State Your Winnings – Wrestling teams win big at State

Photo by: Max Aguilar

Cypress Ridge wrestling teams gets pumped before the UIL 6A District 10 championships hosted at the Berry Center.

Circe M
March 2, 2015

For the 13th consecutive year, the Cypress Ridge girls’ wrestling team has taken the district championship, and this year went on to take first place in the statewide UIL competition. Two of the boys’ wrestling team members took fifth and sixth place at state. The winnings have been revered as a great achievement, with a pep rally held on Friday, Feb 27 in congratulations of not only wrestling but all state competitors, over sports and academic.

Senior Edward Valdez is tied for highest placing boys’ wrestling team individual placement at fifth place.

“My favorite part about wrestling is winning,” Valdez said. “Just to know you beat the other guy, that you put more work in.”

Senior Michael Dean placed 6th in the State Championship. At the District meet [pictured], the Cy-Ridge boys wrestled hard and pulled off a 2nd place team score with a total of 11 boys placing in the top six. Seven of the guys placed in the top four, moving on to regional championship. The JV team had nine guys place in the top six, and the team placed 4th overall.
Senior Michael Dean placed 6th in the State Championship. At the District meet [pictured], the Cy-Ridge boys wrestled hard and pulled off a 2nd place team score with a total of 11 boys placing in the top six. Seven of the guys placed in the top four, moving on to regional championship. The JV team had nine guys place in the top six, and the team placed 4th overall.

Vahan Surabian, assistant wrestling coach for the boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity teams, is very proud with the results for this season.

“From the start of the year to the end of the year they’ve improved, and then our girls’ team overcoming the adversity to take state and getting two boys to place, one of them placing fifth, which ties us with our highest placing boy in the history of our school,” Surabian said. “I’m proud of how our kids have grown and developed and I’m proud of the way they ended the year.”

Page Baynes placed second at the State Championships. At the District meet [pictured] the Cy-Ridge Girls pulled out a dominating victory, taking 1st place overall winning districts for the 13th year in a row. Eight of the girls placed in the top six, and seven placed in the top four, moving on to regional championships.
Page Baynes placed second at the State Championships. At the District meet [pictured], the Cy-Ridge Girls pulled out a dominating victory, taking 1st place overall winning district for the 13th year in a row. Eight of the girls placed in the top six, and seven placed in the top four, moving on to regional championships.

Paige Baynes, runner up individually at state for the second year in a row and the school’s highest placing female wrestler, mostly describes wrestling as tiring.

“But fun at the same time,” Baynes said. “Being with the team and stuff, laughing with the team. We have a great bond.”

The girls’ team is also the first championship in Division 6A history.

 

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Photo by: Max Aguilar
On Feb. 27, athletic and academic champions were honored at a school-wide pep rally for their accomplishments.

 

State Wrestling Team Results

Girls won the 6A State Championship with 78 points

Girls
4th Place – Aiyana Batiste
3rd Place – Abbie Rhodes
5th Place – Mashyrah Rayson
2nd Place – Page Baynes

Boys
6th Place – Michael Dean
5th Place – Edward Valdez

Regional Wrestling Team Results

Girls
Lizae Lagrone placed 3rd
Aiyana Batiste placed 4th
Abbie Rhodes placed 3rd
Mashyrah Rayson placed 2nd
Page Baynes placed 1st

Boys
Michael Dean placed 1st
Edward Valdez placed 2nd

District Wrestling Team Results

Varsity girls 1st place overall for the 13th year in a row. Varsity boys 2nd place overall.

Girls
3rd Place – Melissa Hernandez 95
5th Place – Esthela Trevino 102
2nd Place – Alisa Adams 119
1st Place – Lizae Lagrone 138
1st Place – Aiyana Batiste 148
1st Place – Abbie Rhodes 165
2nd Place – Mashyrah Rayson 185
2nd Place – Page Baynes 215

Boys
3rd Place – Estuardo Garcia 113
6th Place – Edwin Garcia 120
4th Place – Eric Aguilar 132
2nd Place – Leonard Brindley 138
2nd Place – Marco Cartagena 145
4th Place – Vidal Jackson 160
6th Place – Julian Couturier 170
4th Place – Jeremiah Lewis 182
1st Place – Michael Dean 195
2nd Place – Anthony Jones 220
1st Place – Edward Valdez Heavyweight

Junior varsity Boys 4th place overall. Junior Varsity Girls 1st place overall.

Boys
3rd Place – Napoleon Serrano
1st Place – Diego Hernandez-Morales
2nd Place – Ulises Nazarion
6th Place – Ty Richison
4th Place – Michael Ajayi
2nd Place – Jordan Couturier
1st Place – Otwell Layton
3rd Place – Kettler Medlin
2nd Place – Jose Soltero

Girls
1st Place – Arlen Garza
3rd Place – Maria Suatez
4th Place – Esmeralda Castillo
5th Place – Trisha Campbell
1st Place – Sabrina Saravia
1st Place – Rachel Mays
2nd Place – Timandra Cooper