Goldwater junior Bree Garcia became the fourth wrestler from the state of Arizona to win two state individual championships after she went 5-0 at the Girls Wrestling Championship held at mesquite High School on Friday and Saturday. Naomi Norton of Arizona Lutheran also won her second staright title.

Garcia (14-0) held off a late charge from Canyon del Oro standout Mylei Seigla (9-2) in the final match by a 5-3 decision in the 132-pound division. Seigla, a senior, finished in second place last year. Garcia was the only repeat champion from last year.

Sunnyside freshman Audrey Jimenez (9-0) became the first girl from the Tucson area to win an individual title when she won by fall over Valley Vista standout Brianna Reyes (10-1).

Seniors Amber R. Rodriguez (13-1) of Basha won in the 145-pound division and Courtney Cardoza (9-0) of Millennium won in the 152-pound division which means there will be at least two open spots next year.

As a team, Basha became the first program to win a state championship and the Bears did it by a wide margin over second place finishers Liberty and Winslow. Basha scored 191 points and led from beginning to end by taking nine individual medals out of the 14 divisions, including three individual titles.

Liberty and Winslow tied with 108 points and Casteel followed with 107.5. Westwood took fifth place with 107.

TEAM RESULTS

 

1 Basha 191

2 Liberty 108

2 Winslow 108

4 Casteel 107.5

5 Westwood 107

6 Centennial 91

7 Willow Canyon 73

8 Peoria 53

9 Canyon View 45

10 Canyon Del Oro 41.5

11 Hamilton 41

11 Page 41

13 Maricopa 40

13 Sunnyside 40

15 Campo Verde 36.5

16 Mesa 36

17 Goldwater 34

17 Valley Vista 34

19 Holbrook 33

20 Mountain View Marana 32

21 Chandler 31

21 Round Valley 31

23 Buena 30

23 Millennium 30

25 Kofa 28

25 San Luis 28

25 Shadow Ridge 28

28 Arizona Lutheran 25

29 Moon Valley 24

30 Santa Rita 23

30 Skyline 23

32 Desert Ridge 22

32 Marana 22

32 Mohave 22

32 Perry 22

36 Greenway 21

37 Gila Ridge 20

38 Poston Butte 19

39 Cactus 17

39 Verrado 17

41 Sunnyslope 15

42 ALA Gilbert 14

42 Mountain View Mesa 14

44 Morenci 13

45 Cienega 12

46 Coolidge 11

46 Dobson 11

46 Red Mountain 11

49 Arizona College Prep 10

49 Combs 10

49 Kellis 10

52 Catalina 9

52 Eastmark 9

54 Apollo 8

54 Bradshaw Mountain 8

54 Coronado 8

54 Desert Vista 8

54 Mountain Ridge 8

54 Thunderbird 8

60 Cortez 7

60 Mingus Union 7

62 Agua Fria 6

62 Sahuarita 6

64 Ironwood 5

65 Casa Grande 4

65 Deer Valley 4

65 Desert Edge 4

65 Flowing Wells 4

65 Lake Havasu 4

65 North Canyon 4

65 Pima 4

65 Rio Rico 4

73 Coconino 3

73 Estrella Foothills 3

73 Show Low 3

73 Washington 3

77 Sunrise Mountain 2

78 Buckeye Union 1

78 Mica Mountain 1