COLLEGE WRESTLING: IT WAS A TYPICAL CONCLUSION FOR MOORPARK.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer The 1990s started the same way they ended for the Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body team, with a season of dominance culminating in a championship. The Raiders blew away the competition in this weekend's State Championships at Skyline College This article is about Skyline College. For Skyline College located in Sharjah, U.A.E., see Skyline College Sharjah. Skyline College is a community (or junior) college located in San Mateo County, California, within the limits of the city of San Bruno, , near San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and won their fourth title of the decade following wins in 1990, 1991 and 1997. ``We really had a great weekend,'' said an understated but excited coach Paul Keysaw, who won his second state title at Moorpark. ``All of these guys performed to their capabilities and we had a great time.'' Moorpark finished with 107.5 points, ahead of Palomar (98.0), Fresno City (78.0), Bakersfield (70.5) and Cerritos (67.5) in the 23-team tournament. Palomar had given Moorpark its only two losses of the season, but the Raiders had the championship wrapped up Saturday, one day before the competition ended. ``It's a little bit easier in the tournaments,'' said Saul Lucatero, who finished third in the 149-pound division. ``Palomar is strong, but not as deep, so some other school with just one or two strong wrestlers See
The final results show Moorpark's depth better than anything. Eight of Moorpark's nine wrestlers placed, including six in the top four of their respective divisions. Freshman Arsen Aleksanyan earned Outstanding Wrestler honors by winning the 165-pound division. Aleksanyan defeated defending state champion Heath heath, tract of open land heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). Sims of Cerritos, 2-1 in overtime, in the championship match. Sophomore Juan Roman (141) and freshman Cristobal Gonzalez (184) reached the finals of their respective divisions, but both lost to defending state champions. Roman fell to Ryan Meloche of Bakersfield 2-1 in overtime, and Gonzalez lost to David Bonilla of Mt. San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. 8-6. The Lucatero brothers, Saul and Eddie, each placed third. Saul, at 149 pounds, won his third-place match by an injury default over Justin Fraser of Diablo Valley The Diablo Valley in California contains the cities of Alamo, Danville, Diablo, and Blackhawk. It is located between the East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range. , and Eddie, at 157 pounds, won a 5-2 decision over Shamar Pigg of Bakersfield for third place. At 133 pounds, freshman Yonas Woldu finished fourth after losing a third-place match to Marc Kavanagh of Chabot by a 7-2 decision. All six of Moorpark's top-four finishers were named JC All-Americans. Keysaw and assistant coach Richard Bailey were named coaches of the year. Also for Moorpark, freshman Stuart Young For the former BBC chairman, see Stuart Young. Stuart Young (born December 16, 1972 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) is an English football (soccer) player. He last played profesionaly as a striker for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory where he joined in 2005 and finished sixth at 174 pounds and Adam Benshea finished eighth at 197 pounds. ``This was just a really balanced team,'' Keysaw said. ``It's a young team, a lot of freshmen, but guys who have a lot of wrestling experience. Guys asked me how this team compared to the '97 team, but it's different. This team didn't have one star, one outstanding wrestler. We are pretty solid from top to bottom.'' And with a team that returns eight of its top nine wrestlers, Keysaw can't help but already be a little excited about next year. ``But I think I'm going to take a little time and enjoy this one first,'' Keysaw said. Sobel shines: Shayne Sobel, the leading receiver for Moorpark's football team this season, earned honorable-mention honors when the J.C. Grid-Wire All-American teams were released last week. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) Freshman Stuart Young was one of eight Moorpark wrestlers to score in the state championship. |
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