Marc Williams and Noah Gallardo each won individual titles on Saturday to lead Shadow Ridge to a second-place team finish at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at South Point.
Wrestling
J.J. Tuinei’s 5-3 win at 285 pounds on Wednesday allowed Arbor View’s wrestling team to nip host Centennial on criteria after the teams tied at 36 points.
Marc Williams and Kody Presser each recorded two first-period pins on Thursday to help host Shadow Ridge’s wrestling team defeat Alta (Utah) and Foothill in dual matches.
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Spring Valley 132-pounder Andres Garcia beat the Sunrise Region champion, the Sunset runner-up and last week’s Sunset Region champion to claim his first Class 4A state championship Friday at The Orleans Arena.
On Saturday in the 138-pound championship match of the Sunrise Region meet at Las Vegas, Antonio Saldate captured his fourth consecutive region title with a 19-4 major decision over Green Valley’s David Kalayanaprapruit.
Xzavier Maheia is fighting for third place in the Sunset Region wrestling tournament, but the results aren’t as important as why he wrestles.
Nico Antuna’s pinfall victory at 138 pounds was the 200th victory of his career, and helped the Centennial wrestling team down visiting Palo Verde, 48-27.
Spring Valley’s wrestling team edged Sierra Vista on a tiebreaker to earn a road victory on Tuesday.
Cimarron-Memorial won six matches by fall on Wednesday as the Spartans earned a 46-33 home win over Centennial.
Arbor View’s wrestling team won the final three matches on Thursday night to pull out a 46-36 home victory over Centennial.