Lightweights — and one heavyweight — ruled the day for Stanislaus District boys wrestlers at the CIF State Meet in Bakersfield on Friday, Day 2 of the meet.
Oakdale’s Brayden Abell, competing in the 106-pound division, and Pitman’s Izzy Tubera, at 113, advanced to Saturday morning’s semifinals, keeping hopes alive of a state championship. Also advancing to the semifinals was Michael Jeffus of Turlock in the 285-pound division.
Meanwhile, on the girls side, six Stanislaus District wrestlers remained alive for a state title, including Gregori’s Liliana Vergara (170). Joining her in Saturday morning’s semifinals will be Escalon’s Mikayla Vega (111), Oakdale’s Faalia Martinez (137), Pitman’s Lillian Freitas (143) and Sierra’s Alexa Garcia (160) and Pacheco’s Tagivale Vaifale (235).
Seven boys went undefeated on Thursday in front of a packed house at Rabobank Arena, which made them eligible to take home a crown.
On Friday, however, four wrestlers — Turlock’s William Giron, Oakdale’s Henry Porter, Oakdale’s Gabriel Martinez and Oakdale’s Cody Golding and — were beaten in their quarterfinal matches.
Still alive for medals are Oakdale’s Henry Porter (132) and Gabriel Martinez (170). On the girls side, Turlock’s Hailey Ward (101) remains alive.
BOYS STATE MEET DAY 2
Here are the records and status through Saturday’s action at the CIF State Meet in Bakersfield. “Consolation” signifies the wrestler has a chance for a medal. “Out” means the wrestler has been eliminated from competition.
Wrestler
Weight
School
Record
Status
Brayden Abell
106
Oakdale
4-0
Semifinals
Izzy Tubera
113
Pitman
3-0
Semifinals
William Giron
113
Turlock
2-2
Out
Michael Torres
113
Oakdale
0-2
Out
Clayton Bashor
120
Oakdale
2-2
Out
Carson Prim
120
Davis
1-2
Out
Adrian Heras
126
Turlock
3-2
Out
Ceasar Garza
126
Oakdale
2-2
Out
Henry Porter
132
Oakdale
4-1
Consolation
Noah Mirelez
132
Patterson
2-2
Out
Devin Holman
132
El Capitan
1-2
Out
Rickey Torres
138
Oakdale
3-2
Out
Michael Miller
138
Central Valley
2-2
Out
Sammy Silveira
145
Pitman
2-2
Out
Seth Borba
145
Oakdale
2-2
Out
Jose Estrada
145
Beyer
0-2
Out
Patrick Garcia
152
Modesto Christian
2-2
Out
Isaiah Ontiveros
152
Pitman
0-2
Out
Kendall La Rosa
160
Pitman
2-2
Out
Evan Myrtue
160
El Capitan
2-2
Out
Gabriel Martinez
170
Oakdale
4-2
Consolation
Kodiak Stephens
170
Bret Harte
2-2
Out
Donivan Giangregori
182
Calaveras
1-2
Out
Cesar Rocha
182
Turlock
0-2
Out
Cody Golding
195
Oakdale
2-2
Out
Elliott Houghten
195
Calaveras
2-2
Out
Justin Rentfro*
220
Hilmar
2-2
Out
Juan Mora
220
Pitman
2-2
Out
Michael Jeffus
285
Turlock
3-0
Semifinals
*Injury
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GIRLS STATE MEET DAY 2
Here are the records and status through Saturday’s action at the CIF State Meet in Bakersfield. “Consolation” signifies the wrestler has a chance for a medal. “Out” means the wrestler has been eliminated from competition.
Wrestler
Weight
School
Record
Status
Hailey Ward
101
Turlock
4-1
Consolation
Monica Verdugo
101
Atwater
2-2
Out
Amelia Valezquez
106
Gregori
0-2
Out
Mikayla Vega
111
Escalon
3-0
Semifinals
Trinity Hernandez
111
Enochs
2-2
Out
Camille Jarmon
111
Sierra
2-2
Out
Abriana Martinez
111
Downey
0-2
Out
Julia Casillas
121
Escalon
0-2
Out
Serenity Angeles
126
Downey
0-2
Out
Destiny Torres
126
Los Banos
0-2
Out
Carla Martinez
131
Central Valley
0-2
Out
Naomi Cortez
131
Delhi
0-2
Out
Katelyn Cardoza
131
Ripon
0-2
Out
Leonor Del Rio
131
Pacheco
1-2
Out
Faalia Martinez
137
Oakdale
3-0
Semifinals
Lillian Freitas
143
Pitman
3-0
Semifinals
Brianna Quiroz
150
Central Valley
1-2
Out
Alexa Garcia
160
Sierra
3-0
Semifinals
Linda Pelayo
160
Los Banos
2-2
Out
Ramona Jimenez
160
Mountain House
1-2
Out
Liliana Vergara
170
Gregori
3-0
Semifinals
Alejandra Gonzalez
170
Buhach Colony
1-2
Out
Valerie Osborne
189
Oakdale
2-2
Out
Tagivale Vaifale
235
Pacheco
3-0
Semifinals
This story was originally published February 22, 2019 at 5:49 AM.
Editor Brian Clark has worked at The Modesto Bee since 1990. He’s worked in various departments, including sports, news and on the digital side for a decade before being promoted to editor in 2018. He’s a native of Berkeley and a graduate of San Diego State University. Prior to The Bee, Brian worked at the Turlock Journal and Las Vegas Review-Journal.
