Clovis Wrestling

Feed The Champions!

2012-02-14T10:15:00.001-08:00

Operation "Feed the Champions is under way!! Cougar Parent Wrestling will again be providing food for the upcoming Valley Tournament. If you would like to help with the following items, let me know ASAP

PB&J Sandwiches

Fruit (Apples/Oranges-peeled & cut)

Bagels

Water

Powerade/Gatorade

Granola Bars

Thank you,

Cindy McAlester

Cougar Parent Wrestling - 289-4351 - cougarparentwrestling@yahoo.com

Clovis wins the 2012 Mission San Jose Invitational

2012-02-05T13:57:00.000-08:00

Clovis had 7 champs, 2 place 2nd, 1 place 3rd, and 1 place 4th:
Team Scores:
1 327.50 Clovis (C) 7 2 1 1
2 133.00 James Logan 1 1 1 1 1
3 122.00 Clovis West (C) 1 1 2 1
4 119.00 De La Salle 1 1 2
5 104.00 College Park 1 1 1
6 94.00 Newark Memorial 1 1
7 83.00 Reed (NV) 1 1 1
8 80.00 Liberty 2 1
9 74.00 Corcoran (C) 2 2
10 68.50 Nevada Union (SJ) 1 2

Clark Chieftains win the 6th Annual Quintana Classic

2012-01-22T14:42:00.001-08:00

@ The 6th Annual Quintana Classic (Selma, CA Jan. 21, 2012) - Clark Chieftans win by landslide team points 310, Granite Ridge (2nd place - 220 points), Granite Point (Central) (3rd). Individual Champions: Brandon Martino, Haskell Brand, Tanner Rice, AJ Nevills, Tyler Collier: Runner-Up: Wyatt Cornelison, Eddie Gama, Jose Torres, Spencer Smith

Clovis East Dual

2012-01-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

The dual tomorrow night will start at 5:30 tomorrow night and Varsity will start at 6:00 as Clovis East only has 3 J.V. wrestlers...

Zinkin Classic Pictures by John Caton

2011-12-18T13:05:00.001-08:00

http://johncaton.smugmug.com/CHSWrestling2011-12/Zinkin-121711/20644642_8G8hL8#1636764592_ZpgP4Br

Check out the finals and award stand photos by John Caton!

Zinkin live feeds are up!

2011-12-17T10:51:00.000-08:00

Www.ustream.tv/Channel/Clovis-wrestling

Clark Wrestlers compete in 2 tournaments

2011-12-12T15:48:00.000-08:00

These are the results from Clark this weekend Saturday, Dec 10, 2011:

Exeter Invitational Clark won by a lot, edging out teams like Poway Elite and
Thunder Kids. Tournament placers are:

70- Brianna Garcia 6th

76- Cody Okerson 5th

83- Justin Mejia 1st

89- Jordan Geiger 5th

95- Brandon Martino 4th

99- Eddie Gama 3rd

108- Haskell Brand 3rd

112- Samir Allen 2nd

116- Michael Martinez 4th

128- Jose Torres 2nd

135- Jared Hill 1st

142- Alex Enloe 5th

168- A.J. Nevills 1st

185- Daniel Varian 2nd

205- Tyler Collier 6th

235- Spencer Smith 1st

100 points above the #2 team

The Warrior Invite (Fresno High)We placed third as a team. The
placers are:

142- Tanner Rice 1st

Wyatt Cornelison 2nd

Victor Vargas 2nd

Hunter Wyneken 2nd

Michael Rodriguez 3rd

Bryce Myres 3rd

Angel Baylon 4th

Isaias Trejo 5th

Zack Southers 5th

Anthony Prentice 5th

Seth Baudonnet 5th

Collin Bohny 5th

Clayton Alexander 6th

The squad came in 3rd to Granite Ridge and Selma.

Fresnobee article Sunday, Dec 11, 2011

2011-12-11T08:08:00.000-08:00

Check out the article in today's Fresnobee regarding Clovis and central section wrestlers:

http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/12/10/2645423_p2/central-section-wrestlers-bid.html

Clovis wins the Clovis West Shootout, Dec 10, 2011

2011-12-10T17:36:00.000-08:00

Clovis West Shootout team champs.

Clark takes team title at the Kastner Shootout, Dec 3, 2011

2011-12-05T17:08:00.000-08:00

Clark goes 4-0 in team dual action in winning the 2011 Kastner Shootout last Saturday, Dec 3, 2011. Clark beat Glacier Point (Central), El Cap (Central), Rio Vista (Central), and Granite Ridge in taking 1st place. Great job Clark coaches & wrestlers!

Clark wrestlers at the McLane Fall Brawl

2011-11-29T20:46:00.000-08:00

Clark had a few of the boys wrestle during the Thanksgiving break. Seven competed and four walked away placing in the tournament.

108-Mason Ramirez 1st
83-Wyatt Cornelison 2nd
142-Alex Enloe 2nd
89-Jordan Geiger 3rd

Way to go Chieftains!

Clark results from the Clovis Takedown Tournament

2011-11-22T21:25:00.000-08:00

Intermediate - 64-70
2nd Place - Brianna Garcia of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 71-77
2nd Place - Cody Okerson of Clovis Wrestling
3rd Place - Trevor Beintker of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 75-82
2nd Place - Brandon Betancourt of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 77-83
1st Place - Wyatt Cornelison of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 83-89
1st Place - Justin Mejia of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 88-90
3rd Place - David Fode of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 88-92
2nd Place - Michael Rodriguez of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 90-94
1st Place - Bailey Rodgers of Clovis Wrestling
2nd Place - Jordan Geiger of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 92-101
3rd Place - Bryce Myers of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 95-102
4th Place - Kameron Andrade of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 97-105
3rd Place - Brandon Martino of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 102-106
1st Place - Eddie Gama of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 105-109
1st Place - Haskell Brand of Clovis Wrestling
2nd Place - Mason Ramirez of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 107-110
6th Place - Ethan Collins of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 112-115
2nd Place - Malcolm Young of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 112-116
6th Place - Samir Allen of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 115-118
1st Place - Michael Martinez of Clovis Wrestling
4th Place - Victor Vargas of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 117-121
1st Place - Fabian Rubalcava of Clovis Wrestling
6th Place - Nathan Gardner of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 123-128
1st Place - Josh Chavez of Clovis Wrestling
2nd Place - Seth Baudonnet of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 125-130
3rd Place - Zack Southers of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 129-132
4th Place - Zakary Harrelson of Clovis Wrestling
5th Place - Hunter Wyneken of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 131-138
1st Place - Jose Torres of Clovis Wrestling
2nd Place - Damon Glasco of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 133-140
3rd Place - Eric Delk of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 140-143
1st Place - Tanner Rice of Clovis Wrestling
2nd Place - Jared Hill of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 142-149
1st Place - Alex Enloe of Clovis Wrestling
6th Place - Jacob Sales of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 148-154
2nd Place - Ruger Wyneken of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 154-160
2nd Place - Ethan Rutherford of Clovis Wrestling
3rd Place - Anthony Prentice of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 160-163
1st Place - A.j. Nevills of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 164-177
2nd Place - Clayton Alexander of Clovis Wrestling
3rd Place - Daniel Varian of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 168-185
2nd Place - Tyler Collier of Clovis Wrestling
4th Place - Collin Bohny of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 184-192
5th Place - Alex Hernandez of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 188-206
5th Place - Spencer Smith of Clovis Wrestling

Intermediate - 206-229
6th Place - Matthew Carlson of Clovis Wrestling

Clark Wrestlers at the Alta Sierra Takedown Tournament

2011-11-17T20:54:00.000-08:00

Clark Placers at the Alta Sierra Takedown Tournament last Saturday, Nov 12, 2011.

1. Chad Adams- 3rd
2. Clayton Alexander- 2nd
3. Samir Allen- 1st
4. Seth Baudonnet- 2nd
5. Josh Chavez- 1st
6. Angel Baylon- 2nd
7. Eric Delk- 3rd
8. Davis Fode- 3rd
9. Andres Garcia- 1st
10. Daman Glasco- 2nd
11. Jeremy Jacoby- 3rd
12. Bryce Myers- 2nd
13. Nicholas Prado- 3rd
14. Anthony Prentice- 2nd
15. Matthew Price- 3rd
16. Ethan Rutherford- 1st
17. Isaias Trejo- 2nd
18. Victor vargas- 3rd
19. Hunter Wyneken- 2nd
20. Malcom Young- 3rd

Thanksgiving Week Practice Schedule

2011-11-16T20:14:00.001-08:00

Practices over the break are mandatory. All Clovis wrestlers are expected to be available and to attend all Thanksgiving Week workouts. Both the 1-week Thanksgiving vacation and the 2-week Christmas vacation are during wrestling season. For wrestlers, this is part of the commitment. Schedule below:

Monday: 4:30-6:45pm
Tuesday: 4:30-6:45pm
Wednesday: 8:00-10:00am *early practice so families can leave to travel to Thanksgiving destinations*

Thursday: NO PRACTICE, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Friday: 4:30-6:45pm *practice mandatory for those who have not indicated that they are going out of town (30+ miles) by Wednesday and optional for those traveling long distances for Thanksgiving Day*

Clark wrestlers finish 2nd at the Jr. Mid Cals in Gilroy

2011-11-15T05:51:00.000-08:00

The Clark wrestling team traveled to Gilroy and competed at the Jr. Mid Cals on Saturday, Nov 12, 2011. Clark had the following wrestlers place and overall finished 2nd as they were edged out by Oakdale.

235 - Spencer Smith 2nd place
205 - Tyler Collier 2nd Place
175 - Daniel Varian 3rd place
165 - AJ Nevills 3rd Place
165 - Ruger Wyneken 4th Place
145 - Tanner Rice 6th Place
135 - Jared Hill 5th Place
125 - Jose Torres 2nd Place
120 - Fabian Rubalcava 6th Place
100 - Haskell Brand 5th Place
100 - Eddie Gama 6th Place
95 - Brandon Martino 5th Place
85 - Justin Mejia 1st Place

2012 Season Preview

2011-10-30T13:31:00.000-07:00

TEAM
Welcome to another exciting year of Clovis Wrestling and maybe the most anticipated season in the history of the school. Last year, the Cougars finished off an incredible season in dramatic fashion that included historical marks in several categories:

• 4th consecutive TRAC League title
• 4th consecutive Central Section title
• Record-extending 9th State Team Championship
• #7 National Ranking
• State record 14 state qualifiers
• State record 9 state medal winners
• Extension of a dual win streak to 50 matches lasting over 5 seasons

For 2012, the team returns 9 state qualifiers and 6 state place winners, including 2 state champions, in hopes of setting a new bar for high school wrestling excellence by being the first high school to reach 10 team state titles in California. Clovis will begin the season ranked #1 in the state and #4 in the country for high school wrestling and will face the most grueling out-of-state test yet with a trip to The Clash in late December. The Clash is projected to have 7 of the Top 9 teams in the nation set to compete in what is likely the single toughest dual tournament competition in the history of high school wrestling.

2012 returning state qualifiers include:
• Daniel Gaytan – Senior – State Champion, 3x medalist, #11 national ranking
• Nick Nevills – Sophomore – State Champion, #3 national ranking
• Zach Nevills – Senior – 3x medalist, #5 national ranking
• Dakota Gordon – Senior – state medalist
• Jonas Gaytan – Junior – state medalist
• Adrian Salas – Junior – state medalist
• Matt Gay – Senior
• Colby Thompson – Senior
• Jason Ladd – Junior

Clovis leads nearly every category on the all-time state list including:
• Most Team State Championships – 9
• Most Top 5 Team Finishes – 23
• Most Individual State Champions – 23
• Most Individual State Medalists – 113

Pre-Season State Top 10 Teams:
#1 Clovis
#2 Bakersfield
#3 Poway
#4 De La Salle
#5 Gilroy
#6 Vacaville
#7 Clovis West
#8 Elk Grove
#9 Selma
#10 Lemoore

Pre-Season A.W.N. National Top 10 Teams:
#1 Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ)
#2 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) – THE CLASH
#3 St. Johns (St. Johns, MI)
#4 Clovis (Clovis, CA) - THE CLASH
#5 Brandon (Brandon, FL) - THE CLASH
#6 Graham (St. Paris, OH) - THE CLASH
#7 Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN) - THE CLASH
#8 Apple Valley (Apple Valley, MN) - THE CLASH
#9 Christiansburg (Christiansburg, VA) – THE CLASH
#10 Detroit Central Catholic (Detroit, MI)

INDIVIDUAL
**As of this writing, no weight classes are determined yet. These previews are designed to highlight the team and individual wrestlers vying for each staring spot in 2012. New weight classes have been approved and instituted for the first time in 20 years for the 2011-2012 season, so comparisons to previous years will be adjusted.**

106
2011 Starter @ 103: Andy Ia
2011 Result: State Qualifier, 6th Central Section

With the minimum wrestling weight moving up this season, 106 should be quite the battle with more kids than ever being slotted for the lowest weight class. Leading the way is sophomore Julian Gaytan after some varsity experience a year ago, giving Clovis a chance at having three Gaytans in the lineup this season, never a bad omen for Clovis fans. He’ll be challenged closely by freshman and future star Khristian Olivas who also has a family history of success at Clovis. Khristian is the brother of current Clovis wrestler Dakota Gordon, and son of former Clovis wrestler and Valley Champion, Kelvin Olivas, and nephew of former Clovis State Champion, Ralph Olivas. Coming off an injury, Tristan Gilliland has a promising future and should have a solid freshman season pushing Olivas and Gaytan for the spot. Look for other freshman Cade Vonnothdurft, Cody Kliewer, Rene Bettencourt, and Darin Colis to provide depth at the weight class and possibly challenge for a starting spot at some point in the season.

113
2011 Starter @ 112: Jonas Gaytan
2011 Result: 5th State, 2nd Central Section

After a stellar 2011 season, look for state place winner and junior Jonas Gaytan to make a return to 113 this season and not only contend for the title, but be part of the core of this wicked Clovis lineup. The 2nd of the Gaytans looking to be in the starting lineup, Jonas has worked hard in the off-season to take his wrestling to a level commensurate with a state championship. Sophomore Matt Czeshinski comes off a year in which he was too small for the old 103lbs, but now will be a solid fixture at 113lbs after a good off-season of preparation. Another sophomore picking up wrestling a little late but making up for lost time is Andrew Garcia. He’ll share time with talented freshman Anthony Arosemena who is back from a year in the Bay Area after wrestling for Clark Intermediate in 7th grade.

120
2011 Starter @ 119: Daniel Gaytan
2011 Result: State Champion, Central Section Champion

It’s not often that you have a returning 3-time state place winner, but that’s exactly the case at 120lbs. Senior Daniel Gaytan has never finished outside the Top 4 at the state championships in 3 years, and comes off a season capped by a state championship in one of the most competitive weights in California. Though not an easy task, Daniel looks to repeat as the last man standing atop the mountain in March and enters the season with a #11 national ranking. If he is successful this season, he’ll become only the 3rd wrestler in the 15-year Tirapelle era to win multiple state championships (the first with the last name not Tirapelle) and the first wrestler in the 40-year Clovis history to win 4 state medals. Look for junior Lane McAlester to provide very solid depth at this weight class. Very capable of being not only a starter but a state contestant last season, Lane should rank amongst the state’s best this year. Sophomores (Harold) Wood Stearns and Austin Romo are back and will see much more varsity action this season. Freshman Drew Oxley is a star of the future and will look to gain tons of varsity experience this season to prepare for what promises to be a very good Cougar career.

126
2011 Starter @ 125: Matt Gay
2011 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section

One of the hardest working student-athletes in the program, senior Vicente Hernandez looks to be the frontrunner to break into the starting lineup this season. Though without post-season credentials, Vicente is no stranger to upper echelon of wrestling in California. Look for him to quickly make a name and challenge for a podium spot in March. Junior Xesus Velarde, like McAlester, will be a force at the varsity level as well after a solid sophomore season. Freshman Lane Barnes, creating yet another family connection (with brother Brandon Barnes), should do very well in his freshman campaign and provide excellent depth at this weight class. Also competing here will be freshman Nino Rodriguez.

132
2011 Starter @ 130: Juan Salas
2011 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section

After losing a great senior leader and staple of the Clovis program in Juan Salas, senior Matt Gay will look to move up a weight class and fill that void after a great finish to a surprising junior season. Matt’s talents are numerous and after his most productive off-season ever, the coaching staff expects big things from him at a very tough weight class. Another future star in a great freshman class, Caleb Trace, will challenge Gay and projects to do very well in his inaugural high school season. Another freshman with a familiar name, Michael Burriel – brother of former Clovis standout Tommy Burriel – will look to gain valuable experience at the weight class. Look for freshman Johny Diaz and junior Nick Yang to provide additional support as well.

138
2011 Starter @ 135: Jason Ladd
2011 Result: State Qualifier, 7th Central Section

At 138lbs, sophomore Sergio Enloe Jr. projects to make his first foray into the varsity lineup after a very successful freshman season. During his rookie campaign, Enloe defeated several eventual state qualifiers and a few state place winners as well. After gaining some valuable experience a year ago, he expects to challenge for a state medal this season. Sophomore Anthony Vargas and freshman Bailey Gilbert will see quite a bit of varsity action as well.

145
2011 Starter @ 140: Brady Bersano
2011 Result: 7th State, 3rd Central Section

One of the most improved wrestlers from a year ago, junior Jason Ladd will likely hold down the 145lbs spot this season. Ladd had an impressive transformation, going from competitive early in the season to a 2-match winner at the state championships in 2011. With an excellent off-season of preparation behind him, Jason has already turned some heads in the pre-season and the coaching staff expects him to continue to do throughout the year. He has an excellent chance of being a medal winner in March. Sophomore Marlon Watkins saw a lot of varsity action in his first year, and will likely be much more prepared this season to make some real noise. With many tools at his disposal, Marlon could make an impact on future teams and provide valuable support this season. Sophomore Adrian Tinoco and freshman Forrest King will also vie for position at this weight.

152
2011 Starter @ 145: Colby Thompson
2011 Result: State Qualifier, 7th Central Section

After an up and down season a year ago that finished on an ‘up’, senior Colby Thompson looks to become the 3rd Thompson in Clovis history this season to take home a state medal along side brothers Bryce and Blake. Colby put in his best off-season to date and should be a major force at 152lbs, with previous post-season experience in his back pocket to work from, and is the start of the murderous row of Clovis upper weights that compare favorably to any group in the nation. A trio of future Clovis stars will push Thompson and look to make their own name in the varsity lineup. Sophomores Brody Brand and Alberto Jauregui return from very successful freshman campaigns. Freshman Dominic Kincaid has already earned some nice victories over the summer against stiff competition and should have an excellent freshman season. Another freshman Angel Sanchez will also occupy the weight class.

160
2011 Starter @ 152: Blake Thompson
2011 Result: 5th State, 2nd Central Section

Back at 160lbs for a second season, junior Adrian Salas already has a 7th place state finish to his name and looks to add even more. With uncanny athletic ability and competitiveness, Salas should challenge for a championship in a very formidable weight class statewide. With great workout partners around him, this should be a breakout season for Adrian. The young talent keeps on coming at 160lbs, with 4 wrestlers that really could leave the program with career marks in four years. All freshman, Sean Cervantes, Adam Prentice, Kyle Humphreys, and Jonathan Peterson will get extended varsity action this season in preparation for the departure of a senior-laden upperweight group.

170
2011 Starter @ 160: Adrian Salas
2011 Result: 7th State, 2nd Central Section

If having a returning 3-time state medalist is rare, how rare is having two in the same season? The answer – this is the first time in history at any school in California. Like Daniel Gaytan, senior Zach Nevills has 3 state medals, never lower than 5th, and looks to become a rare 4-time California state place winner and as previously mentioned, the first 4-time medalist in Clovis Wrestling history. Only the title has eluded Zach, having made the finals as a sophomore and generating a magical comeback run to 3rd place a year ago to help secure the team state title. He begins the year ranked #5 in the country and looks to add a state championship to complete a remarkable high school resume, before embarking on a collegiate career at Stanford University. Sophomore Brandon Barnes gained a year of varsity experience and maturity, and should get another year of preparation before stepping into the starting role. Junior Tyson Perez returns for his 3rd season and should improve on a year ago. Another promising freshman Gabriel Skelton should see lots of action this season.

182
2011 Starter @ 171: Zach Nevills
2011 Result: 3rd State, 4th Central Section

A name that few know now but soon will, senior Ryan Davies is one of the best wrestlers yet to see the post-season in California. He spent his first 3 seasons diligently working and waiting patiently behind Zach Nevills and Tommy Burriel, while being neck and neck with state place winner Dakota Gordon a year ago. Slightly edged out from what was sure to be a promising post-season (he defeated several eventual state place winners during the year), Davies should have a breakout senior season, turning many heads along the way, and expects to get his first, well-deserved state medal this March.

195
2011 Starter @ 189: Dakota Gordon
2011 Result: 7th State, Central Section Champion

Senior Dakota Gordon burst onto the scene a year ago and rolled to a section championship and a 7th place state medal, although slightly below his own expectations. This season, he’ll be all of 195 and is a serious state championship threat. The strongest pound-for-pound wrestler in recent memory, Gordon is athletic and explosive and fits perfectly into the ‘Murderers Row’ of 152 to Heavyweight for Clovis High School. Two freshmen will likely also see time at 195. Adam Delavega is a good young prospect for the Cougars who will only get better with time, while Malik Younes will see some limited varsity action to gain experience for the future.

220
2011 Starter @ 215: Taylor Ferguson
2011 Result: 6th State, Central Section Champion

With the departure of senior 3-year starter and state place winner Taylor Ferguson, sophomore Matt Weiss looks to step up and fill the role this season. Coming off an impressive freshman campaign with wins over state qualifiers and over 30 individual victories, Weiss has all the tools and the partners to garner immediate success at 220lbs. Another freshman with tremendous upside, Hexton Coronado, will share time at 220. Hexton comes off a great junior high career and will look to adjust to high school level quickly.

285
2011Starter @ 285: Nick Nevills
2011 Result: State Champion, Central Section Champion

After a season of “firsts”, sophomore Nick Nevills aims to follow up one of the most amazing freshman seasons in high school history. A returning section champion, state champion, and carrying a #3 national ranking into this season, Nick has an eye on a second state championship as well as a second team state championship. Nevills will anchor the back half of the Clovis lineup already dubbed ‘Murderers Row’ and like Daniel Gaytan, will vie to become only the 3rd multiple time state champion at Clovis in the Tirapelle Era. Junior Joseph Dominguez will see time at heavyweight as well.

COACHES
The core of the Clovis staff is intact and ready for another great season. Steve Tirapelle will guide his 15th Clovis squad with help from invaluable assistants Ben Holscher, back for a 6th season, and son Adam Tirapelle, back for his 8th year with the program. Also returning are key staff members Pete Samhammer, Clint Walbeck, Eric LeGarreta, Eddie Castillo, Scott Moore, and Nara Sihavong. Leading Clark Junior High for the 3rd straight season is veteran coach Kenny Martinez who looks to continue their winning ways, along with the help of Sergio Enloe Sr., in his 3rd season with the junior high program.

2012 CLOVIS VARSITY SCHEDULE
December 3rd – Newbury Park Invitational
December 9th & 10th – Clovis West Shootout
December 16th & 17th – Zinkin Classic @ Buchanan HS
December 20th & 21st – Coast Classic @ Aptos HS
December 30th & 31st – The Clash @ University Center (Rochester, MN)
January 6th & 7th – Doc Buchanan @ Clovis HS
January 11th – CLOVIS EAST
January 13th & 14th – Temecula Valley Invitational
January 18th – CENTRAL
January 25th – BUCHANAN
February 1st – CLOVIS NORTH
February 3rd & 4th – Mission San Jose Invitational
February 8th – CLOVIS WEST
February 11th – TRAC Championships @ Clovis West HS
February 17th & 18th – Valley Championships @ Mt. Whitney HS
February 25th – Central Section Masters Championships @ East Bakersfield HS
March 2nd & 3rd – California State Championships @ Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA)

Making Weight article

2011-10-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Great article on wrestling nutrition and weight loss in the October issue of Training & Conditioning magazine by our own Kim Tirapelle, MS, RD, CSSD.

Training & Conditioning Magazine - Making Weight

The Clash Donation Letter

2011-08-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

Please feel free to download and use as you see fit. The letter is in Microsoft Word format.

The Clash Donation Letter

NEW Team Records Listed

2011-08-23T21:38:00.000-07:00

Did a bit of research and listed some new TEAM records in the history section of the website. Records are made to be broken (well, except for the 14 state qualifiers) and hoping 2012 might be able to create some of it's own legacy!

http://cloviswrestling.com/individualRecords.htm

Season Kick-Off Parent Meeting - SAVE THE DATE

2011-08-23T20:07:00.001-07:00

Tuesday, August 30th
Clovis Wrestling Room
6:15pm
(will be done in under 60 minutes)

PLEASE make every effort to attend! We have very few times where we have an opportunity to communicate face to face with parents and all get on the same page. It's especially important to start a new season!

Looking forward to 2011-2012! See you next Tuesday!

SAVE THE DATE - REVISED!!!

2011-08-22T11:27:00.001-07:00

REVISED

PARENT MEETING REVISED TO AUGUST 30TH - CLOVIS WRESTLING ROOM - 6:15 pm

Almost here!

2011-08-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

Enjoy the last few days of Summer. Looking forward to getting together to begin the 2011-2012 journey and the drive for TEN!

More information coming regarding dates & times for team meeting, parent meeting, uniform orders, start dates, and more.

Summer Duals - June 24th & 25th

2011-06-21T09:54:00.000-07:00

Schedule as follows:

June 24th - Starts at 3:00 - Clovis Wrestlers to report at 1:00

June 25th - Starts at 9:00 - Clovis Wrestlers to report at 8:00

Looking for donations for snack bar. Need Powerade & Water. Let me know if you are able to bring something!

Thank you!

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling - 289-4351

2011 Summer Schedule

2011-06-08T18:43:00.001-07:00

Download and save. Summer practice starts Monday!

2011 Summer Schedule

2011 CA Dream Team Picture

2011-05-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

The 2011 CA Dream Team takes the America's Cup by winning three matches on Friday and three on Saturday. In the finals match on Saturday afternoon, the Dream Team beat Team Michigan 31-18. Clovis team members included Jonas Gaytan, Daniel Gaytan, Blake Thompson, and Nick Nevills.

2011 Awards Banquet

2011-05-15T15:00:00.001-07:00

All are welcome. Don't miss out!

Friday, May 20th
Clovis High School Cafeteria
6:00-8:00pm

Agenda

Food
2011 Highlight Video
Awards & Honors
Summer Plans
2012 Preview & Update

Clovis High Wrestling Coach earns top national honor

2011-05-11T14:45:00.000-07:00

Clovis High wrestling coach earns top national honor
Posted at 01:02 PM on Tuesday, May. 10, 2011
By Nick Giannandrea / The Fresno Bee

National High School Coach of the Year Steve Tirapelle of Clovis High pointed to a rare wrestling tournament that the Cougars didn't win for setting the stage for the honor.
The Cougars' fourth-place finish at the Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna, Wis., helped garner attention for a program that would win 10 tournaments, – including the CIF State Championship with the second-most points scored in the event's 39-year history.
That led to a No. 7 final national ranking for Clovis by theopenmat.com and prompted the website to name Tirapelle its Coach of the Year.
"The West Coast in general gets overlooked," Tirapelle said. "We're out here, and we usually don't compete against the East Coast and the Midwest. It kind of leaves you out there in limbo, where you are not seen other than wrestling yourselves."
"So making the trip to Wisconsin really helped. They saw that wrestling out in California is pretty good. We're right up there with some of the best wrestling in the nation."

Steve Tirapelle

The website noted that Tirapelle's coaching prowess helped elevate the Cougars past defending champion Bakersfield – a team that returned almost its entire lineup – at four common tournaments last season, including the state championships.
In addition to its 10 tournament titles, Clovis had an undefeated record in dual meets and produced a record 14 state qualifiers, seven of whom earned medals, including champions Daniel Gaytan (119 pounds) and Nick Nevills (285).
"We've been pretty fortunate this year," Tirapelle said. "To be recognized with the elite programs out there is very rewarding for the coaching staff, the kids, the school and the school district."

Twitter!

2011-04-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

Now you can follow 'ClovisWrestling' on Twitter for more updates, news, results, and more.

Clovis Wrestling recognized for 9th CA State Title

2011-04-14T15:38:00.000-07:00

Clovis Wrestlers and Coaches along with other Fresno County wrestlers were recognized today by the County Education Board.

2010-2011 CA State Champs Team Pic

2011-04-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

Poster Business Card Ads due 4-8-11

2011-04-05T10:09:00.001-07:00

Poster ads are due by Friday the 8th! If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible! If you do not have a business or business card, you can just make a donation to the poster! ANY AMOUNT WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR DONATIONS!! Thank you! Cindy McAlester 559-289-4351

Sakaguchi Watch

2011-03-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

Wins first match 3-1

Wins second match 4-2

Keep it up Scott!!

Good Luck Scott Sakaguchi

2011-03-16T13:13:00.001-07:00

Wish former Clovis wrestler Scott Sakaguchi (Clovis '09) the best of luck this weekend as he wrestles for Oregon State in his first NCAA DI Championships in Philadelphia, PA.

Scott takes on Matt Lester (Oklahoma) in the 1st round of the toughest collegiate tournament in the country.

You can follow all the action from the event on Intermat. In addtion, all rounds of the tournament will be broadcast via ESPN, either on the Internet or on television. The schedule is below:

Thursday March 17 @ 11:00 AM on ESPN3.COM - 1st round
Thursday March 17 @ 6:30 PM on ESPN3.COM - 2nd round and Conso.

Friday March 18 @ 10:30 AM on ESPNU - Session Three, Quarters and Conso.
Friday March 18 @ 7:00 PM on ESPNU - SEMIFINALS

Saturday March 19 @ 11:00 AM on ESPNU - MEDAL ROUNDS
SATURDAY MARCH 19 @ 7:30 PM ON ESPN - FINALS

New All-American!

2011-03-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jimmy Salvala (Clovis '06) for becoming the newest addition to the Clovis Wrestling All-American board. Jimmy placed 7th this past weekend at the NCAA DII Wrestling Championships for Chadron State University at 141lbs.

Jimmy was a two-time state medalist for Clovis High School and now the 8th Clovis wrestler to earn collegiate All-American honors.

Well done Jimmy!

Congratulations Clovis Wrestling!

2011-03-12T09:41:00.000-08:00

Congrats to the Clovis Wrestling team on a remarkable, record-extending season!

27th League Championship
20th Section Championship
9th State Championship
23rd Top 5 State Finish

50th Consecutive Dual Meet Victory (4-1/2 year streak)
4th Consecutive League Championship
4th Consecutive Section Championship
4th Consecutive Top 5 State Finish

State Record 14 State Qualifiers
State Record 9 State Place Winners
2 Individual State Champions
2nd Highest Team Point Total in State Tournament History - 186

STATE QUALIFIERS
103 Andy Ia (Senior)
112 Jonas Gaytan (Sophomore) - 5th
119 Daniel Gaytan (Junior) - State Champion
125 Matt Gay (Junior)
130 Juan Salas (Senior)
135 Jason Ladd (Sophomore)
140 Brady Bersano (Senior) - 7th
145 Colby Thompson (Junior)
152 Blake Thompson (Senior) - 5th
160 Adrian Salas (Sophomore) - 7th
171 Zach Nevills (Junior) - 3rd
189 Dakota Gordon (Junior) - 7th
215 Taylor Ferguson (Senior) - 6th
285 Nick Nevills (Freshman) - State Champion

SENIOR CLASS of 2011
Andy Ia
Juan Salas
Brady Bersano
Christian Velarde
Blake Thompson
Orem Camarena
Taylor Ferguson

Wrestling Poster Donations

2011-03-09T09:25:00.000-08:00

As most of you know we did not do a "Wrestling Poster" at the beginning of the year... however in celebration of our 9th State Championship, we are doing one NOW!! Please let me know if you are interested in a "Business Card Ad" Cost is $125.00 all proceeds go to poster and Cougar Parent Wrestling to support Clovis Wrestling!

Thank you!

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling
(559) 289-4351

2011 State Champs

2011-03-07T14:15:00.001-08:00

2011 CA State Wrestling Champs!

2011-03-07T09:05:00.000-08:00

CA State Champions Picture

2011-03-07T09:04:00.001-08:00

The Two Newest Clovis State Wrestling Champs!

2011-03-07T08:59:00.000-08:00

Central Section Masters Champs

2011-02-28T07:52:00.000-08:00

Master 2011

2011-02-23T10:35:00.001-08:00

Here we go again,,,,, need the following for this weekend:

PB & J Sandwiches (28 or more)
Granola Bars - We are completely out so need lots!!
Bagels (2 packages) Still have some left over!
Powerade/Gatorade ( Need 4 cases for next two weekends)

Thanks so much!!

Last year we didn't do State... but think we should this year... for Friday only and they can finish up left overs on Saturday... this is it for them so usually a feeding frenzy on Saturday but still want them to have healthy items on hand! I will put bagels into individual bags so they can grab what they want and put into their bag! Rabobank is a little strict and won't let them carry in boxes of food!

IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX

Thank you to a great group of parents that have helped out!! Juaregui, Callaway, Thompson, Bersano, Ferguson, Gaytan you guys really came thru!!

Keep up the good work boys!!! No time to unwind... you guys have IX !! (Thank you Coach LaGaretta for the rhyme)

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling

289-4351

2011 Yosemite Division Valley Champions

2011-02-20T16:38:00.001-08:00

Next stop.... VALLEY!

2011-02-13T19:28:00.000-08:00

We are going to continue with "Feeding the Cougars"!!! Need the following for next Friday!

PB&J - Need 28 for Friday
Bagels - Need enough for 2 days!
Granola Bars - Have some left from this weekend.... need more!
Oranges - Peeled

Parent Club will be providing Powerade, Water & Creme Cheese for the Bagels!

Thanks so much for your support! I have told Steve, Adam & Ben what a great help the parents have been all year!!!

WE NEED EVERYTHING BY THURSDAY TO SEND WITH THE TEAM!!

IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX IX

2011 TRAC Champions!

2011-02-13T19:24:00.000-08:00

Good start to post season for the Cougars. 7 champs, 14 qualifiers and TRAC Champions!! With some room for improvement -- just the way it should be. Need to build on Saturday for next week, right up to the state. Great group and looking forward to the next 3 weeks. Stay focused!

TRAC Tournament

2011-02-06T17:01:00.000-08:00

TRAC Tournament is this Saturday (February12th) at Clovis East!!

Need help from parents to donate the following:

Bagels: Need approx 28 or so.....(Creme Cheese will be provided)
28 or so PBJ Sandwiches
Oranges - Peeled & In Slices for the Team
Granola Bars
Powerade & Water will be provided by Parent Club

Contact me and let me know if you would like to help... !

Thanks!

Cindy McAlester - 559-289-4351 - cougarparentwrestling@yahoo.com
Cougar Parent Wrestling

Mission San Jose Invitational Champions

2011-02-06T13:46:00.001-08:00

Mission San Jose Live Stream address

2011-02-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

Listed below is the address for the live stream to the Mission San Jose Invitational.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling

Cougars win again!

2011-01-31T12:52:00.001-08:00

Again another tournament won!! This is going to be hard to explain.... Clovis took two teams.. Clovis A & Clovis B! However in reality, Clovis A was really a mixture of 2nd & 1st team kids and the B Team was really a mixture of 2nd & 3rd team kids!! Clovis "A" took home the CHAMPIONSHIP and Clovis "B" took 5th!! Might I add... neither had a full line up!! Way to go Cougars!! FUTURE IS BRIGHT!! Congrats to Matt Gay, Marlon Watkins, Adrian Salas & Dakota Gordon for bringing home the gold! Dakota was also named OW in upper weights!

Golden West Tournament

2011-01-28T19:45:00.000-08:00

Meet at the Wrestling Room @ 5:45 am

Weigh-ins 7:00 to 8:00 am

Wrestling begins at 9:00 am

Golden West High School
1717 N McAuliff Rd.
Visalia, CA 93292

Upcoming Post Tournaments

2011-01-22T09:06:00.000-08:00

Attn: Parents, Family and Friends of Clovis Wrestling

As post season is fast approaching... thought I would get everyone thinking about accommodations. The Valley Tournament and of course State Tournament are in Bakersfield this year. I just went on priceline.com (name your price) and booked my rooms! Valley is on February 18th & February 19th and State is March 4th & 5th.

I was able to book my room for Valley for $50.00 & for State for $90.00!! Both at Four Points Sheraton! I think I may have went in a little high for State so I would suggest going in lower to see if they accept!

ALSO, IN REGARDS TO STATE TICKETS - IF YOU HAVE NOT GONE BEFORE WITH OUR TEAM... WE SIT IN THE CHEAP SEATS AND LIKE IT THAT WAY!!! HA HA!! POINT IS... GET THE LOWEST PRICE SEATS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SECTION THEY ARE IN.

Thought I would share!

Also, for the past few years the Parent Club has provided the food for post tournaments, not including State. The usual stuff, fruit, bagels, creme cheese, PB&J, Powerade & Water. Please let me know if you would like to help.

Remember EVERYONE., think 9!!!!

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling
289-4351

2011 Temecula Valley Invitational Team Champions

2011-01-16T10:23:00.000-08:00

Temecula Valley Hotel

2011-01-11T21:17:00.000-08:00

For those interested, the team will be staying at:

Spring Hill Suites
Temecula Valley Wine Country
28220 Jefferson Avenue
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 699-4477

THANK YOU CLOVIS WRESTLING PARENTS

2011-01-10T14:35:00.000-08:00

Big thanks to a great group of parents!!! You all stepped up and worked beyond your "scheduled" shifts and kept it running very smooth! Also.... those great Tri Tip Sandwiches, Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers & Hot Dogs would not have been possible without Mr. Gay & Mr. Miller!!!! They worked all day out in the cold both days!!! THANK YOU!! You know I joke a lot about the snack bar.... but the compliments we got from many people meant that we did exactly what we were suppose to do.... provide a great snack bar... for a GREAT tournament!! Job Well Done!! ... Cindy Mc

2011 Doc B Champions

2011-01-09T17:54:00.001-08:00

Doc Buchanan - LIVE Streaming & Stats

2011-01-06T21:19:00.001-08:00

Don't miss the action!

LIVE Streaming Video
Channel 1 – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling
Channel 2 – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling-alt

LIVE Results
We're going to try to add a new wrinkle for fans at this year's Doc Buchanan. Rather than wait for brackets to update every round, we'll be using the NWCA Scorebook Software to do near real-time stats for matches at the tournament. As matches are being wrestled and results come in, the scores will be recorded and available at:
http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/CompetitionResultDocBuchanan.aspx

Cheesehead semi-finals, 3-7th place matches at link below:

2011-01-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

Cheesehead/Videos - BadgerStateWrestling.com
by SSparks » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:44 pm

All Cheesehead Semi-Finals, 7th, 5th and 3rd place matches are all posted at BadgerStateWrestling.com

All Championship matches will be posted this Saturday night at 11:59pm central time.

http://badgerstatewrestling.com/index.p ... sdate=2010

PARENT MEETING

2011-01-04T10:32:00.001-08:00

PARENT MEETING

WED - JANUARY 5TH
WRESTLING ROOM
6:45 pm

Your attendance is extremely important and VERY much appreciated!! If you can not make the meeting... please contact me so we can arrange your shift for the Doc B!!

We have had very few parents sign up for a shift! Remember without the Doc B ...the number of tournaments our kids attend would be very limited.

Thank you!!

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling
289-4351

Clinch Gear National HS Team Rankings 1-4-11

2011-01-04T07:44:00.000-08:00

Clinch Gear National High School Team Rankings 1.4.2011
Published on January 4, 2011 by viratas · No Comments
Clinch Gear National High School Team Rankings and Cheesehead Recap

Willie Saylor, Editor

The top teams all across the land were in action last week. No bigger event was staged than the Cheesehead in Kaukauna, Wisconsin which featured seven of our top eighteen.

#1 Apple Valley led wire-to-wire in Kaukauna. Despite crowing just one champ, the Eagles displayed incredible balance by placing eight in the finals and thirteen in the top six. They outpaced Runners-Up #3 Blair Academy by over 80 pts.

Blair distanced themselves from the rest field, with nearly a triple-digit margin over 3rd place, and then 12th-ranked Simley. The Bucs crowned a tournament-high five champions.

Simley made a strong case to move up considerably in the rankings. The Trojans placed half their line-up in the top 4.
The biggest movers, however, will be Clovis, who checked in last week at #18. The perennial powerhouse led by the esteemed Tirapelle family, rolled their way to 4th place at the Cheesehead, out-pointing 3 other nationally squads on the virtues of one champ, two finalists, and eight in the top 6.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wyoming Seminary, and Marmion Academy, finished 5th through 7th, respectively.

The outstanding field at the Cheesehead was obvious. It’s not every day that you get 7 of the Top 15 teams in the same building to compete.

What’s less apparent to the average fan is just how great of an event and an environment this tournament is. It’s a well-oiled machine that goes off without a hitch thanks to its plethora of dedicated and accommodating staff and volunteers.

And from a fans perspective, the action couldn’t get much better.

Because of its unique pool bracketing, you get de facto quarter and semi-finals on Day I before heading into the Day II mini-tournament. We were privileged enough to see a Brooks Black-Nick Nevills barnburner twice. And a guy like Dom Malone (WySem) who was caught and pinned in a pool match, can claim redemption like he did by winning the title in a rematch in the finals with George Fisher (Marmion), the guy who pinned him.

What it means to you and I is: we don’t have to wait around through the fluff to get to the meat of the match-ups.

In other action:

Outside of Wisconsin, 10 of the other 13 ranked squads competed.

Here’s how they did:

•#2 St. Paris-Graham more than doubled up the field at the Miami Valley Tournament with 330 team points to Runners-Up Centerville’s 140.
•#4 Brandon won the Heart of Dixie Classic at Vestavia Hills (Alabama’s most distinguished team) by a whopping 270pts.
•#5 Bakersfield, despite missing the services of two starters, won a tough intra-state dual with Oakdale, who is ranked as the 3rd best team in the Golden State.
•#8 St. Ed’s won the Medina Tournament (OH) convincingly over #16 Massillon-Perry, 288 to 208. Ed’s had six champs on seven finalists. Perry had seven in the top 4.
•#13 Easton rolled to the Manheim title over Robinson (VA) and Reynolds. The Red Rovers crowned five champs.
•#14 Bethlehem Catholic had eight champs and a runner-up as they hosted their annual Christmas City Tournament.
•#18 High Point led the Mustang Classic field with five champs and a runner-up.
•#19 St. John’s bested some of Michigan’s Best including Detroit Central Catholic in winning the Goodrich Invitational. St. John’s 224pts topped DCC’s 201, and Dundee’s 186.5. St. John’s was 6-for-6 in the finals.
•#20 Roseburg blitzed the Douglas County Invite. They had 8 champions on 10 finalists and posted a team score of 220.5 that nearly doubled up 2nd place Reedsport’s 113.
This upcoming week’s big event is The Clash in Rochester, Minnesota. The 9th edition of this event will feature 10 TOM-recognized teams; 6 ranked, and 4 honorable mention. For brackets visit: http://theclash.theopenmat.org
And watch for our preview coming shortly. We will also offer live event coverage.

Other big events this week include the Doc Buchanan in California where most of the state’s big dogs will tangle including #5Bakersfield and #10 Clovis.

St. Ed’s and Perry will see each other for the second consecutive week. They’ll both be at Wadsworth, this time, for a dual showdown.

Like always, our Individual National Rankings will be released Wednesday.

# 1 Apple Valley, Minnesota
Previous: #1
Last Week: Won Cheesehead
This Week: The Clash

# 2 St. Paris-Graham, OH
Previous: #2
Last Week: Won Miami Valley Conference Tourney
This Week: Home Duals 1/9

#3 Blair Academy, New Jersey
Previous: #3
Last Week: 2nd at Cheesehead
This Week: Home vs. Bergen Catholic 1/7

#4 Brandon, Florida
Previous: #4
Last Week: Heart of Dixie Champs
This Week: The Clash

#5 Bakersfield, California
Previous: #5
Last Week: Defeated Oakdale 29-24
This Week: Doc Buchanan

#6 St. Edwards, Ohio
Previous: #8
Last Week: Medina Champs
This Week: Ohio Duals @ Wadsworth

#7 Simley, Minnesota
Previous: #12
Last Week: 3rd @ Cheesehead
This Week: The Clash

#8 Iowa City-West, Iowa
Previous: #7
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Lepic Duals

#9 Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa
Previous: #8
Last Week: Idle
This Week: The Clash

#10 Clovis, California
Previous: #17
Last Week: 4th @ Cheesehead
This Week: Doc Buchanan

#11 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Previous: #11
Last Week: 5th @ Cheesehead
This Week: The Clash

#12 Wyoming Seminary
Previous: #6
Last Week: 6th @ Cheesehead
This Week: Idle

#13 Marmion Academy, Illinois
Previous: #7
Last Week: 7th @ Cheesehead
This Week: Idle

#14 St. Johns, Michigan
Previous: #19
Last Week: Won Goodrich Invite
This Week: East Lansing Quad

#15 Easton, Pennsylvania
Previous: #13
Last Week: Won Manheim Holiday Tournament
This Week: Easton Invitational (Duals)

#16 Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania
Previous: #14
Last Week: Won Christmas City Tournament
This Week: Dual

#17 Tulsa Union, Oklahoma
Previous: #18
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Duals vs. Bixby, Claremore, and Lawton, and McArthur; Geary Tournament

#18 Massillon-Perry, Ohio
Previous: #19
Last Week: Medina Invitational Runners-Up
This Week: Ohio Duals @ Wadsworth

#19 High Point, New Jersey
Previous: #18
Last Week: Won Mustang Classic Tourney
This Week: Duals vs. Sparta and Brearly. Minuteman Tourney

#20 Roseburg, Oregon
Previous: #20
Last Week: Won Douglas County Invite
This Week: The Clash

Notes:
The Top 5 stay intact with results to confirm their positions. St. Ed’s, now with their full contingent on the mats, moves into the 6th slot.

Simley gets a big boost, from 12th to 7th, behind St. Ed’s and in front of the Iowa schools, who we’ll learn more about this weekend.

Clovis is the biggest mover; from 17th to 10th after a fantastic showing at the Cheesehead. There are two events which we’ll be able to use to further gauge them this week; they’ll face #5Bakersfield as well as many of CA’s best at the Doc Buchanan. Also, the results of Simley and Rapids duals vs. the Iowa schools should serve as a barometer.
Rapids stays put at #11. There were two teams ranked ahead of them that they finished better than, and two teams ranked behind them that out-placed them.

Another team on the rise is St. Johns, Michigan. They move up five spots, and ahead of Easton at #14.

#19 High Point is an interesting team. They could be much better than their ranking, but their loss to Perry at King of the Mountain keeps them there for now. They will have an opportunity to move up in a few weeks with a good showing at The Final Four.

Honorable Mention:

•Bettendorf, Iowa
•Cannon-McMillan, Pennsylvania
•Carl Sandberg, Illinois
•Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania
•Christiansburg, Virginia
•Crystal Lake Central, Illinois
•Collins Hill, Georgia
•Cox, Virginia
•Glenbard North, Illinois
•Park Hill, Missouri
•Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania
•South Plainfield, New Jersey
•Springstead, Florida

ATTENTION PARENTS

2011-01-02T07:48:00.001-08:00

Clovis takes 4th at the Cheesehead Wrestling Invitational

2011-01-01T14:10:00.000-08:00

Cheesehead Pre-Seeds, Live Tournament Link

2010-12-29T07:15:00.000-08:00

Here are the pre-seeds for The Cheeshead for all Clovis wrestlers:

103: Andy Ia-#19
112: Jonas Gaytan-#12
119: Daniel Gaytan-#6
125: Vicente Hernandez-#12
130: Juan Salas-#9
135: Jason Ladd-#11
140: Brady Bersano-#10
145: Christian Velarde-#11
152: Colby Thompson-#14
160: Blake Thompson-#8
171: Zach Nevills-#2
189: Ryan Davies-#9
215: Taylor Ferguson-#6
285: Nick Nevills-#8

You can follow the tournament on TrackWrestling as well at this link:
http://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=1233009

Great News, LIVE Cheesehead Broadcast!

2010-12-28T09:14:00.001-08:00

Thanks to our friends at The Cheesehead and Wayne Nevills, Clovis Wrestling will be broadcasting matches from Kaukauna, WI on December 30-31 for all to enjoy!

Cheesehead Lineup
103 - Andy Ia
112 - Jonas Gaytan
119 - Daniel Gaytan
125 - Vicente Hernandez
130 - Juan Salas
135 - Jason Ladd
140 - Brady Bersano
145 - Christian Velarde
152 - Colby Thompson
160 - Blake Thompson
171 - Zach Nevills
189 - Ryan Davies
215 - Taylor Ferguson
285 - Nick Nevills

Cheesehead Schedule
Dec 30th - Wrestling begins at 12:15pm CST
Dec 31st - Wrestling begins at 9:00am CST, Finals at 5:30pm CST

Streaming Video Link (1 of 2 places, depending on the connection at Kaukauna HS):
Preferred - http://www.livesportsvideo.com/golive/goliveevents.asp?q=ClovisHighSchool
OR
Backup - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling

LIVE Updates
http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/results/scorebook/CompetitionResult.aspx?SchoolYear=2011&ID=793848&ID2=65151&ResultID=-1

Flowrestling - Cheesehead Preview

2010-12-28T08:38:00.000-08:00

Very funny and informative!

The Open Mat's 2010 Cheesehead Preview

2010-12-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

TOM’s 2010 Cheesehead Preview
Published on December 27, 2010 by viratas · 2 Comments Field Features Top Individuals, Teams

Willie Saylor, Editor

The Cheesehead, staged at Kaukauna High School in Wisconsin has become one of the premier prep wrestling competitions.

Last year’s tournament included four of our Top20 teams and an honorable mention, while this year’s field ups that to seven of the Top20.

With last year’s edition of The Cheesehead, held on the first two days of 2010, and this year’s tournament slated for the last two, maybe it’s poetic that Blair Academy gets a shot at redemption in the same calendar year.

To understand how we got to a place that has the most sincere national title implications, let’s revisit how this year’s field culminated.

Blair (NJ), then ranked #1 in the country, won the 2009 Ironman and looked to be on the precipice of yet another team title as the best squad in the country. Meanwhile, then-#2Apple Valley (MN) was rolling along, posting tournament victories at The Cheesehead and The Clash. So when then-#3St. Paris-Graham (OH) upset Blair in their dual, TheOpenMat amed Apple Valley the new top dog in the land, and subsequently 2010 National Champions.

With AV having almost their entire squad back and being the incumbent titlist, they were a no-brainer to begin this year as the Preseason #1. What did that mean for the Cheesehead?

For Blair to unseat Valley they’d need to knock them off head-to-head. Coach Buxton and the Bucs chose to attempt that in Wisconsin.

And with the Cheesehead’s unique hybrid tournament bracketing and scoring system, extrapolating tournament points is a dynamic situation. With credit given for places 9th and lower, The Cheesehead measures not only tournament-team prowess, but also dual-like balance.

In TOM’s Official 2010 Cheesehead Preview, we’ll list the competitors from all 24 schools at each weight, highlighting the contenders and their achievements and making our picks.

Follow along with us as we prepare for what figures to be an interesting competition, and a compelling argument for national supremacy.

And stay tuned for our continuing coverage which will include game-day live blogs and daily recaps.

***NOTE: With registration not yet completed, some line-up changes may occur. Check back for updates throughout the day Tuesday.

Weight Class Capsules:

**TOM National rank preceds name, state rank follows.**

Team Legend: Apple Valley (AV), Archbishop Moeller (AM), Arrowhead Union (AU), Blair Academy (BA), Clovis, (CLO), Deforest (DEF), Hartford (HAR), Kaukauna (KKA), Kennesaw Mountain (KM), Kenyon-Wananmingo (KW), Lockport (LP), Marmion Academy (MA), Milton (MIL), Montini Catholic (MC), Muskego (MUS), Pewaukee (PWK), Plainfield Central (PC), Port Washington (PW), Sheboygan Falls (SF), Simley (SIM), Stoughton (STO), Wisconsin Rapids (WR), Wrightstown (WTN), Wyoming Seminary (WS), Yorkville (YRK)

103
LY Final: Jordan Kingsley, AV, dec. Joe Umlauf, Wasau West, 2-1

The Field:
AV: Seth Gross, #2
BA: #6 Joey McKenna
CLO: Andy Ia
HAR: #16 Bobby Nachreiner , #2
KKA: Riley Refke
MA: #12 Johnny Jimenez, #2
MC: Tommy Pawleski, #9
SIM: #8 Klye Gliva, #2
WR: Jason Munoz, #1
WS: Tyler Ponte

Notes:

There’s been a good deal of anticipation for Valley’s Gross, who’s supposed to be very talented. He’s yet to get down to 103, but will be here.

Joey McKenna, the highest ranked in this field, has been wrestling lights-out. He’s this summer’s Cadet Greco Champ, and is coming off a Beast of the East finals appearance.

Also wrestling well is Johnny Jimenez who won the Dvorak in a weight that had three nationally ranked participants.
Nachreiner is back down at 103 after starting the year at 112. He’s won several Fargo medals and was this year’s Fila Cadet GR Champ with a win over McKenna.

Kyle Gliva was 5th here last year and is a 2x Fargo All-American.

Watch to see how Clovis’ Andy Ia does. He’s a senior and hasn’t been able to crack the line-up until now. He’s been stuck behind state ranked wrestlers his entire career. He could prove to be a force.

TOM’s Picks: 1.McKenna 2. Jimenez 3. Gliva

112
LY Final: Dom Malone, WS, dec. Juan Torres, Simley, 6-1

The Field:
AV: #20 Jordan Kinglsey, #1
BA: HM Max Hvolbeck
CLO: Jonas Gaytan
MA: #4 Jared Cortez, #1
MIL: John Wells, #1
MUS: Tyler Sinda, #6
PC: Nick Naseberry, #5
WTN: Brett Beuchler, #2
WS: Evan Botwin

Notes:
The headliner here is Cortez, your Fargo Cadet Champ. He placed 3rd at the Ironman, but sat out the Dvorak for undisclosed reasons. Hopefully we get to see him at Cheesehead.

Kingsley has been wrestling well. He just won the Minnesota Christmas tournament with an impressive 8-2 decision over nationally recognized Nate Thomas.

Hvolbeck is also a formidable foe and is coming off place-finishes at both the Ironman and Beast.
Gaytan was a state qualifier last year, and has the talent to make noise here.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Cortez 2. Hvolbeck 3. Kingsley

119
LY Final: Rossi Bruno, Brandon, dec. Dakota Trom, AV, 3-2

The Field:
AV: Derek Scott, #5
AM: Brian MacVeigh
BA: #9Caleb Richardson
CLO: Daniel Gaytan, #1
KKA: Austin Hietpas
KW: Mitchell Lexvold
LP: Tony Rossi
MA: George Fisher, #2
MC: HM Kevon Powell, #6
PC: Nathan Davis, #5
SIM: Pedro Delao
WS: #6Dom Malone
YRK: Adam Wyeth

Notes:
A very nice group here with two Top10 kids and California’s #1.

Malone is a National Prep and Ironman finalist. He beat Richardson in a close one for 3rd at the Beast.
Kevon Powell was 3rd here last year at 103, but has yet to compete this season.

Watch out for Nathan Davis, who made the Dvorak semifinals, but didn’t make weight for Day II there.
Gaytan was 3rd in Cali states last year.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Malone 2. Richardson 3. Gaytan

125
LY Final: Johnni Di Julius, Walsh Jesuit, dec. Matt Kelliher, AV, 2-1

The Field:
AV: #5Dakota Trom, #1
BA: #3Mark Grey
CLO: Devin Everk, #12
KM: Chris Murdock, #5
MA: Eddie Greco, #1
MUS: Justin Schurkenbach, #2
MC: Michael Sepke, #2
MIL: Landon Shea, #6
PW: Justin Meins, #3
SIM: HM Juan Torres, #2
STO: Nick Urso, #8
WS: Tyler Fraley

Notes:
The two at the top are clear leaders here. Both #3Grey and #5Trom have dropped to 125 and have significant and lengthy national credentials.

While Juan Torres’ results are up-and-down, I’m a fan. I like his talent and his potential to do well here.

Sepke, and Meins, and Schurkenbach, all ranked 2nd in their respective state classes, placed here last year.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Grey 2. Trom 3. Schurkenbach

130
LY Final: Nate Skonieczny, Walsh Jesuit, dec. Colton Rasche, Montini, 6-2

The Field:
AV: Mark Hall
AU: Adam Yde
BA: #14 Todd Preston
CLO: Juan Salas, #7
LP: #13Jameson Oster, #2
MA: #3Ben Whitford, #1
SIM: Cola Jensen, #6
WR: Jake Jaborek

Notes:
Mark Hall might be the talk of the country right now. The oft-traveled prodigy made waves this summer when he beat CA state champion, Alex Cisneros, and again last week when he beat nationally ranked Ben Morgan.

He’s the real deal. But expectations for this competition should be quelled. Meet Ben Whitford, who just might be the best young wrestler in the country. He was your Fargo Champ in the summer, and most recently, your Ironman Champ.

Should Hall do well here, we’ll know he’s ready for primetime NOW. This is a great bracket with, in addition to those already mentioned, Yde, who was 4th here a year ago, Preston, who places in everything, Oster, a 2x state finalist, and a host of depth.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Whitford 2. Oster 3. Preston

135
LY Final: Jake Sueflohn, Arrowhead, dec. Alex Dierenger, Port Washington, 10-6

The Field:
AV: #5Matt Kelliher, #1
AU: Luke Berenz
BA: #2Austin Ormsbee
MA: HM Bryce Brill, #3
MC: Drew Vrbenec, #9
SIM: Mack Short
WR: Keegan Einerson, #5
YRK: Conner Bass, #5

Notes:
Another solid weight here with two nationally ranked guys and three more that are Top5 in their state.

Ormsbee was a finalist at Ironman, Beast and Fargo. Kelliher was a finalist at the Christmas Tournament and Fargo.
Brill is your young gun of the group. He was Runner-Up at Fargo Cadets down at 119.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Ormsbee 2. Kelliher 3. Brill

140
LY Final: Devin Scott, Apple Valley, dec. Jed Lightfoot, Yorkville, 5-2

The Field:
AV: #7Brandon Kingsley, #1
AU: #5Jake Sueflohn, #2
BA: Russ Parsons
CLO: Brady Bersano, #12
HAR: Nick Becker, #1
LP: Chris Tragos, #12
MA: Angelo Silvestro, #4
SIM: #6 Jake Short, #1
WR: Jake Raflik, #2
WS: Cole Fulk

Notes:
Along with 152, this is your premier bracket. Three Top10’s highlight the field, including last year’s OW. #5Jake Sueflohn earned top honors last year after knocking off two ranked individuals.

Short and Kingsley are sitting, nationally, at 6 and 7. The two met last week with Short earning a first period fall.
It will be very interesting to see how the seeds shake out. You’d think Short and Kingsley would meet in semi’s, behind a 1-seeded Sueflohn.

Not to be overlooked is Angelo Silvestro, who just made a Dvorak finals appearance, and Becker, Wisconsin’s #1 who I think will surprise some here.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Sueflohn 2. Kingsley 3.Short

145
LY Final: Joey Uccardi, Plainfield, dec. Clark Glass, Brandon, 5-1

The Field:
AV: HM Dan Woiwer, #1
KM: Alex Bremner, #4
MC: Frank Baer, #1
PW: #1Alex Dierenger, #1
SIM: Nick Wanzek, #2
WR: HM Rylan Lubeck, #3
YRK: Clayton Bass, #11

Notes:
A balanced group with 5 wrestlers in the Top3 of their respective states.

Fargo Junior National Freestyle Champion, Dierenger is the class of the field.

He’ll be pushed by state champion, Woiwer and state runners-up Wanzek and Lubeck.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Dierenger 2. Lubeck 3. Woiwer

152
LY Final: Destin McCauley, AV, dec. Joey Cozart, Brandon, 6-5

The Field:
AV: #1Destin McCauley, #1
BA: Patrick Coover
CLO: Colby Thompson
HAR: Bryar Harper, #4
KM: #14Jonathan Rivera, #1
MC: Shaun’Que McMurtry, #6
MA: Eddie Breen, #8
MC: #12Stephen Robertson, #2
WR: Kasey Einerson, #2
WTN: Jackson Fox, #5
WS: #19Eric Morris
YRK: Steve Pozeg, #5

Notes:
A very deep and balanced weight here.

McCauley, the defending Cheesehead Champ, is your leader and may represent the best recruit in the Class of 2011.
Morris, is tough to score on and has been posting great performances over the last year. He is a National Prep, Fargo, and Beast Runner-Up.

Robertson is another guy wrestling extremely well. He beat Morris in Ironman semi’s and won the Dvorak last week.
Again, seeding will be very intriguing as there’s one more absolute stud waiting in the wings.

Jonathan Rivera, who was 1st and 3rd in his last two state tournaments, is a fine athlete. He was this year’s Super32 Runner-Up, posting a 6-0 win over Ohio’s Felipe Martinez in the semi’s.

Don’t sleep on the others listed, however. Although there are clear leaders here, and placing highly will be tough, there are several high-class guys here. Harper, Einerson, and Fox, are guys I’m particularly keeping an eye on.

TOM’s Picks: 1. McCauley 2. Robertson 3. Rivera

160
LY Final: Steven Keogh, AV, dec. Chris Moon, WS, 5-3

The Field:
AV: #5 Steven Keogh, #1
CLO: Blake Thompson, #9
LP: Tyler Ledbetter, #10
MC: Dmitri Willis, #2
PWK: Nathan Knutson, #5
SIM: HM Dan Dick, #1
WR: HM Zak Benitz, #3
YRK: AJ Messinger, #5

Notes:
One of the country’s best 160lbers, and Minnesota Gopher recruit, Steven Keogh, has been nursing an injury all year. He’ll be in action at the Cheesehead, but it will be interesting to see just how effective he is.

Simley’s Dan Dick has been perennially competitive, as a state runner-up and Fargo AA.

The same can be said of Benitz, who’s looking to make a statement and jump into the next echelon of recognition.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Keogh 2. Benitz 3. Dick

171
LY Final: Noah Budi, Kaukauna, dec. Jake Waste, AV, 6-2 OT

The Field:
AV: #15Jake Waste, #1
BA: Addison Knepshield
CLO: #7 Zach Nevills, #1
SIM: Micah Barnes, #2
WR: Ryan Cone, #2

Notes:
There’s just a small group of contenders here, but there should be some fireworks and tight battles.

Conventional wisdom says it’s a Waste-Nevills battle. But guys like Barnes, another Simley state runner-up, and Cone are more than capable of hanging with the big dogs.

Knepshield was an Ironman placer earlier this month.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Nevills 2. Barnes 3. Waste

189
LY Final: Eric Nelson, Stoughton, dec. Mike Ettore, Brandon, 2-1

The Field:
AV: Matt Hechsel, #1
AU: Shane Hughes, #3
KM: Rashaud Moore, #5
LP: Brad Johnson #1
MUS: #19 Roland Dunlap, #2
WR: #3Devin Peterson, #1
YRK: Brant Corwin, #5

Notes:
89 at the Cheesehead has me excited. The top two guys here are both from Dairyland. Peterson is one of the premier guys at the weight, and one of the top 2012 recruits. Dunlap’s only loss at his state tournament came to the eventual champ, and Dunlap wrestled back to 3rd.

Both of Hughes’ losses in that same state bracket came at the hands of Peterson and Dunlap.

I’m also interested in getting a good look at Johnson, who is the top-ranked guy in Illinois’ 3A class.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Dunlap 2. Peterson 3. Johnson

215
LY Final: Zach Baldwin, Brandon, dec. Chase Letson, Milton, 2-1

The Field:
BA: Willie Wilson
CLO: Taylor Ferguson, #3
LP: Shaquille McMurtry #2
MUS: Jordan Gruettner, #1
WR: Erik Vruwink
WS: AJ Vizcarrando

Notes:
Gruettner, a state runner-up, looks to improve on his 4th place Cheesehead performance from a year ago.

Vizcarrando is an NHSCA season finalist as a Sophomore and, in his first action of the season last week, placed 3rd at the Beast.

Taylor Ferguson won the Zinkin Classic last week.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Ferguson 2. Vizcarrando 3. Gruettner

HWT
LY Final: Mike McMullan, WS, wbf. Henry Chrino, Brandon, 5:19

The Field:
AV: Harold Delancey
BA: #1Brooks Black
CLO: HM Nick Nevills
MA: Alex Fritz, #6
MC: Ross Ferraro, #1
SIM: Matt Kadrlik, #4
WR: HM Curt Fuller, #2
WS: #18Terrance Jean-Jacques

Notes:
A great crop of heavies on tap for the Cheesehead, including the #1 big guy in all the land.

Black has swept Fargo, Ironman, and the Beast.

Jean-Jacques has been in the mix in everything he’s entered as well, placing 4th at Ironman before losing to Black in the Beast finals.

It will be interesting to see if Fuller makes the next step in his progression. Last year, as a junior, he was in the mix at several tournaments . Ferraro, Illinois #1 in 3A, is in the similar mold.

Nevills is receiving a lot of hype. And for good reason. He’s a talented young freshman, and just won the Zinkin with a final’s major. We’ll see how he fares rolling with the bog dogs.

TOM’s Picks: 1. Black 2. Nevills 3. Jean-Jacques

Team Race
In case you missed it, there are seven ranked teams here: #1Apple Valley (MN), #3Blair Academy (NJ), #6Wyoming Seminary (PA), #9Marmion Academy (IL), #11Wisconsin Rapids (WI), #12Simley (MN), and #18 Clovis (CA).

Needless to say, jockeying for position will be hotly contested. Who has the horses to outpace the others?

In hybrid scoring system that rewards points for each of the 25 places, it will be a tall order to displace AV from the top step. If anyone can do it, it looks to be Blair, who have legitimate title contenders in half the weight classes.

If the Bucs can get solid production from their mid-tier guys from 140 through 215, they very well could take home the title.

They seem to be the clearest of favorites. While Wyoming Seminary has impressive balance, they were considerably outdistanced by Blair at both the Ironman and Cheesehead. The Knights appear to be in the next tier of squads in a race for 3rd through 7th that could end up in any number of outcomes.

Marmion, which has placed highly at the Ironman (4th) and is coming off a Dvorak title, could be built for this type of scoring. They have several guys (four to five) that will be in title contention. It’s there next group that might not be able to keep pace enough to propel Marmion to the title.

The X-factor in this tournament will be Clovis. Their upperweights are phenomenal and should keep them hanging around the top teams. Anything they get beyond the top seven (based on rankings) would be considered a mild upset. The Cougars have the ability to play the spoiler role here. If guys like Bersano, Thompson, and Salas, and both Gaytans wrestle at a high level (and they can), they could very well throw a monkey wrench into the designs of other squads.

By far the most complaints in the national team rankings come from the factions of loyal Rapids and Simley fans. And they might have a legitimate gripe. Both squads have an incredibly balanced line-up. The reservations, especially at a tournament like this is, where are the title contenders. Both Simley and Rapids have, on paper, what appears to be less individual title threats than others. But that’s why they wrestle the matches. The Cheesehead will answer a great deal of questions about these two squads, and in their place in the national picture.

Clovis takes 5th place with 7 wrestlers at the Mann Classic

2010-12-24T10:06:00.000-08:00

Zach, Taylor, & Nick placing at the Mann Classic.

2010-12-24T10:04:00.000-08:00

Devin, Blake, and Adrian placing at the Mann Classic

2010-12-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

2010 Zinkin Classic Champions

2010-12-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

Hollister Champions!

2010-12-12T10:53:00.001-08:00

Let's Take Two, Cougars Roll to Double Championships

2010-12-12T09:07:00.000-08:00

Just hours after claiming the Clovis West Shootout Championship, the "other" not-so-second-team Clovis squad in Hollister survied a roller-coaster ride to the tournament championship! In a dual that more resembled an MMA superfight than a wrestling match, the young squad out-lasted Atascadero 37-36, with Ryan Davies dominating one of the Southern Section's top-ranked wrestlers at 189lbs to secure the team victory in the second to last match of the dual. The Cougars never looked back as they rolled 55-15 over San Benito, the host team, in the finals.

It's not the first time the Cougars have pulled off the "double", but it surely never gets old! Two teams, two titles. Congrats boys!

More details to follow.

2011 Clovis West Shootout Champs

2010-12-11T17:40:00.001-08:00

Clovis Takes Shootout, 4th Year in a Row!

2010-12-11T17:04:00.000-08:00

The Cougars showed up in full force this weekend, dominating their way to a 4th consecutive Clovis West Shootout title, upending Vacaville in the final match 49-21. The Cougars never had a close match, winning each dual by at least 27 points with 2 shutouts! Five Cougars earned All-Tournament honors including Jason Ladd (140), Brady Bersano (145), Blake Thompson (160), Zach Nevills (189), and Nick Nevills (285). The Cougars have now won a whopping 45 dual matches in a row and look to reach the half century mark by season's end. If the Cougars can close out the year with 5 more league dual wins, the 2011 Senior class will have finished their high school careers never facing a dual defeat!

Round By Round Results:
Clovis 46 - Bella Vista 19
Clovis 55 - Victor Valley 15
Clovis 66 - Turlock 0
Clovis 61 - Laguna Hills 10
Clovis 75 - Stockdale 0
Clovis 49 - Vacaville 21

LIVE Streaming

2010-12-10T11:01:00.000-08:00

Due to technical difficulties with the new live streaming host, the Clovis West Shootout can be seen at the old UStream.tv Clovis Wrestling page. Sorry and enjoy.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling

Competition Week 2 - Dec 10/11th

2010-12-09T15:42:00.000-08:00

Week 2 of competition brings more dual competitions with the toughest dual tournament in the state, the Clovis West Shootout, and another varsity competition, the Hollister Duals.

Clovis West Shootout
The Cougar varsity squad will venture over to cross-town rival Clovis West HS this Friday and Saturday to battle some of the toughest foes California has to offer. The Cougars will wrestle on the "Home" side and take on visiting Bella Vista, Victor Valley, and Turlock on Day 1 with Laguna Hills, Stockdale, and Vacaville on Day 2. You can follow that action here LIVE on Friday and Saturday.

Wrestlers scheduled to compete:
Julian Gaytan
Andy Ia
Jonas Gaytan
Daniel Gaytan
Vicente Hernandez
Sergio Enloe
Juan Salas
Jason Ladd
Brady Bersano
Zach Lawson
Blake Thompson
Brandon Barnes
Adrian Salas
Zach Nevills
Dakota Gordon
Taylor Ferguson
Matt Weiss
Nick Nevills

Hollister Duals at San Benito HS
Another Clovis varsity group will travel to Hollister on Saturday for this one-day, dual meet event. Lying in the Cougars path on Saturday are Atascadero, San Benito, Ripon, Amador Valley, North Salinas, Salinas, and Silver Creek. You can follow the dual results LIVE here on Saturday.

Wrestlers scheduled to compete:
Matt Hererra
Matt Czeshinski
Xesus Velarde
Lane McAlester
Sergio Enloe
Marlon Watkins

Connor Callaway
Alberto Jauregui
Mac Teare
Brody Brand

Brandon Barnes
Zach Voorhees
Ryan Davies
Orem Camarena
Matt Weiss

Clark win 2010 Kastner Shootout

2010-12-07T05:57:00.000-08:00

Kastner Rotational Shootout Tournament Champions!
1st place Guest Team & 1st place All-Around Team
Clark Intermediate School

Clovis Dominates The Grizz, Finishes Runner-Up at McLane

2010-12-05T18:10:00.000-08:00

It was a great first weekend of wrestling for the Clovis Wrestling team. The squad recorded a 39-7 record with 32 falls at The Grizz, taking home 5 tournament titles and a 1st place team finish. Daniel Gaytan (125), Juan Salas (135), Brady Bersano (145), Zach Nevills (189), and Nick Nevills (285) took home titles while Nick Nevills also took home the outstanding upper weight wrestler award at his first high school tournament, pinning all three opponents. Andy Ia (112), Jonas Gaytan (119), Vicente Hernandez (125), and Sergio Enloe (130) made the finals but settled for 2nd place.

TEAM SCORES
1st Clovis - 246
2nd Golden Valley - 177
3rd Clovis West - 147
4th Central - 128.5
5th Clearlake - 85

The Cougar squad at McLane downed 4 opponents by a combined score of 250-63 but suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of a game Madera South squad, 39-33. Two wrestlers earned all-tournament honors, Lane McAlester (125) and Marlon Watkins (135), by going an impressive 5-0 on the day.

TEAM RESULTS - RD BY RD
Clovis 67 - Hoover 12
Clovis 60 - Fresno 12
Madera South 39 - Clovis 33
Clovis 57- Roosevelt 18
Clovis 66 - McLane 21

Up next for the Cougars is the Clovis West Shootout and the Hollister Duals next weekend.

Also, the Clovis Lineup page has been updated for the season to give bios and photos for each member of the 2010-2011 wrestling squad.

Clovis takes 1st Place at "The Grizz" Wrestling Tournament.

2010-12-04T18:20:00.000-08:00

Watch Your Cougars LIVE

2010-12-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

LIVE streaming of Clovis Wrestling is back albeit under a new roof. LiveSportsVideo.com ("LSV") will be hosting the Clovis Wrestling live streaming page at http://www.livesportsvideo.com/golive/goliveevents.asp?q=ClovisHighSchool. LiveSportsVideo allows quality video and streamlined integration with the NWCA Scorebook software the team is using this season.

Where Internet connection allows, matches from duals and tournaments will be broadcast through LSV so Clovis fans from around the globe can follow the team for the 2010-2011 season.

This weekend, matches from The Grizz will be streaming starting at 9:00am PST on Saturday, December 4th live from Central High School.

Please thank Wayne Nevills and Tom Burriel for their continued commitment to live streaming, making this possible for all!

Competition Week 1 - Dec 4th

2010-12-01T07:23:00.000-08:00

The Cougars kick of the 2010-2011 wrestling season this weekend with a pair of varsity tournaments.

The Grizz at Central HS
One group will travel to Central HS to take on the home team, Lemoore, Buchanan, Clovis West, Golden Valley, and quite a few more in this one-day 16-man bracket event. The Cougars won the event last season but will be without the services of its football players, who are still alive in the Central Section playoffs. You can follow that action here LIVE on Saturday.

Wrestlers scheduled to compete:
Matt Herrera
Andy Ia
Jonas Gaytan
Daniel Gaytan
Vicente Hernandez
Sergio Enloe
Juan Salas
Jason Ladd
Devin Everk
Brady Bersano
Christian Velarde
Colby Thompson
Zach Nevills
Nick Nevills

Doc Lippmann Duals at McLane HS
Our younger group will venture over to McLane HS and try to bring back the 4th tournament championship in the tournament's 5-year existence in this one-day pool format dual meet event. The Cougars will square off against the best from the North Yosemite League (NYL) in McLane, Hoover, Roosevelt, Fresno, and Madera South in this 'home and away' format, where the NYL makes up the 'home' side. You can follow the dual results LIVE here on Saturday.

Wrestlers scheduled to compete:
Julian Gaytan
Matt Czeshinski
Arnoldo Silva
Wood Stearns
Xesus Velarde
Austin Romo
Lane McAlester
Anthony Vargas
Marlon Watkins
Andrew Galaviz
Alberto Jauregui
Connor Callaway
Mac Teare
Dru Everk
Brody Brand
Zach Lawson
Zach Voorhees
Tyson Perez
Justin Robison
Taylor McKenzie
Orem Camarena
Matt Weiss
Joseph Dominguez

Warm Ups & Singlets Handed Out

2010-11-30T08:56:00.000-08:00

Attn Parents:

Warms ups, Singlets & Travel Bags were handed out yesterday. For any new parents, please wash the Warm ups and Singlets in cold water and hang to dry. These were very expensive uniforms and want them to last as long as possible. Your son was "assigned" this gear and is expected to be returned at the end of the season. This includes the personal singlets as well, except for seniors who will keep the personal singlets.

Just a FYI... SAVE THE DATE - Doc B is January 7th & 8th and parent help is needed! If you need to schedule vacation (like me) might want to do now.

Looking forward to a great season with our wrestling family!!

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling

Clovis Nationally Ranked (again)

2010-11-26T10:44:00.000-08:00

Clovis High School shows up in all the major pre-season polls for the national rankings.

AWN
17. Clovis

Intermat
16. Clovis

WIN Magazine
15. Clovis

The Open Mat (with write-up)
19. Clovis, CA
Final ’09-’10 Ranking: #12

Strength: Duals and Shallow Tournaments

Key Losses:
Tommy Burriel, 189

Key Additions:
Andy Ia, 103
Nick Nevills, HWT (Freshman)

Overview:
Perennially competitive, Clovis will trot out another line-up almost devoid of holes as they return 8 state qualifiers. They don’t quite have the top-flight guys to upend in-state foes Bakersfield or Selma in deep tournaments, but with their balance, they’re undeniably one of the Cali’s best dual squads. The ended last season at #12, and while SRU Burriel will be a big loss, their drop to 20th has less to do with him, than it does the emergence of some new programs hitting their strides. Clovis will be good, like always.

Key Starters:

* 112 So. Jonas Gaytan (SQ)
* 119 Jr. Daniel Gaytan (SP)
* 130 Sr. Juan Salas (SQ)
* 135 Jr. Devin Everk (SQ)
* 140 Sr. Brady Bersano (SQ)
* 152 Sr. Blake Thompson (SQ)
* 160 So. Adrian Salas
* 171 #6 Jr. Zach Nevills (SRU)
* 215 Sr. Taylor Ferguson (SQ)
* HWT Fr. Nick Nevills

Clark Wrestlers place at Clovis Takedown Tourn

2010-11-25T12:00:00.001-08:00

Big Upgrade for Clovis Wrestling FANS!

2010-11-23T19:52:00.000-08:00

For those parents, friends, family, and fans that have ever wished they had the results of Clovis High School wrestlers LIVE as they happen, here's an early Christmas present.

For the first time ever, the Clovis Wrestling program will be providing LIVE updates of matches from tournaments and dual meets as they happen! Follow along LIVE with the Clovis Wrestling team at tournaments and dual meet events this season using the National Wrestling Coaches Association ("NWCA") LIVE Scorebook. Get literally second by second updates of takedowns, reversals, escapes and falls including individual match results and team results right as they occur!

Clovis Wrestling is always on the forefront of innovation and cutting edge technology, bringing you live streaming of matches, live blogging of the Doc Buchanan Invitational, and unique highlight videos and documentary pieces. This new advancement will further allow fans from all over the country (and world) to follow along with the team's performance even if not in attendance. Not enough? How about the ability to view wrestler's stats and season performance-to-date against all opponents at any time!?

NWCA LIVE Scorebook benefits:

LIVE updates of dual matches and tournament results
Paperless scoring of wrestler results
Complete and immediate availability of results
Allows results to be emailed to the media following each competition
Integrated with Live Sports Video live streaming

Clovis Wrestling plans to debut the LIVE Scorebook at the two tournaments on December 4th, the McLane Duals and The Grizz. See www.cloviswrestling.com for more details and links.

Note from the Cheesehead

2010-11-19T08:34:00.000-08:00

Dear Coaches,

We are expecting a very large crowd again this year. To assure that your fans get tickets we have posted a pre-sale form on cheeseheadwrestling.com so they may order tickets early. It is on the main page under news at the bottom. Please pass this information on to your boosters.

I hope you all have had a good start to your season. We are honored to have your programs at the Cheesehead! Looking forward to seeing all of you in 43 days!

Yours in Wrestling,
Scott Kluever
Director of the Cheesehead

Cheesehead Donation Letter

2010-11-10T19:53:00.000-08:00

Download the Cheesehead Donation Letter.

Will Exchange Work For A Donation

2010-11-09T19:52:00.000-08:00

Wrestling Parents/Supporters:

As kids are trying to raise their airfare money ($450) for the upcoming trip to Wisconsin for the Cheesehead Invitational, please be mindful of win-win opportunities that might allow wrestlers to individually achieve that goal. If you have jobs that need doing and more money than time or energy (a common problem for busy adults), that's one thing that the Clovis wrestlers have an abundance of and would be willing to help in any way asked. There are many wrestlers who could put their hours of physical training and excellent conditioning to good use for a little compensation towards their trip at the end of December.

Jobs that come to mind:
Weeding
Car washing/detailing
Lawn mowing/dethatching/aerating/fertilizing
Painting or sanding
Any type of physical (non-dangerous) labor
Any type of cleaning required

Here is a list of Clovis wrestlers available and in need of monetary assistance:
Brady Bersano
Sergio Enloe
Devin Everk
Gage Freeman
Matt Gay
Daniel Gaytan
Jonas Gaytan
Dakota Gordon
Vicente Hernandez
Jason Ladd
Adrian Salas
Juan Salas
Blake Thompson
Colby Thompson
Christian Velarde
Xesus Velarde

Please make payment for services rendered only in the form of a CHECK payable to "Cougar Foundation -- Wrestling" referencing the wrestler's name somewhere on the check.

Thank you for your support!

Welcome 2010-2011 Season!

2010-11-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

The official start to the 2010-2011 Clovis Wrestling season begins Monday. Practices will run daily from 4:30-6:45pm except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. All other weekdays there WILL be practice.

Good luck to our all our football players as they finish the regular season next week against Clovis West. ALL freshman and JV football players are expected to report directly to wrestling practice on Monday, November 15th. Varsity football players will report on the Monday following the conclusion of the playoff season. There is NO TIME OFF between football and wrestling.

Looks to be a great group of young men this season. We can't wait to get the competition underway! Just a couple upcoming events to be aware of. These events are mandatory for wrestlers and we really need help from parents as well.

Fri, Nov 19th - Elementary Takedown Tournament @ Clovis
Sat, Nov 20th - Junior High/High School Takedown Tournament @ Clovis
Sun, Nov 21st - NWCA Division 1 College Wrestling All-Star Classic @ Selland Arena
Tues, Nov 23rd - Scrimmage with Madera High School @ Clovis
Sat, Dec 4th - First competition date of the year! The Grizz @ Central HS or McLane Duals

For more schedule info, please check the schedule on the website:
www.cloviswrestling.com/schedule.htm

Las Vegas Results

2010-11-01T17:23:00.000-07:00

Congrats to all the Cougars who battled at the 1st Annual Southwest Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas on Halloween weekend. It was an excellent close to the preseason and an introduction to what is possible in the upcoming season.

Clovis place winners:
Jonas Gaytan - 4th
Daniel Gaytan - 7th
Devin Everk - 6th
Brady Bersano - 6th
Zach Nevills - 1st
Nick Nevills - 2nd
Julian Gaytan - 2nd
Matt Czeshinski - 6th
Orem Camarena - 2nd

Up next for the Cougars is the 14th Annual Clovis Takedown Tournament on Saturday, November 20th. Regular season wrestling practices begin on Monday, November 8th at 4:30-6:45pm and will run Monday through Friday for the remainder of the season. Looking forward to a great year!

Just in case you were wondering...

2010-10-26T13:03:00.000-07:00

Clovis High Wrestling has:

MOST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - 8
MOST TOP 5 TEAM FINISHES - 22
MOST INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS - 21
MOST INDIVIDUAL STATE MEDALISTS - 104

Your hard work will pay off boys in more ways than one!!! Keep it up and good luck to everyone headed to Vegas this weekend!! You earned this trip!

SPIRIT WEAR

2010-10-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

Parents your son brought home the order forms for the new Spirit Wear.

Turn in date is: October 27th - Please return to Coach Holscher

Checks Payable to: Cougar Foundation Wrestling

Please note you do not have to purchase the Spirit Wear to be on the Clovis Wrestling Team

Josh Esparza - 2008 Clovis Wrestling - Showing some California Love!

2010-10-10T09:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/237665-campbell-university-gohiocasts/358476-california-love

Wrestling USA Magazine Pre-Season Class Rankings

2010-10-07T07:47:00.000-07:00

Juniors:
http://www.wrestlingusa.com/02%20wusa%20web%20root/highschoolbest/2010HighSchooljuniorRankings.html

Seniors:
http://www.wrestlingusa.com/02%20wusa%20web%20root/highschoolbest/2010%20High%20School%20SeniorsRankings.html

Fresh/Sophmores
http://www.wrestlingusa.com/02%20wusa%20web%20root/highschoolbest/2010HighSchoolSoFrRankings.html

You may have to copy the above web addresses above to your browser.

Looking for Parent Volunteers

2010-09-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

We are in need of a Freshman, Sophomore & Junior Parents to be head up your sons class. You will be responsible for communication with other parents along with certain responsibilities for each hosted tournament along with a dual match.

Please let me know ASAP!! The season will be here before you know it and need to get to work on a few things now!

Thank you,

Cindy McAlester
Cougar Parent Wrestling
cougarparentwrestling@yahoo.com
559.289.4351

Clovis Wrestling Releases 2010-2011 Schedule

2010-09-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Cougars have released the upcoming season schedule for all levels. Visit www.cloviswrestling.com/schedule.htm for all the details.

2011 Season Preview

2010-09-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

The 2011 high school wrestling season is just around the corner and it promises to be another exciting year for California’s most successful all-time program. The Clovis Cougars enter the season ranked once again in the Top 5 in the state after finishing as such the last 4 seasons. Coming off of a 3rd place State finish, only two years removed from a State Championship, the team looks to challenge again for a California State Championship and continue their winning ways including the continuance of their back-to-back-to back championships for both the TRAC League and the Central Section. The team carries a 39-match dual win streak lasting over 4 seasons into 2011 and 8 returning state qualifiers in addition to a nucleus of young talent set to make an immediate impact at the highest level.

2011 returning state qualifiers include:
• Daniel Gaytan – Junior – 2x medalist
• Zach Nevills – Junior – 2x medalist
• Juan Salas – Senior
• Brady Bersano – Senior
• Blake Thompson – Senior
• Taylor Ferguson – Senior
• Devin Everk – Junior
• Jonas Gaytan – Sophomore

Clovis leads nearly every category on the all-time state list including:
• Most Team State Championships – 8
• Most Top 5 Team Finishes – 22
• Most Individual State Champions – 21
• Most Individual State Medalists – 104

Pre-Season State Top 10 Teams (alphabetical order):
Bakersfield
Buchanan
Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana
Clovis
Clovis West
De La Salle
Lemoore
Oakdale
Poway
Selma

**As of this writing, no weight classes are determined yet. These previews are designed to highlight the team and individual wrestlers vying for each staring spot in 2011.**

103
2010 Starter: Jonas Gaytan
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 6th Central Section
Wrestling is a family sport and ‘Gaytan’ has been a household name at 103 for Clovis the last several years. This year is no exception as freshman Julian Gaytan joins the squad from Clark Junior High and will vie for the spot to continue the family’s successes in the lower weight classes. He’ll be more than challenged by senior, Andy Ia, a 3-year member of the program who has played second fiddle to some excellent Cougar wrestlers the past 3 seasons (Madison Gambrell ’08, Daniel Gaytan ’09, Jonas Gaytan ‘10) and is hungry for a shot at the post-season. Thanks to Coach Kenny Martinez and the Clark Junior High program, additional incoming high school ready talent will be available with freshman Dominic Martinez and fellow freshman Matt Czeshinski. Add in sophomore Matt Herrera to the mix and you have a great, but typical, battle for the starting spot at Clovis High School where the term ‘varsity’ usually runs at least 3 deep.

112
2010 Starter: Daniel Gaytan
2010 Result: 3rd State
Daniel Gaytan was a staple of the program the last two years and filled this weight class nicely last season, recording a 3rd place finish at the State Championships. Sophomore, and cousin, Jonas Gaytan will be moving up to the 112lbs weight class this season and looks to improve on a very solid freshman campaign. Despite having beaten 4 of the 8 eventual state medalists from a year ago at 103lbs, he was left off the podium in March and looks to make some adjustments for a more consistent year and a strong finish. After a very successful off-season, Jonas will be a force at 112lbs for the Cougars. He’ll be pushed by sophomore Xesus Velarde who saw some 1st team action last season at 103lbs and continues to improve.

119
2010 Starter: Devin Everk
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 2nd Central Section
Look for two-time state medal winner Daniel Gaytan to make another jump in weight to occupy the 119lbs weight class. After two Top 4 state finishes but no finals appearances, Daniel had an excellent off-season and will be looking to get a shot at the raised platform in March and bring home a State Championship. Sophomore Lane McAlester has worked hard in the off-season to develop himself into a varsity-ready 119lbs wrestler for the program; this after placing at varsity tournaments a year ago. Also challenging at this weight will be junior Zach Gilman who wrestled some varsity action in his sophomore season.

125
2010 Starter: Juan Salas
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section
In one of the most hotly contested weight classes, at least 3 very good wrestlers will compete for the starting job in 2011. Junior Vicente Hernandez has put in an outstanding off-season and has already recorded wins over previous state qualifiers from a year ago. Sophomore Jason Ladd was equally impressive and had a very successful freshman season. Senior Gage Freeman has wrestled behind names like Gaytan and Gambrell his first three years and is ready to take the reigns as a starter this season. Freshman Marlon Watkins will look to gain valuable experience in his first high school season and provide additional support at this weight class.

130
2010 Starter: Sonny Cervantes
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section
The Cougars look to improve at this weight class from a year ago and senior Juan Salas should provide the necessary work ethic to get another shot at a state medal after falling only one match short a season prior. Like most Cougar weight classes, it will not come easy as he’ll be pushed by a trio of young talent. Junior Matt Gay and sophomore Connor Callaway will rejoin the squad after respective successful off-seasons. Freshman Sergio Enloe may be the wildcard after a very good junior high career, outstanding work ethic, and intense desire to get into a starting position. Regardless of the outcome, the team will be well represented at the weight for this season and years to come.

135
2010 Starter: Christian Velarde
2010 Result: Yosemite Divisional Qualifier
Senior Christian Velarde jumped into this weight class last year on very short notice and nearly recorded a Yosemite Divisional medal. This season junior Devin Everk will likely move up several weight classes from his starting spot last season to fill the void at the 135lbs. After an intense battle for the starting job, Everk got the nod and made the most of his opportunity by reaching the Central Section Championship finals and qualifying for the State Championships. This year, he’ll look to improve on that finish by making his second State Championship appearance and bringing home some hardware. Another member of the strong incoming class, freshman Alberto Jauregui, will challenge Everk for the spot and provide support at the weight class.

140
2010 Starter: Brady Bersano
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section
A true testament to diligence and patience, senior Brady Bersano didn’t look to have much of a shot at a starting job at this time last season, let alone a Yosemite Divisional finals appearance. But after a few unexpected events and a lot of hard work on his part, Brady earned the starting job late in the season and made his first trip to the State Championships. He’ll look to cap his senior season with a state medal and become one of the stories of largest career improvement in Clovis High School history. It won’t come easy however as he’ll be pushed by a pair of freshman in Brody Brand and Dru Everk.

145
2010 Starter: Adrian Salas
2010 Result: 7th Yosemite Division
One of only two weight classes that did not qualify for the State Championships last season for Clovis, two upperclassmen look to have the upper hand on this year’s opportunity. Junior Chase Bohny narrowly missed out on a starting spot a season ago and likely would have qualified for the State Championships had he been given the nod. Senior Christian Velarde will move up two weight classes after getting a last-second insertion last year and challenge for the spot full-time. Both will be pushed by junior Jake Cap who saw varsity action in 2010 and sophomore Mac Teare who’s improved in the off-season and is ready to fill varsity-sized shoes.

152
2010 Starter: Blake Thompson
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 4th Central Section
Another of the most wide-open weight classes, many young talents will try to secure the starting job in 2011. Junior Tyler White is the eldest of the bunch and has some varsity experience from his first two seasons. He’ll be challenged by a pair of freshman in Zach Lawson and Brandon Barnes, both future stars for the Cougars who put in great off-seasons coming into their freshman year.

160
2010 Starter: Tyler Ceremello
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 3rd Central Section
A state qualifier from a year ago, senior Blake Thompson will likely move up to fill the 160lbs spot. After gaining his first trip to the State Championships last season, he’ll be looking to finish his career with a medal in 2011. In a very competitive weight however, Thompson will be pushed by a pair of accomplished wrestlers: sophomore Adrian Salas and junior (and brother) Colby Thompson. Adrian Salas was one match from qualifying for the State Championships last season at 145lbs while Colby Thompson was a neck & neck competitor for that same starting spot. All three of these wrestlers will see lots of varsity action and may end up jostling to find their way into the lineup. Look for two sophomores to provide additional support at the weight class in Tyson Perez and Ben Prandini.

171
2010 Starter: Zach Nevills
2010 Result: 2nd State
Zach Nevills will likely be back at the weight for the third time in as many seasons where he has established himself as a name in California wrestling. After two state medals, including a runner-up finish in 2010, Nevills will set his sights squarely on nothing less than a State Championship in 2011. Though it sounds unlikely, Nevills put in a great off-season of wrestling and is a much improved wrestler in several areas, potentially spelling trouble for the competition as he was already amongst the state’s elite. He represents the lone Cougar wrestler at 171lbs.

189
2010 Starter: Tommy Burriel
2010 Result: 2nd State
The biggest loss from a season ago comes at 189lbs where 3x state medalist and scholarship athlete Tommy Burriel has taken his talents to Arizona State University. Looking to fill those enormous shoes are a pair of juniors who have already experienced a lot of high level success. Junior Ryan Davies has spent the previous two seasons behind Zach Nevills, and now looks to make his own name at 189lbs. Davies placed at several varsity tournaments, beat a few state qualifiers, and won a 75-team varsity tournament last season. Junior Dakota Gordon was at 160lbs and pulled off a lot of the same feats, placing in several varsity tournaments and besting a few eventual state qualifiers in the process. Both will be pushed by sophomore Sam Zegarelli giving the team a lot of depth at 189lbs.

215
2010 Starter: Taylor Ferguson
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 3rd Central Section
Senior Taylor Ferguson is back and ready to pick up where he left off from a season ago, narrowly missing a state medal by a single match. He’ll be a true 215lbs wrestler this season after a great off-season nutrition program from the team dietician and has his eyes set on the State Finals. Senior Orem Camarena will provide depth at the weight class and looks to earn a few varsity medals in his fourth season with the program. Freshman Matt Weiss had an outstanding junior high career and will quickly adjust to high school wrestling, likely a star of the future for the Cougars.

285
2010 Starter: Max Howard
2010 Result: State Qualifier, 7th Central Section
One of the largest improvements at a weight class this season may take an unlikely form, replacing a senior state qualifier for a freshman heavyweight. However, Nick Nevills, brother of Zach Nevills, looks to make it a reality as he gets his first opportunity at the big boys after an undefeated junior high career. Rarely, if not never, is a freshman ready to battle with juniors and seniors at heavyweight, but Nevills should be up to the challenge and more. But before that, Nevills will be pushed in the room by former Clark wrestler sophomore Ricky Temple who is back after spending a year out-of-state.

COACHES
The core of the Clovis staff is intact and ready for another great season. Steve Tirapelle will guide his 14th Clovis squad with help from invaluable assistants Ben Holscher, back for a 5th season, and son Adam Tirapelle, back for his 7th year with the program. Also returning are key staff members Eric LeGarreta, Scott Moore, Nara Sihavong, Pete Samhammer, and Sean Carlson. Leading Clark Junior High for the 2nd straight season is veteran coach Kenny Martinez who looks to continue their winning ways, along with the help of Sergio Enloe Sr., in his second season with the junior high program.

2011 CLOVIS VARSITY SCHEDULE
December 4th – The Grizz @ Central HS
December 10th & 11th – Clovis West Shootout
December 17th & 18th – Zinkin Classic @ Buchanan HS
December 30th & 31st – Cheesehead Tournament @ Kaukauna HS (Wisconsin)
January 7th & 8th – Doc Buchanan @ Clovis HS
January 12th – CLOVIS EAST
January 14th & 15th – Temecula Valley Invitational
January 19th – CENTRAL
January 26th – BUCHANAN
February 2nd – CLOVIS NORTH
February 4th & 5th – Mission San Jose Invitational
February 9th – CLOVIS WEST
February 12th – TRAC Championships @ Clovis East HS
February 18th & 19th – Valley Championships @ East Bakersfield HS
February 26th – Central Section Masters Championships @ Buchanan HS
March 4th & 5th – California State Championships @ Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA)

Week 2

2010-09-12T18:57:00.000-07:00

Practice Monday and Wednesday (5:00-6:30pm) this week and through the rest of September. All paperwork and SCWAY card is due Monday or you will not practice. Please have everything turned in to the athletic office and Coach Holscher by the end of school on Monday to allow for practice.

Great trip this past weekend to McNair with 26 Clovis wrestlers. 5 more events to gain valuable experience this Fall! This Saturday, September 18th all Clovis wrestlers are expected to wrestle as the event is at Clovis HS. Plan to setup, work, wrestle, and clean-up on Saturday.

Week 1 Upon Us

2010-09-06T12:18:00.001-07:00

School is back in session and the first week of Fall training is upon us. With Labor Day on Monday, the first day will be Wednesday, September 8th at 5:00pm in the wrestling room.

1. Please have your paperwork completed and turned into Coach Holscher prior to practice AND have purchased your SCWAY card.

2. Be on time and plan to stay up to 1 hour late on Wednesday as we have guests traveling from the Bay Area to assist us with our strength training regimen.

3. Bring your wrestling clothes & shoes. Everything will be done in the wrestling room.

Also, we are planning on taking a group of wrestlers up to McNair HS (Stockton, CA) on Saturday for an SCWAY Tournament. We'll gladly take those that would like to get some practice in this Fall and encourage everyone to take advantage of these opportunities. Those attending will meet at Coach Tirapelle's house at 6:15am on Saturday.

If you plan on attending:

1. Make sure your SCWAY card is purchased.

2. Let the coaching staff know by Thursday evening. After Thursday, you are committed one way or the other.

3. Weigh-in after school in the wrestling room on Friday and make sure your weight is recorded by a coach. Weights are pooled so there are no weight classes.

4. Be on time Saturday at Coach Tirapelle's house or you will be left behind.

REMINDER TO CLOVIS WRESTLERS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS!

2010-08-26T08:26:00.000-07:00

1. IMPORTANT PARENT MEETING, 9/1, Wednesday at 6:15 in the wrestling room.
2. Clearance paperwork for Winner's Circle is due to Coach Holscher in room C-26 BEFORE 9/8.
3. $50 Winner's Circle Fee due BEFORE 9/8.
4. Cougar Foundation BBQ tickets will count as your payment for Winner's Circle.  If you sell and return the money for 3 Clovis Cougar Foundation BBQ tickets, that will cover your $50 Winner's Circle fee.
5. You must be a paid SCWAY member to participate in any Winner's Circle activities.
6.  Wiiner's Circle hosts a fall SCWAY tournament on September 18th at Clovis High School.
7. In order to participate in Winner's Circle, wrestlers and parents/guardians (or designated person) understand that they are required to assist with all tournaments hosted by Winner's Circle.   That includes set-up, tournament operations (table scoring, snack bar, etc.) and clean-up.
8. The Clovis High School wrestling program begins the first Monday in November.

MANDATORY PARENT MEETING

2010-08-24T12:23:00.000-07:00

Parents.. mark your calendars!!

Wed,, September 1st @ 6:15 in Wrestling Room!!! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents who you will spending the next year with!!