SOUTHERN SECTION: TWO MOVE ON TO STATE SPEAKMAN AND RUECKERT QUALIFY FOR STOCKTON MEET.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer FOUNTAIN VALLEY Fountain Valley, city (1990 pop. 53,691), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including apparel, computer equipment, semiconductors, and medical equipment. A U.S. navy helicopter facility is there. - Chris Rueckert wrestles because he loves the head-to-head competition. Head butts are a different story. Rueckert, a 171-pounder from Royal High 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. , accidentally collided heads with Fernando Magana of Loara of Anaheim just moments before the end of their Southern Section Masters quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. Saturday at Fountain Valley High. Rueckert won the match 5-1 - clinching a berth at next weekend's state championships in Stockton - but he was never the same. Heavily bandaged over his right eye and in great pain, Rueckert followed with a 3-1 loss to eventual champion Chris Lopez, then a 6-0 loss to North Torrance's Jesse Juarez. Rueckert (43-3), ranked No. 1 by the Daily News (all weight classes), defeated El Dorado's Danny Pierro for fifth place. ``My eye was bugging me,'' Rueckert said after the loss to Magana. ``Before the match they wanted me to get stitches, but I didn't want to lose (by default). But I feel good I'm going to state. That's everyone's goal here.'' Scott Speakman of Rio Mesa of Oxnard was the region's only other wrestler to qualify for the state meet. He finished fourth at 140 pounds. The wrestling season ended for 10 other locals who failed to place among the top eight in their respective 24-man brackets. Speakman (53-7, 36 pins) clinched a state berth by outpointing Lorezo Butanda of Northview in the 140-pound quarterfinals. A 4-1 loss to Frank Richmond of Kennedy of La Palma La Pal·ma An island of Spain in the northwest Canary Islands. prevented Speakman from reaching the final. ``(Richmond) just wrestled better than me,'' Speakman said. ``My arms were tired, and he's pretty good. I still go to state, so I'm fine. I don't get mad when I lose as long as I try hard.'' Speakman rebounded with a 9-4 victory over Brian Lamay of Capistrano Valley before finishing fourth by losing 10-0 to Torrance's Maurice Washington Maurice Washington is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Washoe County District 2 (map) since 1994. External links
Camarillo's Ralph Garcia For the baseball player, see . Ralph Garcia (September 18, 1956 - August 31, 1999) was a US prison guard, at a New Mexico prison owned and operated by the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, who was murdered during a prison riot in Santa Rosa. (189) and Lancaster's Jesse Mortensen (125) both fell one victory short of making state. Garcia was eliminated after losing 4-3 to Mayfair's Marcus Riley and 8-4 to Yucca Valley's Jon Boyer. Mortensen won consecutive consolation matches before falling 7-5 to Santa Ana's Gilbert Melendez Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is a Mexican-American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Santa Ana, CA. Currently fighting out of San Francisco, CA he competes in the lightweight division of Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce. . ``I had a great season and I did my best,'' Mortensen said. ``I went 2-2 here and it just didn't happen for me, but you can't cry over spilled milk.'' SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONS Hvywght-Allen Kennett, Mayfair 215-Blake Lobel, Diamond Bar 189-Frank Gamboa, University (Irvine) 171-Chris Lopez, Northview 160-Andy Tufnell, SA Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. 152-Fidel Archuleta, SA Calvary Chapel 145-Adam Bones, SA Calvary Chapel 140-Glen Eastes, Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. Valley 135-Adam Benitez, SA Cavary Chapel 130-Ricky Garcia, Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. 125-Michael Simpson, Brethren Christian 119-Rick Guzman, Northview 112-Zeke Trevino, Santa Fe 103-Orlando Galvan, Loara CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2) Frank Richmond of La Palma Kennedy gets the advantage on Scott Speakman of Rio Mesa (top photo), while Chris Rueckert of Royal of Simi Valley (on right in photo at left) grapples with Chris Lopez of Northview during Southern Section Masters competition Saturday at Fountain Valley High. Speakman and Rueckert both reached the quarterfinals to qualify for next week's state meet in Stockton. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer Box: SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONS |
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