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Happy Holidays!!

Just wanted to wish the entire MSJ wrestling family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! See you all soon!

Quote of the Day

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
- Michael Jordan

Takedown Clip of the Week

Check out David Kim taking down the big man with a nice level change to a head-inside single..

Quote of the Day

"Winners expect to win before the contest starts; losers don't. Any individual becomes what he or she thinks about most. If you want to be a champion, then that thought must dominate your life. But most important, winners dwell on the rewards of winning; losers dwell on the penalties of failure."
-Wade Schalles

Healdsburg Duals Team List

The following teams are scheduled to compete at this Saturday's Healdsburg Duals:

Healdsburg (NCS)

Petaluma (NCS)
Red Bluff (NS)

Redwood (NCS)

Mission San Jose (NCS)

Alhambra (NCS)

Hogan (SJS)

Watsonville (CCS)

Amador Valley (NCS)

Vintage (SJS)

Burlingame (CCS)

Central (CS)

MSJ is in Pool A along with: Hogan (SJS), Central (CS) and Petaluma (NCS). Pool B consists of: Red Bluff (NS), Redwood (NCS), Vintage (SJS) and Alhambra (NCS). Pool C consists of: Amador Valley (NCS), Watsonville (CCS), Healdsburg (NCS) and Burlingame (CCS).

Each pool will wrestle round robin to determine which teams will face each other in the dual finals.

Clip of the Week

Michael Lee scrambles for an escape versus Adam Crandall of Tracy West High School..

Bay Area Invitational Results

Championship

103 Artemio Flores, James Logan Dec Corbin Lee, Mission San Jose, 8-6 OT
112 Thien Pham, American Dec Carlos Amezcua, Mt. Eden
119 Enrique Barajas, Arroyo Dec Justin Marin-Del Campo, Tracy West, 11-8
125 Tyree Owens, Dublin Dec Wei Kuo, Mission San Jose, 14-8
130 Aaron Pen Kruger, Albany Fall Tyler Cuneo, Granada, 7:54
135 Roman Garcia, Freedom Fall Daniel Mora, Tracy West, :44
140 Dominic Dimercurio, Freedom Dec Danny Mai, James Logan, 8:19
145 Nate Vincent, Dublin Dec Nolen Kajiwara, James Logan, 4-0
152 Frank Ferrante, Pittsburg Dec Brian Bernard, Albany, 8-5
160 Craig Sherman, Oakland Tech M-Dec Ray Jimenez, James Lick, 9-1
171 Adam Busch, Castro Valley Dec Alan Chan, James Logan, 14-7
189 Andrew Reggi, Albany Dec Gene Sirovskiy, Dublin, 7-2
215 Tyler Wiilson, Maria Carillo Fall Josh Valladares, Castro Valley, 3:42
285 Kris Merrill, Tracy West Fall Cesar Garcia, Pittsburg

3rd Place

103 Uyusses Juan, Tracy West Dec Anthony Sulayao, San Leandro, 8-6
112 Damon Nguyen, San Leandro Fall Wesley Caspillo, Campolindo, 0:16
119 Major Stelly, Dublin Fall Mitchell Selna, Tracy West, 3:32
125 Tim Audiss, Montgomery Dec Trevor Manoais, Tracy West, 5-0
130 Daniel Aflague, Tracy West Frft Christian Gascon, Castro Valley
135 Nicholas Langer, Montgomery Fall Eric Barnum, Las Lomas, 4:05
140 Tim Toupin, Campolindo Dec Nathan Ellebracht, Mission San Jose, 3-0
145 David Wilson, Mission San Jose Fall Mansoor Ezat, American 4:59
152 Tyler Schlieder, Maria Carillo Dec Gavin Schagac, Acalanes, 1-0
160 Travis Mocker, Castro Valley Fall Hewy Burnettt, Tracy West, 4:56
171 Rory Clancy, San Ramon Fall Kyle McEntee, Arroyo
189 David Valladares, Castro Valley Dflt Matt Haney, James Logan
215 David Kim, Mission San Jose Dec Ivan Turner, Castro Valley, 5-3
285 Daniel Farris, Maria Carillo Dec Alex Stepans, Albany, 9-3

5th Place

103 Jakob DeLaCruz, Arroyo Frft Chris Stouffer, San Ramon
112 Cavan McCafery, James Logan T-Fall Danny Jeffries, Maria Carillo, 17-1
119 Diego Facundo, James Logan M-Dec Dan Ingersol, Campolindo, 9-1
125 Tom Flowers, Campolindo Fall Andro Bautists, James Logan, 2:44
130 Sam Clarke, Maria Carillo Fall Dario Gamino, James Lick, 2:33
135 Sergio Cruz, Pittsburg Dec Sal Osorio, Castro Valley, 6-4
140 Bruce Woods, Tennyson Dec Elijah Sudduth, Albany, 4-0
145 Cole Kraft, Granada Fall Josh McEntee, Arroyo, 3:15
152 Michael Lee, Mission San Jose T-Fall Adam Crandall, Tracy West, 16-0
160 Travis Castor, Freedom Dflt John Santiago, James Logan
171 Dylan Crowe, Monte Vista Dflt James Jimenez, Pittsburg
189 Elliot Espinoza, Mission San Jose Dec Nick Ricart, Monte Vista, 8-6 OT
215 David Hernandez, Las Lomas Fall Christopher Bardell, Oakland Tech, 0:09
285 Robert Busch, Castro Valley Frft Vito Latu, Campolindo

Top 10 Team Scores

1. James Logan 180.50
2. Tracy West 178.50
3. Castro Valley 158.50
4. Mission San Jose 145.50
5. Albany 140.00
6. Dublin 139.00
7. Maria Carillo 111.00
8. Pittsburg 89.00
9. Freedom 79.00
10. San Leandro 75.50

MSJ medalists at the Bay Area Invitational

Takedown Clip of the Week

Benson Zhang hits a sweet duck on Arnold Shir of Milpitas HS..

Just a reminder...

ALL fees and paperwork must be submitted no later than this Thursday, December 10th. Grade checks are to be submitted no later than Friday, December 11th.

Team List for Bay Area Invitational

Here is the list of teams competing at the Bay Area Invitational this Saturday:

Albany

James Logan

Tennyson

San Ramon

Arroyo

Monte Vista

Tracy West

Dublin

San Leandro

San Ramon

American

Maria Carillo

Hayward

Acalanes

Oakland Tech

Mission San Jose

Pittsburg

James Lick

Las Lomas

Montgomery

Castro Valley

Mt. Eden

Newark Ironman Duals - Full Results

103 Corbin Lee (MSJ), Shean Summers (STF), Jason Thepkaisone (NM)
112 Daniel Polanco (STF), Casey Salmon (CP), Michael Nguyen (MILP)
119 Lalo Gutierrez (FIRE), Dima McClintock (STF), Ben Altman (CP)
125 Wei Kuo (MSJ), Brian Sergi (CP), Kyle Anderberg (STF)
130 Andrew Kreidle (LG), Mike Sitzmann (MC), Mark Alcantara (FRE)
135 Nick Cano (STF), Scott Chessin (LG), Leo Yang (MSJ)
140 Ryan Schott (STF), Omri Rahmil (LG), Reza Milani (FRE)
145 Joe Johnson (FRE), Chris Perez (FIRE), David Wilson (MSJ)
152 Victor Pereira (NM), Michael Lee (MSJ), Casey Johnson (FRE)
160 Monet Goldman (FRE), Alex Robinson (LG), Christian Gutierrez (FIRE)
171 Alex Rankin (STF), Michael Tenorio (FIRE), Hubert Tsai (LG)
189 Brian Cervantes (FIRE), Elliot Espinoza (MSJ), Omar Ortega (STF)
215 Felix Lugo (FRE), David Kim (MSJ), Robert Nessler (STF)
285 Ory Elor (CP), Chris Karabats (FRE), Mark Vrisvois (MC)

1st place St. Francis 8-0
2nd place Fremont 7-1
3rd place Mission San Jose 5-3
4th place College Park 4-4
4th place Firebaugh 4-4
4th place Los Gatos 4-4
4th place Newark Memorial 4-4

2009 Newark Ironman Champions

Quick update from Day 1 @ Ironman

MSJ went 4-0 in dual action Friday at Newark Memorial defeating Milpitas, Los Gatos, Newark and Marin Catholic along the way.

Corbin Lee, Wei Kuo, David Wilson, Michael Lee, Elliot Espinosa and David Kim will all enter Day 2 undefeated at 4-0.

Full results will be posted to the "Season Results" link on the MSJ Wrestling website after the conclusion of the tournament.

MSJ Wrestling Apparel

2009-2010 MSJ Wrestling apparel is in!! We have t-shirts, dri-fit shirts, shorts, sweatpants, and hooded sweatshirts all for sale.

Discounted pricing is available if all of the above is purchased in a package deal. Stop by and see Coach Thomsen to purchase.

Represent Warrior wrestling!!!

Newark Ironman Duals Schedule

Just for everyone to know, here are the times of our duals this weekend:

Friday, December 4th
Round 1 Milpitas vs. Mission (Mat 1) 2pm
Round 2 Mission vs. Los Gatos (Mat 1) 4pm
Round 3 Mission vs. Newark (Mat 2) 6pm
Round 4 Mission vs. Marin Catholic (Mat 3) 8pm

Saturday, December 5th
Round 5 Mission vs. Fremont (Mat 4) 9am
Round 6 BYE
Round 7 St. Francis vs. Mission (Mat 4) 1pm
Round 8 Firebaugh vs. Mission (Mat 3) 3pm
Round 9 College Park vs. Mission (Mat 2) 5pm

Wednesday, December 2nd

Please remember that individual photos will be taken prior to practice THIS Wednesday! Report to the mat room immediately after school to help speed up the process. The sooner we get done with photos, the sooner we can begin practice.

Varsity wrestlers, don't forget that practice will be at 5pm on Wednesday. You are free to stay or go home AFTER your photo is taken, but you must report back for practice at 5pm.

All Warriors to Compete this Weekend

The varsity team will compete at the Newark Ironman Duals this Friday and Saturday, while all others will compete at the Haystack Invitational on Saturday.

Please make sure ALL paperwork, physicals, checks, etc. are turned in PRIOR to Friday, December 4th in order to participate in either tournament this weekend!!

See Coach Thomsen with any questions.

Start of the '09-'10 Season!!

The '09-'10 wrestling season will officially begin next Monday, November 9th. All wrestlers not currently participating in a fall sport should meet in the wrestling room at 3pm. Please remember to bring workout clothes and wrestling shoes.