Blog posts
April 16, 2025
California girl’s wrestling championships notebook: Day 1 takeaways, surprises, and notes
Day 1 of the California girl’s state tournament taught another valuable lesson that easy wins are a rare, rare sight at this stage of the postseason. The survive-and-advance theme rings...

Six champions lead the Braves to another Southern Section Masters Meet Championship
LA HABRA, CA. – A wave of St. John Bosco wrestlers dominated the mats on Saturday afternoon at Sonora High in La Habra, California. On the line was the opportunity...

2020 Sac-Joaquin Masters Semifinals Pairings
106lbs Kevin Lopez (Elk Grove) vs. Isaiah Medina (Vacaville) Jonathan Nguyen (Tokay) vs. Michael Torres (Oakdale) 113lbs Jesse Cota (Patterson) vs. Salahdin Farukh (Valley) Brayden Abell (Oakdale) vs. Logan Valledor...

2020 San Diego Masters Semifinal Pairings
106lbs Andre Gonzales (Poway) vs. Logan Robinson (Steele Canyon) Donovan Johnston (Holtville) vs. Naythan Galbiso (Imperial) 113lbs Brock Bobzien (Poway) vs. Jesus Plasencia (Eastlake) Zachary Ramos (Olympian) vs. Brandon Eusebio...

Second round matches at Southern Section masters that could go down
The “Snake Pit” as it was known in the 90s has always been a fun event to attend, as fans will get to see the best wrestlers from the Southern...

Q&A with Ryan Spangler of Sultana High
Tri-Titans writer Pablo DiMaria caught up with CIF state place winner Ryan Spangler (Sultana) to speak about his commitment to Duke and what makes him a strong contender to be...

A first of many at the Los Angeles City wrestling tournament
Huntington Park first state qualifier History was made yesterday at Birmingham High, as senior Frank Herrera (220) became the first grappler from Huntington Park to advance to the CIF state...

Rancho Bernardo’s Le and Badgett become 4x Holtville Rotary tournament champions
HOLTVILLE, CA. – The 57th annual Holtville Rotary tournament was a special one for the Rancho Bernardo wrestling team as the one-two-punch of Jaden Le and Tyler Badgett became the...

Path to greatness taking 8 boys from Gilroy to Russia
Former two-division UFC world champion Daniel Cormier’s passion for wrestling has never been in question. His ability to beat top-notch opponents on the mats and the octagon has made him...