MODESTO — Despite moving up a weight class, senior Adriana Lopez of Upper Lake High School wrestling team won the 132-pound division on Saturday during the Lady Eagles Tournament at Gregori High School in Modesto.
Lopez bumped up a class so that the Cougars wouldn’t have two wrestlers in the same division. Dena Loans Arrow competed at 126 pounds and finished 3-1 to secure a third-place medal.
At 132 pounds, Lopez won all three of her matches in impressive fashion. After a 19-3 victory by tech fall, she pinned her semifinals opponent in the second round. In the finals, she won by 18-2 technical fall.
Also for the Cougars, Jessica Lee competed at 170 pounds where she went 1-2 and placed fourth.
Upper Lake’s girls are scheduled to compete in the Redwood Empire Classic on Saturday in Ukiah.
Kelseyville
At Vallejo, Kelseyville’s Jasmin Clarke and Cassidy Griffin competed in the Lady Jaguar Classic at Jesse Bethel High School. Clarke came away with a second-place medal at 189 pounds after dropping a 9-4 decision to last year’s state runner-up, Folashade Akinola of Menlo Atherton High School.
Clarke received a first-round bye before pinning Carolina Cortez of Arroyo High School in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Clarke pinned Hollie Espinoza of Rancho Cotate High School, a rematch of last year’s North Coast Section finals won 4-2 by Clarke. This year’s meeting held little suspense as Clarke was in control from the start.
The Clarke-Akinola final was a battle most of the way. Akinola led just 4-3 entering the third period. Clarke earned an escape point to tie the match but Akinola scored a takedown and nearfall in the final 30 seconds to win it.
“Jasmin made a couple mistakes during the match that cost her,” Kelseyville head coach Adam Garcia said. “We’re looking forward to the next opportunity to see Folashade.”
Griffin went 2-2 at 106 pounds. After a 7-1 win over Alaina Moreno of Bear Creek High School in Stockton, she lost by second-round pin to eventual weight class champion Micla Elvira-Chacon of Gilroy High School. In the consolation bracket, Griffin pinned Leah Aguirre of Elsie Allen High School of Santa Rosa before being eliminated by Alison Lopez-Hernandez of Napa’s Vintage High School by first-round pin.
Kelseyville’s girls return to action Saturday at the Redwood Empire Classic in Ukiah.
Middletown
At Vallejo, Chloe Murphy of Middletown High School picked up a fifth-place medal at the Lady Jaguar Classic while competing in the 189-pound division.
Middletown’s girls are back in action Saturday at the Redwood Empire Classic in Ukiah.
