WRESTLING: ESTRADA TAKES THIRD TITLE HIGHLAND SENIOR DEFEATS TEAMMATE.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer PALMDALE - Highland High's Mike Estrada won his third consecutive Golden League wrestling championship, pinning teammate Brennan Lang with 36 seconds remaining in their 112-pound final Saturday at Highland High in Palmdale. Estrada, a senior who captured the 103-pound title as a junior and sophomore, was ahead 8-5 before clamping Lang with a headlock and flattening him. ``I feel bad because Brennan's my teammate,'' Estrada said, ``but Brennan's a junior, so he has next year.'' Top-seeded Estrada opened with a 16-second pin over Palmdale's Bryce Miller, followed by a semifinal pin over Littlerock's Joe Fernandez in 1:48. Lang also started with two pins but was no match for the quicker, more experienced Estrada. ``I tried the best I could but Mike has a lot more experience,'' Lang said. ``He taught me how to wrestle, and when he puts on that headlock, he puts it on really tight.'' Champions and runners-up (unless they're from the same team) advance to the Southern Section Division IV finals on Feb. 16 and 17 at Santa Margarita High. Highland's Jose Shaw (160) upset top-seeded Chris Newling of Quartz Hill 7-6 on a takedown Takedown 1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public.2. The portion of securities that each investment banker will distribute in a secondary or initial pubic offering. Notes: 1. The takedown will be a factor in determining the spread or commission underwriters will receive once the public has purchased securities from them. A full takedown will be received by members of a syndicate. with eight seconds remaining in their title match. Six other Highland wrestlers won Golden League titles: Dan Luna (135) outpointed teammate Evan Salas 4-0; Peter Ortiz-Enrich (140) beat Littlerock's Chris Field 9-5; Dustin Alleman (145) pinned Lancaster's John Collins in 1:46; Chris Culotta (152) pinned teammate Mike Blackburn in 3:32; Brad Wolfenstein (171) downed Palmdale's Clayton Clark 9-4; and Roland Ortiz-Enrich (215) pinned Palmdale's Eddie Lawrence in 1:50. Palmdale crowned three champions:. Charlie Aguirre (103) pinned Quartz Hill's Jeremy Lloyd in 1:28; Richard Holguin (125) edged Quartz Hill's Marcos Villegas 1-0; and Darren Robinson (215) decisioned Highland's Dale McGuffie 5-4. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Highland's Mike Estrada, underneath Littlerock's Joe Fernandez, came back to win the 112-pound semifinal match. Jeff Goldwater/Special to the Daily News |
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