Wrestling: CdM edges Mesa, 38-26

CORONA DEL MAR - The Corona del Mar High wrestling team broke away

from a 26-26 tie with two matches remaining and pulled out a 38-26

Pacific Coast League victory over Newport-Mesa District rival Costa Mesa

on the Sea Kings’ mats Thursday.

CdM seniors Steve Shipman (215-pound weight class) and Steven Russell

(heavyweight) collected six points each, with Shipman earning a pin and

Russell winning by forfeit.

“I told my guys before the match that it would be dead even and every

single point would count,” CdM Coach Gary Almquist said. “Taylor Alston

not getting pinned was huge. He hung in there through three periods.”

Costa Mesa sophomore Silvio Estrada (125) won by major decision, while

junior Matt Grubisich (130) and junior Adam Donovan (135) won by

decision.

The Sea Kings (12-5, 3-1 in league) also received big wins from

freshman Matt Loeb (112), who record his first varsity victory, and

sophomore Ryan Shores. Shores scored a takedown and a near-fall with

under 25 seconds left to come from behind and win, 14-11.

“Loeb had a smile as big as California,” Almquist said of the

freshman’s reaction.

The Mustangs were without senior Myron Tracy, who might have wrestled

in the 160-pound division, but is hospitalized with illness, Almquist

said.

Costa Mesa senior David Benedick dislocated his shoulder during his

match against senior Ben Wynkoop, who won by pin.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Corona del Mar 38, Costa Mesa 26

103 - Ibarra (CM) def. Alston, 10-2; 112 - Loeb (CdM) def. Mowatt,

10-4; 119 - Warner (CdM) def. Felix, 15-2; 125 - Estrada (CM) def.

Freedman, 16-4; 130 - Grubisich (CM) def. Inouye, 5-0; 135 - Donovan (CM)

def. Bello, 6-2; 140 - Amburgey (CM) pinned Gushue, 4:59; 145 - Wynkoop

(CdM) pinned David, 1:07; 152 - Shores (CdM) def. Franco, 14-11; 160 -

Moore (CdM) def. Simonoff, 17-6; 171 - Garcia (CM) pinned Green, 0:27;

189 - Sperber (CdM) by forfeit; 215 - Shipman (CdM) pinned Slaney, 1:17;

Hwt. - Russel (CdM) by forfeit.