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Tapped Out: Three duals in three consecutive nights

Damian Calhoun — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:10:32 +0000

Tweet I made it. Three duals. Three consecutive nights. Never before in the history of OCVarsity.com, which dates back quite a few years, has anybody attempted a feat as difficult as I just accomplished. Damian Dottore said he covered soccer for 14 consecutive days. First, I don’t believe him and second, it is soccer. I’m [...]

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Tapped Out: Servite-Laguna Hills, the day after

Damian Calhoun — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:01:53 +0000

Tweet My friends and colleagues might question why and how I’ve stuck with the wrestling beat for this long. (I don’t know how I lasted this long either). However, Tuesday night, I was glad that I was on the beat. The nonleague dual featuring No. 1 Laguna Hills and No. 3 Servite might have been [...]

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Wrestling: California state individual rankings, final edition

Damian Calhoun — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:13:02 +0000

Tweet Here is the final state individual rankings, compiled by TheCaliforniaWrestler.com. Included you will find how each wrestler finished in his section and his ranking before the state tournament. 103 1. Alex Cisneros (Selma, C1, 9) #1 2. Steven Knoblauch (Clovis West, C3, 10) #6 3. Vinny Moita (De La Salle, NC1, 11) #4 4. [...]

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Tapped Out: Morgan McIntosh’s future looks bright.

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Tweet Year No. 6 of my journey to Bakersfield is done. Each year, I have had at least one county champion. This year it was Morgan McIntosh (171) Morgan McIntosh, who was also selected as Champion of Champions, finished the season 42-0. He might be on the verge of history. Brian Moreno (Foothill) is the [...]

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Tapped Out: Mitch Newcomer rallies for a third place finish

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:22:55 +0000

Tweet Laguna Hills’ Mitch Newcomer didn’t make the finals at 135 pounds, but maybe more impressively was the way he handled his defeat to Poway’s Conrad Snell. After losing to Snell in the semifinals, 9-6, Newcomer, went about his business to finish third and he did, finishing the tournament with a 3-0 victory over Shervin [...]

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Tapped Out: Awards are rolling in for Calvary Chapel

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:12:58 +0000

Tweet First, Morgan McIntosh was voted Champion of Champions of the tournament. The award is voted by the other champions. Also, Calvary Chapel won the small schools award. The Church Boyz placed the highest of any small school. Also … Calvary Chapel finished fifth in the team standings, its highest finish since 2004. Click here [...]

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Tapped Out: Morgan McIntosh wins state title

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:11:08 +0000

Tweet Calvary Chapel’s Morgan McIntosh (171) defeated Jordan Williams of El Dorado/SJ, 12-7 to win the 2009 CIF State title. Is this the first of three for McIntosh? Stay tuned, I will have final team scores shortly. Click here for more Tapped Out blog posts from the tournament. Tapped Out: Morgan McIntosh wins state title [...]

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Tapped Out: Playing the waiting game

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:34:12 +0000

Tweet We are set to start the 152 pound match. Morgan McIntosh’s finals match is getting closer. I can sense it. Here is the list of winners so far 103 – Alex Cisneros (Selma); 112 – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy); 119 – David Klingsheim (Liberty); 125 – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy); 130 – Henry Yorba (poway); 135 [...]

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Tapped Out: CIF State team standings (before finals)

Damian Calhoun — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:45:02 +0000

Tweet Here is how the team race is shaking out as we await the start of the finals. Memo to the state, there is still too much empty space on the floor. Just trust me on this.Now, the standings: 1. Poway 130 (three finalists…Yorba, 130; Snell, 135; Daube, 189) 2. Buchanan 125.5 (two finalists….Fabbian, 152; [...]

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Tapped Out: And your county medalists are …

Damian Calhoun — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:04:32 +0000

Tweet The medal rounds are done and the process of getting things set up for the finals are underway. There’s tractors, trailers, kids rolling up matches …this place is insane.There are seven county medalists (excluding Morgan McIntosh) and here they are …. Juan Jaime (Laguna Hills), eighth at 112 Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills), seventh at [...]

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