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EP Chapin holds off Caprock in Lady Longhorn Classic

Posted: January 12, 2013 - 9:31pm
Hereford's Nancy Alvarez, top, and Caprock's Alyssa Cortez wrestle Saturday.  Roberto Rodriguez / Amarillo Globe-News
Roberto Rodriguez / Amarillo Globe-News

The first girls wrestling tournament of the year had all sorts of action.

El Paso Chapin got a rare team victory, winning the Lady Longhorn Classic over Caprock, 195-178, Saturday at Caprock. Hereford was third with 154 points.

“We did great,” Caprock coach Anthony Hoppe said. “The girls did great. I’m surprised. The kids went out there and fought and did a great job. I always told the kids whenever we go out and wrestle in a tournament, when they wrestle on the front side they are wrestling for themselves. Once they lose, they are wrestling for the team. On the back side they need to stay in there and fight. A lot of my girls did that today.”

It was the first time Chapin had won the Lady Longhorn Classic in at least six years.

“It’s a great tournament with great competition,” Chapin coach Angel Nevarez said. “There are a bunch of state places that are here. It’s also a good preview for the regional meet that’s going to be in El Paso. It’s always a great tournament. We just all got after it. It was just a really good tournament for us to be at.”

Tascosa’s Michele Lomas won the 110-pound weight class and was named the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler. Lomas is on the mend from having her shoulder operated on.

“With this only being my third tournament after surgery it’s helping me just get some mat time and prepare for state,” Lomas said. “It’s not that I really ever lost confidence, but it helps in a way.”

Lomas beat Mayra Franco of El Paso Bowie in the finals. Lomas battled out of a single leg takedown early in the third period before putting Franco on her back for the pin.

“When she hit that single off the whistle I knew it was going to be tough,’’ Lomas said. “That was honestly the toughest match I’ve had all year. No one has really ever given me a really good match. I’m glad I had the opportunity to wrestle her.”

Nevarez said it was no surprise Chapin, Caprock and Hereford were the top three, and expects the same teams to battle it out at regionals.

“We are always battling with them,” Nevarez said. “They have great coaches and great girls who love to wrestle and that’s what you need. Those are the teams that always seem to do that. It’s great to compete with teams like that. This tournament lets us know where we stand and lets us know what we need to work on.”

Lady Longhorn Classic

at Caprock High School

Top 5 Team scores: 1. El Paso Chapin 195; 2. Caprock, 178; 3. Hereford, 154; 4. El Paso Hanks, 139; 5. Palo Duro, 129.

95: 1. Victoria Nevarez, El Paso Chapin; 2. Nessa Hernandez, El Paso Montwood; 3. Julissa Alvarado, El Paso El Dorado.

102: 1. Jennifer Ramirez, El Paso Chapin; 2. Marlana Williams, El Paso Franklin; 3. Ashley Vongkhamphra, Caprock.

110: 1. Michelle Lomas, Tascosa; 2. Mayra Franco, El Paso Bowie; 3. Celeste Vallejo, El Paso Chapin.

119: 1. Nancy Alvarez, Hereford; 2. Alyssa Cortez, Caprock; 3. Cheyenne Garcia, Tascosa.

128: 1. Allison Alvarez, El Paso Hanks; 2. Aideli Martinez, El Paso Franklin; 3. Diana Nevarez, El Paso Bel Aire.

138: 1. Reanna Bustos, Caprock; 2. Destiny Garza, Hereford; 3. Destiny Campbell, Palo Duro.

148: 1. Stephanie Lopez, Caprock; 2. Ashlee Forsyth, El Paso Chapin; 3. Dinah Radke, Pampa.

165: 1. Elsa Jiminez, Palo Duro; 2. Cassie Garcia, Hereford; 3. Valerie Orozco, El Paso Bel Aire.

185: 1. Kimberly Chavira, Hereford; 2. Ana Colon, El Paso Hanks; 3. Jasmin Jimenez, El Paso Irvin.

215: 1. Bella Wilson, Pampa; 2. Kylie Flores, Bushland; 3. Adrianna Murrillo-Lopez, El Paso Hanks.

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