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Prep Wrestling: 44 locals are set to battle in Palm Springs at the CIF-SS Masters Meet

jose quintero, victorville daily press
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There will be plenty of High Desert representation at this weekend’s CIF-Southern Section Masters wrestling meet in Palm Springs.

Forty-four wrestlers — 25 boys and 19 girls — qualified for the Masters from area high schools at the CIF-SS Divisional meets last weekend.

The CIF-SS Masters tournament will be held at Palm Springs High School on Feb. 16 and 17. The boys tournament is Friday, while the girls will be in action Saturday.

Each weight class is split into blue and gold brackets.

The top 10 boys (five in each bracket) and the top eight girls (four in each bracket) will qualify for the CIF State Wrestling Championships, in Bakersfield.

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Here's a list of all 44 area wrestlers who will be in action this weekend on the mats at Palm Springs High School.

Boys Qualifiers

106 pounds

Daniel Mendoza, Victor Valley, sophomore — Mendoza will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Great Oak's Davis Shaposhnick in the blue bracket.

Zachary Southern, Hesperia, senior — Southern will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Aliso Niguel's Garen Keshishian in the blue bracket. Southern and Mendoza will square off if they are both victorious.

113 pounds

Hesperia's Paulo Valdez wrestled against Sultana's Cael Humphrey in the 113 pound title match at the Mojave River League Finals, hosted by Serrano High School, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Valdez won the match with a 9-1 decision.
Hesperia's Paulo Valdez wrestled against Sultana's Cael Humphrey in the 113 pound title match at the Mojave River League Finals, hosted by Serrano High School, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Valdez won the match with a 9-1 decision.

Paulo Valdez, Hesperia, junior — Valdez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Magnolia's Joseph Garcia in the gold bracket.

Cael Humphrey, Sultana, freshman — Humphrey will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Norco's Andrew Acevedo in the blue bracket.

120 pounds

Rocky Humphrey Jr., Sultana, junior — Humphrey will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Calabasas' Micah Wegman in the blue bracket.

Tyler Mulford, Apple Valley, senior — Mulford will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Valencia's Slater Hicks in the gold bracket.

126 pounds

Andrew Diaz, Hesperia, senior — Diaz will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Servite's Alex Newman in the gold bracket.

Denzel Cisneros, Sultana, junior — Cisneros will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Aliso Niguel's Khaisen Chen in the gold bracket.

Josue Guillen, Victor Valley, junior — Guillen will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Martin Luther King's Mateo Ochoa in the blue bracket.

132 pounds

Emiliano Hernandez, Hesperia, sophomore — Hernandez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Murrieta Valley's Ty Greer in the blue bracket.

Abdon Rodriguez, Barstow, junior — Rodriguez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Northview's Henry Arellano in the gold bracket.

Isaac Tellez, Victor Valley, senior — Tellez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Servite's Calen Reyna in the blue bracket.

138 pounds

Chris Guerrero, Hesperia, senior — Guerrero will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Chaminade's Nolan Himelfarb in the gold bracket.

144 pounds

Victor Valley’s Avian Singh and Hesperia’s Angel Salgado face off during the 144-pound title match at the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division Individual Championships, hosted by Fountain Valley High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Singh captured the 144-pound title.
Victor Valley’s Avian Singh and Hesperia’s Angel Salgado face off during the 144-pound title match at the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division Individual Championships, hosted by Fountain Valley High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Singh captured the 144-pound title.

Avian Singh, Victor Valley, senior — Singh will begin the tournament with a first-round match against San Clemente's Adam Wronski in the blue bracket.

Angel Salgado, Hesperia, senior — Salgado will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Ayala's Diego Eligio in the blue bracket. Salgado and Singh will have a rematch from last week’s title match if they both win or lose in the first round.

150 pounds

Cruz Duardo, Victor Valley, senior — Duardo will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Mayfair's Turner Yanagisawa in the gold bracket.

157 pounds

Gabriel Garcia, Oak Hills, senior — Garcia will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Royal's Benjamin Kirk in the gold bracket.

165 pounds

Isaiah Sandoval-Yell, Oak Hills, senior — Sandoval-Yell will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Westminster's Ethan Cedillo in the gold bracket.

Alex Alfonso, Serrano, senior — Alfonso will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Millikan's Trey Culwell in the blue bracket.

175 pounds

Frankie Stevenson, Hesperia, senior — Stevenson will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Capistrano Valley's matin Ghanavat in the gold bracket.

Jesse Cardona, Victor Valley, senior — Cardona will begin the tournament with a first-round match against West Valley's Gabriel Barragan in the blue bracket.

Prince Norris, Adelanto, freshman — Norris will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Rim of the World's Justus Stewart in the gold bracket.

215 pounds

Charles King, Oak Hills, senior — King will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Norco's Daniel Blue in the gold bracket.

285 pounds

Marcus Ochoa, Serrano, junior — Ochoa will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Downey's Demetrio Sandoval in the gold bracket.

Xander Firm, Sultana, junior — Firm will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Norco's Larry Hyland in the blue bracket.

Girls Qualifiers

100 pounds

Jaelynn Serna, Apple Valley, junior — Serna will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Hillcrest's Julia Ham in the gold bracket.

105 pounds

Leilahni Hart, Victor Valley, senior — Hart will begin the tournament with a first-round match against San Dimas' Mariah Melendez in the blue bracket.

Elyana Valdez, Hesperia, sophomore — Valdez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Canyon's Tessa Fortenbaugh in the gold bracket.

110 pounds

Sultana's Nataly Diaz reacts after beating Redlands East Valley's Savannah Gutierrez for the 110-pound title at the CIF-Southern Section Central Division Individual Championships, hosted by Adelanto High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.
Sultana's Nataly Diaz reacts after beating Redlands East Valley's Savannah Gutierrez for the 110-pound title at the CIF-Southern Section Central Division Individual Championships, hosted by Adelanto High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

Nataly Diaz, Sultana, senior — Diaz will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Santa Ana Valley's Yenetzi Gomez in the blue bracket.

115 pounds

Estella Wade, Sultana, junior — Wade will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Chaparral's Jaselle Martinez in the gold bracket.

120 pounds

Samera Mejia, Oak Hills, junior — Mejia will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Downey's Ivana Cuellar in the gold bracket.

Dayanara Ramirez, Sultana, junior — Ramirez will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Brea Olinda's Makayla Brent in the blue division.

Ellie Myer, Victor Valley, freshman — Myer will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Chino's Tilly Kakuk in the gold bracket.

125 pounds

Isabella Belanger, Sultana, junior — Belanger will begin the tournament with a first-round match against El Toro's Beyonce Mondragon in the gold bracket.

130 pounds

Ariyanna Avalos, Barstow, senior — Avalos will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Capistrano Valley's Sydney De Sena in the gold bracket.

135 pounds

Itzel Padilla, Excelsior, sophomore — Padilla will begin the tournament with a first-round match against El Toro's Izzy Cruz in the blue bracket.

Gabriella Belanger, Sultana, junior — Belanger will begin the tournament with a first-round match against El Modena's Lena Nelson in the blue bracket.

140 pounds

Amy Garcia, Oak Hills, junior — Garcia will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Mission Viejo's Marie Pearson in the blue bracket.

Jerzi Tully, Excelsior, junior — Tully will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Westminster's Jasmine Gonzalez in the gold bracket.

145 pounds

Mia Garcia, Sultana, senior — Garcia will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Corona's Taylor Bell in the blue bracket.

155 pounds

Barstow's Mariah Rodriguez poses for a photo after being awarded first place at the podium at the CIF-Southern Section Central Division Individual Championships, hosted by Adelanto High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.
Barstow's Mariah Rodriguez poses for a photo after being awarded first place at the podium at the CIF-Southern Section Central Division Individual Championships, hosted by Adelanto High School, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

Mariah Rodriguez, Barstow, senior — Rodriguez is the No. 1 seed in the gold bracket and will take on San Jacinto's Brianna Rodriguez.

170 pounds

Karyna Rios, Oak Hills, junior — Rios will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Irvine's Lillianne Fernandez in the blue bracket.

Natalie Gonzales, Victor Valley, junior — Gonzales will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Hillcrest's Victoria Talamantes in the gold bracket.

235 pounds

Savannah Etheridge, Sultana, senior — Etheridge will begin the tournament with a first-round match against Norwalk's Mia Farr in the gold bracket.

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: The High Desert will be represented by 44 locals at the CIF-SS Masters