Tiger wrestlers garner two champs at 5 Counties, girls tops at Sanger tourney

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 Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 12:08pm By Ed Martin, Editor
Tiger Coach Marcio Botelho with Gary Joint (left) and Angel Solis (right). Both won championships at the 5 Counties tournament.
Tiger Coach Marcio Botelho with Gary Joint (left) and Angel Solis (right). Both won championships at the 5 Counties tournament.
Photo Courtesy Lemoore Tigers Wrestling Boosters

A pair of Lemoore wrestlers helped propel the Tigers to a sixth-place finish in the prestigious 5 Counties tournament held Jan. 13-14 at Fountain Valley High School. Gary Joint and Angel Solis, potential state titlists, won their respective weight classes on Saturday.

It was a busy weekend for Tiger wrestling. The Lemoore ladies also fared well, taking first place in the weekend’s Sanger High Tournament.

Lemoore's girl's wrestling team won the Sanger wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Lemoore's girl's wrestling team won the Sanger wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Photo Courtesy Lemoore Tigers Wrestling Boosters

Joint, ranked 17th in the nation by Flowrestlng.org, beat Gabriel Cortez, from Northview High, 2-1 in the 132-pound final on Saturday to take the tourney championship. At 182 pounds, Lemoore’s Angel Solis beat Capo Valley’s Gerardo Hernandez by a 2-1 score to notch another title.

As a team the Tigers, armed with 11 wrestlers, amassed 128 points to finish among the top 10 schools. The top spot went to Selma High School with 219 points.

The Tigers, in addition to Joint and Solis, had three other placers with Jacob Gonsalves finishing 7th overall, Noah Wright 7th, and Joe Romero, 4th.

The Tigers travel to Golden West High School for another West Yosemite League showdown on Thursday. 

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