WRESTLING NOTEBOOK: T.O.'S RIGGS WINS ON TAKEDOWN.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Junior Shawn Riggs 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. High came through with the most exciting victory of the day at the 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. wrestling championships Saturday, coming from behind in the waning seconds to defeat John Monroe
John Monroe (Moira, County Down, 1839 – September 1899, Dalkey, County Dublin), was an Irish lawyer. 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. 7-6 in the 171-pound final. The victory boosted Riggs' record to 36-6 and could be the momentum he needs to succeed in the postseason, as wrestlers prepare for the divisional finals Feb. 15-16. Top-five finishers at the divisionals - Marmonte League finalists will compete in the Inland Division at Ayala High in Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Hills - qualify for the Masters meet Feb. 22-23 at 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. High. Top-eight finishers at Masters will compete in the State Championships on March 2-3 in Stockton. Riggs, who had lost to Monroe by two points earlier in the season, was down by a point late in Saturday's match before scoring 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. with 30 seconds remaining in Monroe's gymnasium. ``I knew I had to get that takedown no matter what,'' said Riggs, exhausted and gasping for breath. ``I was thinking, `This is it. I'm not going to give it to him.' '' --Big City rivalry: The rivalry between 160-pounders Omar De La Torre La Torre is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 357 inhabitants. of Chatsworth and Conrad Silva of San Fernando is expected to be one of the highlights of the City Section Championships Feb. 23 at San Fernando. De La Torre (34-5), who has one of the region's most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. headlocks, pinned defending-section champion Silva three consecutive times over two seasons, most recently Jan. 5 at the Tournament of Champions in Torrance, before losing to Silva (16-8) by two points in a dual meet Jan. 24. The two probably would have met in last year's section final, but De La Torre was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. because of an illegal slam in the semifinals. ``Either one of them can win it all this year. It depends on who gets the breaks,'' San Fernando coach Mike Castillo said. ``I know for sure if Conrad stays out of that headlock, he's got a much better chance of winning.'' Meanwhile, Brian Straight of Granada Hills, who won the 152-pound title last year and has dominated at 160 this season, probably won't be in the mix. He's been wrestling at 171 and expects to stay there for the remainder of the season. --Wrestlers on Mission: Most leagues send three wrestlers in each weight class to the divisionals, but the Mission League will send two because there are only four teams: Crespi of Encino, Alemany of Mission Hills, Chaminade of West Hills and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. The league final will be Wednesday at Crespi. Favorites include: Crespi's Steve Buker (189) and Robert Burke (130); Alemany's Ariel Gradvohl (145) and Chris Gonzalez (160); and Harvard-Westlake's Tom Fleming (125) and Wilson Pollock (160). Gradvohl (32-5), a former age-group freestyle champion, leads the league in victories and has 23 pins. --Henderson to retire: Littlerock coach Dennis Henderson, who guided the Lobos to their first Golden League championship this past season, has announced he will retire after the year. WRESTLING CALENDAR Wednesday: Mission League finals at Crespi, 3 p.m. Saturday: Southern Section dual team championships (Division IV, Ventura High; Division VI, Highland High), 10 a.m. Feb. 14: City Section dual team championships at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Feb. 15-16: Southern Section divisional individual championships (Inland Division, Ayala High; Eastern Division, Norte Vista High; Central Division, Santiago High; Northern, N. Torrance High), 3 p.m., Feb 15 and 10 a.m. Feb. 16) Feb. 22-23: Masters meet at Fountain Valley High, 3 p.m., Feb. 22, 10 a.m., Feb. 23 Feb. 23: City Section Championships at San Fernando High, first session 10:30 a.m.; final round, 6 p.m. March 1-2: State Championships at University of the Pacific in Stockton, 8 a.m. both days; finals, 7 p.m. Saturday Send high school wrestling information to gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com or fax (818) 713-3436 CAPTION(S): box Box: WRESTLING CALENDAR (see text) |
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