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.
Spring Valley’s wrestling team edged Sierra Vista on a tiebreaker to earn a road victory on Tuesday.
Wyatt English won by fall in 13 seconds at 145 pounds to lead Foothill’s wrestling squad to a 57-24 home win over Basic on Tuesday.
Arbor View’s wrestling team won the final three matches on Thursday night to pull out a 46-36 home victory over Centennial.
The Wolves return four top-four finishers from last year’s Sunrise Region meet.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
The Gators had someone competing for the championship in all but one weight class, comfortably rolling to their seventh consecutive team championship Saturday at Las Vegas High with a score of 324½ points.
Tim Conaway’s first competitive action after breaking his thumb was Friday in the Class 4A Sunrise Region tournament at Las Vegas High, winning twice and earning a berth in the 120-pound semifinals.
State championships: 1984, 1979, 1976
Recent individual state champions: Duane Gonzales (2002, 103 pounds), Kevin Lochner (1998, 171 pounds)
Region championships: None
Region runner-up finishes: None
2018 postseason: Finished 17th at the Class 4A state meet with 20 points.
Finished fifth at the Class 4A Sunrise Region meet with 111.5 points.
Last 10 seasons
2017-18: 17th in 4A state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2016-17: Tied for 22nd in 4A state meet, fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2015-16: 23rd in Division I state meet, ninth in Sunrise Region meet
2014-15: 10th in Sunrise Region meet
2013-14: 21st in Division I state meet, eighth in Sunrise Region meet
2012-13: 25th in Division I state meet, fourth in Sunrise Region meet
2011-12: Tied for 17th in 4A state meet, third in Sunrise Region meet
2010-11: 23rd in 4A state meet, tied fifth in Sunrise Region meet
2009-10: 25th in 4A state meet, third in Sunrise Region meet
2008-09: Tied for 21st in 4A state meet, fourth in Sunrise Region meet