WRESTLING: CRESPI'S FUA WINS STATE TITLE.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer BAKERSFIELD - Crespi of Encino senior Sione Fua is an honor student, has accepted a football scholarship from Stanford and is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of becoming an Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts . On Saturday at Rabobank Arena Rabobank Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Bakersfield, California, USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was formerly known as Bakersfield Centennial Garden, that was named by a local resident, Brian Landis. , the 6-foot-3, 275-pounder showed he also has an affinity for making history, turning Crespi's first state wrestling berth into the first state title match for his school and the first for the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Fua defeated friend and Southern Section rival Romney Fuga of Edison of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. in overtime in the heavyweight final, the last bout of the tournament. ``There was no one else better for me to wrestle than Romney,'' said Fua (38-5), who lost to the Edison heavyweight in last year's Coastal Conference champhinships and deateted him in this year's Masters Meet. ``It's a great feeling to be champion, and to share it with Romney is a great thing.'' Fua, brothers Keith (119) and Kevin Harvey (112) of Newbury Park - both in 1985 - Bill Hunter For other persons of the same name, see William Hunter. William Dickenson ("Wild Bill") Hunter CM (May 5, 1920 - December 16, 2002) was a Canadian hockey owner, general manager and coach. (175) of Westlake in 1989, Jack Artman (145) of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. in 1992 and Daniel Valencia (112) of Camarillo in 2003 are the only area wrestlers ever to reach the state final. Keith Harvey is the only one to win state. Fua and Eric Timson of 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 of Lancaster, competing at 140 pounds, were the only two wrestlers from a contingent of 14 area qualifiers to reach the second day of the two-day state tournament. Timson (47-7) was eliminated one match shy of a medal Saturday after winning four consecutive consolation-bracket matches Friday. He finished 4-2 at state, losing to eventual medalists Alfonso Sanchez (third) of McLane of Fresno in a tournament opener and to sophomore Vinny Maraj (seventh) of Yucca Valley. Maraj built a 7-3 third-period lead Saturday morning before winning on a pin with 1:17 remaining to end the season for Timson, the first Southern Section Central Division champion and first Antelope Valley wrestler to reach state in 10 years. Fua went 4-0 in the championship bracket to reach the final, scoring a 6-2 semifinal win Saturday over Yuba City Yuba City (y  `bə), town (1990 pop. 27,437), seat of Sutter co., N central Calif., on the Feather River; founded 1849 during the gold rush; inc. 1908. senior Jordan Holmes - who held a 2-1 lead in the second period. ``He made a mistake and I just maximized off it,'' said Fua, who went ahead of Holmes 3-2 on a reversal as the second period ended, then added three more points on a third-period near-fall that was nearly his third pin of the tournament. Fua had opened with wins over Ron Taylor of El Camino of Oceanside and Sir William McKenzie of San Leandro before defeating David Williams of Miller of Fontana in overtime in the quarterfinals. Crespi coach Mike Odman, who resurrected the Celts' wrestling program six years ago and produced the school's inaugural state qualifier this year in four-time Mission League champion Fua, was overwhelmed to get a finalist. ``It's just an amazing ride, '' Odman said. ``to be in the state championship final is just straight from God.'' Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com |
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