Impressive Weekend for Clovis Squad

Starting off on Thursday, the Cougar JV squad dominated the competition at Madera South, winning all 5 duals by a sizeable margin of victory.

The Clovis West Shootout is widely considered the toughest dual tournament in the state of California. It is difficult to win every year, with a full team. On Friday and Saturday, the Clovis team was missing 7 of their best wrestlers, competing nationally at the Ironman Tournament in Ohio. Despite that fact, the depth of the team really showed as the Cougars continued their 27-match dual win streak, dating back to January 24th, 2006, and dismantled the opposition in the 6 duals, winning by an average of 44 points per dual against some of the state’s best teams. The team scored a whopping 337 points in 6 duals while allowing a total of only 71. Thanks to the Shootout squad for picking up the slack, the Clovis High Wrestling Team now has a dual win streak of 33 consecutive matches spanning nearly 4 years all while wrestling in the toughest league in the state!

Clovis West Shootout Results:
RD1: Clovis 38 - Laguna Hills 25
RD2: Bye
RD3: Clovis 51 - Bella Vista 9
RD4: Clovis 66 - Ventura 6
RD5: Clovis 39 - Vacaville 18
RD6: Clovis 76 - Gilroy 3
RD7: Clovis 67 - El Dorado 10

Missing from the Shootout were 7 wrestlers that braved the elements to challenge themselves against the nation’s best at the Ironman Tournament in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio at Walsh Jesuit High School. An unanimous choice for the top high school wrestling tournament in the country, the experience did not disappoint and neither did the Cougars. With only 7 wrestlers, the team took home 11th place in a field that includes National Prep schools, a heavy dose of private schools, and many of the best wrestling teams in the country. Of the 7 wrestlers, all but one came within 1 match of placing in the Top 8. The Clovis team took home 4 medals, highlighted by a 5-fall, 3rd place performance by senior Tommy Burriel, which drew considerable interest from the 70+ college coaches in attendance.

Ironman Attendees & Results
112 – Daniel Gaytan – Top 12
130 – Sonny Cervantes
135 – Alec Dieter – 7th Place
140 – Clinton McAlester – 8th Place
160 – Blake Thompson – Top 12
171 – Zach Nevills – 8th Place
189 – Tommy Burriel – 3rd Place
Team – 11 of 58 (14 states represented)