Cabrillo, Compton, Jordan, Lakewood, Millikan, Long Beach Poly and Wilson grapplers qualify for CIF individual tournament. <\/p>\n
It was an exciting evening at Long Beach Poly Thursday as the Moore League crowned 14 league champions at the Moore League girls wrestling finals.<\/p>\n
Inside the Ron Palmer Pavilion seven athletes won their first Moore League title, while some of the league\u2019s veterans repeated in their divisions.<\/p>\n
Wilson\u2019s Madi Emigh had an unusual wait ahead of her 100-pound bout against Cabrillo\u2019s Carnijah Kirkland, but she made the wait worth it as she pinned Kirkland to win her first league title.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I knew was that I was always gonna put my everything into every single match,\u201d Emigh said. \u201cI knew If I were to lose, I was not gonna get pinned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poly juniors Riley Pestanas and Princess Nicole Comia won the next two bouts to claim their second-straight titles. Lakewood\u2019s Kailee Muk with the Lancers first win of the night by claiming her first title in the 115-pound title match.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means a lot to me,\u201d Muk said. \u201cIt\u2019s my first time winning at a varsity tournament. It\u2019s really surprising because I thought I wasn\u2019t gonna get champ and all and I thought it was just gonna be Max (Wafer) this year, but it surprised me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maribel Quezada (120) and Kayla Chalage (125) won their first league titles as they claimed the next two matches for the Jackrabbits.<\/p>\n
Millikan won the next three matches as Amiyah McIntyre (130), Isabella Martinez (135) and Gabriela Bonilla (140) as they won the Rams three titles on the night. For McIntyre and Martinez it was redemption for the duo after they were runner-ups last year. For Bonilla, it was her second straight title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like my hard work throughout the season really paid off,\u201d McIntyre said of winning her first title to cap her senior season. \u201cJust sticking to it and putting hard work to do what I want to do. It feels like all the hard times that I thought I couldn\u2019t keep going \u2013 they really paid off. I\u2019m really proud of myself and my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poly\u2019s Devyn Kripp continued the redemption arc of the night as she defeated Kayde Preciado in the 145-pound bout to claim her first title after losing in the title match a year ago.<\/p>\n
The special night continued in the 155-pound bout as Jordan\u2019s Emelia Defour won the Panthers\u2019 second straight title as the junior defeated Wilson\u2019s Adrenne Malsbeger.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means a lot to me,\u201d Defour said. \u201cI\u2019ve finished third place the last two years. So, to overcome that is really great for me. I\u2019ve worked really hard for this and I\u2019m really glad that I\u2019ve been able to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
The final three matches of the night were won by some of the best that the Moore League has seen in recent years as Poly\u2019s Berlynn Solia-Tago (170) and Selieni Paseka (190) won their matches. Lakewood\u2019s Max Wafer wrapped the evening with her second-straight title in the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels good,\u201d Paseka said of winning the title after not being able to wrestle in her title bout last year. \u201cI was really bummed out last year not being able to wrestle. But I made it a goal to do my best this year and to show up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, the Moore League crowned 14 division winners, 42 medalists and 56 CIF qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Final Results (Top 4 Qualify For CIF)
100-pound<\/p>\n
Madi Emigh \u2013 Wilson junior<\/p>\n
Madalyn Escala \u2013 Millikan freshman<\/p>\n
Sinai Meza \u2013 Jordan freshman<\/p>\n
Natalia Sedar \u2013 Lakewood senior<\/p>\n
105-pound<\/p>\n
Riley Pestanas \u2013 Long Beach Poly junior<\/p>\n
Jaelen Escala \u2013 Millikan senior<\/p>\n
Juliana Reyes \u2013 Cabrillo junior<\/p>\n
Kayleigh Walker \u2013 Lakewood sophomore<\/p>\n
110-pound<\/p>\n
Princess Nicole Comia \u2013 Long Beach Poly junior<\/p>\n
Dalilah Mora \u2013 Millikan freshman<\/p>\n
Anaid Mendia \u2013 Wilson junior<\/p>\n
Kholey Torres \u2013 Jordan freshman<\/p>\n
115-pound<\/p>\n
Kailee Muk \u2013 Lakewood junior<\/p>\n
Carnijah Kirkland \u2013 Cabrillo senior<\/p>\n
Moira Fortuna \u2013 Millikan sophomore<\/p>\n
Daniela Orozco \u2013 Wilson senior<\/p>\n
120-pound<\/p>\n
Maribel Quezada \u2013 Long Beach Poly senior<\/p>\n
Jaeden Acevedo \u2013 Jordan senior<\/p>\n
Ryanne Cabarles \u2013 Millikan freshman<\/p>\n
Jolie Beyrooty \u2013 Wilson freshman<\/p>\n
125-pound<\/p>\n
Kayla Chalaga \u2013 Long Beach Poly sophomore<\/p>\n
Alicia Martinez \u2013 Jordan senior<\/p>\n
Venessa Serrana \u2013 Millikan senior<\/p>\n
Vanessa Ramirez \u2013 Wilson junior<\/p>\n
130-pound<\/p>\n
Amiyah McIntyre \u2013 Millikan senior<\/p>\n
Itzell Tirado \u2013 Wilson sophomore<\/p>\n
Avani Averado \u2013 Lakewood sophomore<\/p>\n
Jenelle Encizo \u2013 Jordan freshman<\/p>\n
135-pound<\/p>\n
Isabella Martinez \u2013 Millikan senior<\/p>\n
Vivienne Winkler \u2013 Wilson freshman<\/p>\n
Bowie Potterf-Degregio \u2013 Long Beach Poly senior<\/p>\n
140-pound<\/p>\n
Gabriela Bonilla \u2013 Millikan junior<\/p>\n
Jaslynn Dado \u2013 Lakewood senior<\/p>\n
Alyssa Pedregon \u2013 Wilson senior<\/p>\n
145-pound<\/p>\n
Devyn Kripp \u2013 Long Beach Poly junior<\/p>\n
Kayde Preciado \u2013 Millikan senior<\/p>\n
Joscelyn Flores \u2013 Wilson senior<\/p>\n
155-pound<\/p>\n
Emelia Defour \u2013 Jordan junior<\/p>\n
Adrenne Malsberger \u2013 Wilson junior<\/p>\n
Amaris Espinoza \u2013 Millikan freshman<\/p>\n
Eva Adron \u2013 Long Beach Poly sophomore<\/p>\n
170-pound<\/p>\n
Berlynn Solia-Tago \u2013 Long Beach Poly senior<\/p>\n
Ximena Gastelum \u2013 Lakewood freshman<\/p>\n
Nixon Herran \u2013 Wilson freshman<\/p>\n
Natalia Diaz \u2013 Compton freshman<\/p>\n
190-pound<\/p>\n
Selieni Paseka \u2013 Long Beach Poly senior<\/p>\n
Katelyn Pong \u2013 Wilson senior<\/p>\n
Mikeila Rodriguez \u2013 Lakewood freshman<\/p>\n
Teresa Ledeszma \u2013 Compton senior<\/p>\n
235-pound<\/p>\n
Ashley Wafer \u2013 Lakewood senior<\/p>\n
Blessings Iosia \u2013 Long Beach Poly freshman<\/p>\n
Nicola Lira \u2013 Compton freshman<\/p>\n
Anna Raquel-Vigal \u2013 Millikan junior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cabrillo, Compton, Jordan, Lakewood, Millikan, Long Beach Poly and Wilson grapplers qualify for CIF individual tournament. It was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-156322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}