Hehelpedput Arizona high school wrestling on the map at Winslow High School, where he wonseven total titles in3A and 4A divisionsand five straight in the mid-to-late 1980s (includinga three-way 3A team championship tie with Payson and Holbrook in 1988). Hopkins said the NFHS doesnt require it. Wrestling - Boys Championship Information | AZPreps365 Were really lucky to have this group of kids. Division II also saw a repeat champion as Casteel secured back-to-back titles in convincing fashion. We're going to celebrate this and enjoy it for a little bit and do the same thing moving on to next year to try to get another one.". Learn more about what we do and how to find our content on our broadcast, digital and social media platforms. 0000070777 00000 n
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Really great group of kids on and off the mat. The Flowing Wells Invitational in Tucson and the Moon Valley Invitational in Phoenix traditionally have been among the biggest events in boys wrestling. Flowing Wells had one ofearliest high school wrestling state title streaks and is among themost revered institutions for the sport in Arizona. Boys D-IV individual winners: 106, Erick Galindo, Blue Ridge; 113, Raymond Garcia, San Manuel; 120, Jaeden Seballos, Morenci; 126, Gabe Gonzales, Globe; 132, Jason Ramirez, Holbrook; 138, Noah Torres, Morenci; 144, Hunter Hancock, Yuma Catholic; 150, John Provencio, Morenci; 157: Oren Allsup, Willcox; 165, Kash Macumber, Willcox; 175, Trenton Blomquist, Yuma Catholic; 190, Coy Bowser, Wickenburg; 215, Ed Tingle, Willcox; 285, Elias Espinoza, San Pasqual Valley. [They are] a really good group of kids that work their butts off.. Its a very special group, Casteel head coach Bob Callison said. Some do, but most of them want to wrestle other girls., Isabelle Munoz of Casteel (top) works to turn Adacelli Noriega of Bisbee in the state finals of the 2020 AIA girls wrestling state championship match at 118 pounds. High school boys wrestling in Arizona has had many programs who have mademarks throughout the Arizona Interscholastic Associations myriad divisional changes over the past 50 years. 2023 www.azcentral.com. 0000007310 00000 n
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Arizona High School girls wrestling finishes second season as sport 2023 Cronkite News. Football Records: 1A (Individual) Football Records: 2A-6A (Individual) Arizona High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame. Sammy Chagolla coached Peoria to its four consecutive state titles. 145: George . This includes Sanders Valley, Santa Cruz Valley, Desert View, Tempe Marcos de Niza, Mesa and Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge whicheach had championship dynasties. Liberty was led by back-to-back individual state champion Isabella Bocanegra, whose individual title was a huge factor in the Lions quest for the team championship. If its somebody willing to work, they can learn to do it., #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } )x)C9x~6+Tx]gx0BJ&G8|/) W j(, State Championships Hub | February 16-20 - FloWrestling 2023 AIA Boys/Girls Indiv Wrestling Champ. D-1 Boys individual winners (weight class noted): 106, Matthew Krawczenko, Liberty; 113, Diego Camarillo, Cibola; 120, James Armstrong, Sunnyside; 126, Sergio Vega, Sunnyside; 132, Carlos Stanton, Sunnyside; 138, Joseph Jarman, Mesa; 144, Cristian Rivera, Sunnyside; 150, Ammon Passey, Shadow Ridge; 157, Job Lee, Sunnyside; 165, Mike Avelar, Sunnyside; 175, Nicholas Pina, Sunnyside; 190, Rowan Gneiting, Mesa; 215, Abel Garza, Shadow Ridge; 285, Anthony Ruiz, Liberty. Girls just want the opportunity to participate, said Elliot Hopkins, the wrestling rules editor and rules interpreter for the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHSS), whose umbrella the AIA and other state organizations fall under. AIA Wrestling Championships (Division 1 Finals) Published: 2023 | 180 Photos. Salpointe Catholic's Rylen Bourguet (2) celebrates her goal againstNotre Dame Prep in the closing minutes of their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. 0000005188 00000 n
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"It's a very special group," Casteel head coach Bob Callison said. Blue Ridge Junior High School s wrestling team won its second straight region championship in January and February and went on to win a district title and finished second at the state. For several years during the early 2000s, Thunderbird was the closest team toSunnyside's dominance. 0000009393 00000 n
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Girls dont compete for a team title yet but could in the future. W1u-'bVfI?.Y8%G"us}VK},Q+? Morenci securedback-to-back titles after outscoring runner-up Yuma Catholic 201.5-175.5. Payson entered the new millennium on a seven state titles andfive consecutivefrom 1996 to 2000. Tucson, AZ 85705 Ironwood High School (IHS) 6051 W. Sweetwater Glendale, AZ 85304 Mogollon High School (MHS) 3450 Mustang Ave. Heber, AZ 85928 Moon Valley High School (MVHS) 3625 W. Cactus Rd. There are16 high schools who have won at least three consecutive boyswrestlingstate teams titles. There is one division in AIA girls wrestling. Gilbert, AZ 85297, Chandler High School (CHS)
Not breaking under disappointment, hardship, overcoming adversity. Chandler, AZ 85225, Desert Vista High School (DVHS)
Really great group of kids on and off the mat. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. We went six-for-six in the semis, and these guys just really refused to give up. What will hold that back is how many participants the small schools can get. Heber, AZ 85928, Moon Valley High School (MVHS)
With a target continuously on their backs, the Blue Devils' ability to blockout the noise proved to be the keyto maintaining a stranglehold on the sport. Salpointe Catholic players celebrate their overtime win in a shootout to win the 4A State Soccer Championship overScottsdale Notre Dame Prep at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Salpointe Catholic goalie Owen Lynch (1) catches a corner kick fromNotre Dame Prep during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. We went from five sectional tournaments to eight. Visser said. Another Southern Arizona powerhouse, the Sahuarita Mustangs, secured their second consecutive state championship. Archive | AZPreps365 In a cluster of players Salpointe Catholic's Rylen Bourguet (2) uses her head to score a goal againstNotre Dame Prep in the closing minutes of their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. Its up to each individual state association, Hopkins said. Children five and under admitted free, State Tournament:
The string of titles began under former head coach Don Klostreich wholed the Blue Devils to ninestatetitlesin 1979, 1981 through 1988. MORE: Arizona's 10 greatest high school sports dynasties: Football. Below is a list of champions for the 2015-16 school year. Following DeBerry's retirement in 2013,Sunnyside's current coach Anthony Leon iscurrently sitting onthree consecutivechampionship wins. "The blueprint is pretty easy," Liberty head coach Eric Brenton said. 0000059125 00000 n
(We) couldnt really do it by size of school because everyone is thrown into Division 1.. 2023 AIA Boys/Girls Indiv Wrestling Champ. Sunnyside won its second straight Division I boys state wrestling title. This includes health and safety initiatives, participation opportunities for all, and especially fan content. Bobby DeBerry won 15 titles at the school. Arizona's 10 greatest high school dynasties: Wrestling Were going to celebrate this and enjoy it for a little bit and do the same thing moving on to next year to try to get another one., 215: Michael Kelley, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain. Daniella Weitman converted the final penalty kick after the teams tied at 4 through 110 minutes of play, giving the Lancers their fifth state . "Going into the semifinals, I thought we were dead in the water. To celebrate the richness of high school athletics in our state, The Arizona Republic is examining the greatest dynasties in each sport over the past half-century. We went six-for-six in the semis, and these guys just really refused to give up. Camp Verdewon its first state title in 2004 in the 3A division then had two three-peat state title runs in the 2000s and 2010s, which were respectively led bycoaches Bob Weir and Tracy Tudor as it moved down to the former 1A/2A and then to Division IV for themost recent string of titles. {jJDO%]fuW.E\ `bZf
JQ While the group faced several injuries throughout the year, the Colts persevered in their pursuitfor the team championship. Day 3 Mat #10 All Matches. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. Morenci secured back-to-back titles after outscoring runner-up Yuma Catholic 201.5-175.5. Proud of my guys, [they] battled over the last three days, Vasquez said. Please note that live streaming rights of all postseason events are held by NFHSNetwork.com. Others Sunnyside alumni areformer Arizona State wrestling head coach Tom Ortiz, Marco Vasquez,Tucson Cyclones wrestling club founder Danny Vega, former NCAA Division I national championsNate Gallick and Eric Larkin, 2018Arizona RepublicWrestler of the Year and Penn State's top wrestler Roman Bravo-Young,Iowa commit and 2020 All-Arizona selectionJesse Ybarra. School was edged by Phoenix Thunderbird for the Division III title in 2011, 158.5-157.5. Arizona high school wrestling is synonymous with Sunnyside. The Blue Devils came out on top over runner-up Liberty for the second year in a row behind eight individual state champions, tying the record set by Tucson in 1953. Thank you for subscribing. Sunnyside has myriad ofmulti-year wrestling state champions. Throughout the season the Lions ranked ninth in the country but moved into the top four late in the season. School was the runner-up in Division IV in 2011. Its going to get too big at some point.. 0000008402 00000 n
PRESCOTT VALLEY Boys high school wrestling participation numbers are dropping, but girls high school wrestling is booming in Arizona since it became a sanctioned sport two years ago. The Arizona High School State Championships are an archive-only event on FloWrestling. MORE:Arizona's 10 greatest high school dynasties: Wrestling. Salpointe Catholic players celebrate their overtime win in a shootout to win the 4A State Soccer Championship overScottsdale Notre Dame Prep at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Saturday, Feb.22, 2022. 6051 W. Sweetwater
The Blue Devils put up 263 points en route to the programs 35th team state championship, by far the most in AIA history. (Photo by Travis Whittaker/Cronkite News). Just literally focusing our effort as opposed to pressure or expectations, Sunnyside head coach Anthony Leon said. Arizona's best high school wrestling programs: 28 titles since 1985 Tucson Sunnyside: School won Division I titles in 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2013. As the sport grows, there are challenges, but the AIA and its member schools are trying to overcome them to put girls programs on equal footing with boys teams. Cottonwood Mingus:Under coach Tom Wokasch, school won five straight 4A-II titles from 2006-10. The Lions are coached by Brooke Logan, a Liberty alumnus who wrestled against boys at the school before the AIA approved girls wrestling as a sanctioned high school sport. I think we are moving in the right direction.. It's championship season in Michigan! ARIZONA CHAPTER - NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME Tom Dubin Ron Eastin Art Martori Czeslaw Schmidt . Heres a look at the results from each division: Sunnyside continued its dominance in the wrestling world, securing its fifth consecutive team title. 826 35
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Day 3 Mat #2 All Matches. Football Team Champs. The win gives Salpointe back-to-back state titles and its third in four years. The field of wrestlers at the event reflects the rapid growth of girls wrestling in Arizona in just two seasons. Liberty High School cruised to its second consecutive girls state championship. Peoria, AZ 85345, Pinnacle High School (PINN)
The Blue Devils scored 307.5 points, more than double the points of second-place Peoria Liberty High School, which finished with 151. They have done a nice job of combining invitationals of a girls component with a lot of those boys tournaments, i.e. The amount of girls wrestling in Arizona has almost doubled in one year. I think in the next two years we will be organizing dual meets for the girls because the teams are going to keep growing and growing, Gonzalez said. The Lions squeaked out a victory, finishing with 6.5 more points than runner-up Mesa Westwood. PDF Team Champions and Runners-Up - AIA Online */. Section I: Sat., Feb. 11, CHS [Info]
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Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. NFHS Network Affiliate Program: A third party wanting to become an NFHS Network affiliate will be granted exclusive rights to a postseason event at no cost. 2023 www.azcentral.com. Salpointe Catholic's Rylen Bourguet (2) dribbles past two fallenNotre Dame Prep players during overtime during their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. The Bulldogs werethe best Arizona high school wrestling team of the late 2000s as theywon six straight championships. Wrestlers competed over the weekend in Prescott Valley at the second all-girls state tournament held at the Findlay Toyota Center, where 10 individual state champions were crowned. iGJS7.T"}5? *[j;TD%IHaIanm?b+prOV9<5~g2cv ^" Ranking Arizona high school coaches by state championships: Safford:School won six straight 3A titles from 2005-2010 under coach Herman Andrews, Jr., including scoring 267 points in 2010. The Lions squeaked out a victory, finishing with 6.5 more points than runner-up Westwood. The Longhorns were arguably Arizona high school wrestling's second-best team of the 1980s and 90s. The AIA is undergoing an archival process and the association needs your help. 0000059962 00000 n
Two Canyon View High wrestlers finished the season undefeated and captured . MORE:Ranking Arizona high school wrestling coaches by state championships. He had 514 dual match victories andan 81% winning ratio before he left in 2010 to become Queen Creek'swrestling coach and retired in 2017. The 2022 AIA State Wrestling Championships have come to a close. 132: Colt Schrader Upper State champion. The Glendale Ironwood Eagles came into Saturday down by over 20 points in the tournament, but with the help of the later rounds were able to make a comeback and secure its first state championship. Before the AIA sanctioned girls wrestling, high school girls had to wrestle against boys if they wanted to compete. Benson came in second place in 1A/2A that year while Santa Cruz won the 3A title and Safford the 4A championship. They only have a set amount of kids. For us to score as many points as we did without some of those guys and with the injuries, it was just a special three days., 106: Gabriel Ramirez, Waddell Canyon View, 138: Joseph Misitano, Gilbert Campo Verde, 150: Trent Wikel, Scottsdale Desert Mountain, 165: Brennan Callison, Queen Creek Casteel, 285: Raychon Cardona, Queen Creek Casteel. The 2023 Arizona Interscholastic Association awarded championships in team and individual categories for boys and girls high school wrestling on Saturday at Arizona Veterans Memorial. Copyright 2022 Arizona Interscholastic Association, Inc. All Rights Reserved. His successor Richard Sanchez kept the Blue Devils dynasty intact as he led the team to five state titles between 1990 to 1994. Phoenix, AZ 85007, Buckeye High School (BHS)
Take a look: Ranking Arizona high schoolteams by state championships: Tucson Sunnyside:School won Division I titles in 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2013. He has coach Tom Wokasch Wrestling Tom came to Arizona in 1965 from White Bear Lake High School in central Minnesota and began his Arizona wrestling career as an assistant at Ajo High School. Salpointe Catholics Leo Gutierrez (14) celebrates his goal againstNotre Dame Prep during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. endobj
2021-22 high school individual state champions list, as of January 24, 2022 2007 team scored 273 points. Winning back-to-back titles is never easy, especially aftera talented crop of seniors graduate. The 2023 Arizona Interscholastic Association awarded championships in team and individual categories for boys and girls high school wrestling on Saturday at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, concluding a three-day tournament that began Thursday. Division II also saw a repeat champion as Queen Creek Casteel secured back-to-back titles in convincing fashion. Updated 2021 high school individual state champions list, as - TeamUSA Erica Pastoriza of Raymond S. Kellis High in Glendale has her arm raised by an official after capturing third place in the 101-pound weight class at[1] the 2020 AIA Girls Wrestling State Championships. AIA Boys Wrestling Championships Team Champions and Runners-Up. 4 0 obj
The individual tournaments, I think eventually they will grow big enough that theyre going to have to have their own weekends as well, just like the guys have their own weekends. It is a growth trend that officials expect to continue. 350 W. Sahuarita Rd.