Northern Ranking

[Alumni]

I believe that 130's was the lowest wieght he ever certified at this year.

[unkown]

I have heard that Joel Rivadaneyra has gotten his apeal taken care of. So he will be wrestling 30's at zone and state.

[Alumni]

Come on coaches. Someone out there has to know if this is true.

[sthingy]

where did you hear that????

[wrestler]

Haha I dunno what will happen. A third state title will be hard for him. Christian/Rivadeneyra at Zone will be good, and if there is an Aleman/Rivadeneyra matchup at state, that'll be something to watch.

[Alumni]

Here is a weight class capsule breakdown of the Northern 4A Regional Wrestling Championships:



103 - Sierra League top seed: Carson freshman Todd Banko (16-12) placed seventh at the Clayton Valley Invitational. Contenders: South Tahoe's Mike Crouse, third at last year's regional, won gold at Dayton's Dust Devil Invitational and placed fourth at Lincoln (Calif.); McQueen's Justin Lee, eighth at Liberty; Douglas freshman Ryan Olsen (16-9); Elko's Tom Barrington; Fallon's Cody Kapphahn. Watch out: Carson sophomore Owen Craugh (20-15), third at last year's regional, won at the Fernley Classic, and McQueen's Riley Frazier, sixth at Liberty's Lou Bronzan Invitational, get a chance to compete thanks to a new rule that allows teams to enter four extra wrestlers.

112 - Sierra top seed: Douglas junior Devon Barker (18-8) is a two-time state qualifier who placed second at regionals last year. Contenders: Reed's Jon Lau, Brady Flinchum of Spanish Springs, Fallon's Brandon Lacow, Wooster's Ryan Willaman, Kameron Darby of North Valleys and Carson's Adam Carmazzi.

119 - State veteran: Carson sophomore Robbie Bozin (23-8) placed fourth as a 112-pounder at state last year. Contenders: Mark Thomas of Fallon, the No. 1 High Desert League seed, placed second at Spring Creek; Bryan Kaplan of Douglas, a two-time state qualifier and fourth at Alhambra; Galena's Kevin Gerow.

125 - Top two: Wooster's Rodney Stivers defeated Elko's Mitchell Schroeder in the finals at Spring Creek's Kiwanis Invitational and Stivers placed second at the Sierra Nevada Classic. These are familiar rivals because Stivers beat Schroeder to place third at state last year. Young challengers: Carson sophomore Kyle Banko (20-7), who won gold at Lindhurst, and Douglas freshman Tony Ferris (19-6). Contenders: Zach Sims of Spanish Springs; Galena's Madison Winzler.

130 - This could be one of the tournament's strongest weight classes. State Veterans: Galena's Joel Rivadeneyra, a two-time defending state champion, is listed as a 140-pounder according to NIAA guidelines but has filed an appeal to wrestle at 130 pounds that will be decided later this week. Spencer Christian of Damonte Ranch is a two-time regional champion who has been slowed by injuries this season. Both were listed No. 30 in USA Wrestling Magazine's preseason rankings. Watch out: Flynt Reno of Reno placed fourth as a 130-pounder at state last year. This season, Reno placed third at Clayton Valley, losing only Rivadeneyra (who won gold), and he pinned Stivers in a dual 130-pound bout last month. Carson senior Kevin Riggin (23-8) won gold at Lindhurst; Elko's T.J. Jordan, placed second at Spring Creek. Contenders: Cameron Ames of Douglas qualified for state last year, Fallon's Jason Tolzmann, South Tahoe's Derek Simon, Manogue's Jon Piller, McQueen's Jared Lee, Dustin Nevins of Spanish Springs.

135 - Another stacked weight class. State veteran: Wooster's Josh Wilson is bidding to become a three-time state champion. Watch out: Galena's Joe Sanford won gold at Clayton Valley, Douglas sophomore Ryan Pruitt (16-3) placed second at Alhambra, Fallon freshman Trevor deBraga placed third and Elko's Chris Reilly fourth at Spring Creek. Contenders: South Tahoe's Elliot Pekar, third at Lincoln, Nick Ceglia of Douglas.

140 - Another strong middleweight class. Top guns: Carson junior Ahron Osheroff (28-7) has won gold medals at Clayton Valley and Lindhurst. Douglas senior Brad Johnson (17-4), bidding to become a four-time state qualifier, placed second at Alhambra. Johnson was a regional runner-up at 145 pounds last year. High Desert seeds: Tanner Jones of Fallon, third at Spring Creek; Cody Vance of Spanish Springs; Elko's Doug Braithwaite; McQueen's Jeff Frazier.

145 - Contenders: Elko's Dominick Robertson placed fourth at Spring Creek and qualified for state last year. Carson senior Micah Whitcome (21-10) placed fourth last year and missed qualifying for state by one spot. Fallon junior James Stubbs has rebounded after breaking his back playing soccer two years ago. Young star: Douglas sophomore Jake Williams (18-7) won gold at Fernley, placed fourth at Alhambra - his father was a state champion at Douglas in the 1970s. Contenders: Mitch Tolley of North Valleys, South Tahoe's Josh Reeder, Joey Milegich of Galena, a state qualifier two years ago.

152 - Man to beat: Fallon's Tommy Diaz, fourth at state last year, has won gold at Spring Creek and Lowry's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and placed third at the Sierra Nevada Classic. Motivated: Carson's Loren Wooldridge (22-10, third-place at Clayton Valley) missed the state cut by one spot last year. Contenders: Reed's Peter Mariluch, Douglas senior Josh Hintze, Trevor Watts of North Valleys, John Bradshaw of Spanish Springs, Galena's Matt Metcalf.

160 - Carson's best record: Sophomore Travis Lamborn (32-7) won gold at Lindhurst and placed second at Clayton Valley, where he lost 8-6 to Aarok Petak of Freedom, named the tournament's outstanding middleweight wrestler. Lamborn placed second in the North and third at state as a freshman 140-pounder last year. Sierra top seed: South Tahoe's Miles Wallace was unbeaten in league duals and placed fifth at Lincoln. Contenders: Reno's Chad Monticelli, Galena's Nick Williams, Elko's Chad Lindsey, Reed's Caleb Cook, McQueen's Andrew Lee.

171 - Top two: Fallon junior Riley Orozco won gold at Lowry, placed second at Spring Creek and third at the Sierra Nevada Classic; Galena's Cole Dowty, second at Clayton Valley. Orozco edged Dowty 4-3 in double overtime in their league dual match in December. Dowty missed state by one spot two years ago. Contenders: Jonas Schenzel (26-12, team-high 14 pins), South Tahoe's Nate Sweeney, Andrew Watts of North Valleys, Sean Molina of Douglas. Manogue's Marcus Sampson. Elko's Todd Willington.

189 - High Desert top seed: Fallon sophomore Lyle Gardner is strong, highlighted by his second-place performance at the Sierra Nevada Classic. Contenders: Wooster's Jared Espinoza, third at Spring Creek, South Tahoe's Martin Taylor, Carson's Matt Heath, Galena's Sean Nealy.

215 - Watch out: Carson's David Cadwallader (23-4) is unseeded due to his lack of league matches after a knee injury, but won gold at Lindhurst. High Desert's best: Elko's Louden Sharp defeated Fallon's Aaron Siezcowski in overtime Wednesday. Contenders: South Tahoe's J.P. Foster, second at Dayton and fourth at Lincoln; Wooster's Fernando Galdamez, fifth at Spring Creek; Hug's Zeke Bowen; Lake Terrell of Douglas; Darrell Ray of Spanish Springs; Travis Moon of Damonte Ranch.

275 - The man to beat: Fallon senior Josh Mauga, who has signed to play football at the University of Nevada, is the defending regional heavyweight champion and lost an overtime match in the state finals. This season, Mauga won his class at Spring Creek and was named Outstanding upperweight wrestler, plus he placed second at the Sierra Nevada Classic. Top Sierra seed: Carson senior Jason Klug (22-8) is a state veteran who placed fifth at Clayton Valley. Contenders: Douglas junior Matt Castro (18-9), fourth at Alhambra, South Tahoe's Cody Reeder, Oscar Ayala of North Valleys, McQueen's Aaron Rea, Shawn Donahoo of Spanish Springs.

[gc]

the two north 171 lb'ers Orozco & Dowty, how good are they? and what chance do they have placing at state?

[ac]

wow, you must really hate Joel, Galena, and the coach to write all that. why don't you let the niaa decide if he can wrestle 130's or not before you become judge, jury, and executioner. i'm sure that they would be less bias than you by the sounds of things. it also sounds like you have a kid trying to duck joel. just a guess.

[Alumni]

Orozco has come a long way this year. Who wouldn't when you have Diaz, Gardner and Maugua drilling you everyday in practice. He is tall, has long arms, good strength and seems just "green" enough that he is relaxed and goes with whatever happens on the mat. Dowty is a stong kid, muscular at 71's. He isn't nearly as skilled as Orozco or Schenzel but if he catches you or can get a lead he is very hard to come back on. I do think they are battling for second at state though.

[crossface]

I do not think anyone is HATING Joel or Galena, For the sake of competition lets all hope that Joel R. gets his wish.

I believe that regardless who the wrestler is, the rules must be followed, and if the rules are broken consequences should be clearly defined, which in this case they are. His coach, AD and/or parents are not to blame. The blame falls squarely on him for getting that overweight. His coach should be held responsible for putting him out on the mat that night instead of forfieting the weight, then we would not be in this situation, the weigh in then would NOT HAVE counted.

NOW...For the sake of fairness he should not be allowed to participate at 132lbs, just because his parent can afford to hire a lawyer and fight a CLEARLY defined rule.

That may sound a bit wishy washy but that is pretty much where everyone stands on this issue!
Part of us wants to see the BEST wrestle at each weight class.
&
Part of us wants to see the RULES UPHELD.

[ac]

if the rules are solid, then the niaa will enforce them. if there is a loophole then congrats to joel and his lawer for finding it. regardless of the out come, i think we all want to promote the sport of wrestling in nevada. so do we want the best wrestlers in every weight class to do that, or do we want to stick to the rules so a precedent is not set. argue on the premis of that. don't project your anger on to a foolish 18 year old kid.

[Fan]

At 135 I think deBraga is being under estimated. He has already beat Pruitt from Douglas, Reilly from Elko twice and lost in overtime to Sanford at Winnemmucca.

As for 140 Jones from Fallon handled Johnson from Douglas pretty well beating him at the Winemmucca Tournament.

Tolzmann did not wrestle this year and Thomas from Fallon at 119 should do well at zone. He was undefeated in the High Desert League this season.

[Alumni]

Yes WE ALL want to promote the "kids" and the sport of wrestling. No matter what is decided, lets not start calling High School wrestlers "foolish".

Please we are better than that.

[wrestler]

Um....look at 52s. Metcalf goes to McQueen, not Galena.

[oldschoolcoach]

Not for nuttin but Lau is 7-0 in league,he beat Banko 8-3 and Barker 19-10.

I think this is just one example of how interresting things may get over the weekend.