Lady Eagles, Lady Crusaders claim San Diego Section CIF girls wrestling championships

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Olympian High School celebrates its sixth consecutive San Diego Section Division I championship. Courtesy photo

Girls wrestling made its debut on the mat two decades ago. The first girls section championship tournament was approved in October 2011.
The sport has continued to grow since then in many different directions.

The Metro Conference awarded official league dual meet championships in 2025-26: Olympian in the Metro-Mesa League and Sweetwater in the Metro-South Bay League.

Dual meets were integrated alongside boys teams for a complete spectrum of competition on the mat in both gender fields.

The section crossed a milestone last weekend with the unveiling of its inaugural Division IV championship tournament at Valley Center High School. Nineteen teams competed in all four divisionals for a total of 76 schools.

Rancho Bernardo High School hosted the Division I tournament while San Ysidro High School hosted the Division II meet. Ramona High School hosted the Division III tourney.

The section held three divisional tournaments in 2024-25.

Mater Dei Catholic, Castle Park and Mar Vista high schools helped make history by competing in Saturday’s Division IV tournament.
It was indeed a history-making event for Mater Dei Catholic, which captured its first girls wrestling CIF championship in school history.

Veteran coaches Dale Siscon and Gabriel Ruz, each with 50 or more years of coaching experience, head the Mater Dei Catholic coaching staff. The girls program at the schoole has grown from six to 18 after four years.

“This is the start of a new era,” Siscon said.

“These girls have really taken this to heart — they’re bringing it,” Ruz said.

The Lady Crusaders soared above the mat with 112 points to edge runner-up Valley Center (96 points), third place Crawford (94 points), fourth place Liberty Charter (91 points) and fifth place Coastal Academy (90 points).

Mater Dei Catholic led the way with three weight class champions, one runner-up and one bronze medalist to qualify five grapplers for the upcoming San Diego Masters state-qualifying tournament Feb. 21 at Eastlake High School.

Queens of the mat included champions Kailani Topasna (120 pounds), Beatriz Rockholt (170 pounds) and Kaila Strother (190 pounds). Natalia Corrao-Broussard (145 pounds) finished with the silver medal while Lyla Ibarra (140 pounds) finished third in her weight class.
Overall, the Lady Crusaders advanced four wrestlers to the championship match.

Mater Dei Catholic also picked up one Masters alternate (fourth-place finisher) with Eva-Arabella Tehrani at 100 pounds.

There was one all-Metro Conference finals as Topasna defeated Castle Park’s Karla Corral at 120 pounds.

Castle Park finished seventh in the Division IV field with 70 points and four Masters qualifiers: Corral (120) with a silver medal and Emma Grajeda Croce (100), Eli Serna (110) and Noahlamie Velasquez (125) with bronze medals.

Mar Vista finished in 17th place with four points and one Msters alternate (Forever Whaley, fourth at 190 pounds).

This year’s four divisionals highlighted the increasing competitiveness in the region.

Sixteen wrestlers will compete in each of the 14 weight classes at the upcoming Masters tournament that includes the top five place-winners from both the Division I and Division II tournaments and the top three place-winners from both the Division III and Division IV tournaments.

The top three place-finishers in each weight class at Masters will punch their ticket to the state championship meet Feb. 26-28 in Bakersfield.

Mater Dei Catholic High School celebrates its first San Diego Section CIF girls wresting championship. Courtesy photo

Dynasty on tap
Olympian won its sixth consecutive Division I team championship with an inspired performance to edge runner-up Mira Mesa 194-188 on the scoreboard.

Steele Canyon finished third with 166 points.

“I told the girls that it was going to be a tough day, but I believed in them,” Lady Eagles head coach Jessie Perez said. “If any girl hadn’t won a match they won on Saturday,we would have lost.

“The score was so close but our two returning Masters champions sealed the deal for us. I’m pretty sure this is the most dominant sports team ever in the Metro Conference.”

Olympian’s CIF team championship included two individual champions (Natalia Righellis at 147 pounds and Elisa Najera at 237 pounds), two silver medalists (Jianna Goodwin at 102 pounds and Madelyn Hogue at 142 pounds), one bronze medalist (Elyza Guzman at 107 pounds), four fourth-place finishers (Briseis Ramirez at 132 pounds, Aynnara Quintero at 137 pounds, Sulay Ramirez at 157 pounds and Chloe Diaz at 192 pounds) and one sixth-place finisher (Evynn Kilby at 112 pounds).

That’s a treasure trove of nine Masters qualifiers (and one alternate) for a team that graduated eight out of 14 weights from last year.
Najera’s pin in 30 seconds in her finals match against San Marcos’ Nirvana Tapia clinched the team title for the Lady Eagles in exciting walk-off fashion.

Najera improved to 28-5 on the season while Righellis is 30-6.

Eastlake’s Olivia Grace Delosreyes was counted among the division champions at 115 pounds.

The Lady Titans finsihed seventh in the team standings with 103.5 points with five Masters qualifiers overall. Kareli Rascon was second at 125 pounds. Emme De Mesa was fourth at 120 pounds while Sydney Weevie (140 pounds) and Arianni Benitez (190) were both fifth.

Sweetwater (14th with 37 points) made history with its first two Masters qualifiers: Krisabella Villalobos (fourth at 102 pounds) and Alexi Montoya (fourth at 107 pounds).

Otay Ranch finished 13th with 42 points.

Sweetwater’s first Masters qualifiers. Courtesy photo

Next up
Four Metro Conference teams participated in the Division II tournament: Bonita Vista (fourth, 163.5 points), San Ysidro (eighth, 75 points), Chula Vista (10th, 46.5 points) and Hilltop (11th, 44.5 points).

Bonita Vista reaped 10 Masters qualifiers, including champion Ella Edvalson at 145 pounds, runner-up Alyssa Riggs at 235 pounds and bronze medalist Xiamara Wright at 140 pounds. The Lady Barons also recorded two fourth-place finishers (Emma Payan at 100 and Ivanna Ruiz at 170) and five fifth-place finishers.

San Ysidro’s medal haul included three Masters qualifiers: Keyry Martinez (third, 155), Ahlani Dominguez (third, 190) and Naomi Anaya (third, 235). Masters alternates included Amarissa Romero (sixth at 135) and Anaaya Skipper (sixth at 170).

Chula Vista’s honor roll included Viviana Romo (second at 155), Pamela Garcia (fifth at 140) and Arianna Moises (sixth at 120). Romo and Garcia both made the Masters cut.

Hilltop’s Angel Torres finished fifth at 100 pounds as a Masters qualifier while the Lady Lancers nabbed four Masters alternate spots. Elizabeth Byland (105), Tatianna Barrientos (125), Valerie Pablo (145) and Isabella Verganza (155), who all recorded sixth-place finishes.
Montgomery (14th, 13 points) and Southwest (tied for 16th place, zero points) both participated in the Division III tournament. Neither team produced a Masters qualifier.

Tourney host Ramona emerged on top with 165 points ahead of runner-up Santana (162.5 points).

Girls Wrestling: San Diego Section Finals

Division I
Feb. 7 at Rancho Bernardo HS
Top 5 advance to Masters

100 pounds: 1. Mahea’ani Manibusin (Mira Mesa), 2. Jianna Goodwin (Olympian), 3. Amie Rosales (Calexico), 4. Krisabella Villalobos (Sweetwater), 5. Sarah Stark (Carlsbad), 6. Jersie Porter (Steele Canyon)

105 pounds: 1. Savannah Choi (Rancho Bernardo), 2. Carrington Cruz (Mira Mesa), 3. Elyza DeGuzman (Olympian), 4. Alexi Montoya (Sweetwater), 5. Reika Proctor (Steele Canyon), 6. Destiny Jahnig (Grossmont)

110 pounds: 1. Olivia Grace Delosreyes (Eastlake), 2. Jayselle Suetos (Granite Hills), 3. Lidia Bailey (Mission Hills), 4. Mai Nguyen (Mira Mesa), 5. Nevaeh Manley (Grossmont), 6. Evynn Kilby (Olympian)

120 pounds: 1. Chloe Hervas (San Marcos), 2. Jaquelyn Benitez (Calexico), 3. Stephanie Gereb (Torrey Pines), 4. Emme De Mesa (Eastlake), 5. Diamond Santiago (Mission Hills), 6. Navaen Aguilar (Mira Mesa)

125 pounds: 1. Penelope Pepperdine (Rancho Bernardo), 2. Kareli Rascon (Eastlake), 3. Owen Smith (Grossmont), 4. Angela Dubon (Mission Hills), 5. Brianna Olivia Tapia (Calexico), 6. Maverick Garcia (Patrick Henry)

130 pounds: 1. Chloe Pearce (Rancho Bernardo), 2. Abbey Patstone (Steele Canyon), 3. Keimora Strand (Mira Mesa), 4. Briseis Ramirez (Olympian), 5. Roxanna Susanian (Grossmont), 6. Briana Barrera (Mission Hills)

135 pounds: 1. Addison Taufa (San Marcos), 2. Isabel Garcia (Steele Canyon), 3. Jameslyn Wilson (Rancho Bernardo), 4. Annnara Quintero (Olympian), 5. Marley Fletcher (Mira Mesa), 6. Ana Reyes (Mission Hills)

140 pounds: 1. Vivienne Wright (Mira Mesa), 2. Madelyn Hogue (Olympian), 3. Isabella Acho (Steele Canyon), 4. Aubrey Lund (Patrick Henry), 5. Sydney Weevie (Eaatlake), 6. Ruth Cerritos (Helix)

145 pounds: 1. Natalia Righelois (Olympian), 2. Isabel Manalansan (Mira Mesa), 3. Maykra Redmond (Grossmont), 4. Aliana Gonzalez (Granite Hills), 5. Alesha Sall (Steele Canyon), 6. Blanca Fagerlund Grebow (Helix)

155 pounds: 1. Mary Snider (Rancho Bernardo), 2. Savanna Gomez (Granite Hills), 3. Samantha Marsh (Grossmont), 4. Sulay Ramirez (Olympian), 5. Viviana Ramirez (Helix), 6. Tristan Williamson (Steele Canyon)

170 pounds: 1. Angelica Murguia (Steele Canyon), 2. Charisma Lagandaan (Mira Mesa), 3. Abigail Dentice (Carlsbad), 4. Kimberly Marsh (Grossmont), 5. Elysse Kalfas (Del Norte), 6. Isabella Ceja (Helix)

190 pounds: 1. Diana Duarte (San Marcos), 2. Isis Rivas (Otay Ranch), 3. Alexa Ramirez (Granite Hills), 4. Chloe Diaz (Olympian), 5. Arianni Benitez (Eastlake), 6. Jazmin Celaya (Steele Canyon)

235 pounds: 1. Eliza Najera (Olympian), 2. Nirvana Tapia (San Marcos), 3. Ava Rodriguez (Helix), 4. Adriana Shepard (Otay Ranch), 5. Jala Price (Steele Canyon), 6. Peyson Loops (Granite Hills)

Team standings: 1. Olympian 194, 2, Mira Mesa 188, 3. Steele Canyon 166, 4. Rancho Bernardo 131, 5. Grossmont 113, 6. San Marcos 105.5, 7. Eastlake 103.5, 8. Helix 91, 9. Granite Hills 78, 10. Mission Hills 75, 11. Carlsbad 67.5, 12. Calexico 56, 13. Otay Ranch 42, 14. Sweetwater 37, 15. Patrick Henry 28, 16. El Camino 22.5, 17. Torrey Pines 22, 18. Del Norte 12, 19. Canyon Crest Academy 0

Division II
Feb. 7 at San Ysidro HS
Top 5 advance to Masters

100 pounds: 1. Ava Fodera (Poway), 2. Megan Martinez (Central Union), 3. Samantha Perez (Southwest El Centro), 4. Camila Venegas (Brawley), 5. Jaslene Pena (Bonita Vista), 6. Elizabeth Byland (Hilltop)

105 pounds: 1. Jennessa Ubence (Brawley), 2. Jazmin Gomez (Rancho Buena Vista), 3. Khloe Guillen (Central Union), 4. Emma Payan (Bonita Vista), 5. Angel Torres (Hilltop), 6. Moreno Ryder (El Capitan)

110 pounds: 1. Isabella Fodera (Poway), 2. Julyssa Arce (Brawley), 3. Aubrielle Molina (Central Union), 4. Soren Mendoza (Scripps Ranch), 5. Lillyana Torres Wynne (Bonita Vista), 6. Amanda Kung (Mt. Carmel)

115 pounds: 1. Noemi Cordero (Poway), 2. Malia Kollmeyer (Scripps Ranch), 3. Audrina Beltran (Central Union), 4. Celeste Meyer (Oceanside), 5. Sadie Robbins (El Capitan), 6. Deseray Thomas (Brawley)

120 pounds: 1. Ava Ebrahimi (Poway), 2. Arabella Rascon (Central Union), 3. Jayda Nicholson (Scripps Ranch), 4. Jazmin Mendoza (El Capitan), 5. Angelina Grijlava (Brawley), 6. Arianna Moises (Chula Vista)

125 pounds: 1. Aleia Apostol (Poway), 2. Camila Perez (Southwest El Centro), 3. Raquel Hall (Mt. Carmel), 4. Elizabeth Guzman (Orange Glen), 5. Savannah Belmonte (Vista), 6. Tatitanna Barrientos (Hilltop)

130 pounds: 1. Camille Torres (Brawley), 2. Sophia Fodera (Poway), 3. Khyla Adams (Scripps Ranch), 4. Aida Molina (Central Union), 5. Abby Quiros (Bonita Vista), 6. Mia Cossio Perez (Oceanside)

135 pounds: 1. Lauren Zaragoza (Brawley), 2. Edna Rodriguez-Villanueva (Poway), 3. Brianna Aguiar (Central Union), 4. Anna Armenta-Wright (El Capitan), 5. Layla Schoen (Bonita Vista), Amarissa Romero (San Ysidro)

140 pounds: 1. 140 pounds: 1. Kaitlyn Krenz (Poway), 2. Valentina Soto (Central Union), 3. Xiamara Wright (Bonita Vista), 4. Linndsie Fleming (Brawley), 5. Pamela Garcia (Chula Vista), 6. Sofia Miss (San Pasqual)

145 pounds: 1. Ella Edvalson (Bonita Vista), 2. Elaine Padilla (Brawley), 3. Alondra Ramirez-Guerrero (San Pasqual), 4. Amiyah Johnson (Central Union), 5. Mariane Meriga (Scripps Ranch),6. Valerie Pablo (Hilltop)

155 pounds: 1. Emmyjane Bragg (Poway), 2, Viviana Romo (Chula Vista), 3. Keyrey Martinez (San Ysidro), 4. Izabella Cobos (Brawley), 5. Leila Keeran (Bonita Vista), 6. Isabella Verganza (Hilltop)

170 pounds: 1. Valerie Cervantes Cruz (San Pasqual), 2. Sophie Geller (Scripps Ranch), 3. Amanda Jaques (Central Union), 4. Ivanna Ruiz (Bonita Vista), 5. Leilannie Fleming (Brawley), 6. Anaaya Skipper (San Ysidro)

190 pounds: 1. Patricia Rivera (Southwest E Centro), 2. Mia Baez (Brawley), 3. Ahlani Dominguez (San Ysidro), 4. Bristol Dixon (El Capitan), 5. Laura Hutto (San Pasqual), 6. Marissa Martinez (Hoover)

235 pounds: 1. Madison Vandiver (Brawley), 2. Alyssa Riggs (Bonita Vista), 3. Naomi Anaya (San Ysidro), 4, Savana Latter (El Capitan), 5. Katia Rojo (San Pasqual), 6 Isabella Vasquez (Rancho Buena Vista)

Team standings: 1. Brawley 248.5, 2. Poway 243, 3. Central Union 180, 4. Bonita Vista 163.5, 5. Scripps Ranch 117, 6. El Capitan 87.5, 7. Southwest El Centro 77, 8. San Ysidro 75, 9. San Pasqual 68, 10. Chula Vista 46.5, 11. Hilltop 44.5, 12. Rancho Buena Vista 35, 13. Mt. Carmel 32, 14. (tie) Oceanside, Orange Glen 22, 16. Vista 13, 17. Hoover 12

Division III
Feb. 7 at Ramona HS
Top 3 advance to Masters

100 pounds: 1. Alexa Malnis (Monte Vista), 2. Athena Velasquez (Santana), 3. You En Yang (University City), 4. Chaluni Martinez (West Hills)

105 pounds: 1. Billi Readinger (Mission Vista), 2. Katara Ortiz (Monte Vista), 3. Erika Tuzaon (Morse), 4. Genesis Tovar (Montgomery)

110 pounds: 1. Fatima Soto (Ramona), 2. Rosalinda Santos-Martinez (Imperial), 3. Dempsy Baker (Pt. Loma), 4. Thyme Stavis (Mission Vista)

115 pounds: 1. Savanna Diaz (Ramona), 2. Danelly Garcia (Santana), 3. Priscilla Garcia (Imperia), 4. Chole Holguin (University City)

120 pounds: 1. Sierra Fahn (Santana), 2. Gizelle Fort (West Hills), 3. Dakota Kawczynski (San Diego), 4. Lylea E. Chase (Ramona)

125 pounds: 1 Lilieanna Chunn (EL Cajon Valley), 2. Kaila Garcia (Lincoln), 3. Sophia Pomales (West Hills), 4. Zoe Mathis (Santana)

130 pounds: 1. Prycylla Manriquez (Valhalla), 2. Jasmine Hasse (West Hills), 3. Isabella Silva (Ramona), 4. Yarcia Hernandez (Santana)

135 pounds: 1. Victoria Barragan (Imperial), 2. Daniela Martinez (Santana), 3. Amaleah DeMattia (Escondido), 4. Josephine Van Voorst (Pt. Loma)

140 pounds: 1. Ianna Reyes (Escondido), 2, Eden McNett (Ramona), 3. Matilda Wilson (West Hills), 4. Penelope Munoz (Santana)

145 pounds: 1. Rossy Parra (Lincoln), 2. Rachel Taylor (Santana), 3. Athena Romensas (West Hills), 4. Lia Escalante (Monte Vista)

155 pounds: 1. Giuliaha Pakelder (Ramona), 2. Avianna Rios (Monte Vista), 3. Sylvia Jacobs (Mt. Miguel), 4. Chloe Fort (West Hills)

170 pounds: 1. Bettina Valenzuela (Lincoln), 2. Jade Williams (Mt, Miguel), 3. Mia Guerrero (Monte Vista), 4. Yesenia Gomez (Santana)

190 pounds: 1. Kaitlyn Peck (Ramona), 2. Yarely Vasquez (Imperial), 3. Ximena Resendiz (Escondido), 4. Katrina Barajas (Santana)

235 pounds: 1. Robin Moore (Ramona), 2. Shyann Barajas (Santana)

Team standings: 1. Ramona 165, 2. Santana 162.5, 3. West Hills 104.5, 4. Imperial 80, 5. Monte Vista 79.5, 6. Lincoln 66, 7. Escondido 49, 8. Mission Vista 37, 9. University City 32, 10. El Cajon Valley 27.5, 11. Pt. Loma 25.5, 12. Mt. Miguel 24, 13. San Diego 17, 14. Montgomery 13, 15. Cathedral Catholic 6, 16> (tie) La Costa Canyon, Morse, Southwest San Diego, Valhalla 0

Division IV
Feb. 7 at Valley Center HS
Top 3 advance to Masters
100 pounds: 1. Mia Alejo (Clairemont), 2. Delayna Mallon (Mountain Empire), 3. Emma Grajeda Croce (Castle Park), 4. Eva-Arabella Tehrani (Mater Dei Catholic)

105 pounds: 1. Alethia Tolentino (Coastal Academy), 2. Angie Beltran (Holtville), 3. Madison Quach (La Jolla), 4. Avianna Woodley (Mountain Empire)

110 pounds: 1. Sarah Michaela Serquina (Guajome park Academy), 2. Alyssa White (Coastal Academy), 3. Eli Serna (Castle Park), 4. Audrey Castillejos (Canyon Hills)

115 pounds: 1. Grace Roman (La Jolla), 2. Hailey Vanderslice (Coastal Academy), 3. Emily Bustos (Crawford), 4. Alyana Castro (Holtville)

120 pounds: 1. Kailani Topasna (Mater Dei Catholic), 2, Karla Corral (Castle Park), 3, Kashia Pico (Valley Center), 4. Emma Britschgi (Holtville)

125 pounds: 1. Julianna Leichtfuss (Valley Center), 2. Brooklynn Lockwood (Liberty Charter), 3. Noahlanie Velasquez (Castle Park), 4. Annika Chhim (Crawford)

130 pounds: 1. Nancy Nguyen (Crawford), 2. Brianna Brick (Valley Center), 3, Mirriam Hayes (Mountain Empire), 4. Melany Villagomez (Holtville)

135 pounds: 1. Izabella Contreras (Coastal Academy), 2. Beckler Durst (La Jolla), 3. Josalin Shawcroft (Mountain Empire), 4. Tatiana Lopez (Mission Bay)

140 pounds: 1. Emily Castro (Holtville), 2. Krista Ghosh (Valley Center), 3. Layla Ibarra (Mater Dei Catholic), 4. Gemma Cornell (Mission Bay)

145 pounds: 1. Farrah Small (Crawford), 2. Natalia Corrao-Broussard (Mater Dei Catholic), 3. Braelynn Rodriguez (Liberty Charter), 4. Jaslyn Phoev (Kearny)

155 pounds: 1. Adrianna Loya (Liberty Charter), 2. Makenna Mackrille (Valley Center), 3. Tereah Henry (Mission Bay), 4, Alessandra Leyva (Palo Verde Valley)

170 pounds: 1. Beatriz Rockholt (Mater Dei Catholic), 2. Alya Sabra (Sage Creek), 3. Tarym McClain (Liberty Charter), 4. Kellani Pantoja (Mountain Empire)

190 pounds: 1. Kaila Strother (Mater Dei Catholic), 2. Victorie Lewis (Crawford), 3. Luz Herrera (Guajome Park Academy), 4. Forever Whaley (Mar Vista)

235 pounds: 1. Ella Godby (Liberty Charter), 2. Jozzlynn Medina Sanchez (Canyon Hills), 3. Rosalba Garica (Holtville)


Team standings: 1. Mater Dei Catholic 112, 2, Valley Center 96, 3. Crawford 94, 4. Liberty Charter 91, 5. Coastal Academy 90, 6. Holtville 77, 7. Castle Park 70, 8. Mountain Empire 67, 9. La Jolla 59.5, 10. (tie) Guajome Park Academy, Mission Bay 10, 12. Canyon Hills 32, 13. Clairemont 24, 14. Sage Creek 19, 15. Palo Verde Valley 16, 16. Kearny 11, 17, Mar Vista 4, 18. Madison 3, 19.  Calipatria 0

Liberty Charter made history with five San Diego Masters girls wrestling qualifiers. Courtesy photo

Eastern exposure: Girls wrestling takes the spotlight again

The Grossmont Conference held its first dual meet championship season in 2025-26 with teams in both the Grossmont Hills League and Grossmont Valley League.

Dual meets were integrated alongside boys junior varsity and varsity teams for a complete spectrum of competition on the mat in both gender fields.

The section crossed a milestone last weekend with the unveiling of its inaugural Division IV championship tournament at Valley Center High School. Nineteen teams competed in all four divisionals for a total of 76 schools.

Rancho Bernardo High School hosted the Division I tournament while San Ysidro High School hosted the Division II meet. Ramona High School hosted the Division III tourney.

The section held three divisional tournaments to cap the 2024-25 season.

Liberty Charter High School and Mountain Empire High School helped make history by competing in Saturday’s Division IV tournament.

The Lady Lions placed fourth with 91 points with five medalists —sophomores Adriana Loya (155 pounds) and Ella Godby (235 pounds) as weight class champions, silver medalist senior Brooklyn Lockwood (125 pounds) and sophomore Braelyn Rodriguez (145 pounds) and freshman Taryn McClain (170 pounds) as bronze medalists.

The five Liberty Charter grapplers will get a chance to advance to the upcoming state tournament by competing at the San Diego Masters tournament Feb. 21 at Eastlake High School.

Lockwood is a third-year wrestler while Rodriguez and Godby are both second-year wrestlers. Loya and McClain have both found success as first-year wrestlers.

The Lady Lions finished just six points out of second place in a blockbuster showing.

Mountain Empire placed eighth with 67 points and three Masters qualifiers: Delayna Mallon in second place at 100 pounds, Mirriam Hayes in third place at 130 and Josalin Shawcroft in third place at 135 pounds. Avianna Woodley (105) and Keailani Pantohja (170) both finished fourth in their respective weight classes as Masters alternates.

This year’s four divisionals highlighted the increasing competitiveness in the region.

Sixteen wrestlers will compete in each of the 14 weight classes at the upcoming Masters tournament that includes the top five place-winners from both the Division I and Division II tournaments and the top three place-winners from both the Division III and Division IV tournaments.

The top three place-finishers in each weight class at Masters will punch their ticket to the state championship meet Feb. 26-28 in Bakersfield.

This is the third season that Liberty Charter has fielded a girls wrestling team. It started with just four wrestlers and has since grown to eight. The team has grown each year and has built a fun character-driven, positive program.

Coaches include Hass Paquette (head coach), John Luzzi (assistant), Isabella Luzzi (assistant) and Dan Baker (assistant).
“Our team is not in a league yet, but hopes to join a league in the future,” John Luzzi said. “We hosted two non-league duals this year on campus for the first time against Crawford High School and Guajome Park Academy.”

The team also participated in regular season tournaments.

Top records include Godby (19-8), Loya (13-5), McClain (14-12), Lockwood (12-11) and Rodriguez (11-13).
“These girls have learned a lot this year about grit and perseverance,” John Luzzi said.

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