Men pound Monte Vista, lose to SRV in close match
Led by six-straight pins beginning from JR Souza (152), Brenden Hamilton (160), Aaron Diggins (171), Mike Lady (189), Mike Arnoff (215) and heavyweight Sean McVey, the Amador Valley wrestling team pounded Monte Vista 54-15 for their first league victory to even their EBAL record at 1-1. Justin Maslana (119) of Amador also had a pin.
The Dons were back in action this weekend in the Alhambra high school wrestling tournament. Two Amador wrestlers placed at the tourney–McVey nabbed third (4-1) and Hamilton was fifth (5-2).
Amador then lost a tight match in EBAL wrestling at home, 38-36 on Tuesday night. They were down 32-24 with three matches left 152, 160, and 171 lbs.
Pins by Souza and Hamilton put Amador in the lead 36-32. This left seniors Diggins and Matt Rudow (SRV) to battle it out for the dual meet win. The seesaw battle at 171 pounds saw Diggins almost pin Rudow in the first period. The seesaw swung back to San Ramon in the third period as Rudow pinned Diggins to win the dual meet as time expired. Both teams sit at 1-2 in EBAL action.
<Neves earns silver at CIF regionals
Amador Valley senior Lauren Neves headed for the mat in the CIF Northern Regionals last week, where she finished in second place. She wrestled in a tough 18-girl bracket, winning her first four matches. She fell a little short in the championship match, earning the runner-up silver medal.
The CIF sanctions a Northern and Southern Regional wrestling tournaments for girls. Her second place finish earned Neves a spot at the California State Invitational wrestling matches next month.
