On Saturday 1/7/12 the Flashes traveled to Chaminade High School in North Hills for the annual Chaminade Tournament. Chaminade always hosts a great tournament which is attended by big wrestling schools such as St. John Bosco and Bishop Alemany. After Saturday’s matches the Flashes can be added to the list of tough wrestling schools.
The Flashes fielded both JV and Varsity team for the match. Coach Calderon and Coach Ponce split their efforts with Coach Calderon taking the Lady Flashes to the Santa Paula All Girls Tournament. Coach Ponce had his hands full running both JV and Varsity squads, but as always Coach Ponce delivered the goods.
Standout JV Flashes wrestlers include: Nic Stehly at 113 pounds who took 1st place, David Cadena at 106 took 2nd place, George Orozco wrestled at 195 and took 1st place, Cameron Riley wrestled at 220 pounds and took 2nd place and Andy Vasquez matched up in the heavyweight division and came home with a 1st place. Great job JV Flashes.

As for the Varsity they meant business and they let their wrestling speak for them.
Robert Bonilla, Flashes Team Captain, wrestled at 138 pounds and went 5 – 0, with 4 pins and 1 bye, taking 1st place. He was voted on by all Coaches and was awarded Tournament Middle Weight MVP.
Sammy “The Bull” Orozco wrestled at 220 pounds and took 1st place with a record of 5 – 0, 4 by pin and 1 bye. Sam missed being awarded Tournament Heavy weight MVP by one vote.
Joseph DeLaMora wrestled at 170 pounds and took 1st with 3pins and 2 byes.
Mark Zavala took 2nd place with a record of 4-1, 3 wins by pin, 1 by points.

The Lady Flashes wrestled at the Santa Paula All Girls Tournament on Saturday. If you’re not aware of it the sport of wrestling is exploding with girls taking up the sport. Schools from as far south as San Diego and as far north as Santa Maria were in attendance. The Flashes have 9 female wrestlers in the program this year, unfortunately only 6 were able to attend the tournament. The wrestling was fierce and very competitive. Felicity Zavala placed 5th in her weight category. Blanca and Brenda both had 2 wins and Megan and Daisy were unable to get a win but got lots of mat time and gain valuable experience.

Stay tuned for video highlights of the tournament.

Upcoming Matches:
Thursday 1/12/12: Flashes travel to New Jewish Community 4:00 PM

Friday and Saturday 1/13 & 14: Flashes travel to Palmdale for the Highland 10 way.
Action starts promptly at 1:00 PM on Friday and 9:00 AM on Saturday.

Saturday 1/13/12: JV travel to Hueneme for a JV 10 Way. 9:00 AM.