Two scholastic wrestling teams have been pinning down success so far this season. At La Jolla High, head coach Ryan Lindenblatt and the Vikings just recently began their league duals. Key wrestlers have included Matt Vasques (freshman) 152 pounds, Kirk Lee (junior) 140 pounds and David Blasques (senior) heavyweight. All have placed high at multiple tournaments to date. “We\u2019re past the halfway point of the season and are beginning to increase our training intensity to prepare for the big tournaments at the end of the season,” Lindenblatt said. At neighboring University City High, the Centurions under head coach Jeret Needham came into the week unbeaten with home wins over Clairemont and Mt. Miguel.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With outstanding wrestling from Josh Najera, Joseph Charles, Wayne Quesenberry and Thomas Durnil, the varsity finished third at the Great Oaks Tournament recently and sixth at Mater Dei. The junior varsity team is currently 8-1, with a second place finish at Mater Dei.\u00a0 In other action, Conner Bingham and Michael Ahern placed second at the San Ysidro Tourney recently.\u00a0 “We are a very young team that has been led by our senior captain, Wade Geissel,” Needham said. Earlier this month, UC\u2019s Kids Club opened the season at Eastlake with seven wrestlers placing in the top three.\u00a0Tanner Murphy and Lake Needham placed first to lead the way.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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