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League champs and upcoming wrestling showdowns
League champions are rolling in left and right, with soccer season over tonight and basketball just a week behind. Here's what we know so far: Boys soccer Girls soccer Boys basketball In wrestling, Arvin won the SSL tournament on Thursday, but the league uses a points-based system that includes dual-meet results, and so Tehachapi is the overall champion, with Arvin and Shafter tying for second. As for the other two leagues, I'd be surprised if Frontier doesn't win the SWYL title. The Titans easily went undefeated in duals and probably have enough depth to rack up winning points in the league meet at Centennial tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'll need recussitation if deep, talented Bakersfield doesn't win the SEYL wrestling tournament title at East for the 11th straight year. That said, there's still some drama to look out for at these tournaments. This is the first weekend when wrestlers must be in their weight classes they will wrestle for the rest of the postseason — not to mention finishing in the top four, which usually means you have to win one match. Last year, Centennial's state-ranked 160-pounder, Dalton Endes, didn't make weight at league and so never got to see how far he'd go in the postseason. Besides Endes' return (he's been battling injuries this year but should be ready to go tomorrow), there are several good storylines to look out for: — In the SEYL, take a look at where Bakersfield's wrestlers end up as far as weight class. Freshman Natrelle Demison might try to cut to 112, where he'd be a force, but he's been at 119 for most of the year. Wherever he is, Demison likely will battle a standout East wrestler for a league title, either Marc Collier at 112 or Peter Gonzalez at 119. Demison beat Gonzalez in a dual earlier. Wherever Demison isn't, BHS will throw out talented Micah Cruz. — Frontier sophomore 103-pounder Alex Gomez looks to win her second straight league title. Last year, she became the first female league champion in Kern County history. — East's Antonio Hernandez was the heavyweight to beat in Kern County until the CIT at Morro Bay, when little-known Angel Posadas from Foothill beat him en route to the title. Posadas hasn't lost since, setting up what could quite literally be an earth-shaking rematch in the league championship. — The team chase will be much more interesting in the SWYL, where Frontier might only have two or three one seeds but should be able to get points in nearly every bracket. Centennial, and to a lesser extent Stockdale, will rack up points in a few weight classes (either of those schools would likely beat Frontier at a large-scale meet like next week's) but it's doubtful if that'll be enough to keep the Titans from league title No. 2. — Another state-quality matchup we might get to see at East is at 130 where Foothill's Derik Rizo and Bakersfield's Timmy Box are returning state qualifiers. Box has been battling injuries, so I'd favor Rizo here, but I don't recall seeing any results from the Trojan against top-notch wrestlers. Tomorrow will bring one chance. — Stud wrestlers at 135 and 140 won't meet until next week's Yosemite Divisional at Lemoore, but look for Centennial's undefeated Seth Hicks and Liberty's Greg Kapler at 135 and Jonah Cruz and his former teammate, Ridgeview's Javier Sanchez at 140, to keep rolling in their respective leagues. — Other BHS weight questions: Assuming state contender Jonah Cruz stays down at 140, will Adam Fierro stay at 145 and Bryce Hammond at 152. Will Jose Ramirez wrestle 160 or 171? Along with Box at 130 and Brian Schoene at 215, all of those Drillers hope to be wrestling deep into the tournament that's three weeks from now at Rabobank Arena. — If Endes is back from injury, will he go 160 again, or will he be down at 152 as he was earlier in the year? At 160, he'll get a stiff challenge from Stockdale's Roman Flores. Either way, it'll be interesting to see how effective he is after missing some time. — And of course, there could be a big story that throws a wrench into one or more of these things. That's really what league meets are about — surviving and getting your best wrestlers through uninjured and ready to go for the grinder that is the Yosemite Division tourney next weekend at Lemoore (the Sierra/Sequoia Divisional is at Mendota). 0 comments from 0 users
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