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The wrestling Cougars are, from left, (back) DJ Small, Jacob Tafoya, GilbertRodriguez, Miles Smith and Victor Fittz, (front) Charles Croci and Sophia Smith.

    The Cougar Wrestling Club traveled to Farmington, New Mexico for the Aztec Warrior National Wrestling Tournament. The team from Oracle took seven wrestlers to the tournament which had 1,800 kids competing, some from as far away as Nebraska and Montana. The wrestlers and their records at the tournament were:

  Sophia Smith 57 pound division – 14 wins 5 losses, 1^st Place Rookie, 2^nd Place Freestyle, 3^rd Place Championship and 4^th Place Greco-Roman style.

  D.J. Small 50 pounds – 14 wins 6 losses, 2^nd Place Rookie, 5^th Place Championship, 2^nd Place Freestyle, and 4^th Place Greco.

  Miles Smith 77 pounds – 5^th Place Freestyle.

  Charles Croci 73 pounds – 12 wins 4 losses, 3^rd Championship, 2^nd Place Freestyle, 4^th Place Greco.

  Jacob Tafoya 89 lbs – 12 wins 3 losses, 1^st Place Rookie, 2^nd Place Freestyle, 4^th Place Championship.

  Victor Fittz 114 lbs – 4^th Place Freestyle.

  Gilbert Rodriguez 80 lbs – 11 wins 0 losses, 1^st Place Championship, 1^st Place Freestyle and 1^st Place Greco.

  Coach Gilbert Rodriguez said, “These kids have worked hard these last few weeks getting ready for this tournament. We came home with three trophies and 15 medals.”

  The coach’s “Beast of the Week” is Sophia Smith. “She put it all together and did a great job beating some good kids,” Rodriguez said.

  Congratulations to all the Cougar wrestlers!   

John Hernandez (785 Posts)

John Hernandez lives in Oracle. He is retired and enjoys writing and traveling. He is active in the Oracle Historical Society. He covers numerous public events, researches historical features and writes business/artist profiles.

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