August, 25, 2014 | Page 7

East Los Angeles College: Entering his 19th season at the helm of East L.A College, Coach Ralph Valle is excited about his team for the 2014 wrestling season.

State qualifiers Adrian Herrera (Pacifica H.S) 165 pounds and Joseph Magdeleo-Hudson (Long Beach Poly H.S) 157 pounds look to be the team leaders. Coach Valle is also counting on South Regional placewinners to help the team during dual-meets and individual tournaments. They are; Joshua Quezada (Montebello H.S) 133 pounds, Joseph Ovalle (Montebello H.S) 197 pounds and William Amelong (Long Beach Wilson H.S) 285 pounds.

Other wrestler returning back that will help the Huskies are Davit Hovhannisyan (San Fernando H.S) 125 pounds, Daniel Martinez (Downey H.S) 133 pounds, Pasha Sabet (El Camino Real H.S) 149 pounds, Lavante Chism (Long Beach Poly H.S) 174 pounds, Ivan Martinez (Downey H.S) 184 pounds, David Rangel (Schurr H.S) 197 pounds and Warner Quevedo (Monroe H.S) 285 pounds.

Palomar College: Coach Brody Barrios, who has been in charge of the Comets wrestling team for four seasons, will look to make a serious run at a state title with his returners and incoming freshmen.

Leading the way for the Comets are Marshall Palmer (Paloma Valley H.S) 157 pounds, Peter Donchev (La Jolla H.S) 165 pounds, Drasko Bogdanovich (San Marcos H.S) 184 pounds and Charlie Rassal (Carlsbad H.S) 285 pounds. All wrestlers medaled in the state tournament last season, while Palmer and Bogdanovich were All-Americans.

Big things are also expected from state qualifiers Tyler Moulton (Heritage H.S) 197 pounds and Alex Gallo (Escondido H.S) at 174 pounds. Returning varsity wrestler Travis Carus (Morse H.S) 133 pounds, will be expected to become a state qualifier and help the team to win a state title.

Other wrestlers who will return back for the 2014 season and fight for a starting spot are; Adrian Najera (Helix H.S), Chris Kirk (El Capitan H.S), Darryl Bagley (Arundel H.S Maryland), Nolan Browne (Rancho Buena Vista H.S), Emilio Cortez (Orange Glen H.S), and William DeYoung (Elsinore H.S).

Some tough freshmen who should bring some solid help to the Comets are; Josh Lawson (Vista H.S) 141 pounds, Alonzo Osuna (Brawley H.S) 157 pounds, Adan Garcia (Valley Center H.S) 133/141 pounds, Alberto Garcia (Orange Glen H.S) 133 pounds, Chris Gaetani (San Marcos H.S) 141 pounds, Erik Collin (San Marcos H.S) 165 pounds, Kirk kalszewski (Ramona H.S) 149 pounds, Tyler Brown (San Pasqual H.S) 197 pounds, Miguel Flores (San Ysidro H.S) 133/141 pounds, Chris Jones (Poway H.S) 157 pounds, James Murphy (Carlsbad H.S) 184 pounds, Alex Graves (San Marcos H.S) 165 pounds and Matt Garcia (San Marcos H.S) 285 pounds.