October 7, 2017

Panthers finish in 4th place at the Modesto Tournament

Rob Nickerson (197 lbs.) won an individual Gold for SCC

On October 7, the Panthers traveled to the Modesto JC tourney for the first time in 5 years. Giving most of their top wrestlers the day off, some other Panthers stepped up to show the depth the team possess. SCC finished in 4^th out of 13 college teams.

Becoming the 3^rd Panther to win a tournament this year, Robert Nickerson (197 – RS Soph – Franklin) stepped up and took home his first medal of the year….a 1^stplace Gold! For the second straight week, an unseeded Panther won a gold medal. Last week Isaac Bertolotto pulled off the trick at 184.

Picking up his first medal of the year, Brian Horn (174 – FR – Rocklin), took home the 3^rd place Bronze medal. He pinned Cuesta College in the match for 3^rdplace.

Salvatore Pochiero (141 – RS Soph – Salinas) and Jason Stokkeland (149 – RS Soph – Calaveras) both finished in 4^th place. Salvatore Pochiero pulled off a couple of come from behind wins to get into the 3^rd place match. He ended up losing by one point to Valdez of Mt. Sac. It was his 2^nd 1 point loss to Valdez on the day. Jason Stokkeland pinned 3 wrestlers along the way but lost his last match to finish in 4^th place.

One other medal was taken home by Beau Medicine Crow (285 – FR – Grant). After losing his first match, Beau Medicine Crow won three straight before losing his last 2 and finishing 6^th.

Others picking up wins for the Panthers were: Brandon Gonzales (125 - RS Fresh – Sacramento HS); Thomas Thornton (141 – RS Fresh – Yuba City); Hunter LaRue (149 – Fresh – Napa); and Eric Giner (174 – Fresh – Johnson).

SCC will begin the defense of the BIG 8 Conference for the 7^th time starting on Wednesday, October 14 at 7 PM at SCC. They will then travel to the North Duals in Santa Rosa on the 14^th of October.