Clark Chieftain Results at the 2010 CIAL Wrestling Tourn

The Clark Chieftains wrestled in the CIAL Leage Tournament yesterday held at the Clark Intermediate Gym and the following wrestlers placed at the tournament:

1st Place
Julian Gaytan, 83 lbs.
Alberto Jauregui, 116 lbs.
Matt Weiss, 168 lbs.
Nick Nevills, 205 lbs.

2nd Place
Khristian Olivas, 89 lbs.
Derek Gilmore, 95 lbs.
Dominic Martinez, 103 lbs.
Trent Lindsay, 108 lbs.
Sean Cervantes, 128 lbs.
Brody Brand, 135 lbs.
Brandon Barnes, 142 lbs.
Zac Voorhees, 153 lbs.

3rd Place
Tristan Gilliland, 76 lbs.
Jerrin Perez, 100 lbs.
Caleb Trace, 112 lbs.
Dominic Kincaid, 122 lbs.
Antonio Garcia, 235 lbs.

4th Place
Hexton Coronado, 185 lbs.

Streak Continues - 37 and Counting

In a typically competitive dual, the Cougars displayed their top-to-bottom strength in front of approximately 1,500 fans in handing the Buchanan Bears their worst lost this season (and potentially a long time) 55-7 on Wednesday night. The Cougars would start fast and not look back, winning almost every close match and recording 6 falls in winning 12 of 14 matches on the evening.

Key wins came from Tyler Ceremello and has last second heroics at 160lbs, upending one of the state's top wrestlers in Matt Negrete (Buchanan) on a last second takedown to claim a 6-5 decision. In the most highly ranked match-up of the night, Zach Nevills continued his winning ways over fellow state-ranked wrestler Martin Fabbian (Buchanan) and got the ride out in the 3rd period for a 1-0 victory. In other matches of note, Daniel Gaytan made quick work of an old foe in Adrian Rodriguez (Buchanan), a wrestler he faced 7 times a year ago with all matches being within 2 points. Gatyan got a quick takedown, backpoints, and a fall to extend the team margin of victory. Alec Dieter took on last year's 4th place state finisher in Damien Arredondo (Buchanan) and displayed impressive dominance, running up a 13-0 score before winning by fall in the final round.

Upon recount, the Cougars now have a 37-match win streak dating back to January 24, 2007 (not 36 as previously thought). Here's how the streak began and has evolved:

2006-2007: 2 wins over Central and Clovis West to close out the year after a loss to Buchanan on 1-24-07

2007-2008: 7 wins at Clovis West Shootout, 5 league dual wins

2008-2009: 7 wins at Clovis West Shootout, 5 league dual wins, 1 win in non-league over Temecula Valley

2009-2010: 6 wins at Clovis West Shootout, 3 league dual wins, 1 win in non-league over Temecula Valley

The Cougars have two league duals left this year to try and extend the streak to 39 matches. Up next is the first annual "Tirapelle vs. Tirapelle Dual" with Central High School on Tuesday at Central. The team will finish the dual season with Senior Night vs. Clovis West on Wednesday, February 10th.

Pictures from the Madera Dual

Action shots from the Madera Dual by John Caton:


http://johncaton.smugmug.com/Clovis-High-Wrestling-2009-10/Madera-12009/11044467_DWrL7#P-1-12

Chieftains win Quintana Classic - Selma

Chieftains continue tournament winning streak.

The Clark Wrestling Team continued impressive winning streak by winning its
third tournamnet in a row in impressive fashion at the Selma Invitational.
Clark took home the first place trophy easily outdistancing the second
place team Granite Ridge. Clark scored 318.5 pts to GR's 222, and 3rd place Kastner 134. Clark had 9 wrestlers in the finals with 4 winning.

Wrestlers who placed were:

1st Place

83 Julian Gaytan
116 Alberto Juagegui
168 Matt Weiss
205 Nick Nevills

2nd Place

89 Khristian Olivas
95 Derek Gilmore
100 Dominic Martinez
108 Trent Lindsay
112 Caleb Trace
116 Marlon Watkins
142 Trent Barnes

3rd Place

122 Dominic Kincaid
128 Sean Cervantes
185 Hexton Cornondo

Your Clark Chieftains are on a collision course with the dreaded Kastner
Thunderbirds for the League Wrestling Title. The exciting match will take
place this Thursday, Jan 28th, at the Kastner MPR at 3:30. Clark could use as many
supporters as possible for this most important match of the year.

Depth on Display Again at Temecula Valley

After first and fourth place finishes at the Temecula Valley Invitational, one thing is for certain, the Cougars are not short on talent on this season! For the first time ever, the Clovis program placed two teams into the Top 5 in a 70+ team event. The Clovis starting lineup won the tournament title by 29 points over 2nd place Bakersfield, while the Clovis "B Team", a starting lineup on 95% of the state's teams, finished an unreal 4th, only falling behind the #2 and #7 ranked teams in the state.

Clovis A
103 - Jonas Gaytan CHAMPION
112 - Daniel Gaytan CHAMPION
125 - Juan Salas 7th
135 - Alec Dieter CHAMPION
140 - Chase Bohny 5th
152 - Blake Thompson 8th
160 - Tyler Ceremello 2nd
171 - Zach Nevills 3rd
189 - Tommy Burriel 3rd

Clovis B
119 - Devin Everk 2nd
135 - Brady Bersano 8th
145 - Adrian Salas 4th
160 - Dakota Gordon 7th

285 - Max Howard 8th

TEAM SCORES

1. Clovis - 246.5

2. Bakersfield - 217.5

3. Buchanan - 190.5

4. Clovis B - 137

5. Elk Grove - 136.5

6. Lemoore - 132.5

7. La Costa Canyon - 121

8. Temecula Valley - 111.5

9. Carlsbad - 104.5

10. Redlands East Valley 103.5

After defeating Temecula Valley 46-12 on Thursday night before the tournament, the Cougars upped their dual win streak to 35 straight contests! Up next, don't miss out on the best dual atmosphere in the Central Section when the always heated rivalry returns. #7 Buchanan at #1 Clovis this Wednesday, January 27th. Clovis puts it's #1 state ranking and 35-match win streak on the line!