HIGHLAND GOES FOR 5TH WRESTLING TITLE TODAY.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer Longtime Southern Section wrestling power Highland, denied a fourth consecutive Golden League championship this season, takes aim at a fifth section title today, when the Bulldogs and league champion Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley compete in the Div. V Dual Meet finals. The 16-team competition, scheduled for an 11 a.m. start at Kaiser High in Fontana, includes defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , which has gone undefeated in the rugged Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. for three consecutive seasons. Royal has been ranked No. 1 in Div. V all season, is top-seeded in today's single-elimination championship tournament and will face Highland in the second round, should both teams win their opening matches. Royal draws Montview League runner-up Azusa in the first round, and Highland starts against host Kaiser, the Sunkist League champion. Antelope Valley, seeded third, opens against Los Padres
Not to be confused with San Diego Padres. League runner-up Nipomo. Should the Antelopes win, they will face the Burroughs Ridgecrest-Magnolia of Anaheim winner in the second round. San Andreas San Andreas is an Anglicisation of the Spanish language San Andrés (Saint Andrew, the Apostle). It may refer to:
San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. is seeded second, and Orange League champion Western of Anaheim is seeded fourth. Highland won the Southern Section overall and Dual Meet titles in 1997 and added Div. VI Dual Meet titles in 2003 and 2004. --Highland rebounds: Four days after losing the Golden League championship to visiting Antelope Valley in a 29-29 draw, then a ninth-criteria tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie , Highland bounced back with a strong effort in the league finals at Quartz Hill. Coach Mike Young's 12-time league team champions won four individual titles - Jon Vaughn This article is about the former University of Michigan and NFL American football running back. For the former Auburn University American football placekicker, see John Vaughn. at 119 pounds, Josh Purpus (125), Gerry Galaviz (135) and Ryan Gifford (152) - and qualified wrestlers at all 14 weight classes for the Feb. 17-18 Central Division individual championships at Brea Olinda High. The Bulldogs also totaled a team-high 248 1/2 points in the seven-team competition that produced four postseason qualifiers at each weight. Antelope Valley finished second at 214 1/2, and Lancaster was third at 154 1/2. ``I was real proud of our effort,'' Young said. ``Teams, when the lose a big one late like that, can go two different directions - improve or cave in. They set the tone for this weekend, and I don't think we're through wrestling. ``We might not take it all, but i like to think we have a chance. I don't think I'd like to be any team wrestling us.'' --Six A.V. champs: Antelope Valley won six individual titles, including the first by four-year starter and three-year captain Eric Timson, who went 3-0 in the 140 weight class to improve to 30-3 for the season and 141-33 for his career. Timson, who came within one victory of qualifying for the State Meet last year, had finished second in league the past three seasons. Other A.V. league champions were Willie Carranza (103), Timothy Javines (145), Myron Castro (160), Justin Paulson (171) and Luis Michel (189). Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Highland High's Matt Kuchta, left, will start at 103 pounds today, when the Bulldogs bid for their fourth Southern Section dual meet title and third in four seasons. Dave Shelburne/Daily News |
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