Tell all LCC students — Wrestling PE is the way to gain strength and self-defense skills.

Every student has a choice for PE class next year — and Wrestling PE is a great option, for boys and for girls. You don’t have to be on the wrestling team to be in Wrestling PE.  But you might want to be when you hang out with the defending Avocado League West and CIF Division II Champions!

It’s run like a martial arts class: You’ll get strength training, learn how to take down an opponent, and develop the kind of self-discipline that will help you reach you goals, no matter what they are.

Registration is open until March 19. SIGN UP FOR WRESTLING PE, and tell your friends. Remember, you don’t have to be on the team, and you’ll get a great workout while you gain skills that will serve you for life.

Questions? Talk to Coach Buth.

The La Costa Canyon Wrestling Team hosted the La Costa Canyon Classic “Jimmy

Hamada Memorial,” a two-day tournament in memory of the local wrestling legend, Dec. 9 and 10. Thirty-eight teams from California, Nevada and Colorado attended. La Costa Canyon finished the tournament in third place, outranking all teams from San Diego County. First and second place went to Green Valley High School from Henderson, Nev., and Servite High School from Los Angeles.

La Costa Canyon senior T.J. Grisafe beat Nevada’s state champion for first place at 138 lbs. Paul Head, senior, also earned gold by defeating Servite’s 182-pounder. Ian Baker and Cody Williams took second place at 160 pounds and 220 pounds, respectively. Adam Ziegler placed third 285 pounds.

Six additional La Costa Canyon wrestlers placed in the top eight, including:
–Max Wittmack (106) seventh
–Tsune Ramirez (113), sixth
–Max Zimet (120) eighth
–Kyle Tincup (126) sixth
–David Shuman (126) eighth
–Connor Anderson (171) eighth
–Miles Curcic (195) fifth

Come check out the excitement and support our boys at the next home dual meet happening on Jan. 12 against Oceanside in the LCC gym.

Junior T.J. Grisafe is representing the Mavericks in the California State Championships following his victory at 132 pounds over Poway’s Justin Chua in the San Diego Section Masters Championships last Saturday.

We caught up with T.J. before he took off for the state meet at Fresno to ask him a few questions about his routine and what motivates him.

LCC Wrestling: What’s your favorite thing to eat after you weigh in and before your first match?

TJ: Dar-Blu Gades and Clif Bars. Maybe the occasional Sar-Le bage with some goobs. (It’s in code…the wrestlers will get it.)

LCC Wrestling: Do you have a favorite pin combination?

TJ: To see my opponent break when I crank them with legs

LCC Wrestling: You’re a cross country and track runner too. How has running has helped your performance as a wrestler?

TJ: As Coach Buth would say, it helps to put a lot in your tank. Because of my endurance, I can out-hustle and out-work my opponent.

LCC Wrestling: Wrestling well requires a lot of things — solid technique, good stamina, fierce determination. Do you have a particular strength, and if so, how did you develop it?

TJ: No one can keep me down. Speed and mental frame of mind help a lot on bottom. If you can stand up and not get taken down, and ride someone on top, you wont lose.

LCC Wrestling: What inspires you to wrestle?

TJ: The feeling of getting your hand raised is the main thing that drives me toward the top. Nothing is better than knowing you have defeated the opponent. That success is a feeling that nothing else can compare to.

Congrats to T.J. on a spectacular season, and good luck at State!

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The La Costa Canyon wrestling team’s class of 2014 wrestlers made a bold statement in the So-Cal Frosh Championship Tournament, Jan. 29 at LCC.

Four of LCC’s freshmen wrestlers captured first-place medals:

• Max Zimet at 98
• Kyle Tincup at 112
• Shane Becker at 132
• Ian Baker at 145

Baker also won the tourney’s Most Valuable Wrestler trophy for his dominating performance.

Many other Mavericks earned medals, as LCC placed third overall in the 28-team tournament, behind Temecula Valley and Poway.

The strong showing by LCC’s young guns bodes well for the future of the Mavericks’ storied wrestling program, said LCC Head Coach Dwayne Buth.

‘This group of freshman is the most exciting class of wrestlers we’ve had here in years,” he said.

“Seriously, we had an outstanding crop of wrestlers come in from Diegueno and Oakcrest Middle Schools, and they are just getting better all the time. I predict that you’ll be seeing these young men at the top of the victory stand very often in the years ahead, and I’m talking about every level of competition: league, CIF and state.”

LCC Freshman Coach Tom Hernandez agreed.

“It’s not that often you see a class that’s  this deep in talent,” he said. “Every last one of these guys is a hard worker, and they all have great wrestling skills. It’s really been fun to watch them develop this year, and we expect great things from them going forward.”

Complete results, including the tournament brackets, are here in PDF form.

GO MAVS!