By Gustavo Buenrostro The wrestling team suffered a 6-4 loss against Rio Hondo College last Wednesday in the South Gym. East Los Angeles College head coach Ralph Valle was disappointed with how the dual meet went. “I didn’t think we wrestled very well at all. It was a close match, but something went wrong. The guys that wrestled well, wrestled well, but I don’t think it was a good…
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…
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…
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….
By Tadzio Garcia The wrestling team entered the Bakersfield Duals short and injured and walked away with more injuries and three losses. Joshua Newman wrestled undefeated at 184 pounds last Saturday in Bakersfield. The Huskies stand 1-7 overall in dual meet competition. The Huskies lost a nail biter to Santa Ana College 21-20, were outscored by Bakersfield College 32-22, and came out on the short end against Cuesta College, 42-12,…