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YAKIMA, Wash. — Three Yakima Valley wrestlers, including East Valley High graduate Konner Hopkins, qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association championships after their performances in the Region 18 event Saturday at Sherar Gym. Hopkins and Kolton Palmer posted third-place finishes at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to automatically advance to the national meet [...]
YAKIMA, Wash. — The best junior college wrestlers from Washington, Oregon and Idaho will descend on Yakima Valley’s Sherar Gym on Saturday for the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 18 tournament. Action begins at 10 a.m. championship finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. YVCC, coached by Mike Schmitt and Tito Pimentel, will be represented [...]
YAKIMA, Wash. — Led by Sarah Moquin’s pair of falls at 136 pounds, Yakima Valley easily won two dual westling matches Saturday. Using freestyle scoring, YVCC beat Menlo College of California 23-13, then downed Pacific University 17-6. Chel-C Bailey and Faith Wasmund also were two-time winners for the Yaks, who lost only one match in [...]
YAKIMA, Wash. — Getting a key victory from Mikey Ayala, the Yakima Valley Community College men’s wrestling team knocked off 10th-ranked Southwestern Oregon on Sunday in Sherar Gym. Ayala, who usually wrestles at 165 pounds, moved up two weight classes and defated SWOC’s Trevor Davis, 4-2. YAKIMA VALLEY 21, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON 15 125 — Jesse [...]
March 13, 2011
YVCC women wrestlers earn third consecutive national championship
MACON, Ga. — Yakima Valley’s women’s wrestling team made an emotional week a triumphant one as well Saturday, claiming their third straight National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling championship and dedicating it to the family of co-coach Tito Pimentel, whose father recently passed away. “The girls all gathered up and wrestled this tournament in honor of Coach...
Wrestling: YVCC women heading to nationals
March 10, 2011
YAKIMA, Wash. — Nine wrestlers from the Yakima Valley women’s wrestling team are heading to Mercer University in Macon, Ga., to defend their National Collegeiate Women’s Wrestling championship. More...
Colleges: YVCC’s Franco an All-American
February 27, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. — Teagan Franco, a Yakima Valley freshman from Spanaway, earned All-American status Saturday at the National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling tournament in the Spokane Convention Center. More...
Local report: YVCC trio notch wins at nationals
February 26, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gustavo Lopez, Dillon Ford and Teagan Franco all recorded first-round victories for Yakima Valley on Friday during the first round of the NJCAA Wrestling Championships at the Spokane Convention Center.
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Local: YVCC wrestlers set for nationals
February 23, 2011
YAKIMA, Wash. — Eight Yakima Valley wrestlers are scheduled to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center.
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Local report: YVCC women wrestlers top SWOC
January 22, 2011
COOS BAY, Ore. — Yakima Valley Community College’s women’s wrestling team won all three of its matches in a dual meet with Southwestern Oregon on Friday. More...
January 12, 2011
YVCC wrestlers get sweep vs. Pacific
Sean Baker recorded a pin, and Jack Calvert, Dillon Ford, Ryan Campbell and Tajan Franco all won decisions to help Yakima...
College wrestling: YVCC men edge Canadians
YAKIMA, Wash. — Victories by Gustavo Lopez, Brian Bitney, Sean Baker, Dillon Ford and Ryan Campbell lifted the Yakima Valley Community College men’s wrestling team to its third victory of the season by beating Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club 26-25 on Sunday. More...
YVCC sweeps duals at Pacific FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Both Yakima Valley wrestling teams won their matches in college competition Saturday at Pacific University. More...
YVCC women wrestlers win tournament
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Yakima Valley Community College women’s wrestling team won the Inland Northwest Wrestling Tournament on Sunday. More...
Walker stars for Yakima Valley COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Freshman Kyle Walker recorded three pins at 141 pounds to highlight Yakima Valley’s injury-plagued wrestlers Friday in three matches at North Idaho College. More...
YVCC women take second
FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Yakima Valley Community College’s women’s wrestling team took second place at the Mike Clock Open at Pacific University on Sunday. More...
March 14, 2010
Yaks Repeat as National Champs
HAMPTON, Va. — Yakima Valley used six individual champions to wrap up its second consecutive women’s National Collegiate Wrestling Association championship Saturday at the Convocation Center Arena at Hampton University.
February 14, 2010
Yaks qualify five for nationals
DES MOINES, Wash. — Five Yakima Valley wrestlers qualified for the junior college national championships during regional competition held Saturday at Highline Community College.
January 26, 2010
YVCC wins final three matches
YAKIMA, Wash. — Winning the final three matches, Brad Sweet’s major decision at 157 pounds highlighted the day for the Yaks. Up next for YVCC is the NJCAA regional championships in two weeks.
January 24, 2010
YVCC men sweep duals
YAKIMA, Wash. — Heavyweight Kyle Stults pinned Arjan Bhullar, the defending NAIA national champion, in 28 seconds to complete Yakima Valley’s 27-17 victory over Simon Fraser University in a men’s college wrestling dual meet Saturday at Sherar Gym
January 3, 2010
Heavyweights shine for Yaks
ATHERTON, Calif. — Heavyweights Nelly Aramburo and Lauren Watts finished second and third, respectively, to lead Yakima Valley’s...
January 11, 2009
YVCC's Lopez Wins Title at Oregon Classic
October 26, 2008
Yaks Debut by Winning 2 of 3
June 11, 2008
YVCC Wrestling Welcomes Women to Team
February 11, 2008
Yaks Send Four to Nationals
January 28, 2008
Eddie Bush is Having a Record Breaking Season
February 12, 2007
Yaks Wrestling coaches honored
January 8, 2007
YVCC Wrestlers Get Noticed at Invitational
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