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USAWrestling/Cliff Keen Folkstyle Nationals 2013

The Wolves added three more All-American Awards on April 6th at Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa. Tristan Moran (5th place) and Dalton Moran (6th place) both became All-Americans, and Dalton Brady became a National Champion.

Brady’s unselfishness as impressive as four state titles

By David Jolkovski

Chandler wrestling

Chandler senior Dalton Brady was named
All-Tribune Wrestler of the Year after winning
 his fourth state title and finishing 156-1 in his career.

 

Posted: Monday, March 4, 2013 9:33 am

 

By Jason P. Skoda, Ahwatukee Foothills News |  

 

Brian Brady has all the confidence in his son, Dalton, and the latter credited his father for developing him into one of the best wrestlers the state of Arizona has ever seen.
But they were at odds heading into the state tournament.
Dalton made an unselfish decision to bump up two weight classes in order to allow the Wolves to have its most potent lineup.
Brian wasn’t sure about the decision because he knew Dalton could be giving up a chance — as slight as it might have been — at history.
“I would not have done that,” Brian said. “It’s pretty cool that he did, but there is no way I’d do that. It is asking a lot.”
It turned out the elder Brady was right to be hesitant when it came to facing Cesar Chavez’s Dajour Reece in the 138-pound finals. Reece, a former state champion, stood nearly 6 feet and had about 5 inches on Dalton.
Leverage in wrestling, which lankiness provides, can be everything. It is easier to fight off attacks and the wingspan can make all the difference in winning a scramble.
Brady and Reece were tied heading into the third period before Brady finally secured the winning takedown to become the state’s 28th four-time champion and the Tribune’s Wrestler of the Year.
“It was tough until I figured out to drop my elevation,” Brady said afterward. “I was like, thank God.”
Even the unselfish decision to help the team in one more individual sport didn’t payoff, as the Wolves finished second to Sunnyside, Brady was still confident he made the right choice.
“I was confident,” he said. “I just knew I could handle it and took it upon myself to do it. I wanted to win my fourth, but I also wanted to win our second team title just as much.”
After going 156-1 in his high school career, it is time to re-establish himself at the national and possibly international level.
Brady has big goals ahead with Fila Junior this summer, a scholarship to Utah Valley, and a possible return to the Olympic Training Center in the months to come.
He lost in the quarterfinals of last year’s Fila Juniors, his first year at that age group (17 to 20), with hopes of taking the next step and qualifying for the Fila Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The team trials June 20-23 in Stillwater, Okla., give him a chance to compete against the nation’s best.
“It’s the ultimate goal,” Brady said. “Winning four state titles was a goal for a long time, but I’ve always had bigger goals out there.”
• Contact writer: (480) 898-7915 or jskoda@ahwatukee.com. Follow him on Twitter @JSkodaAFN.

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All-Tribune First Team
Wt. Name Yr. School Comment
106 Alex Carrillo Fr. Corona del Sol Highest finisher in Division I and finished with a 35-12 record
113 Ted Rico So. Combs Wins first state title with hopes of becoming a three-timer
120 Arch Ratliff Sr. Perry Won sectional by beating Sunnyside state champ Miranda, then finished fourth in DI
126 Tristan Moran Soph. Chandler If he ends up winning three state titles, will also wonder if rub injury kept from four
132 Glenn Farina Jr. Corona del Sol Was a scoring machine at the end, won controversial DI title, three-time placer.
138 Dalton Brady Sr. Chandler Took a little risk by wrestling two classes but still became 28th four-time champ
145 Curt Done Sr. Highland Former state champion gave up early lead in DI finals to finish as runner-up and 4x placer
152 Seth Monty Sr. Mountain View Toros’ most decorated wrestler (2x champ, 3x finalist, 4x placer) headed to Arizona State
160 Ethan Tursini Jr. Corona del Sol Undefeated season and rarely challenged as 32 of 44 wins earned bonus points on the way to title
170 Trey Ronayne Jr. Basha Missed last year with elbow surgery but returned with undefeated (42-0) state title run
182 Alex Bambic Sr. Desert Vista Three state titles, four-time placer finished wasn’t challenged by in-state competition
195 Dylan Kronborg Soph. Corona del Sol Very few sophomore can find the podium at a higher weight class, but he did by finishing 4th in DI
220 Ben Andrew Sr. Mesa Never challenged as all 42 wins earned bonus points including 33 pins as he won 2nd state DI title
HVY Keyley Ellis Sr. Gilbert Won his last 17 matches including a 5-3 DI title victory over Schrock to avenge one of four losses
Wrestler of the Year: Dalton Brady, Chandler
Coach of the Year: Mike Garcia, Basha: While other area coaches finished higher than seventh in the state standings no one did more with unknowns as Basha’s two finalists missed last year with injuries and had two other high placers.
All-Tribune Second Team
Wt. Name Yr. School Comment
106 Travis Widmer Fr. Queen Creek Will be a force in Division II the next three years.
113 Kamden Krum Jr. Basha A year after missing out on state because of injury last season finished as DI runner-up
120 Branden Edwards Sr. A. Junction Wrestled tournament of his career to finish at DII state runner-up
126 Anthony Wokasch Frosh. Queen Creek Lost by one point in DII finals against longtime nemesis Jacob Swift of Deer Valley.
132 Jesse Morales Sr. Marcos de Niza Two-time state champ lost heartbreaker in DII finals to miss out on third
138 Robert Latin Jr. Basha Went 30-7 at 138 to finish fifth in DI after dropping from 145
145 Zach Walton Jr. Corona del Sol Ahwatukee resident finished third after taking second as a sophomore
152 Dalton Moran Sr. Chandler OT loss to Monty in state semis ended state title hopes, but finished strong
160 Christian Stadler Sr. Basha Colorado transfer finds AZ wrestling to his liking with fourth place DI finish
170 Hayden Moore Sr. Queen Creek Transformation from 220 pounds ends with DII state title with 55-3 record
182 Joe Miranda Sr. Chandler Helped Wolves to second-place with his runner-up finish in DI
195 Tristan Ezell Jr. Desert Vista Won the Moon Valley title in December and rode confidence to 5th place in DI
220 Derek Craig Sr. Marcos de Niza Toughest match of DII state title run was first-round 5-2 win before three bonus wins
HVY Robert Schrock Jr. Mesa Finished fourth at sectionals but battled his way to the DI title match
Honorable Mention
106: Paden Mason, frosh., Mesa Mountain View; Alex Wimbish, jr., Mesquite; Paul Gonzales, jr., Tempe, Dayton Dunham, soph., Campo Verde.
113: Gary Smith, jr., Desert Ridge; Brian Mitchell, soph., Desert Vista; Jerod Booth, frosh., Mountain View; Matt Saba, frosh., Queen Creek; Gabriel Cobb, jr., Williams Field.
120: Brett Kasprzyk, jr., Mesa; Daniel Ramirez, jr., Red Mountain; Zachary Sanchez, sr, Campo Verde.
126: Alex Vasquez, sr., Hamilton; Ryan Sondrup, soph., Marcos de Niza; Austin Doll, sr., Campo Verde.
132: Ronald Mason, sr., Mountain View; Joey Rico, soph., Chandler; Anthony Celaya, Sr., Dobson; Parker Hawk, soph., Campo Verde.
138: Ryan Gallo, jr., Mountain View; Rand Hawk, soph., Campo Verde; Richard Florez, jr., Marcos de Niza.
145: Estevan Ulibarri, jr., Chandler; Justin Prada, sr., Perry; Tucker Workman, Sr., Queen Creek; Chandler Follett, soph., Williams Field.
152: Colton Winstead, jr., Corona del Sol; Eric Stoppa, sr., Chaparral; Emanuel Pjetrushi, Notre Dame; Steve Stryker, jr., Campo Verde.
160: Mason Darveaux, sr., Highland; Logan Cole, sr., Mountain View; Sean Lambert, sr., Apache Junction.
170: Bridger Barker, frosh., Corona del Sol; Grant Huber, sr.; Alex Farrar, Seton Catholic.
182: Kazimierz Segal, sr., Mountain View; John Gorrie, sr., Highland; George Alaniz, sr., Canyon State.
195: Darien Hapner, jr., Skyline; Ryan Viker, jr., Valley Christian; Chase Frank, sr., Brophy.
220: Kaleb Mosier, sr., Brophy; Drew Lattner, sr., Chandler; Mike Kiel, sr., Pinnacle; Jake Lee, sr., San Tan Foothills;
HVY: Mike Keledjian, sr., Red Mountain; Drew Aho, jr., Higley; Finton Connolly, soph., Campo Verde.

Chandler wrestling welcomes Utah Valley University Wrestling Camp 2013

 

Erkin Tadzhimetov - Associate Head Coach at Utah Valley will be conducting a 5 day camp at Chandler High School - June 24 - June 28. 

Cost will $125 per wrestler

Clinician:

Erkin Tadzhimetov is the Associate Head Coach at UVU. Erkin was a 9 x Uzbekistan National Champion and 3 x World Junior Placer. He was a NJCAA runner-up for Colby College and was the all-time win leader for UVU in his senior season.

Camp Counselors:
Jade Rauser is a redshirt freshman at UVU. He was a 4 x MT Champion and Junior National Triple Crown Winner and Pan-American Games Champion

Val Rauser is a redshirt freshman at UVU. He was a 3 x MT Champion and a 2 x Greco National Champion and 2 x Freestyle Runner-up

Dalton Brady will be a freshman next year at UVU. He is a 4 x AZ Champion, a FILA National Champion, and took 5th in the FILA Cadet World Championship


Logan Addis is a redshirt freshman at UVU and was a 3 x AZ Champion.

Please contact:

Vidal Mejia: (480) 720-8429 cell or email
mejia.vidal@cusd80.com

Curtis Owen: (602) 750-5863 or email
owen.curtis@cusd80.com

All American Wrestling Camp 2013

Chandler Wrestling Club - All American Summer Camp 2013

June 10-14, 2013
The All-American Wrestling Camp provides technical training from National
Champion and All-American wrestling clinicians as well as the opportunity for young wrestlers to put their newly acquired skills to the test in a competition
format. This camp has the highest quality instruction at an unbelievable  value.

For more information and application:
 
http://allamericanteamcamp.weebly.com/ 

2013 Finals Picture slide show

 The AIA State Wrestling Championships at Tim's Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Friday, Feb 8, 2013. [David Jolkovski/AFN]

Go to link: Slideshows Wrestling: State Championships 

Chandler’s Dalton Brady wins 4th state wrestling title

By Tyler Killian azcentral sports Fri Feb 8, 2013 11:12 PM

 

PRESCOTT VALLEY — He saved perhaps his toughest match for last, but it ended the same as all of the others — with a victory.
Welcome Dalton Brady to Arizona’s club of four-time state champions. The Chandler High 138-pound senior won a hard-fought Division I championship match against Laveen Cesar Chavez junior Dajour Reece on Friday at Tim’s Toyota Center to become the 28th Arizona wrestler to win four titles. He also has titles at 103, 112 and 120.
“I’m just psyched right now,” Brady said. “It’s a very exclusive club, and now I’m part of it.”
Brady and Reece wrestled to a 0-0 draw after the first period, with Brady scoring a takedown and Reece an escape in the second for a 2-1 Brady lead. Reece got another escape to tie it in the third but then gave Brady a point for stalling.
That’s when Brady went to work. With time running down, he grabbed ahold of Reece’s leg and eventually scored another takedown, winning the match 5-3 to run his season record to 33-0.
“It was a tight match,” Brady said. “I had that leg, and he was fighting it the whole time, but I ducked up and came through and finished it, and I was like, ‘It’s over.’”
Brady’s efforts were not enough for Chandler to win the Division I team title, however, as that went to Tucson Sunnyside, which had won 14 consecutive state team championships before having that streak snapped last season.
Sunnyside was helped by an emotional pair of victories by the Olivas brothers, Juaqin and William. Juaqin, a sophomore, won at 113 pounds, while William, a junior, took home the 126-pound title.
“It’s unbelievable,” Juaqin said. “Being brothers, and doing the same thing at the same time, it just feels really awesome.”
“It’s the best thing in the world,” William said.
Four undefeated wrestlers squared off at 160 and 170 pounds Friday. Tempe Corona del Sol junior Ethan Tursini (44-0) defeated Avondale Westview junior Kordell Provchy (34-1), and then Chandler Basha junior Trey Ronayne (42-0) beat Anthem Boulder Creek junior Jro Byrd (44-1).
Other individual champions Friday included: Jacob Reyes, Jr., Surprise Valley Vista (106); Efren Hernandez, Sr., Phoenix Carl Hayden (120); Glenn Farina, Jr., Corona del Sol (132); Michael Suwyn, Jr., Glendale Mountain Ridge (145); Seth Monty, Sr., Mesa Mountain View (152); Alex Bambic, Sr., Phoenix Desert Vista (182); Gabriel Gonzales, Jr., Sunnyside (195); Ben Andrew, Sr., Mesa (220); Keyley Ellis, Sr., Gilbert (heavyweight).
 http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/20130208chandlers-dalton-brady-wins-th-state-wrestling-title.html

Chandler's Dalton Brady wins fourth straight wrestling title

Jason Skoda, Special to Tribune | Posted: Friday, February 8, 2013 11:24 pm 

 
PRESCOTT VALLEY – What’s next for Dalton Brady?
He essentially saved the life of Brian Brady, his dad, when was in the fourth grade after the latter sank to the bottom of their pool due to hypothermia and Dalton jumped in to help him out until others came to the rescue.
“I was just scared for my Dad,” Brady said. “I didn’t know what was going on but knew I had to do something. I jumped in and did what I could until help came.”
He has won not only four, but eight straight state titles, counting junior high state champions. While the Chandler senior is the 28th in Arizona to accomplish four high school titles, he is believed to be the first one to win eight.
“I wanted to be something unique,” he said. “Others have won four state titles, no one has done that before.”
Oh, and he put it all on the line for the team this postseason by wrestling up two weight classes as he won the 138-pound Division I state title on Friday at Tim’s Toyota Center. He had to score late to beat Cesar Chavez’s Dajour Reece 5-3.
So what is next for Dalton Brady?
“I’m just getting started,” he said after finally realizing the goal he set eight years ago with his dad.
He is committed to Utah Valley, but could very well end up back at the Olympic Training Center or redshirt. First up is trying to make the Junior Worlds team. Ultimately, the Olympics are out there, but for now he is savoring the win over Reece.
Reece is a big 140-pounder who probably had 5 inches of height, which created a lot of leverage for Reece as he continually fought off shot attempts and entered the third period tied at 2.
Until Dalton realized he had to lower his level once in on the shot to counter the leverage.
“I figured out to drop my elevation and he went right over me,” Brady said. “I was like thank God.”
He is also thankful, of course, that his Dad has been an essential part of his career, especially knowing what could have been if he didn’t make that decision to go in after Brian.
“We have always been tight and I guess that is one of the reasons why,” Dalton said. “He is my best friend and he is the reason I am as good as I am.”


http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/varsityxtra

Chandler Wrestling places 2nd at State!

Sunnyside wins team wrestling title; Basha's Trey Ronayne, Corona and Gilbert kids win ind. titles

By Jason P. Skoda, Special to Tribune | Posted: Saturday, February 9, 2013 12:28 am
PRESCOTT VALLEY – The big-school wrestling championships had a familiar look to it.
There were many repeat individual champions – although a few were unable to recapture that magic – and Sunnyside took back its state dominance with authority to capture its amazing 30th state title.
It’s was an interesting two days at Tim’s Toyota center as the action showed once again that just about anything can happen in six minutes, or longer in some cases.
The highlight of the night was Chandler’s Dalton Brady (138, Division I) becoming Arizona’s 28th four-time state champion, while Desert Vista’s Alex Bambic won his third, pulling off the rare feet of dropping a weight class each year this time at 182.
Brady was wrestling up two weight classes in order to help the Wolves attempt to win a second straight state team title, but they came up short when many of their consolation wrestlers were unable to advance as far as expected while Sunnyside had nearly a flawless morning session.
“If I was going to win my fourth it was going to mean more if we won a team title again,” Brady said. “It didn’t come together but I love our team and would do anything for them.”
Sunnyside finished with 151, while Chandler was next at 132, followed by Corona del Sol (127) and Mesa Mountain View (122.5).
Tommy John surgery and wrestling doesn’t quite resonate as much as baseball and ligament transplant surgery does.
Basha junior Trey Ronayne doesn’t care, but was happy that the surgery that ended his season last year brought him back stronger than ever for this junior year to go undefeated and win the Division I 170-pound title.
“I did it at sectionals last year and I never got a chance to wrestle at state,” he said. “It feels good to come all the way back. I’ll be coming back for more next year.”
Other repeat champions were Mesa Mountain View’s Seth Monty, who won three overtime semifinal matches in state action in his career, won his second title and Mesa’s Ben Andrew finished off a dominating season with his second Division I title at 220.
Corona had two champions in Glenn Farina (132, Division I) and Ethan Tursini (160)
Farina won what might have been the most controversial match of the finals as he appeared to secure a winning takedown against Cibola’s Luis Nunez in overtime but the referee let the action continue. About eight seconds later the two wrestlers went out of bounds and the two referees conferred.
Farina was awarded the winning two points for a 2-0 OT win.
Three former state champions were unable to repeat as Chandler’s Tristan Moran (126, DI) Highland’s Curt Done (145, DI) and Marcos de Niza’s Jesse Morales (132, Division II) were upended.
“I guess I have to change my goals and work harder,” said the sophomore Moran, who was shooting to win four and was dealing with a rib injury. “I’ll refocus and get back to work.”
Gilbert’s Keyley Ellis won one of the rare all-Southeast Valley finals with a 5-3 win over Mesa’s Robert Schrock for the Division I heavyweight championship.
The area Division II state champions were Queen Creek’s Hayden Moore (170) and Marcos de Niza’s Derek Crain (220).
Contact writer: (480) 898-7915 or JSkoda@ahwatukee.com. Follow him on Twitter @JSkodaAFN.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com 

Arizona State Tournament Information

Division I:
Session I: Thu., Feb.. 7, 2013, 10:00 a.m., TTC
Session II: Thu., Feb.. 7, 2013, 4:30 p.m., TTC
Session III: Fri., Feb. 8, 2013, 9:30 a.m., TTC
Medal Rounds: Fri., Feb. 8, 2013, 6:30 p.m., TTC

 Tim's Toyota Center (State Tournament):
$15.00 Adult All Day Pass
$13.00 Senior/Military All Day Pass
$10.00 Student All Day Pass
Children five and under admitted free

 Tim’ Toyota Center
3201 North Main Street
Prescott Valley AZ 86314

Upcoming State Tournament Brackets

D1 Brackets

Sectionals 2013

AIA D1-Section 3...Sectionals is this Saturday, February 2nd
9:00 a.m., Desert Vista HS
Everyone invited to come and cheer our team on to a win. Exciting wrestling for all to watch.
Check out the link below to keep track of results online at:

trackwrestling.com AIA D1 Section 3 

Flowing Wells result for Chandler...

The toughest tournament in Arizona, Flowing Wells Invitational, just finished up a few minutes ago. Our boys battled tough over the past two days, resulting in the team ending up in the top 6. Huge kudos to tournament champions TRISTAN MORAN and DREW LATTNER, and placers DALTON MORAN (2nd) and JOEY RICO (6th).

The boys will be off next weekend, next up......Sectionals!! GO WOLVES!!

47th annual Flowing Wells Invitational -Information

Keep updated on the tournament at: Trackwrestling.com 
Come down and cheer our wrestlers on...Go Wolves!!

DATE: JANUARY 18 AND 19, 2013
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: PAT WEBER

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Amphitheater, Basha, Boulder Creek, Brophy Prep, Canyon Del Oro,
Carl Hayden, Centennial, Chandler, Cibola, Cienega, Corona del Sol, Desert Mt.,
Desert Vista, Eagle Crest (Colorado), Flowing Wells, Hamilton, Highland
(Arizona), Horizon, Ironwood Ridge, Marana, Marana Mt.View, Marcos de Niza,
Maryvale, Mesa Mt. View, Mingus, Montwood (Texas), Paradise Valley, Pueblo,
Queen Creek, Rio Rico, Safford, Sahuarita, Silver (New Mexico) Socorro
(Texas), Sunnyside, Thunderbird, Tucson, Willcox

WEIGHTS: 108,115,122,128,134,140,147,154,162,172,184,197,222,287

PLACE - Flowing Wells High School

FORMAT - Double Elimination

AWARDS - Trophies for each placing team, Trophies for the Champions at
each weight, Medals for each placing wrestler, Outstanding Wrestler Award,
Special Recognition Awards.

SCHOLARSHIP - David Nelson / Daniel Penrod Scholarship Award given to
a deserving senior wrestler to be used at the college of his/her choice

TIMES - Friday - 1/18/13

WEIGH-INS: 8:00 am

1st ROUND: 10:30 am - FINISHED

2nd ROUND: 7:00 pm - FINISHED

Saturday - 1/19/13

WEIGH-INS: 8:00 am

3rd ROUND: 10:00 am - FINISHED

4th ROUND: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (FINALS


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Ofc. Brad Jones Pack Invitational

The boys finished up a grueling weekend tonight, capturing the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP at the Ofc. Brad Jones Pack Invitational. Over the last two days, each boy wrestled 8-10 matches each!!

Congrats to Tournament Champions: Tristan Moran (Outstanding Wrestler), Joey Rico, Estevan Ulibarri, Dalton Moran, and Joseph Miranda!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!!