56°F
weather icon Mostly Cloudy
Las Vegas, NV
Wrestling

NOTES: Olympian to run clinic at Canyon Springs

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
December 4, 2008 - 12:05 am
 

Henry Cejudo, who became the youngest American to win an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling, will make an appearance at the Canyon Springs Invitational on Saturday.

Cejudo, 21, won the 55-kilogram gold at the 2008 Olympics. He will sign autographs from 9 a.m. to noon, then run a two-hour clinic after the meet.

GATORS WIN WRESTLING TITLE — Green Valley used an unlikely comeback to capture the A Division championship at the Clark Duals last weekend.

With six matches left, Green Valley trailed Spring Valley 39-6, meaning the Gators needed to win all of the remaining matches by pin to win.

Green Valley did that, with Mason Saldana (119), Cameron Imahara (125), Tony Simpson (130), Steven Berta (135), Daniel Allen (140) and Chris Felman (145) posting pins for a 42-39 Gators win.

Green Valley finished 7-1 in the tournament, with the loss a 39-36 decision to Spring Valley in pool competition.

Berta, Felman and 103-pounder Cory Brather each went 8-0 in the tournament.

THE LATEST
The referee looks in as SLAM Nevada’s Manuel Saldate works to pin Carson High School&#x2 ...
Wrestling preview: SLAM Academy looks unbeatable
By Jeff Wollard / RJ

SLAM Academy is heavily favored to win a fourth straight Class 5A wrestling state championship this season. Manny Saldate could claim a fourth individual title.

Truckee High School football player Graham Christian (18) tackles Moapa Valley's Sean McConnell ...
Do high schools out of state compete for Nevada state titles?
By Alex Wright / RJ

Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.