2005-2006 Interscholastic Season
2005-06 Wrestling Rule Changes
2005-06 San Diego Section Divisional Alignment
2005-06 San Diego Section Dual Scoreboard
2005-06 San Diego Section Wrestlers to Watch (21 teams now profiled)

High School awards banquets
Bonita Vista: Wrestling odyssey comes full circle for father, son
St. Augustine: Western League champion Saintsmen receive their due rewards


In remembrance (site change)
Don Delfin -- father of Moses, Don and Josh Delfin -- passed away on March 1. Mr. Delfin's remains will be cremated, and a memorial service will be held Thursday, March 16, at 5 p.m. at Calvary Chapel-Vista, 885 E. Vista Way, Vista (phone 760-726-4224). Burial will be at a later date at Fort Rosecrans cemetary, Point Loma. Moses, Don and Josh Delfin contibuted much to the San Diego wrestling community, and any moral support shown to them, and to their mother, by the individual members of the San Diego wrestling community would be greatly appreciated.


California State Championships
March 3-4 at Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield
San Diego Section qualifiers: match by match

Team champion: Buchanan
Second-place team: Poway
Third-place team: Fremont
Fourth-place team: Gilroy
Champion of champions: Billy Murphy (Hughson), 130 pounds



Left: Ivan Arevalo (Brawley) decisioned Colin Kenley (Poway) to win the 132-lb. weight class title at this year's
San Diego Masters state qualifying tourney.
Right: Poway's Hawken Ruis capped a dominating run through the 137-pound bracket with a 13-3 win against Vista's Greg Cohen.

San Diego Masters Championships
Feb. 24-25 at Otay Ranch High School
Seeding information
Team champion: Poway
Runner-up team: Vista
Third-place team: Brawley
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway)
MVP Upper Weight: Cory Lehman (Poway)
Jay Penacho Memorial Award: Jericho Maxwell (Crawford)
Sportsmanship Award: Greg Villalobos (Mt. Miguel)
Tournament results
Weight class brackets
San Diego Section state tournament qualifiers
Feature story: Five East County mat men qualify for state meet
Feature story: Hilltop's Sardella is Metro's lone state qualifier



2006 Metro Conference/San Diego Section Division II champion Hilltop Lancers

San Diego Section Divisional Championships
Saturday, Feb. 18

Feature stories
Grossmont Conference wrestlers gear up for Masters state qualifier
Hilltop wrestlers pin banner season (Metro Conferenced nets seven CIF champions)

Division I: Poway High School
Division I seeding information
Team champion: Poway
Team runner-up: Vista
Third-place team: Carlsbad
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway), 125 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad), 189 pounds
Team standings and championship finalists
Division I weight class brackets
Results link: www.powaywrestling.com/Community/data/Div1CIFResults.pdf

Division II: Mira Mesa High School
Division II seeding information
Team champion: Hilltop
Team runner-up: Scripps Ranch
Third-place team: Oceanside
MVP Lower Weight: Byron Murphy (Scripps Ranch), 125 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Agustin Mercado (Hilltop), 189 pounds
Sportsmanship award (lower weight): Warren Fraser (Mira Mesa)
Sportsmanship award (upper weight): Dominic Grippo (San Pasqual)
Weight class brackets
(103) (112) (119) (125) (130) (135) (140) (145) (152) (160) (171) (189) (215) (275)

Division III: University City High School
Division III seeding information
Team champion: Brawley
Team runner-up: Mt. Carmel
Third-place team: Valhalla
MVP Lower Weight: Chris Kirk (Ramona), 103 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Joey Martinez (Mar Vista), 215 pounds
Sportsmanship award: Greg Villalobos (Mt. Miguel)
Division III tournament brackets
Division III place-winners
Division III match results
Division III team summary

Division IV: San Marcos High School
Division IV seeding information
Team champion: Valley Center
Team runner-up: Imperial
Third-place team: Central Union
Outstanding Lightweight: Raymond Elizalde, 12, Imperial, 125 pounds
Outstanding Heavyweight: Dovydas Kasradze, 10, San Marcos, 215 pounds
Sportsmanship award: John Mossy, 10, Santa Fe Christian, 130 pounds
Division IV Masters qualifiers
Division IV weight class brackets

League Championship Tournaments
Metro Conference Finals (includes weight class brackets)
City Conference Finals
Grossmont Conference Finals (includes weight class brackets)
Feature story: Valhalla Norsemen flex muscles at conference finals
Valley League Finals

Feature Stories
Top dual meet teams in 2005-06?
2005 El Dorado Holiday Invitational Report
10 San Diego Section wrestlers receive state rankings
Valhalla Norsemen: A look back, a look forward
University City Centurions: 2005-06 Preview
Eastlake Titans: Still rebuilding but still dangerous
CIF Southern Section Girls Wrestling Championships
Grappler Profile: Monte Vista's Tim Pugsley has set goals to be #1
Eastlake takes Titan-ic feeling into Metro Conference finals


2005-06 Dual Meet Reports
San Diego Section Dual Meet Standings
Clash of the Titans: Eastlake tops Chula Vista, 49-22
Lancers top Mariners, take bead on South Bay League title
Valhalla 48, Monte Vista 26: Norsemen stun Monarchs, win Grossmont South League title


2005-06 San Diego Section
Dual Meet Parade of Champions
Metro Conference
Mesa League
Championship: Eastlake 45, Bonita Vista 26
South Bay League
Championship: Hilltop 56, Otay Ranch 16 (Hilltop wins fourth consecutive league title)

Grossmont North League
Championship: West Hills 43, El Capitan 36

Grossmont South League
Championship: Valhalla 48, Monte Vista 26

City Conference
Eastern League: Scripps Ranch
Harbor (Central) League: Serra
Western League: St. Augustine

North County Conference
Valley League: Escondido


Breaking news:
South Bay League
Otay Ranch 51, Mar Vista 27
The Mustangs recorded their first-ever win in school history against Mar Vista by taking advantage of pins from 152 to 275 pounds on Feb. 2. Otay Ranch gave up pins at 125, 130 and 135 pounds. Mar Vista did not wrestle either Alan Matos or Joe Martinez, the team's two standout starters while the Mustangs did not start Shawn Shaw.

Western League
St. Augustine 39, Cathedral Catholic 37
The Saints overcame a Dons lead with a forfeit in the heavyweight class.


Dual Scoreboard
Feb. 2, 2006:

Avocado League
Carlsbad 54, Oceanside 22
Vista 54, El Camino 15

North County Conference
Valley League: Escondido
Ramona 45, San Pasqual 28
Escondido 63, San Marcos 6

Palomar League
Mt. Carmel 51, Rancho Bernardo 14
Poway 58, Torrey Pines 10

Mesa League
Eastlake 45, Bonita Vista 26
Chula Vista 54, Southwest 27

Grossmont South League
Valhalla 51, Granite Hills 18


Dual of the Week
Steele Canyon 32, Granite Hills 32
(Granite Hills wins tie-breaker, most wins)
Jan. 26, 2006 -- Trailing 32-17 with three weight classes in the dual, Steele Canyon rallied with three consecutive victories to force a 32-32 tie, only to lose the tie-breaker on most wins.Kellen Dion jump-started the Cougars' rally with a pin, followed by a pin by 152-pounder J.B. Graff to bring Steele Canyon to within 32-29 on the scoreboard. Garret Estevane completed the comeback with a 6-1 decision at 160 pounds, giving each team 32 points. The Cougars finished with three pins, one victory by forfeit and one technical fall. Granite Hills totaled two pins, two major decisions and one double overtime win. Dion trailed 10-1 in his 145-pound match before engineering a comeback pin in the final seconds. Other Steele Canyon winners included Caleb Cardenas (pin at 112), Kenny McCormick (forfeit at 119) and Matt Norton (15-0 win at 215).


2005-06 San Diego Section
Tournament Schedule
December
3: Carlsbad Invitational (Carlsbad High School).
3: Battle by the Beach (Mar Vista High School).
10: Marauder Invitational (Mira Mesa High School).
10: Jimmy Hamada Duals (La Costa Canyon High School).
16-17: San Diego Holiday Invitational (Eastlake High School).
27-28: El Cajon Invitational (San Ysidro High School).

January
6-7: Londos Invitational (Orange Glen High School)
7: Monte Vista Invitational (Monte Vista High School).
13-14: Scripps Ranch Invitational (Scripps Ranch High School).
21: San Pasqual Invitational (San Pasqual High School).
21: Rancho Bernardo 10-Way Duals (Rancho Bernardo High School).
27-28: Holtville Invitational (Holtville High School).February
3: Robert Jenkins Memorial Tournament (Helix High School); San Ysidro Invitational (San Ysidro High School).

Regular Season Tournament Results
San Ysidro Invitational
Feb. 4, 2006 at Monte Vista High School
Team champion: Oceanside
Runner-up team: Steele Canyon
Third-place team: Santa Fe Christian
MVP Lower Weight: Pedro Tapia (Montgomery), 121 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Guillermo Salgado (Oceanside), 217 pounds
Tournament results


Robert Jenkins Memorial Invitational
Feb. 4 at Helix High School
Team champion: Poway B
Runner-up team: Carlsbad
Third-place team: La Costa Canyon
MVP Light weight: Greg Huth, Kearny
MVP Heavy weight: Jordan Taghvai, Carlsbad
Tournament results
Feature story: Championships on order as post-season heats up


Holtville Invitational
Jan. 27-28 at Holtville High School
Team champion: Brawley
Runner-up team: Valhalla
Third-place team: Escondido
MVP Light weight: Keith Juengst, Valhalla
MVP Heavy weight: Lucas Espericueta, Shafter
Tournament results (full results)

Rancho Bernardo 10-Way
Jan. 21, 2006 at Rancho Bernardo High School
Championship: Poway "B" 49, Valhalla 15
Third place: Carlsbad 54, Monte Vista 18
Fifth place: Vista "B" 40, Ramona 33
Seventh place: Steele Canyon 48, Rancho Bernardo 33
Ninth place: Granite Hills 42, Mar Vista 21
MVP Lower Weight: Hunter Beamon (Monte Vista)
MVP Upper Weight: Jordan Taghvai (Carlsbad)
Feature story: Valhalla Norsemen finish second in elite mat gathering


San Pasqual Invitational
Jan. 21, 2006 at San Pasqual High School
Team champion: Escondido
Runner-up team: Brawley
Third-place team: Mt. Carmel
MVP Lower Weight: Luis Montante (Orange Glen)
MVP Upper Weight: Erik Vurick (RBV)
Tournament results


Scripps Ranch Invitational
Jan. 13-14, 2006 at Scripps Ranch High School
Team champion: Southwest El Centro
Runner-up team: Ramona
Third-place team: Oceanside
MVP Lower Weight: Robert Pegues (Southwest), 135
MVP Upper Weight: Zach Taylor (Holtville), 171
Tournament results


Jim Londos Memorial Invitational
Jan. 6-7, 2006 at Orange Glen High School
Team champion: Laguna Hills
Runner-up team: Poway B
Third-place team: Corona Centennial
Willie Jones Memorial Award: Chris Drouin (Chaparral)
MVP Lower Weight: Luis Montante (Orange Glen)
MVP Upper Weight: Justin Robertson (Las Vegas Centennial)
Tournament results
Monte Vista Invitational
Jan. 7, 2006 at Monte Vista High School
Team champion: Poway
Runner-up team: Vista
Third-place team: Temecula Valley
MVP Lower Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway)
MVP Upper Weight: Alex Trueblood (Vista)
Team scores
Weight class standings (Medal-round scores added)
Weight class brackets
Individuals by team summary
Feature story: El Capitan looks strong in defense of league title
Feature story: Monarchs, fueled by 78-0 dual meet win, medal seven

El Cajon/San Ysidro Invitational
Dec. 27-28, 2005 at San Ysidro High School
Team champion: Poway B
Team runner-up: Northridge (Layton, Utah)
MVP Lower Weight: Josh Jones (Northridge, Utah)
MVP Upper Weight: Ryan Becerra (Highland, Ariz.)
Feature story: Three Valhalla wrestlers stand tall at 2K5 ECI (Parade of Champions)


Reno Tournament of Champions
Team chanpion: Alamosa (Colorado)
Team runner-up: Easton (Pennsylvania)
Third-place team: Poway (California)
Outstanding Wrestler: Sonny Yohn (Alamosa), 189 pounds
San Diego Section Place-winners
103: George Flores (Poway), sixth
119: Joe Boone (Poway), fifth
125: Todd Schavrien (Poway), first (All-American)
152: Joey Granata (Fallbrook), eighth
171: Greg Prioleau (Poway), seventh
275: Kurt Klimek (Carlsbad), third (All-American)
Tournament results
Feature story: What's in a ranking? Poway's Todd Schavrien zooms to #1 in the nation