CCCAA wrestling

Huskies send four wrestlers to state

By Joseph Ovalle The East Los Angeles College wrestling team qualified four wrestlers,  sophomores Joseph Magdaleno-Hudson, Adrian Herrera and Maury Lemons and freshman Juan Soto to the 2014 California Community College Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships. The championships will be held at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo on Dec. 11 and 12. The four Huskies advanced to the state finals out of the Southern California Regional finals held Dec. 7 at Cerritos College. ELAC finished in seventh place in…

December 8, 2014
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Wrestling team finishes 2-2 at South Duals

By Joseph Ovalle East Los Angeles College lost a 42-6 quarterfinal round match to Mt. San Antonio College at the Southern California Regional Duals Championships Oct. 17 at Cerritos College. ELAC lost to Cuesta College 30-18 in the semifinals of the consolation bracket and beat rival Rio Hondo College 39-10. ELAC had to wrestle a team made of alternate wrestlers from the other teams. They beat the alternate team by criteria,…

October 22, 2014
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Wrestlers fall big without top athletes

By Joseph Ovalle The East Los Angeles College wrestling team fell to Rio Hondo College, 32-15, Oct. 9 at home in the men’s gym. Sophomores Joseph Magdaleno-Hudson and Maury Lemons were kept out of the line-up due to apparent injuries. Both wrestlers are ranked in state with Magdaleno-Hudson second-ranked  in in the 157-pound division and Lemons eighth in the heavyweight class. The Huskies fell to a quick deficit when freshman Mariaelena…

October 10, 2014
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Wrestlers get ninth place in Santa Ana

By Joseph Ovalle East Los Angeles College placed ninth in the 24-team Santa Ana College Wrestling Tournament Oct. 4 sophomore Joseph Magdaleno-Hudson took second place in the 157-pound weight division. Cerritos College won the team title with Mt. San Antonio College coming in at a distant second. Cerritos had a wrestler finish top-three in every weight class including four first place winners. Magdaleno-Hudson, 3-1 overall for the day, placed second after losing to Tom Keanu…

October 8, 2014
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Wrestlers win first meet 31-19

By Joseph Ovalle The East Los Angeles College wrestling team won their first meet of the year with an upset win against Bakersfield College, 31-19, last Saturday at the Bakersfield Duals, after losing to them last week, 24-22. ELAC wrestled a total of three matches in Bakersfield. The Huskies lost to Santa Ana College, 27-21, and to Mt. San Antonio College, 29-18. ELAC will host Bakersfield Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. in…

October 1, 2014
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Wrestler brings mat work to his life

    By Tadzio Garcia First-generation American-born Francisco “Frank” Aceves has taken wrestling to another level. He applies what he’s learned from working with the sport into his everyday life and ambitions. “It’s all about respect, hard work, being mentally tough and priorities. As a wrestler, you have to also be accountable in your life to meet the requirements the sport demands,” Aceves said. Aceves gave up partying during each season…

March 18, 2014
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East Los Angeles College Scoreboard, Week 15

  December 9, 2012 By Tadzio Garcia   Wrestlers end 10th in state with two All-Americans The Huskies overcame injuries to win 10th place at the 2012 California Community College Wrestling State Championships held Friday and Saturday at West Hills College, Lemoore, bringing home two All-Americans. It is the fifth top-10 finish for 18-year Head Coach Ralph Valle. The Huskies finished in 11th place last year. Joshua Newman (174 pounds), coming…

December 9, 2012
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Husky heavyweight among best in the state

By William Hernandez After taking two years off from wrestling, 285-pounder, Julian Zuniga is ranked third among all California community college heavyweights heading into this weekend’s South Regionals. Before landing at East Los Angeles College, Zuniga grew up in nearby Montebello; he graduated from Schurr High School in 2008 where he lettered in wrestling all four years. At the age of 22, Zuniga has an impressive resume of prestigious individual…

November 26, 2012
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Wrestlers upset Cuesta College at conference finals

By Tadzio Garcia   The No. 12-ranked East Los Angeles College Huskies stunned No. 7-ranked Cuesta College in front of a vocal crowd to take third place at the Southeast Conference finals at Bakersfield College last Saturday, Nov.  10. “It was an emotional win for us. This is a tough place to wrestle, with so much history,” said Husky standout Joshua Newman. ELAC made a statement today with the upset….

November 12, 2012
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East Los Angeles Scoreboard, Week 11

    November 11, 2012 By Tadzio Garcia   Soccer teams end on high and low notes The women’s soccer team closed out the regular season 4-1-1, in their last six South Coast Conference games including a 4-1 shocker over then No. 6-ranked Mt. San Antonio College. As a result, they stand a good chance to advance to the playoffs. The Huskies are ranked No. 23 in the state but…

November 11, 2012
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