Wrestling club has productive weekend at Corning, Ukiah tournaments
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CORNING >> Kaitlin Crow of the CORE Wrestling Club won not one but two crowns Sunday during the Queen of the North all-girls wrestling tournament in Corning where she was unscored upon while taking first in two different weight divisions.
Crow also earned tournament Most Valuable Wrestler honors.
“Her hard work at home and practice is paying off for her,” CORE coach Daniel Hooten said.
While Crow was competing in Corning, 17 other CORE wrestlers kept busy Sunday while winning the team title at the Enter the Den tournament in Ukiah.
“I’m very happy how the kids are progressing,” Hooten said. “They are showing class, grit and a winning mentality when they hit the mat.”
Queen of the North
Crow took first in the third-fifth-grade 76-pound division and the third-fifth-grade 83-pound division, going a combined 6-0 with five pins and one technical fall, all while allowing her opponents no points.
Enter the Den
CORE wrestlers winning their divisions at the Enter the Den tournament were Skyler Ramiez (kindergarten-first, 43 pounds) with a 3-0 record that included one pin and one technical fall; Colin Crow (second-third, 58 pounds), who went 3-0 with two pins; Connor Lamb, who went 2-0 with two pins; Jesse Taylor Jr. (kindergarten-first, 60 pounds), who went 3-0 with one pin and one technical fall; Sampson Wetmore (fourth-fifth grade, 90 pounds), who went 4-0 with one pin and one technical fall; and Wyatt Hooten (fourth-fifth grade, 73 pounds), who went 3-0 with three pins.
“As a coach and an uncle to Connor Lamb, it was priceless to see his joy from getting his first pin and gold medal,” Hooten said. “Based on his performance, it will be the first of many.”
Added Hooten, “Wyatt Hooten took the championship by pinning all of his opponents. Colin Crow is always a very exciting wrestler to watch and always surprises us with something new.”
Second-place medals went to Jesse Richardson IV (2-1 with one pin), Jonathan “JJ” Blue (1-1), Liliana Williams (2-1, two pins), Ryder White Eagle (3-1, two pins), and Tony Howland (2-1, one pin).
Taking home third-place medals were Hector Barocio (3-2, three pins) and Tucker Heywood (3-1, one technical fall).
