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Capture 2 Wins in Modesto
October 2, 2005
Yesterday
at the Modesto Tournament, West Valley had 3 placers,
including two champions. Zac Taylor (157) and Josh DeSherlia
(165) each took first place. Taylor defeated his opponent
from Chabot 6-4 in overtime for an exciting win. Taylor
has been in the finals of both tournaments he has wrestled
in this year. DeSherlia
defeated former high school state champion Chris Martinez
(Fresno Pacific) in overtime also 6-4. Tommy
Machado took his 2nd consecutive medal in the first
two tournaments, finshing 3rd with a 4-1 record.
West
Valley will compete against Skyline on Wed. @ West Valley
College at 7pm.
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West
Valley Falls Short Against Fresno
September 28, 2005
West
Valley lost a narrow match to Fresno City, the Sac City
Championship team. The final dual meet score was Fresno
32 - West Valley 14. Zac Taylor and Josh DeShirlia both
won major decisions for a quick 8-0 lead. Fresno responded
with falls in the next four weights - 184, 197, Hwt
& 125. Rich Nole (133) closed out the WVC scoring
with a win on an injury default. Fresno won the final
two bouts with a technical fall and a regular decision.
The
Vikings return to action on Saturday 10/01/05 at the
Modesto Tournament.
The
next dual meet will be at Skyline on Wed. 10/05/05.
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Vikings
Finish 8th at Sac City Tournament
September 25, 2005
The
WVC Wrestling team finished 8th out of 14 teams at the
Sacramento City
Tournament on Saturday. Three placewinners led the way
for the Vikings - Zac Taylor (157) - 2nd, Tommy Machado
(149) - 4th, and Josh DeShirlia (165) - 5th.
Next
up for the Vikings is a home meet versus Fresno City
College on Wednesday September 28th. Stay tuned.
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West
Valley Hosts 3-Way Meet
September 17, 2005
West
Valley hosted Cuesta and Skyline in a 3-way meet last
Saturday In the 3-way format on two mats, all teams
are wrestling every round.
Cuesta
def. West Valley - 28-16
Cuesta def. Skyline - 43-9
West Valley def. Skyline - 48-0
Fernando
Munoz (125), Tommy Machado (149), Johs DeShirlia (174)
and Alejo Velasquez (197) all had two wins & no
losses for West Valley. Other Vikings winning one bout
were Steve Becerra (157), Rich Nole (141) and Jake Loredo
(Hwt). Most of the wrestlers were up one or two weights
due to the weight certification restrictions.
WVC
will be on the road at Sacramento at the Sac. City Tournament
on Saturday, September 24th. The next dual meet will
be against Fresno City at the West Valley Pavillion
on Wednesday, September 28th at 7pm.
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West
Valley Defeats Modesto
September 14, 2005
After
falling behind by a total team score of 0-13, the Vikings
came back to win
the first dual meet of 2005 by a score of 26-20. West
Valley came back with with five wins in the final seven
bouts. Each team won five matches, with each team gaining
six points each for a Forfeit. The diffenence was that
the Vikings scored bigger in there individual bouts.
Leading
the charge was Tommy Machado (149) and Josh DeShirlia
(174) with falls. Zac Taylor (165) had a technical fall
(24-8). Steve Becerra won by decision (11-4). Alejo
Valasquez (197) received the forfeit.
West
Vallley continues it opening week home stand with a
three-way dual facing
Cuesta & Skyline on Saturday, September 17 at 11:00am
at the WVC Pavillion.
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