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The Valley continued to turn in strong wrestling performances at the regional tournaments this weekend, advancing 41 athletes to next weekend’s UIL State Wrestling Tournament at the Berry Center in Cypress.
The Region IV-6A tournament was held in San Antonio, while the Region IV-5A tournament was in Austin.
The Class 6A boys 160-pound division was a repeat of the District 16-6A championship, as Weslaco High’s Caleb Muniz defeated La Joya High’s Jan Vela with an 8-2 decision.
McAllen Rowe junior Omar Anguinaga parlayed his district championship to regional gold at 195 pounds, winning a dramatic match against Kelby Davis of Cedar Park Vista Ridge. Anguinaga was trailing the match by a point with 10 seconds remaining but made a late takedown to win 8-7.
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s Vanessa Doria improved to 24-2 on the season with a regional championship in the 102-pound weight class. Sidney Quintanilla of McAllen Memorial earned third place with a win over Natalee Guzman of La Joya High.
Serena Cervantes of McAllen High continued her dominance at 128 pounds with a major decision victory over Haylee Guzman of La Joya High. Viviana Torres of San Benito also advanced.
At the 5A level, Sharyland Pioneer sophomore Diego Serna won a regional championship with a 9-6 decision over Javier Chapa of Victoria West. Grulla’s Ivan Ozuna will also advance in that weight class — he wrestled his way into third place.
Rio Grande City’s Raul Lopez earned a regional championship at 120 to match his district title from a week ago, beating Jarred Adams of Hutto.
Ozzy Trevino of McAllen Memorial finished as a silver medalist after losing an 8-6 decision to San Antonio Johnson’s Enrique Munguia.
Nancy Saldana of PSJA High earned a silver medal after losing in the championship match to Dhaikiyah Geter from Killeen Shoemaker.
Weslaco High’s Melissa Ibarra lost a low-scoring, 3-1 match in the championship to Alina Kinsley.
Alberto Juarez of Mission High finished runner-up to Noah Gochberg of Vandegrift via first-round pin in the 113-pound championship. In the same weight class, senior Joshua De Hoyos of Weslaco High earned third place with his win over Austin Saylor of Cibolo Steele.
Edinburg Vela qualified Alberto Alacara in the 182-pound division after he knocked off Victor Gutierrez from Mission High in the fourth-place match.
Sharyland High’s Juan Colegio finished runner-up to Carson Pottenger of Georgetown in the 126 class.
At 145 pounds, Brandon Pritchard of Pioneer finished second in a high-scoring, 11-10 match to Julian Delgado.
Freshman Alejandra Briere-Segovia from Sharyland Pioneer finished in third place after pinning Cassidy King from Cedar Park just 19 seconds into the second round.
VALLEY WRESTLING STATE QUALIFIERS & ALTERNATES
(1-4 automatically qualify, 5 & 6 are alternates)
CLASS 6A REGION IV TOURNAMENT
At Blossom Activity Center, San Antonio
Boys
106 — 5, Abel Alvarado, PSJA Memorial
113 — 2, Alberto Juarez, Mission High; 3, Joshua De Hoyos, Weslaco High
120 — 6, Alexis Villegas, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln
126 — 6, Manlio Medellin, Weslaco High
132 — 5, Roberto Silva, Edinburg Vela
138 — 2, Oziel Treviño, McAllen Memorial; 3, Ramon Lopez, Edinburg High; 4, Humberto Alcala, Edinburg Vela; 5, Petey Lozano, McAllen Rowe
145 — 5, Christian Garcia, Weslaco High
152 — 6, Genaro Emiliano, Edinburg High
160 — 1, Caleb Muniz, Weslaco High; 2, Jan Vela, La Joya High
182 — 4, Alberto Alcala, Edinburg Vela; 5, Victor Gutierrez, Mission High
195 — 1, Omar Aguinaga, McAllen Rowe; 5, Brandon Rich-Avalos, Edinburg North
285 — 5, Jose Carrillo, Edinburg High
Girls
95 — 4, Mayeli Chaidez-Torres, Los Fresnos; 5, Krisol Cornejo, Edinburg Vela; 6, Jerilyn Abby Peralez, Edinburg North
102 — 1, Vanessa Doria, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln; 3, Sidney Quintanilla, McAllen Memorial; 4, Natalee Guzman, La Joya High; 5, Amada Solorio, Edinburg Vela
110 — 2, Melissa Ibarra, Weslaco High; 6, Nayeli Hernandez, PSJA High
119 — 3, Ashbby Alvarado, PSJA High; 4, Lesly Ramirez, La Joya High; 6, Stephany Juarez, McAllen High
128 — 1, Serena Cervantes, McAllen High; 2, Haylee Guzman, La Joya High; 6, Eva Cerda, Edinburg North
138 — 2, Nancy Saldana, PSJA High; 6, Ashley Leos, Weslaco High
148 — 2, Hannah Martinez, Edinburg North; 3, Maria Rangel, Edinburg High
165 — 3, Destiny Baltierra, PSJA High; 5, Isabel Rodriguez, PSJA Southwest
185 — 5, Paola Espinoza, Weslaco East; 6, Dulce Arenas, Edinburg Economedes
215 — 4, Brianna Gomez, Mission High; 6, Alexis Lopez, Weslaco High
CLASS 5A REGION IV TOURNAMENT
At Delco Center, Austin
Boys
106 — 1, Diego Serna, Sharyland Pioneer; 3, Ivan Ozuna, Grulla
120 — 1, Raul Lopez, Rio Grande City
126 — 2, Juan Colegio, Sharyland High; 5, Roy Cavazos, Grulla
138 — 5, Marcos Gonzalez, Donna North
145 — 2, Brandon Pritchard, Sharyland Pioneer
170 — 4, Manuel Almanza, Sharyland Pioneer; 6, Leonel Peña, Roma
182 — 4, Dominique Rodriguez, Sharyland Pioneer
195 — 3, Emanuel Huerta, Sharyland Pioneer; 6, Elder Manuel, Roma
285 — 6, Gabriel Martinez, Sharyland High
Girls
95 — 6, Monica Resendez, Donna North
102 — 4, Michelle Zavala, Edcouch-Elsa
110 — 5, Luisa Mendoza, Donna North; 6, Samanatha Rodriguez, Rio Grande City
119 — 3, Carolyn Villarreal, Grulla; 4, Emily Treviño, Sharyland Pioneer
138 — 2, Mia Padilla, Sharyland Pioneer; 4, Maida Ortiz, Donna High
148 — 4, Ferralin Alergia, Donna North
165 — 2, Yesenia Saldana, Edcouch-Elsa; 4, Zabrina Montalvo, Grulla; 5, Angela Navarro, Mission Veterans
185 — 3, Graciela Toscano, Rio Grande City; 5, Precious Hernandez, Donna High
215 — 4, Camila Flores, Sharyland Pioneer; 6, Rachel Villarreal, Rio Grande City