 32-21 to claim the PAL
Dual Team title.
For Temko, it was his second straight PAL title. But instead of getting
excited about repeating as a champ, he was more excited about how the
Cougars did.
"A lot of the young guys stepped up for us," Temko said.
"Chris is a freshman and he wins a title. Adam is a freshman, and he
steps up huge for us. We wrestled a good tournament."
That includes Temko, who won all three of his matches to take the
title. He won his first two matches by pin.
He took the title match over Matt Morrison of Terra Nova by a 6-0
decision.
"Morrison was up for the match," Temko said. "He went toe-to-toe with
me. He didn't give me anything."
But in the end, it was Temko who came away with the win. The word among
longtime wrestling followers is that Temko is the best technical
wrestler in the area.
Toward the end of the tournament, there wasn't much pressure on Temko,
or anyone else battling for a league title - because the top two wrestlers
from the PAL advanced to the CCS, so the seven athletes already knew they
were in.
"There wasn't much stress in our final match," Temko said. "We all knew
that we qualified for the CCS. The semifinal matches were a lot more
stressful."
But those title matches still were tense with drama. Half Moon Bay's
other three champions all had to go to the final seconds to seal their
respective titles.
Fulp-Allen was trailing 6-3 with about a minute left in the match - and
she allied to beat Jason Sulay of Aragon 9-6.
She got an escape and a takedown to tie the score.
Then, with 20 seconds left, she placed Sulay on his back for three
near-fall points.
"I was calm throughout the entire match," Fulp-Allen said. "I never
looked at the scoreboard. I knew he was leading me for most of the match."
This was the sixth time the two had wrestled. Each time, Fulp-Allen
rallied to pick up the win.
"I enjoyed this match the most," Fulp-Allen said. "It was a close
match. He's gotten a lot better."
Chris Rey rallied to win his match 6-4 over Paul Halteh of Terra Nova.
"I wasn't worried," Rey said. "I'd beaten him before."
But it was still a challenge. The two went full-bore until the final
round.
"Once he started to get tired, I knew I could get him," Rey said.
Nick Rey got perhaps the most dramatic win of the day. Trailing 2-1
with 20
seconds left, Rey was in the down position.
Rey then got a reversal to take the lead, then placed Terra Nova's John
Brooks on his back for near-fall points and a 6-2 decision.
"I didn't expect to get him on his back," Rey said. "I was going for an
escape to just tie the score. I wanted to take my chances in overtime.
It was nerve-wracking."
The two had battled before, with Brooks gaining a one-point win in
their previous meeting.
"I didn't intend for the match to be so intense," Rey said. "My main
goal was to make CCS. This is a nice bonus to win."
At the dual meet, Fulp-Allen, Chris Rey, Antone and Menezes all got
wins.
Silveria got an escape with two seconds left in his match to force
overtime. He would win the match in overtime.
Temko beat Eric Helmstreit at 160 pounds 5-1 in the most anticipated
match of the meet.
Friday, the PAL girls' and JV Tournaments were held. Half Moon Bay
looked good in both of those tournaments, as well.
Half Moon Bay won the girls' title, outscoring San Mateo 58-52.
Katherine Fulp-Allen claimed the title at 105 pounds, with Camille
Kelley winning at 121 pounds, Audrey Asche claiming the 130-pound title and
Leah Walsh winning at 135 pounds.
Half Moon Bay claimed two champions in the JV tournament.
Marshall Whelen won at 147 pounds, with Matt Menezes taking the
162-pound title.
Finishing second for the Cougars were Alex Miller (135), Steve Adragna
(162) and Paul Ollerton (189). Vince Cozzolino (105) and R.J. Applegate (127)
were both third in their respective weight divisions. Kevin Lewis was fourth
at 121 pounds, with Sergio Sarabia fifth at the same weight. Willie
Hillyard (189) went 2-2.