The Takedown
W e s l a c o H i g h S c h o o l
Panther Wrestling Newsletter
02.16.09 Volume 01- Issue 12
Day One: Upsets Rule at Regional Tournament: Total of Nine No.3 Seeds, Four No.4 Seeds, and One No.2 Seed Fall on the First Day Friday, February 13th, San Antonio, Texas. The Virgil T. Blossom Athletic Center Gymnasium proved to be a house of horrors for the Valley’s District 32-5A and District 31-5A wrestlers at the Region IV Wrestling Tournament. Only one wrestler from District 32-5A RGV East, Jacob Sandoval, 152 – District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler, made it to the semi-finals (3.33%). District 31-5A RGV West fared better by sending eight wrestlers to the semi-finals (26.66%). Each district sent 30 boy wrestlers to the tournament, two wrestlers per weightclass. Half of the wrestlers in the semi’s are from the Austin area.
Number of Wrestlers In Semi-Finals:
District 25 - Bryan/College Station/Killeen: 07
District 26 - Austin Suburbs: 20
District 27 - North Austin: 02
District 28 - South Austin: 07
District 29 - San Antonio: 10
District 30 - Corpus Christi/Victoria: 05
District 31 - West Rio Grande Valley: 08
District 32 - East Rio Grande Valley: 01
District 32-5A Encounters Disappointing Results: Friday, February 13th: Only one boy wrestler, PSJA Memorial’s Jacob Sandoval (District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler) from District 32-5A made it past day one in the championship bracket. Sandoval was unseeded and reached the semis by defeating a wrestler from Killeen Shoemaker High School. Weslaco High’s Charlie Villegas (125 – District Champion) was seeded No. 3 and Weslaco East’s Rolando Segura (189 – District Champion) was seeded No. 2 – both lost to unseeded wrestlers; Villegas to a wrestler from San Antonio MacArthur and Segura to a wrestler from Vista Ridge, both district champions as well; and fell into the consolation bracket. Representing Weslaco High were Justin Ramirez, 103; Charlie Villegas, 125; Josh Smillie, 130; and Ernie Garcia, 135.
District 315A Fares Better – Sends Eight to Semi’s: Friday, February 13th: The wrestlers, their school, and their weight class are: Fernando Flores, 119, Sharyland; Marco Espinosa, Sharyland, 130; Chris Madsen, McAllen Rowe, 145; Albert Velez, La Joya, 160; Sam Mangum, McHi, 180; Chris Hernandez, La Joya, 189; Joe Alvarez, La Joya 285; and Scott Inskeep, McHi, 285. These eight wrestlers are still in the hunt for the championship in their division.
Point Totals for Valley Teams after The First Day: Friday, February 13th: Teams from the Rio Grande Valley’s two districts ran the gamut in the team standings after the first day of competition. The teams and their regional/district ranks are as follows: La Joya High School, 5th/District Champion; McAllen High School, 12th/5th; McAllen Rowe, 13th/2nd; San Benito High School, 20th/District Champion; PSJA Memorial, 22nd/3rd; La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 24th/4th; Rio Grande City, 30th/3rd; PSJA High School, 34th tie/2nd; Weslaco East, 34th tie/4th, & Weslaco High , 40th/5th.
Day Two: State Qualifiers: RGV Sends 10 Wrestlers to Austin Saturday, February 14th: After an exciting second day of wrestling, the regional champions were crowned and along with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers, now advance to the state meet in Austin. Congratulations!
District 32-5A: PSJA Memorial’s Jacob Sandoval, 152 District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler, lost his semi-final match to Westlake’s Peyton Burns 6-4 but came back to win Third Place and advance to the State Tournament with a 6-4 win over Frank Rivera of La Joya. Hershey Samarripa of PSJA High School, 112 District Champion, finished 6th in the consolation bracket.
District 31-5A: David Diaz of McAllen Rowe, 103 - 2nd Place at District, finished 3rd and advances to state; Carlos Olvera of La Joya Lincoln-Juarez, 119 - 2nd Place at District, finished 5th by defeating Fernando Flores of Sharyland, 119 – District Champion, who finished 6th. Jorge Saldivar of La Joya High School, 125 – 2nd Place at District, finished 6th. Marco Espinosa of Sharyland, 130 – District Champion, finished 6th. Leonel Juarez of McAllen Rowe, 140 – District Champion, finished 6th. Christopher Madsen of McAllen Rowe, 145 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Frank Rivera of La Joya High School, 152 – 2nd at District, finished 4th and advances to state. Albert Velez of La Joya High School, 160 – District Champion, now Regional Champion, advances to state. Sam Mangum of McAllen High School, 180 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Chris Hernandez of La Joya High School, 189 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Jose Hernandez of La Joya Lincoln-Juarez, 189 – 2nd at District, finished 3rd and advances to state. Allen Tiscareno of Mission High School, 215 – District Champion, finished 5th. Joe Alvarez of La Joya High School, 285 - 2nd at District, is now a Regional Champion and advances to the state tournament. Scott Inskeep of McAllen High School, 285 - District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state.
Number of Wrestlers Going To State Championships:
District 32-5A Encounters Disappointing Results: Friday, February 13th: Only one boy wrestler, PSJA Memorial’s Jacob Sandoval (District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler) from District 32-5A made it past day one in the championship bracket. Sandoval was unseeded and reached the semis by defeating a wrestler from Killeen Shoemaker High School. Weslaco High’s Charlie Villegas (125 – District Champion) was seeded No. 3 and Weslaco East’s Rolando Segura (189 – District Champion) was seeded No. 2 – both lost to unseeded wrestlers; Villegas to a wrestler from San Antonio MacArthur and Segura to a wrestler from Vista Ridge, both district champions as well; and fell into the consolation bracket. Representing Weslaco High were Justin Ramirez, 103; Charlie Villegas, 125; Josh Smillie, 130; and Ernie Garcia, 135.
District 315A Fares Better – Sends Eight to Semi’s: Friday, February 13th: The wrestlers, their school, and their weight class are: Fernando Flores, 119, Sharyland; Marco Espinosa, Sharyland, 130; Chris Madsen, McAllen Rowe, 145; Albert Velez, La Joya, 160; Sam Mangum, McHi, 180; Chris Hernandez, La Joya, 189; Joe Alvarez, La Joya 285; and Scott Inskeep, McHi, 285. These eight wrestlers are still in the hunt for the championship in their division.
Point Totals for Valley Teams after The First Day: Friday, February 13th: Teams from the Rio Grande Valley’s two districts ran the gamut in the team standings after the first day of competition. The teams and their regional/district ranks are as follows: La Joya High School, 5th/District Champion; McAllen High School, 12th/5th; McAllen Rowe, 13th/2nd; San Benito High School, 20th/District Champion; PSJA Memorial, 22nd/3rd; La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 24th/4th; Rio Grande City, 30th/3rd; PSJA High School, 34th tie/2nd; Weslaco East, 34th tie/4th, & Weslaco High , 40th/5th.
Day Two: State Qualifiers: RGV Sends 10 Wrestlers to Austin Saturday, February 14th: After an exciting second day of wrestling, the regional champions were crowned and along with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers, now advance to the state meet in Austin. Congratulations!
District 32-5A: PSJA Memorial’s Jacob Sandoval, 152 District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler, lost his semi-final match to Westlake’s Peyton Burns 6-4 but came back to win Third Place and advance to the State Tournament with a 6-4 win over Frank Rivera of La Joya. Hershey Samarripa of PSJA High School, 112 District Champion, finished 6th in the consolation bracket.
District 31-5A: David Diaz of McAllen Rowe, 103 - 2nd Place at District, finished 3rd and advances to state; Carlos Olvera of La Joya Lincoln-Juarez, 119 - 2nd Place at District, finished 5th by defeating Fernando Flores of Sharyland, 119 – District Champion, who finished 6th. Jorge Saldivar of La Joya High School, 125 – 2nd Place at District, finished 6th. Marco Espinosa of Sharyland, 130 – District Champion, finished 6th. Leonel Juarez of McAllen Rowe, 140 – District Champion, finished 6th. Christopher Madsen of McAllen Rowe, 145 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Frank Rivera of La Joya High School, 152 – 2nd at District, finished 4th and advances to state. Albert Velez of La Joya High School, 160 – District Champion, now Regional Champion, advances to state. Sam Mangum of McAllen High School, 180 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Chris Hernandez of La Joya High School, 189 – District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state. Jose Hernandez of La Joya Lincoln-Juarez, 189 – 2nd at District, finished 3rd and advances to state. Allen Tiscareno of Mission High School, 215 – District Champion, finished 5th. Joe Alvarez of La Joya High School, 285 - 2nd at District, is now a Regional Champion and advances to the state tournament. Scott Inskeep of McAllen High School, 285 - District Champion, finished 2nd and advances to state.
Number of Wrestlers Going To State Championships:
District 25 - Bryan/College Station/Killeen: 07
District 26 - Austin Suburbs: 15
District 27 - North Austin: 04
District 28 - South Austin: 12
District 29 - San Antonio: 10
District 30 - Corpus Christi/Victoria: 02
District 31 - West Rio Grande Valley: 09
District 32 - East Rio Grande Valley: 01
Seeded Wrestlers vs Un-seeded Wrestlers: Of the wrestler's seeded No. 1, nine won their respective weight championship, four finished in second place, one placed third, none finished in fourth place and one finished in fifth place. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 2, five won their respective weigth championship, eight finished in second place, none finished in third, fourth, or fifth place, and one placed sixth. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 3, none won the championship, one finished in second place, three finished in third place, four finished in fourth place, two finished in fifth place, and none finished sixth. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 4, one won the championship, one finished second, two finished third, three finished fourth, none finished fifth, and four finished sixth. Of the Un-seeded wrester's, none won a championship, one finished second, nine finished third, eight finished fourth, twelve finished fifth, and ten finished sixth.
Of the 60 seeded wrestlers, 37 advance to the state tournament. For the 23 unseeded wrestlers who believed in their wrestling abilities and refused for this be their last tournament and are now advancing, remember the following: “No one told me I wasn’t supposed to win!” Jake Deitchler, 2008 high school wrestling champion who went on to become a National Champion and Olympian.
Seeded Wrestlers vs Un-seeded Wrestlers: Of the wrestler's seeded No. 1, nine won their respective weight championship, four finished in second place, one placed third, none finished in fourth place and one finished in fifth place. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 2, five won their respective weigth championship, eight finished in second place, none finished in third, fourth, or fifth place, and one placed sixth. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 3, none won the championship, one finished in second place, three finished in third place, four finished in fourth place, two finished in fifth place, and none finished sixth. Of the wrestler's seeded No. 4, one won the championship, one finished second, two finished third, three finished fourth, none finished fifth, and four finished sixth. Of the Un-seeded wrester's, none won a championship, one finished second, nine finished third, eight finished fourth, twelve finished fifth, and ten finished sixth.
Of the 60 seeded wrestlers, 37 advance to the state tournament. For the 23 unseeded wrestlers who believed in their wrestling abilities and refused for this be their last tournament and are now advancing, remember the following: “No one told me I wasn’t supposed to win!” Jake Deitchler, 2008 high school wrestling champion who went on to become a National Champion and Olympian.
Final Team Standings at 2009 Regional Tourney: The boy’s team standings at the end of the two day tournament are as follows: Regional Champions – Austin Bowie, 293; 2. Vista Ridge, 199.5; 3. Westlake, 175.5; 4. Bryan, 148.5; 5. La Joya, 114.5; 10. Sharyland, 17; 24. San Benito, 16.5; 25. Tie – Mission Veterans, 15.5; 27. Mission High, 15; 30. Tie – PSJA, 12; 30. Tie – Rio Grande City, 12; 35. Tie – Weslaco East, 8; 43. Tie – La Joya Palmview, 3; 43. Tie – Weslaco High School, 3; 50. Tie – McAllen Memorial, 0; 50. Tie – PSJA North 0; 50. Tie – Rio Hondo, 0. A total of 56 teams competed in the Boy’s Division.
Valley Girls Head To State: 32-5A sends 2, 31-5A sends 10, Weslaco High’s Liz Villarreal, 128–32 5A District Champion, finishes in 6th Place. The girl’s individual and team standings at the end of the two day tournament are as follows: District 32-5A RGV East. Valerie Flores, 95 – PSJA, 3rd Place at District, won wrestle-back, finished 5th. Liz Villarreal, Weslaco High School, 128 - District Champion, finished 6th; Alyssa Rodriguez, PSJA North, 148 – District Champion, finished 6th; Desiree Martinez, PSJA – North, 165 – District Champion, finished 3rd and advances to the state tournament; Maria Gonzalez, San Benito, 3rd Place at District, won wrestle-back, finished in 5th Place; Claudia Pena, PSJA High School, 185 – District Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler, finished 2nd and advances to the state tournament; and Flor Sanchez, San Benito, 215 – 2nd Place at District, finished 6th. District 31-5A RGV West. Jenny Garza, Rio Grande City, 95, Regional Champion; Sara Gonzalez, McAllen Rowe, 95 – 3rd Place, advances to state; Jenny Pena, Rio Grande City, 102 – 5th Place; Maria de la Cruz, McAllen Memorial, 102 – 6th Place; Chelsea Light, McAllen Rowe, 110 – 2nd Place, advances to state; Scarlett Lopez, McHi, 110 – finished in 6th Place; Samantha Sepulveda, Rio Grande City, 119 – finished in third place and advances to state; Miranda Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 119 – 5th Place; Denise Yanez, McAllen Memorial, 128 – finished in 4th Place and advances to state; Tanairi Martinez, McAllen Rowe, 138 – Regional Champion; Cinthia Torres, La Joya Palmview, 138 – 2nd Place, advances to state; Stephanie Oviedo, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 148 – 2nd Place, advances to state; Leanna Salinas, Sharyland, 148 – 3rd Place, advances to state; Yaressi Hernandez, La Joya Palmview, 165 – finished in 6th Place; Perla Bercerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 185 – finished in 6th Place; Roxanne Gonzalez, La Joya, 215 – finished in 3rd Place and advances to state. Samantha Martinez, Weslaco High, 110, also competed at the Regional Tournament.
Final Team Standings for Girls at 2009 Regional: The girl’s team standings at the end of the two day tournament are as follows: 1 ,135.5 pts., Austin Johnson; 2 ,70 pts., CC King; 3 ,67.5 pts., McAllen Rowe; 4 ,63 pts., SA Reagan; 5 , 61 pts., Killeen Ellison; 6 ,59 pts., Rio Grande City; 9 , 47 pts., Juarez-Lincoln; 12, 35 pts., Pharr-San Juan-Alamo; 14,32 pts., Palmview; 15,30 pts., McAllen Memorial; 15,30 pts., PSJA North; 18,29 pts., San Benito; 23, 24 pts., Sharyland; 24, 22 pts., La Joya 26, 21.5, 29, 18, McAllen HS; 30, 13 pts., Weslaco High School; 32, 7 pts., Rio Hondo; 33, 6 pts., Weslaco East High School. There were 36 teams.
Boys Results: District/Regional: 1. San Benito, 185.00, 24., 16.5. 2. PSJA, 158.00, 30, 12.0, 3. PSJA Memorial,141.00, 21, 23. 4. Weslaco East 128.00, 35, 8.0, 5. Weslaco High School, 92.50 43, 3.0. 6. PSJA-North, 46.50, 50, 0, 7. Rio Hondo, 34.00, 50, 0.
Girls Results: District/Regional: 1. Weslaco East, 95.00, 33. 06 2. PSJA, 91.00, 12., 35 3. San Benito, 83.50, 18, 29, 4. Weslaco High, 69.00, 30., 13 5. PSJA Memorial, 64.00 - - 6. PSJA North, 58.00, 15., 30 7. Rio Hondo, 56.00, 32., 07
Every day I thank the Good Lord for making me a Panther.
Adapted from J. DiMaggio
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