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   Wasco's Medley pinned in title match at state championships

   BY ZACH EWING Californian staff writer

   Saturday, Mar 02 2013 11:03 PM

   It didn't even last long enough to be considered a nightmare, but Saturday night's 220-pound state wrestling final was very different from what Wasco High senior Sean Medley had envisioned.

   Bloomington junior Derrick Jones pinned Medley in 47 seconds with two brutally effective moves, ending Medley's senior season at 46-2 and his dream of being a state wrestling champion.

   "He caught me," Medley said. "There was nothing I could do. I guess it was a pretty good year to this point, but this, getting put on my back -- that's not what I dreamed."

   As usual, Medley was aggressive from the opening whistle, pushing Jones backward and looking for one of his trademark throws. But when Medley tried the throw, Jones caught him leaning too far...

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2. 

   State Wrestling notebook: Frontier's Alcantar rises through the ranks

   You never quite know what you're going to get at the CIF State Championships. Take Frontier senior Augie Alcantar, who only started wrestling as a freshman and didn't become anything close to a state qualifier until this season. Alcantar...
3. 

   Senior season has a sweeter finish for Drillers' Hodges

   Hunter Hodges remembers vividly how his junior season of wrestling ended: in a painful loss to his own Bakersfield High teammate. But motivated by that setback, Hodges concluded his senior season on a much more pleasant note -- a...
4. 

   'First Look': CSUB wrestling fundraiser tonight

   "An Evening with Stephen Neal," a fundraiser for Cal State Bakersfield's wrestling program, takes place Tuesday at Stockdale Country Club. "It's going to be a beautiful evening," Stephen Neal, a two-time NCAA Heavyweight national...

5. State wrestling: How locals fared on Day II

   113 pounds Isaiah Hokit, Wasco 3-3; 6th place Lost to Israel Saavedra, Modesto, 6-1; lost to Khristian Olivas, Clovis, 6-2; lost to Sergio Mendez, San Fernando, 4-1. 126 pounds Vincent Gomez, Frontier 6-2; 7th place Pinned Joshua...

6. State wrestling: Day 2 results

   Championships 106: Adrian Camposano, Fresno-Central dec. Gionn Peralta, Vacaville, 11-10. 113: Israel Saavedra, Modesto dec. Sean Williams, Lemoore, 5-3 OT. 120: Mason Pengilly, Porterville dec. Isaiah Locsin, Morgan Hill-Live Oak, 5-3 OT...
7. 

   Drillers' Hammond turns up heat in state wrestling quarterfinal

   Coleman Hammond's 152-pound quarterfinal match at Friday's CIF State Wrestling meet was a microcosm of his day. It started kind of slow and then started methodically gaining momentum until ending with a crescendo. After a couple of solid,...

9. State wrestling: Saturday's semifinal matchups

   Matches start at 9:30 a.m. 106 pounds Adrian Camposano, Fresno-Central, vs. Perez Perez, Windsor; Durbin Lloren, Clovis-Buchanan, vs. Gionn Peralta, Vacaville 113 Zahid Valencia, Bellflower-St. John Bosco, vs. Sean Williams, Lemoore;...

10. State wrestling: Day 1 team scores

    Team scores : 1. Clovis 114; 2. Poway 80.5; 3. Clovis-Buchanan 68.5; 4. Vacaville 66; 5. Corona-Santiago 59.5; 6. Bellflower-St. John Bosco 58; 7. Bakersfield 57.5; 8. Clovis West 50; 9. Gilroy 42; 10. Lemoore 41.5; t11. Porterville and...
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    State wrestling notebook: Wasco's Isaiah Hokit wins OT thriller

    Wasco's Isaiah Hokit was in trouble, but he told himself to stay patient. He was down 3-0 late in the second period to Valencia's Jake Langenwalter in the 113-pound quarterfinals Friday at Rabobank Arena in the CIF State Wrestling...
12. 

    State wrestling: How locals fared

    106 pounds Carlos Herrera, Bakersfield (3-2, eliminated) Dec. Martin Garcia, Laguna Hills, 4-0; dec. Tristan Scott, Elk Grove, 6-3; lost to Tommy Espinoza, Chula Vista-Otay Ranch, 14-4; dec. Vincent Parra, Covina-Northview, 5-1; lost to...
13. 

    Four locals still in contention for state wrestling title

    For Sean Medley, the state's No. 1 high school wrestler at 220 pounds, doing anything that involves looking backwards doesn't make a whole lot of sense. So when he received a scare Friday, nearly getting pinned in the round of 16 at the...

14. CIF State Wrestling Championships: Top contenders

    TOP CONTENDERS Returning champions 113: Zahid Valencia, soph, Bellflower-St. John Bosco (106) 120: Isaiah Locsin, jr, Live Oak (113) 138: Nikko Villarreal, jr, Gilroy (132) 145: Anthony Valencia, soph, St. John Bosco (126) 160: Isaiah...