Dos Pueblos wrestler Chad Lampe won his weight class at the SCWAY State Folkstlye Championships in Lemoore while Cameron Cox placed seventh at the CA/USA Wrestling State Folkstyle State Championships in Fresno. Both tournaments took place over this past weekend.Lampe competed in the 120-pound class and his first-place finish in the Junior Division (ages 16-17) qualified him for the Flo Nationals at Drexel University in Philadelphia next month.While Cox is young enough to compete in the … [Read more...]
Lampe, Solano stopped short at CIF Masters
Saturday, February 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos' Chad Lampe and Yaskin Solano were both stopped one round short of qualifying for the CIF State Meet on Saturday, finishing their seasons at the second day of the CIF Masters Meet at Temecula Valley High School.Lampe, competing in the 120-pound division, was out-pointed 9-3 in his final contest while Yaskin was beat by fall in his last match in the 170-pound bracket."It's really phenomenal how far he really made it," Chargers head coach Anthony Califano said of Solano. "The … [Read more...]
Solano, Lampe qualify for Masters
Saturday, February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos' Chad Lampe and Yaskin Solano advanced to the CIF Masters Meet after placing in Saturday's Southern Section Division 2 tournament.Solano outperformed his eighth seed and finished in third at 170 pounds. Solano gave the top seed his closest match of the tournament before falling 4-2 in the quarterfinals."For a second-year wrestler, it's pretty amazing," said Chargers head coach Anthony Califano.Califano noted how competitive Lampe's weight class was. Lampe, a junior, was … [Read more...]
Lampe moves on to semifinals at CIF championships
Friday, February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos wrestler Chad Lampe went undefeated during the first day of the CIF Championships at Roosevelt High School and will advance to the semifinals.Lampe, the Channel League champion at 120 pounds, was the fourth-seed wrestler at his weight class and will face top-seeded Dean O'Bourke from Fountain Valley.Four other wrestlers from Dos Pueblos advanced to the second day of the double-elimination tournament. Nico Sorenson at 126 pounds, Yaskin Solano at 170 pounds, Hans Boelsterli at … [Read more...]
DP draws Highland in CIF wrestling opener
Thursday, February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos will face once-beaten Highland in the first round of the CIF Division 4 Wrestling Team Championships at Quartz Hill High on Saturday.The Chargers (11-3) finished second to Ventura in the Channel League. Highland (26-1) is the champion from the Golden League.Victor Valley is the top-seed in the division.The 16-team competition is done in one day. Teams need to win three matches to reach the final. … [Read more...]
Chargers edged out by Ventura for Channel League Championship
Thursday, January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a dual meet that determined the Channel League Champions, the Dos Pueblos wrestling team was unable to get enough points to beat Ventura.Each team won seven matches, but the Cougars had more pins and took first place in league with a 34-27 win.In the match of the night, freshman Cameron Cox wrestled a student who had dropped weight to 113 pounds, and the Ventura wrestler took an early 3-0 lead. Cox refused to quit and got an escape and a takedown late to win by decision."He's just … [Read more...]
Chargers slip past Buena, set up title match with Ventura
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Nico Martinez turned the table on his Buena opponent and recorded a pin in the final match of the night, giving Dos Pueblos a 36-27 dual meet win over the Bulldogs and setting a showdown with Ventura for the Channel League title on Thursday.Dos Pueblos was clinging to a 30-27 lead going into the 145-pound bout. Buena needed a pin to take the match and Bulldog wrestler Joseph Mendez attempted the risky suicide cradle move to put Martinez on his back. But Martinez fought off the move and ended … [Read more...]
Solano adds to Charger firepower on wrestling mat
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yaskin Solano of Dos Pueblos was so amped to win against San Marcos he almost yanked opponent Robert Orosco’s arm out of its socket and was given a warning by the referee for unnecessary roughness.The addition of Solano, who transferred from San Marcos after his family moved to Goleta, strengthened an already potent DP squad.The senior scored a couple of two-point takedowns in the second period against his former Royals teammate and won a tough 11-4 decision over Orosco in the … [Read more...]
Sorenson records DP’s top result at Nogales
Saturday, January 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Five Chargers placed at the Nogales Super Championships on Saturday for the Dos Pueblos wrestling team.Nico Sorenson produced DP's best result with a second-place finish in the 120-pound division and Rudy Cortes' fifth-place in the 220-pound class was his first tournament placement."Overall I think it was a good day," said Chargers head coach Anthony Califano. "It was good for those guys who finish with a win."Cortes won his final match with a lateral drop and a pin in the third … [Read more...]
