Fountain Valley’s boys wrestling team might be on the path to another CIF-SS championship season.
The Barons last month finished second in the Mann Classic at Marina. That is one of the bigger early-season boys wrestling tournaments in Southern California. Perennial power Buchanan of Clovis finished first.
Fountain Valley had four individual champions in the Mann Classic: Hunter Jauregui at 113 pounds, Brady Mercer at 132 pounds, Christian Stoeber at 165 and Khale McDonnell at 215 pounds.
The Barons won a second consecutive CIF Southern Section Inland Division championship last season. Jauregui was the CIF-SS Inland Division champion last season at 109 pounds. McDonnell was the Inland Division champ at 190 pounds.
Both are looking for bigger success this season.
“I have a better attitude toward my matches and my opponents now,” said McDonnell who signed with Oregon State, where his brother TJ wrestles. “I’ve been training harder so I have a lot more belief in my moves and my capabilities this year.”
Jauregui said he, too, understands that being physically prepared for a match is not enough.
“One thing I’m better at is my mentality,” Jauregui said. “Last year I fell short and that gave me an understanding of what I need to work on and what it takes to be the best.”
Fountain Valley wrestling coach Brad Woodbury is enthusiastic about this season for the Barons, who are No. 7 in the Calgrapper.com state team rankings.
“They’re a tough group,” Woodbury said. “Great kids who work very hard. It’s going to be exciting to see how this pans out at the end of the year.”
NOTES
Trabuco Hills senior Kylee Golz was a fifth-place finisher in the CIF State Championships as a freshman, finished third in state in her junior year and was second in the state last season. She finished first in the 120-pound weight class in the Lady Kat tournament at Capistrano Valley in November. …
The Calgrappler state team boys rankings have St. John Bosco at No. 1. Esperanza is No. 11. …
The Doc Buchanan, annually one of the top tournaments in the western United States, is Friday at Saturday at Clovis High. …
The Five Counties meet is Jan. 17 and 18 at Fountain Valley High. …
CIF-SS boys and girls dual meet championships are Feb. 1. The boys and girls individual championships are Feb. 14 and 15. The CIF-SS Masters Meet for boys and girls wrestling is Feb. 21 and 22, with the CIF State Meet the following week. …
TOP O.C. BOYS WRESTLERS
(As ranked by Calgrappler.com)
106 pounds: 1. Samuel Sanchez, Esperanza, Fr.; 2. Chris Qureshi, Fountain Valley, Jr.; 3. Rikki Villasenor, Newport Harbor, Jr.
113 pounds: 1. Max Murillo, Esperanza, So.; 2. Hunter Jauregui, Fountain Valley, So.; 3. Massimo Ortiz, Servite, So.
120 pounds: 1. Liam Qureshi, Fountain Valley, Jr.; 2. Aaron Gonzalez, Mater Dei, So.; 3. Luis Romero, Villa Park, Sr.
126 pounds: 1. Kavi Garvey, Dana Hills, So.; 2. Oliver Benninghoff, Trabuco Hills, Jr.; 3. Manny Ramirez, Western, Sr.
132 pounds: 1. Aaron Silva, Corona del Mar, Jr.; 2. Christopher Arreola, Esperanza, Fr.; 3. Isaac Gonzalez, Western, Sr.
138 pounds: 1. Vinnie Gutierrez, Fountain Valley, So.; 2. James Ruiz, Esperanza, So.; 3. Jayden Ho, San Clemente, Sr.
144 pounds: 1. Demian Pryima, Newport Harbor, Sr.; 2. Mateo Centeno, Esperanza, Fr.; 3. Vince Partington, Cypress, Sr.;
150 pounds: 1. Niko Valenzuela. Fountain Valley, Sr.; 2. Dimetry Molina, Esperanza, Fr.; 3. Jibril Sood, Laguna Hills, Sr.
157 pounds: 1. Mikel David Uyemura, Fountain Valley, Jr.; 2. Anthony Manno, Newport Harbor, Sr.; 3. Maddox Herrera, Esperanza, Sr.
165 pounds: 1. Chris Stoeber, Fountain Valley, So.; 2. Cross Rodriguez, Calvary Chapel, Jr.; 3. Bobby Baeder, Dana Hills, Sr.
175 pounds: 1. Kelan Stever, San Clemente, Jr.; 2. Jude Holiday, Esperanza, So.; 3. William Schindele, El Toro, So.
190 pounds: 1. Primo Catalano, Fountain Valley, Sr.; 2. Danny Frailey, Trabuco Hills, Sr.; 3. Owen Chiou, University, Sr.
215 pounds: 1. Khale McDonnell, Fountain Valley, Sr.; 2. Alan Galindo, Servite, Sr.; 3. James Flores, Western, Sr.;
285 pounds: 1. Brandon Bass, Servite, Sr.; 2. Luke Mihele, San Clemente, Sr.; 3. Brody Aguilar, Esperanza, Jr.
TOP O.C. GIRLS WRESTLERS
(Courtesy of Francisco Serratos)
100 pounds: 1. Marlee Solomon, Newport Harbor, So.; 2. Noemi, Garcia, Savanna, Sr.; 3. Lucia Barandan, San Clemente, Jr.
105 pounds: 1. Maggie Cornish, Tesoro, Jr.; 2. Alicia Serratos, Santa Ana, Sr.; 3. Anna Pham Westminster, Sr.
110 pounds: 1. Jenny Florez, Orange Lutheran, Jr.; 2. Angelique Mexia, Villa Park, Sr.; 3. Mikayla Putich, Marina, Jr.
115 pounds: 1. Kylee Golz, Trabuco Hills, Sr.; 2. Anabelle Serratos, Santa Ana, So.; 3. Alison Cano, San Clemente, Jr.
120 pounds: 1. Makayla Brent, Brea Olinda, Jr.; 2. Carmen Rosales, Tustin, Sr.; 3. Yuri Lippinghoff, Foothill, Jr.
125 pounds: 1. Lilyana Balderas, Anaheim, Jr.; 2. Nelly Hernandez, Laguna Hills, Sr.; 3. Aveyah Ramos, Sunny Hills, Sr.
130 pounds: 1. Gwen Jewell, Foothill, Sr.; 2. Ariadne Mata, Western, Sr.; 3. Hailey Ryan, San Clemente, Sr.
135 pounds: 1. Jolene Aguilar, Santa Ana Valley, Jr.; 2. Eliana Trevino, Aliso Niguel, Jr.; 3. Izzy Cruz, El Toro, Sr.
140 pounds: 1. Yanni Sanchez, Santa Ana, Sr.; 2. Dora Asis, Newport Harbor, So.; 3. Ashlynn Lynch, Northwood, So.
145 pounds: 1. Jezika Spranglin, Cypress, Sr.; 2. Alyssa Martinez, Foothill, Sr.; 3. Marley Misty Nelson, Villa Park, So.
155 pounds: 1. Layla Lorenzo, Mater Dei, Sr.; 2. Liliana Mendez, Irvine, Sr.; 3. Brianna Rodriguez, San Clemente, Sr.
170 pounds: 1. Eva Garcia, Newport Harbor, So.; 2. Angie Salazar, Santa Ana, Sr.; 3. Ariel Penaloza, Cypress, Sr.
190 pounds: 1. Estefany Caballero, Orange, So.; 2. Laiyah Stoddart-Cordova, Fountain Valley, Jr.; 3. Cesia Torres, Santiago, Sr.
235 pounds: 1. Beatriz Avellaneda, Segerstrom, Sr.; 2. Mckenzie Mullen, Garden Grove, Sr.; 3. Isabel Galisteo, Northwood, Sr.
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