REDLANDS, Calif. — Redlands East Valley High School’s wrestling program completed a busy winter break schedule that included six tournaments across Southern California, highlighted by a Citrus Belt League dual-meet sweep of Cajon and multiple podium finishes at regional and elite competitions.
The Wildcats’ boys and girls varsity teams both defeated Cajon High School in league duals, improving the boys’ varsity record to 7-1 this season. REV’s junior varsity team dropped a close match to Cajon.
At the Orange Vista Coyote Carnage tournament, the REV boys junior varsity squad placed second as a team. William Hukriede (113 pounds) and Henry Jedrysek (215) won individual titles. Gonzalo Gonzales Jedrysek (190) and Christian Pease (138) finished second, while Nathaniel Choudhry (120), Jude Delgado (126), Tyler Giordano (150) and Jacob Gallegos (175) placed third.
The boys varsity team also competed at the Raul Huerta Memorial at Canyon Springs High School, where Marco Costa won the 132-pound championship. Other REV placers included Braden Anthony (106) and Aiden McKibben (138), who finished sixth; Kaine Ingold (144), seventh; and Yahvin Raaj (113) and Logan Law (150), eighth.
Following his Raul Huerta title, Costa advanced to the Doc Buchanan Invitational in Clovis, one of the nation’s most competitive high school wrestling tournaments, and finished 2-2 against top-ranked competition.
Girls Wrestling
On the girls side, Savannah Gutierrez placed eighth at the Queen of the Hill tournament, which featured 64-wrestler brackets and competitors from multiple states and Canada.
REV also hosted two large tournaments during the break. At the Girls Varsity Top Cat Tournament on Jan. 9, the Wildcats finished sixth out of 22 teams. Katie Crain (130) placed third, while Fabby Perez (120), Lazette Ramirez (125) and Kailey Cooper (135) finished fourth.
The following day, REV hosted the boys junior varsity “Scrub State” tournament, drawing 21 programs. Christian Pease placed fourth at 138 pounds, with additional podium finishes from Tyler Giordano (150), Oscar Vazquez (215), Jacob Gallegos (175), Bentlee Stiles (106), Jude Delgado (126) and Henry Jedrysek (215).
“It has been a very busy but productive winter break for us,” head coach Bryan Holcombe said, citing varsity dual-meet success, junior varsity depth and Costa’s appearance at the Doc Buchanan Invitational as program milestones.
