The Valencia girls wrestling team is 3-for-3 when it comes to sending wrestlers to the CIF State Championships this season. Meaning, there are three girls on the team and all
NORWALK — For the first time in program history, Valencia will be sending three wrestlers to the CIF State Tournament. Ben Gould, Jake Quintana and Braden Smelser will each be
The Valencia wrestling team sent seven boys and three girls to the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Individual Wrestling Championships on Feb. 9 and 10, with seven wrestlers coming home as
Valencia wrestler Ben Gould had 195-pound titles from the Downey Invitational, the Tournament of Champions and the Kern County Invitational. In the California Invitational Tournament on Friday and Saturday, however,
In early January, Valencia wrestling had a surprise workout when they showed up at the gym. While the floors of the gym were being worked on, the team went outside
When Valencia wrestler Trent Munoz begins a tournament, he does so confidently, despite being only a sophomore. Most times, no one even knows what grade he’s in until after he
The Valencia boys wrestling team continued its solid 2018-19 season, coming in fourth place at the Downey-32 Invitational this past weekend despite not having a full team. Several Vikings won
MISSION HILLS – At one point on Tuesday evening, the Valencia wrestling team was cruising. After beating Eagle Rock 53-28, then Bishop Alemany 59-18 at the Alemany Duals, were focused.
The Valencia wrestling team opened its season in style on Tuesday night, defeating Buena High School 57-27 in front of a raucous crowd at Valencia High School in the first
The Valencia Vikings wrestling team is coming off a transformative season last year, winning its first CIF-Southern Section title in program history. Last season’s finish and this year’s expectations have
Setting some pretty lofty goals, the Valencia high school sports programs set the bar pretty high for the incoming class of student-athletes year after year. “Our goal is always to
After moving from Texas to California two years ago, Valencia senior Derrick Top will be moving yet again – but this time it’s only for four years. Top will experience
BAKERSFIELD – Chance Rich wanted to close out his senior season with Valencia wrestling on a high note. He had to. As arguably the Santa Clarita Valley’s best prep wrestler,
With a two-point lead and less than one minute left in the third period, it looked like Valencia wrestling’s Chance Rich just about wrapped up his quarterfinal match in the
Before Valencia wrestler Chance Rich even takes the mat for the CIF State boys wrestling championships starting this Friday, he’ll no longer be the program’s only state medalist. Freshman America
Valencia wrestling coach Brian Peterson — like most coaches — would like to believe all of his wrestlers are capable of reaching the CIF-Southern Section Masters. The likes of Chance
Through its four seasons of existence, the Valencia wrestling program has continued to raise its bar of program-bests with ease. That was still the case at Saturday’s CIF-Southern Section girls
At the Tri-Valley League wrestling finals at Valencia on Wednesday, Vikings football defensive coordinator Rob Waters stood in the gym, eyes glued to the mat. “I’ve got to get my
When Brian Peterson first began the Valencia wrestling program, he promised school administration that his team would win a CIF-Southern Section championship crown in four years. On Saturday, Peterson made
Valencia freshman America Lopez has already become somewhat of a viral sensation in the California wrestling community. Participating in her first tournament in a boys division — the Thousand Oaks