2003-04 Interscholastic Season

Photo: Hilltop's Matt DeYoung puts exclamation point on CIF San Diego Section Division II 142-pound weight class championship

2004 Frosh/Soph state championships

San Diego Section Honor Roll

103 pounds: 1. Joey Boone (Poway); 5. Brock Gordon (El Centro Southwest); 6. Landon Holmes (Valhalla).

112 pounds: 6. Jarrod Maguire (Valhalla)

125 pounds: 1. Todd Schavrien (Poway); 2. Hawken Ruis (Poway); 4. Byron Murphy (Scripps Ranch).

130 pounds: 6. Niall Morga (Vista).

145: 5. Clayton MacFarlane (Vista).

152: Greg Prioleau (Poway).

189: 2. Tony Cadiz (Torrey Pines).

275: 1. Kurt Klimek (Carlsbad). 

103 pound bracket

112 pound bracket

119 pound bracket

San Diego girls wrestling update

Eastlake's Germany fulfills her vision quest

St. Augustine Saints awards banquet

Tournament schedule

CIF-State tournament

Webcast updates

Metro Conference state meet report

Grossmont Conference state meet report

San Diego Section Championships
Saturday, Feb. 21

Division I: Fallbrook High School

Team champion: Poway

2nd place team: Fallbrook

MVP Light Weight: Enrique Solis (Fallbrook)
MVP Heavy Weight: Brandon Halsey (RBV)

Tournament results

Division II: San Pasqual High School

Team champion: La Costa Canyon

2nd place team: Mt. Carmel Sundevils

Outstanding Light Weight: Eddie Garcia (Calexico) 

Outstanding Heavy Weight: Ryan Williams (La Costa Canyon)

Tournament results

Division III: Brawley High School

Team champion: Brawley

2nd place team: Valhalla

Division IV: Valley Center High School

Team champion: Valley Center

Outstanding Light Weight: Ray Elizalde (Imperial)

Outstanding Heavy Weight: Ernie Shaw (Palo Verde)

Tournament results

San Diego Section Masters Championships

Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28 @ Otay Ranch High School

Metro Conference Masters preview

Metro Conference Masters roundup: Six qualify for state meet

State-bound!

Team champion: Poway Titans

MVP Light Weight: Todd Schavrien (Poway), 121 pounds

MVP Heavy Weight: Ryan Nejal (Scripps Ranch), 173 pounds

Masters tournament results

Masters place-winners

Masters finalists information

Masters 105-pound weight bracket

Masters 114-pound weight bracket

Masters 121-pound weight bracket

Masters 127-pound weight bracket

Masters 132-pound weight bracket

Masters 137-pound weight bracket

Masters 142-pound weight bracket

Masters 147-pound weight bracket

Masters 154-pound weight bracket

Masters 162-pound weight bracket

Masters 173-pound weight bracket

Masters 191-pound weight bracket

Masters 217-pound weight bracket

Masters 277-pound weight bracket

Seeding points (by weight class)

Seeding meeting (seeded wrestlers)

Masters qualifiers (by school)

Kearny High update:

Feature stories

Holiday tourneys beget new action heroes (Metro Conference honor roll)

2003-04 Dual Scoreboard

Metro Conference dual scoreboard

Metro Conference championship preview

Tournament champions: Eastlake

2nd place: Hilltop

Tournament results

Recap: Titans win fifth consecutive Metro tournament title

South Bay League: Hilltop says 'no' to Mar Vista once more: Hilltop raises South Bay League banner

South Bay League duals:

Hilltop 84, Southwest 0

Hilltop 65, Castle Park 28

Hilltop 45, Mar Vista 27

Hilltop, Mar Vista prepare for South Bay League showdown (Holtville Invitational report)

Metro Conference dual photo gallery (Eastlake 39, Hilltop 27)

City Conference dual scoreboard

City Conference championship tournament

Team champion: Scripps Ranch

Tournament results

Weight Class Brackets

Results by weight class

Results by team

Eastern League champion: Scripps Ranch Falcons

The Falcons won their sixth league championship in eight years by compiling a perfect 5-0 league record, 8-0 overall

Eastern League duals:

Championship dual: UC 34, St. Augustine 27

Grossmont Conference scoreboard

Championship Tournament

Team scores

Place-winners

Weight class brackets

Individuals by team

Grossmont North League preview

Dual championship: West Hills 42, Santana 36

Grossmont South League preview

Dual championship: Monte Vista 43, Valhalla 21

Young Norsemen serve notice (dual meet report)

Monte Vista vs. Valhalla dual meet preview

North County scoreboard 

Valley League dual tri-champions:

Ramona (3-1)

Orange Glen (3-1)

Valley Center (3-1)

Valley League tournament champion: Ramona

2nd place: Valley Center

3rd place: Orange Glen

Tournament results

Palomar League: Poway 54, Vista 11

Avocado League championship: La Costa Canyon Mavericks 41, Mt. Carmel Sundevils 31

2003-04 San Diego Section Wrestlers to Watch

The California Wrestler January 2004 state rankings

2003 Reno Tournament of Champions

2003-04 team previews

Team rosters & outlook: Brawley, Calexico, Granite Hills, Imperial, Santana, Escondido, Chula Vista, RBV, Vista, Steele Canyon, Bonita Vista, Orange Glen, El Capitan, San Pasqual, Kearny, Scripps Ranch, Helix

Poway Titans: Faces change, legend endures

Valhalla Norsemen: Fight the future

Monte Vista Monarchs still roaring like a lion  

Hilltop Lancers keeping elite company these days

Surf's up for Eastlake in 2003-04

San Diego Section Wrestlers to Watch (updated: 02/06/04)

Division I Rankings (updated 01/13/04)

Division I Seeding points (click here) - 17 teams

Division I seeds: 

Division II Rankings (updated 02/10/04)

Division III Rankings (updated 02/14/04)

Division IV Seeding points (click here)

College Wrestling

PAC-10 Rankings (updated 12/2/03)

2003-04 Tournament Scoreboard

Robert Jenkins Memorial Tournament (Helix High School)

Top seeds

Tournament results

Team scores

Weight class brackets

Individuals by team

Match scores by weight class

Team champion: La Costa Canyon Mavericks

Second-place team: Calexico Bulldogs

Top Individuals

106: Billy Lennon (Poway) pinned Tom Nguyen (Oceanside) 5:50. 115: Eddie Garcia (Calexico) major dec. Mark Ibarra (Sweetwater) 11-2. 122: Estevan Jimenez (Calexico) decisioned Josh Obregon (El Camino) 10-9. 128: Jose Herrera (Mission Bay) decisioned Nick Blair (Kearny) 3-0.

133: Wesley Watson (Santana) pinned Tyler Anderson (Monte Vista) 3:47. 138: Jeremy McHone (West Hills) decisioned Phillip Clay (Monte Vista) 10-7. 143: Ron Blair (Kearny) decisioned Tyson Knierim (Ramona) 11-7. 148: Randy Vasquez (Scripps Ranch) decisioned Gibran Maciel (Mission Bay) 3-0. 155: Ryan Williams (La Costa Canyon) pinned Jeremiah Rushton (Vista) 5:15. 163: Derek Orme (La Costa Canyon) decisioned Casey Downey (Santana) 8-2. 174: Ryan Nejal (Scripps Ranch) pinned Rafael Contreras (Calexico) 1:45. 192: Jeff May (La Costa Canyon) defeated Jaymeson Davis (RBV) by injury default. 218: Brandon Halsey (RBV) tech fall John Hughes (Ramona) 17-1. 278: Joran Ohnstad (La Costa Canyon) pinned John Davis (El Camino) 5:30.

Outstanding Wrestlers

MVP Lower Weight: Estevan Jimenez (Calexico)

MVP Upper Weight: Joran Ohnstad (La Costa Canyon)

Helix JV Tournament

Tournament results

Monte Vista JV Tournament

Team scores

Brackets

Individuals by team

2003-04 JV & Frosh scoreboard

Division 4 Regional Women's Championships

Tournament results

San Pasqual Invitational

Tournament results
Top teams: 1. Orange Glen 162; Scripps Ranch 140; 3. Mar Vista 138; Vista 138. 5. Escondido 124.
Championship matches: 106–Holmes (Valhalla) major decisioned Sax (Esc) 19-8; 115–Maguire (Valhalla) pinned Montante (Orange Glen) 3:30; 122–Obregon (El Camino) decisioned Lowry (Orange Glen) 5-2; 128–Schaffer (Pt. Loma) decisioned Malone (San Pasqual) 8-5; 133–Watson (Santana) pinned Diaz (West Hills) 3:30; 138–Parada (Orange Glen) decisioned Pease (Carlsbad) 7-6; 143–De Santis (Escondido) pinned Gomez (Morse) 3:35; 148–Vasquez (Scripps Ranch) decisioned Rodriguez (San Pasqual) 6-3; 155– Rushton (Vista) major decisioned Barajas (Orange Glen) 11-0; 163–MacBaisey (Torrey Pines) pinned Van Tassel (Carlsbad) 5:10; 174–Nejal (Scripps Ranch) tech fall Olea (Orange Glen) 21-6; 192– Crampton (Mar Vista) major decisioned Fisher (Clairemont) 18-4; 218–Marczynski (Clairemont) pinned Juarez (Mar Vista) 2:43; 278–Davis (El Camino) pinned Foster (RBV) 1:18.

Outstanding wrestlers

MVP Light Weight: Wesley Watson (Santana)

MVP Upper Weight: Ryan Nejal (Scripps Ranch)

Poway Winter Tournament

Tournament results

Weight class brackets

4th annual Scripps Ranch Invitational

Tournament results

Weight class brackets

Individuals by team

01/27: Eastlake High wrestling report

2004 Five Counties Invitational

Tournament update

29th annual Jim Londos Invitational

Jan. 9-10 @ Orange Glen High School

Tournament results

Weight class brackets

Doc Buchanan Invitational

Tournament results

Monte Vista Invitational

Jan. 10 @ Monte Vista High School

Hilltop's Scambler wrestling into elite territory (feature story)

Tournaments results

Team scores

Weight class brackets

Individuals by team

Top Teams: 1. Poway 334.5 points; 2. Brawley 225.5; 3. Gilbert, Arizona 170.5; 4. Monte Vista 160; 5.Mira Mesa 106; 6.El Camino 100.5; 7.Temecula Valley 98; 8.Rancho Buena Vista 92 9. Granite Hills 98.5; 10. (tie) Central Union, Hilltop 89; 12. Patrick Henry 83.5; 13.Morse 74; 14. Kearny 70.5; 15.Steele Canyon 49.5; 16. (tie) Imperial, Santana 48; 18. Mission Bay 39 ;19.(tie) St. Augustine, University of San Diego High 23; 21. Calipatria 17; 22. (tie) Escondido, Grossmont,  Santa Fe Christian 0.

Ayala Classic

Tournament results

33rd annual El Cajon/Otay Ranch Invitational

Dec. 29-30 @ Otay Ranch High School

Team scores

Individual place-winners

Tournament brackets (103-125 pounds)

Tournament brackets (130-145 pounds)

Dan Kida coaches profile/ECI preview (updated 01/18/2004)

San Diego Holiday Classic

Dec. 19-20 @ Eastlake High School  (41 teams)

Tournament results

Top 15 teams: 1. Brawley 213.0; 2. Monte Vista 202.0; 3. Peninsula (Southern Section) 173.0; 4. Eastlake 159.5; 5. Natomas (Sac Joaquin Section) 138.0; 6. Hilltop 137.5; 7. El Capitan 114.5; 8. Valley Center 108.0; 9. Torrey Pines 99.0; 10. Granite Hills 97.0; 11. Mar Vista 93.5; 12. University City 78.0; 13. San Pasqual 75.0; 14. Mira Mesa 74.5;15. Morse 74.0.

MVP Light Weight: Bryan Scambler (Hilltop), 135 pounds

MVP Heavy Weight: Kyle McGraw (Monte Vista), 171 pounds

El Cajon Invitational JV Tournament

Team scores, individual results and brackets

Rio Mesa Team Rotational
At Rio Mesa HS (Oxnard, Calif.)
Top 4 Teams: 1st Red Mountain (Arizona) 9-0; 2nd Vista 8-1; 3rd Ventura 8-1; 4th Blackfoot (Idaho) 7-2 - lost to Ventura 35-33
Pool A
Vista 60, Arroyo Grande 15
Vista 63, Stockdale 6
Vista 52, Las Vegas 21
Vista 64, Hueneme (Ventura, Calif.) 3
Vista 54, Shafter 16
Vista 53, Irvine 21
Vista 65, Hamilton (Wisconsin) 9
Vista 42, Blackfoot (Idaho) 30  - Pool A Championship
Red Mountain (Arizona) 30, Vista 22  - (Pool A champion vs Pool B champion)

Vista Individual Results from Rio Mesa:
112  Shapiro (6-3) - 6th
119  Niall Morga (9-0) - 1st
125  Clayton Macfarlane (8-1) - 3rd
130  Blake Gaughran (9-0) - 1st
140  Ale Franco (7-2) - 4th
145  Willie Leon (6-3) - 5th
160  Evan Barbre (9-0) - 1st
171  Matt Methling  (8-1) - 2nd
 

Mira Mesa Marauder Invitational

Tournament results

Marauder Invitational Photo Gallery

Team scores: 1. Monte Vista 166.5; 2. Mt. Carmel 149.5; 3. Hilltop 123; 4. Poway 117.5; 5. Washington Union (Fresno) 101.5; 6. Mar Vista 101; 7. El Camino 81; 8. Valley Center 77;

9. Mission Bay 75; 10. Imperial 72; 11. Granite Hills 70.5; 12. Mira Mesa 68; 13. Clairemont 66; 14. Point Loma 61; 15. Oceanside 48.5; 16. Kearny 47; 17. Chula Vista 45; 18. Holtville 44; 19. Rancho Bernardo 43; 20. La Jolla 36; 21. Serra 32; 22. University City 28; 23. Valhalla 27; 24. USDHS 24; 25. San Diego 20; 26. St. Augustine 13. Note: Crawford team points not included.

MVP Light Weight: Nick Blair (Kearny), 121 pounds

MVP Heavy Weight: Leonard Smith (Mira Mesa), 277 pounds

Jimmy Hamada/LCC Duals

Tournament results

Order of team finish: 1. La Costa Canyon; 2. Eastlake; 3. Covina; 4. Ramona; 5. Tesoro; 6. West Hills; 7. Boulder City.

MVP Light Weight: Marlon Frausto (Eastlake)

MVP Heavy Weight: Jeff May (LCC)

El Dorado Holiday Classic

Story recap: Young Norsemen lead East County

Poway place-winners: Boone (third, 103); Todd Schavrien (fourth, 112); Abe Gross (second, 130); Elwin Warsh (first, 135); David Sweig (third, 145); Jaspal Singh (fifth, 152); Travis Wood (first, 171); Gutchow (fifth, 189); Colton Nichols (first, 215).

Hilltop place-winners: Bryan Scambler (third,140); Sergio Santillan (fourth, 112); Matt DeYoung (tied third, 135). 

Mar Vista Battle by the Beach

Tournament results

Story recap: Surf's up for Eastlake

Teams scores (points): 1. Eastlake 282; 2. Mar Vista 270; 3. Scripps Ranch 264; 4. Mira Mesa 134; 5. Orange Glen 131.5; 6. Santana 119; 7. Bonita Vista 111.5; 8. Hilltop 109; 9. Escondido 93.5; 10. La Jolla 86.5; 11. Castle Park 53; 12. (tie) San Diego, Mt. Miguel 49; 14. Sweetwater 47; 15. Southwest 39; 16. Hoover 32; 17. Holtville 31; 18. Helix 29; 19. Chula Vista 18; 20. St. Augustine 13.

Outstanding Light Weight: George Flores (Bonita Vista), 105 pounds

Outstanding Middle Weight: Hugo Castrejon (Hoover), 173  pounds

Outstanding Heavy Weight: Juan Juarez (Mar Vista), 217 pounds

Larry Borden Memorial Coaches award: Jon Talbott (Mira Mesa)

Fastest pin: Juan Juarez (Mar Vista) 7 seconds

Most pins, least time: The Ton (Mira Mesa) 4 pins (:42, :30, :28, :31)

Jaguar Shootout

6TH ANNUAL VALLEY CENTER HIGH  SCHOOL

Tournament results

The Brawley Wildcats came to the 6th annual Jaguar "Shoot-Out" at Valley Center High School looking to be mid-season shape. The second-place Jaguars of Valley Center would try to answer the challenge, but well skilled and conditioned  Wildcats would be to much for them in a 55-6 defeat. The third-place Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns would do slightly better against the Wildcats, but again to no avail in a 58-12 loss. Valley Center would win a close contests against Rancho Buena Vista (42-36) and University City(35-33). The Jaguar "Shoot-Out" Wrestling Tournament  fielded 6 varsity teams and 8 junior varsity teams. This tournament was to designed give each wrestler 4 matches. The tournament began at 9:15 a.m. and was completed at  4 p.m.
TEAM PLACES: 1ST BRAWLEY (4-0), 2ND VALLEY CENTER (3-1), 3RD-TIE RANCHO BUENA VISTA (2-2) & UNIVERSITY CITY (2-2), 5TH UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (1-3), 6TH SERRA (0-4)

Carlsbad Invitational

Tournament results (incomplete)

Top stories

It's official! Eastlake wins CIF state scholastic wrestling title

Madison Myers' Aussie trip: Now it can be told (he didn't surf, he got a tattoo)

North County Summer Wrestling League Finals

Valley Center Jaguars - California State Games

From left: Chris Pancner, Austin Silldorff, Justin Clifford, Matt Clifford, Brian Carillo

For tournament results, click here

Valhalla's Kinports bound for Columbia

Valhalla High senior Dean Kinports has accepted a wrestling scholarship to Columbia University in New York.  Columbia, the nation's oldest college wrestling program, celebrated its 100th anniversary last season. The school competes in the EIWA conference with powerhouse Lehigh, Cornell, Penn and Army along with other Ivy league schools including Princeton and Harvard. Kinports joins other top California wrestlers Ricky Turk, Jeff Sato (a UC Davis transfer) and Dustin Tillman. 

Dean joins Ryan Guffey among active Valhalla wrestlers in college programs. Guffey was sixth in NAIA championships last year at William Penn where he will return for his junior year next season.