The Five County Wrestling Tournament Returns This Week – Orange County Register

The Five Counties wrestling tournament is back.

The tournament at Fountain Valley High will be held on Friday and Saturday. It was canceled last year because of COVID-19.

The Five Counties lineup is as impressive as ever. Clovis’ Buchanan, the state’s No. 1 team, was in it. Buchanan has some of the #1 ranked wrestlers in California in their weight classes.

There is also St. John Bosco, ranked 6th in the state rankings by TheCaliforniaWrestler.com, Gilroy states and Fountain Valley, ranked 13th in the state.

The Barons were the top finishers in last week’s Doc Buchanan Invitational, won by Buchanan, in 12th place.

Also meet: Aliso Niguel, No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 standings; Capistrano Valley, number 5 in Division 4; Corona del Mar, 2nd in the 6th Division; Servite, number 10 in the combined 1st and 2nd Division rankings; Villa Park, No. 8 in Division 1/2; and Western, 1st in the 6th Division.

Wrestling begins Friday at 10am and Saturday’s action begins at 9am. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children, and spectators must wear masks.

THE DOC REMOVED

It’s a nickname for The Doc Buchanan Invitational.

Calvary Chapel ranks 13th, a slit below Fountain Valley. Temecula Valley CIF-SS schools ranked fourth, St. John Bosco Friday.

With £123, Esperanza’s Santino Sanchez is third and Allan Hendricks of Calvary Chapel is fifth. Fountain Valley’s Justin Rodriguez came in third with £129. Yoshiya Funakoshi of Calvary Chapel came in eighth at 135.

At 148 pounds, Fountain Valley’s Zach Parker was fourth and Calvary Chapel’s Koa Ruiz was fifth. Fountain Valley’s Ryland Witworth is eighth at number 198.

MONEY PRINTER

Leagues are important revenue generators for high school sports programs.