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AIA Boys Wrestling Championships Team Champions and Runners-Up. If you have any records, stats or notes that could be a part of a "top performers" list for information, please e-mail the AIA's Sports Information Coordinator Seth Polansky at spolansky@aiaonline.org or Multimedia Contributor Jose Garcia at jgarcia@azpreps365.com. Boys Wrestling Records. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. It feels really good, Morenci head coach Casey Woodall said. Were really lucky to have this group of kids. School has finished second six times. iGJS7.T"}5? r0"0. Photo courtesy of Sparkman High School wrestling facebook. Day 3 Mat #5 All Matches. The Morenci Wildcats secured their third consecutive state championship. While the group faced several injuries throughout the year, the Colts persevered in their pursuitfor the team championship. Phoenix Thunderbird:Steve Linsacum's teams won titles in 2012 and 2013 (Division III), 2011(Division III), 2007 and 2006 (4A-I). 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Peoria, AZ 85345, Pinnacle High School (PINN) After runner-up finishes the previous two years, Sahuarita got over the hump, edging out runner-up Walden Grove 160.5-144.0. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (VMC) After Payson's former head coach Birch stepped down,HermanAndrewsJr. helped Saffordreplace Payson as the 3Ateam to beat. Salpointe Catholics Santiago Ballesteros (8) races for the ball against Notre Dame Preps Quinn Galvin (17) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Feb.22, 2022. The tournament was held from Feb. 17-19 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Other titles were in 1994, 1993 and 1989. Erica Pastoriza of Raymond S. Kellis High in Glendale has her arm raised by an official after capturing third place in the 101-pound weight class at[1] the 2020 AIA Girls Wrestling State Championships. The AIA is undergoing an archival process and the association needs your help. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Throughout the season the Lions ranked ninth in the country but moved into the top four late in the season. 0000011520 00000 n Sahuarita had three first-place finishers and four second-place finishers as well. Sunnyside went on to win 30 state championships from 1979 to 2013 and, if you throw in Desert View's three titles, the . Here's a look at the results from each. After what was a letdown of a season last year, the Mustangs turned things up to battle back from from being in second after day one of the tournament. The 2022 AIA State Wrestling Championships have come to a close. 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After former Safford head coach Tom Jones led Safford toits first state title in 1977, Safford didn't win another state title for another 28 years. 0000004417 00000 n MORE:Arizona's 10 greatest high school dynasties: Wrestling. Blue Ridge Junior High School s wrestling team won its second straight region championship in January and February and went on to win a district title and finished second at the state. Its relieving, Sahuarita head coach Paul Vasquez said. Chandler, AZ 85225, Desert Vista High School (DVHS) Were pretty greedy we want to win everything.. Going into the semifinals, I thought we were dead in the water. The truth is the seasons been like that all year, weve never had our team at full strength, Flanigan said. Wickenburg, AZ 85390, Winslow High School (WHS) I'm extremely proud of them.". 1979, 1981-88, 1990-94, 1996, 1998-99, 2000-11, 2013, 2018-Present. PRESCOTT VALLEY Boys high school wrestling participation numbers are dropping, but girls high school wrestling is booming in Arizona since it became a sanctioned sport two years ago. Below is a list of champions for the 2015-16 school year. (We) couldnt really do it by size of school because everyone is thrown into Division 1.. The Lions squeaked out a victory, finishing with 6.5 more points than runner-up Mesa Westwood. x[n}74) 0X^8r@Zd"xWtaU]~ojvx8:Sq~_\u\f5|ox&'0_YLUw+[M{38g{\(d%"E*a{W=Kw~lvT/rv`,zyrYiD]-r.am@0\GstPI. You've got to surround the girls and the guys around the best people. Phoenix, AZ 85007, Buckeye High School (BHS) Also won Division I title in 2011 and took home 5A-II titles from 2006-2010. 138: Hank Lee. All rights reserved. Our motto is Ride for the Brand meaning that you sacrifice, you do whatever you got to do for the team, said head coach Casey Woodall. 2021-22 high school individual state champions list, as of January 24, 2022. 120: Tyler Tice Upper State champion. Section IV: Sat., Feb. 11, FWHS[Info], Division III: Sahuarita, AZ 85629, Thatcher High School (THS) $6.00 Students with High School ID Monica D. Spencer, The Arizona Republic. Sport Archives. Liberty was led by back-to-back individual state champion Isabella Bocanegra, whose individual title was a huge factor in the Lions' quest for the team championship. We're going to celebrate this and enjoy it for a little bit and do the same thing moving on to next year to try to get another one.". 0000004529 00000 n Click hereto access GoFan's site and from there you will be able to select your championship event, or download the free app and search for AIA events. Whether girls wrestling in Arizona remains in one division or expands to two, the sport appears to be positioned for continued growth, giving girls a chance to test their skills on the mat. Cottonwood Mingus:Under coach Tom Wokasch, school won five straight 4A-II titles from 2006-10. 0000003206 00000 n The team and individual records included in the documents on the bottom of this page will be expanded. Thunderbird won consecutive Division I titles in 2006 and 2007 and then three straight Division IIItitles between 2011 and 2013 and its most recent in 2015. Winning back-to-back titles is never easy, especially after a talented crop of seniors graduate. W1u-'bVfI?.Y8%G"us}VK},Q+? Obviously, the kids really, really embraced that. "Just literally focusing our effort as opposed to pressure or expectations," Sunnyside head coach Anthony Leon said. The girls also dont compete for a team state championship yet, but that is a future goal. Liberty High School cruised to its second consecutive girls state championship. Flowing Wells had one ofearliest high school wrestling state title streaks and is among themost revered institutions for the sport in Arizona. After a finishing second behind Basha last year, Liberty secured the team title by the smallest margin out of any division. Salpointe Catholic's Rylen Bourguet (2) dribbles past two fallenNotre Dame Prep players during overtime during their 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. The win gives Salpointe back-to-back state titles and its third in four years. Its former head coach Tom Wokasch built the program from the ground up when he was hired in 1989 and remained there for 21 years. Another Southern Arizona powerhouse, the Sahuarita Mustangs, secured their second consecutive state championship. The list is categorized first by season and then again by division for teams competing in the Arizona Interscholastic Association.. <>/Metadata 617 0 R/ViewerPreferences 618 0 R>> hb```b``ug`e` @16| +DX4OaKt`t(U^;m^vW=nGtN&zy-]&6Nd\yt 826 35 Updated 2021 high school individual state champions list, as of March 8 By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | March 08, 2021, 3:44 p.m. (ET) The Bentonville High School wrestling team, 2021 Arkansas 6A . For several years during the early 2000s, Thunderbird was the closest team toSunnyside's dominance. We went six-for-six in the semis, and these guys just really refused to give up. ARIZONA CHAPTER - NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME Tom Dubin Ron Eastin Art Martori Czeslaw Schmidt . The Lions squeaked out a victory, finishing with 6.5 more points than runner-up Westwood. ]|=OWj[7hlDS School won 1A/2A titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Most Individual State Champions - Single State Tournament 8 Tucson 1953 8 Sunnyside 2022 7 Holbrook 1975 7 Sunnyside 2000, 2007 6 Winslow 1969 6 Sunnyside 1984, 1985, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2020 . Its going to get too big at some point.. 2007 team scored 273 points. 0000004168 00000 n This list beginswithNational Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee Joe Solorio, who helped lead Sunnyside to itsfirst state title in 1979. 0000012454 00000 n Creative Commons. Spectators can only attend events in the postseason by ordering their tickets online through the association's official partner GoFan. Its 3A empire was built by Dennis Pirch who had 10 championship . Cronkite News, the news division of Arizona PBS, is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. PHOENIX . After what wasa letdown of a season last year, the Mustangs turned things up to battle back from from being in second after day one of the tournament. 0000000016 00000 n Salpointe Catholic's Trinity Morales (10) uses her body to blockNotre Dame Prep's Halle Howe (25) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. 1826 W. McDowell Rd. Youve got to surround the girls and the guys around the best people. MORE: Ranking Arizona high school wrestling teams by state championships. What we could come up with may not work in Arizona or Texas. Its up to each individual state association, Hopkins said. "For us to score as many points as we did without some of those guys and with the injuries, it was just a special three days.". It won the Division III title in 2016. Arizona's best high school wrestling programs: 28 titles since 1985 Tucson Sunnyside: School won Division I titles in 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2013. High school boys wrestling in Arizona has had many programs who have mademarks throughout the Arizona Interscholastic Associations myriad divisional changes over the past 50 years. They dont have 4,000 kids.. While the group faced several injuries throughout the year, the Colts persevered in their pursuit for the team championship. With two reigning state champions unable to compete due to injury, the Wildcats faced the challenge head on to win the team championship. 1980-81, 1989, 1993-94, 1996-00. <> "It means the world to me to be a part of something that is a beacon of excellence and so cherished in our community," Leon said. Section III: Sat., Feb. 11, CVHS[Info] *[j;TD%IHaIanm?b+prOV9<5~g2cv ^" The Lions are coached by Brooke Logan, a Liberty alumnus who wrestled against boys at the school before the AIA approved girls wrestling as a sanctioned high school sport. These are subjective Top 10 rankings for wrestling,the years in which the team won consecutive state championships according the AIA'sarchives. The 2017 Arizona High School State Championships are happening NOW! Youve got to constantly work. As the sport grows, there are challenges, but the AIA and its member schools are trying to overcome them to put girls programs on equal footing with boys teams. If you have any records, stats or notes that could be a part of a "top performers" list for information, please e-mail the AIA's Sports Information Coordinator Seth Polansky at spolansky@aiaonline.org or Multimedia Contributor Jose Garcia at jgarcia@azpreps365.com. The Bulldogs werethe best Arizona high school wrestling team of the late 2000s as theywon six straight championships. EoZ&'0Uy3eMBJDZF6[MDt( ';P]g4HWRbvK9l()l?-? Children five and under admitted free, State Tournament: MORE: Arizona's 10 greatest high school sports dynasties: Football. Also won Division I title in 2011 and took. Salpointe Catholics goalie Madison Smith (0) collides withScottsdale Notre Dame Preps Jacinda Connor (1) during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022. As the sport continues to grow, Visser believes there is the potential for a girls team championship within the next five years, but there are hurdles there, too. Ironwood overcame injuries during the season, as well as wrestlers not in their ideal weight classes, said head coach Sean Flanigan. 145: George . Payson entered the new millennium on a seven state titles andfive consecutivefrom 1996 to 2000. 2023 AIA Boys/Girls Indiv Wrestling Champ. With an emphasis on treating the boys and girlsas one collective unit, the camaraderiebetween each athlete has elevated the program as a whole as girls wrestling continues to grow. Mustang's head coach Paul Vasquez noted the team has had a year-round training program, which has helped fuel its success, but he was quick to credit his wrestlers. However, there are 10 teams who stand out the mostduring this span. D-1 Boys individual winners (weight class noted): 106, Matthew Krawczenko, Liberty; 113, Diego Camarillo, Cibola; 120, James Armstrong, Sunnyside; 126, Sergio Vega, Sunnyside; 132, Carlos Stanton, Sunnyside; 138, Joseph Jarman, Mesa; 144, Cristian Rivera, Sunnyside; 150, Ammon Passey, Shadow Ridge; 157, Job Lee, Sunnyside; 165, Mike Avelar, Sunnyside; 175, Nicholas Pina, Sunnyside; 190, Rowan Gneiting, Mesa; 215, Abel Garza, Shadow Ridge; 285, Anthony Ruiz, Liberty. The tournament was held from Feb. 17-19 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. "The blueprint is pretty easy," Liberty head coach Eric Brenton said. Section III: Sat., Feb. 11, MVHS }2%uwK@_a-4hZ6@_k2lB@&4! Camp Verde:Bob Weir's team won the 3A title in 2004. With a target continuously on their backs, the Blue Devils ability to block out the noise proved to be the key to maintaining a stranglehold on the sport. 0000012090 00000 n Sammy Chagolla coached Peoria to its four consecutive state titles. 600 E. Cherry St. Events. PHOENIX The 2022 state wrestling championships were held last weekend at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. [They are] a really good group of kids that work their butts off.. Sunnyside may have the state's most dominant high school wrestling program, but it isn't the only dominant program. Just literally focusing our effort as opposed to pressure or expectations, Sunnyside head coach Anthony Leon said. After a finishing second behind Basha last year, Peoria Liberty secured the team title by the smallest margin out of any division. Only information that can be verified online or with physical statistical data can be included. (Photo by Travis Whittaker/Cronkite News). Salpointe Catholics Paris Mikinski (31) celebrates her first half goal with teammates after scoring againstScottsdale Notre Dame Prep during the 4A State Soccer Championship at Williams Field High School in Gilbert Feb.22, 2022.