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    Sacramento City hosts first major tournament

    The California Community College wrestling season heats up this weekend as Sacramento City College hosts the first major tournament of the season. Scheduled to compete are perennial powerhouses Fresno City, Bakersfield and Sierra College. This field boasts 15 of the 22 Community College teams in the state and will feature many wrestlers who will stand on the podium at the State Championships in December.

    Sacramento City College Head Coach David Pacheco "We are looking forward to hosting the 23rd annual Sacramento City College Tournament. It should be very good competition as six of the top ten schools from last year's state meet will be here. There will also be a number of returning state medalists at the meet. It is the first individual tournament of the season. You don't want to miss out on all of the excitement. Wrestling starts at 9:00 AM and the finals should start about 5:30 PM."

    Ready to showcase their talents are 2005 State runners-up, Jimmy Valdivia of Cerritos, Cody Gibson and Josh Marquez of Bakersfield along with 2005 All Americans JD Thrall of Sacramento City and Jason Collard from Santa Rosa JC. Head Coach Jake Fitzpatrick says Jason and the rest of the team are looking forward to the Sac City Tournament. "With the opening of the season, the guys are getting really excited. There's so much energy going on that you can just smell the testosterone in the room"

    The West Valley College squad features a quartet of early season standouts: Eddy Ngo-141, Richie Nole-157, Mark Bertron-165 and Chris Minafo at 174. Fresno City and Sierra College have not seen much action yet this season, but there's no doubt both will leave their mark on this tournament.

    The first official rankings of the season will be released on Monday the 25th.

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