By Al Fontes, NWHOF Writer
The late 1960s marked a defining shift toward identifiable powerhouse programs and stronger sectional identities. A pivotal moment came in 1968 when Canyon High School captured the Northern California Invitational team championship, a watershed achievement that signaled the rise of fully system-driven program success in the region.
The Canyon championship was led by legendary coach Zack Papachristos, whose disciplined, technically structured approach helped redefine what a championship-caliber program looked like in Northern California wrestling. Under his leadership, Canyon embodied the modern competitive model: depth across all weights, technical precision, and a unified team identity built through structured development rather than individual reliance.
That 1968 title became one of the era’s most influential program achievements, marking a clear transition point in the evolution of Northern California wrestling. It demonstrated that sustained team success was now achievable through coaching systems and culture as much as athlete talent.
Papachristos’s influence would extend far beyond the high school level. He later went on to lead Chabot College to multiple state team championships, establishing the program as a dominant force in California junior college wrestling. His coaching impact reached its peak in 1982, when Chabot was recognized as the number one junior college team in the country, cementing his legacy as one of the most important program builders in California wrestling history.
Following this shift in competitive standards, Novato captured the 1969 team title, led by Outstanding Wrestler Kirk Donaldson. Novato’s success further reflected the growing importance of system-based excellence, while also highlighting elite individual performance under pressure.
Novato’s broader legacy was elevated by the Donaldson Brothers, Ken and Kirk of Novato, who would both go on to earn NCAA Division I All-American honors competing for the Air Force Academy, extending their impact well beyond high school competition.
During this period, CCS programs increasingly emphasized pace, technical precision, and lower-weight depth, while NCS programs often produced balanced teams with strong upper-weight physicality.
A defining individual achievement of the era came from Mark DiGirolamo of Harbor High School, who became the only four-time Northern California champion. His unprecedented consistency at the regional level ultimately translated to national success, as he went on to win an NCAA Division I national title for Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo—one of the most accomplished competitive trajectories in California wrestling history.
Steve Siroy: A Career That Bridged Eras
Within this increasingly competitive landscape, Steve Siroy of Arroyo emerged as one of the era’s most complete and influential competitors. Siroy captured an NCI regional championship before going on to win a California state title and two All-American honors, solidifying his place among the elite wrestlers of his generation.
His accomplishments extended well beyond scholastic wrestling. Siroy earned a position as an alternate on the 1976 United States Olympic wrestling team, placing him among the top American wrestlers of his era. He also achieved international distinction as a World Sambo bronze medalist, demonstrating elite adaptability across multiple grappling disciplines.
Following his competitive career, Siroy dedicated more than four decades to coaching at Chabot College, where he helped shape generations of athletes and left a lasting institutional legacy on the sport.
Greg Gibson: From Northern California Podium to World and Olympic Success
The long-term competitive reach of the Northern California Invitational era is further underscored by the international career of Greg Gibson (wrestler, Olympic silver medalist 1984).
Gibson placed third at the 1972 Northern California Invitational (Shasta H.S.), competing in one of the deepest fields of the era. That early regional result would become the launching point for one of the most distinguished international careers to emerge from California wrestling.
He went on to earn NCAA Division I All-American honors, establishing himself among the elite collegiate competitors in the United States. His development continued on the world stage, where he ultimately captured an Olympic silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games, along with multiple World Championship medals across freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines.
Gibson’s trajectory—from a third-place regional finish in Northern California to Olympic podium success—reflects both the competitive depth of the NCI era and the broader national pipeline it helped produce.
Early 1970s: Peak Depth and the Road to State Unification
As the tournament entered the 1970s, the NCI reached its highest level of competitive depth. Lynbrook captured the 1970 team title, while Osterkamp of Vallejo earned Outstanding Wrestler honors with a dominant upper-weight performance.
In 1971, Overfelt emerged as the premier program, winning the team championship through exceptional balance and depth. That year also introduced dual Outstanding Wrestler recognition: Rodriguez of Overfelt in the lower weights and Deane of Santa Cruz in the upper weights—reflecting a growing stylistic and competitive diversity within the sport.
The 1972 championships further cemented CCS dominance and strongly foreshadowed the creation of the CIF State Championships. Overfelt repeated as team champion, while CCS programs occupied five of the top ten team positions, including Cupertino, James Lick, Fremont-Sunnyvale, and Terra Nova.
Rodriguez again earned Outstanding Wrestler honors in the lower weights, while Chris Anaya of San Lorenzo was recognized in the upper weights for his physical dominance. Across all divisions, depth and parity had reached a level that made statewide unification not only logical, but inevitable.
Defining Trends of the NCI Era (1960–1972)
Across this twelve-year span, several defining trends emerged:
- Team success increasingly depended on full-lineup depth rather than individual stars
- Sectional identities became clearly defined and stylistically distinct
- Repeat champions and multi-year standouts became more common with the rise of year-round training
- Program structure and coaching systems became the primary drivers of sustained success
Championship programs such as Pleasant Hill, Cupertino, Miramonte, Wilcox, San Ramon Valley, College Park, Fremont-Sunnyvale, Canyon (under Zack Papachristos), Novato, Lynbrook, and Overfelt collectively defined the competitive evolution of Northern California wrestling during this period.
Conclusion: From Regional Supremacy to Statewide Unification
By the conclusion of the 1972 season, the Northern California Invitational had evolved far beyond its original scope. It was no longer simply a regional championship—it had become a fully realized de facto state championship, defined by elite depth, organizational sophistication, and statewide relevance.
The creation of the CIF State Championships in 1973 did not mark the beginning of elite competition in California wrestling, but rather the formal recognition of a system already fully established through more than a decade of high-level regional competition.
Coach Zack Papachristos’s 1968 Canyon championship stands as one of the clearest turning points in that evolution—demonstrating that program-building, structure, and coaching philosophy had become just as decisive as individual talent in shaping champions.
Looking Ahead
As this chapter of Northern California wrestling history concludes, a parallel story continues through the Southern California Invitational Regional Championships, which developed its own elite programs, champions, and traditions. Together, these two regional systems formed the competitive foundation that ultimately unified into the CIF State Championships—marking the next defining evolution in California wrestling history.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1960 – 1972
1972 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Olmos – Mt. View (CC)
2. Calvin – Half Moon Bay (CC)
3. Lynn – Escalon (SJ)
4. Picarillo – Cupertino (CC)
5. Miller – Gunn (CC)
6. Baptista – Del Campo (SJ)
103
1. Scott – Mt. Diablo (NC)
2. DeVara – Overfelt (CC)
3. Leskowski – Miramonte (NC)
4. Johnson – Fairfield (SJ)
5. Rogers – Pacific (NC)
6. Harney – San Mateo (CC)
112
1. Lawson – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Yip – Lodi (SJ)
3. Vaughn – South Tahoe (SJ)
4. Meza – San Jose (CC)
5. Moreno – Burbank-Sacramento (SJ)
6. Nelson – Vacaville (SJ)
120
1. Digirolamo – Santa Cruz (CC)
2. Hill – Cupertino (CC)
3. Dominguez – Overfelt (CC)
4. Ventimiglio – Amador Valley (NC)
5. Iannarelli – Fairfield (SJ)
6. Domen – Placer (SJ)
127
1. Rodriguez – Overfelt (CC) *OW Lightweight
2. Walke – Sonora (SJ)
3. Hagan – Lodi (SJ)
4. Martin – Elk Grove (SJ)
5. Yanez – Lincoln (SJ)
6. Brunett – Lynbrook (CC)
133
1. Ceglio – James Lick (CC)
2. Ross – Concord (NC)
3. Wasche – Terra Nova (CC)
4. Lewis – John F. Kennedy-Richmond (NC)
5. Boyd – Downey (SJ)
6. Pollock – Homestead (CC)
138
1. Nava – Tennyson (NC)
2. Hatch – Clayton Valley (NC)
3. Matalone – Cordova (SJ)
4. Arnold – Grace Davis (SJ)
5. Paul – Crestmoor (CC)
6. Peterson – Lynbrook (CC)
145
1. Janniro – Benicia (SJ)
2. Dooman – Tracy (CC)
3. Packer – Vacaville (SJ)
4. Maez – Mt. Diablo (NC)
5. Johnson – Arroyo (NC)
6. Houtchens – Hughson (SJ)
154
1. Rodriguez – Camden (CC)
2. Henry – Cupertino (CC)
3. Knoblock – College Park (NC)
4. Emana – Livingston (SJ)
5. McCall – Anderson (N)
6. Maderios – James Logan (NC)
165
1. Chris Anaya – San Lorenzo (NC) *OW HWT.
2. Wasick – Gilroy (CC)
3. Penrose – Homestead (CC)
4. Yonemitsu – Alisal (CC)
5. Hale – John F. Kennedy-Richmond (NC)
6. Meyer – Riverbank (SJ)
175
1. Pearson – Oakdale (SJ)
2. Espana – Tracy (SJ)
3. Gibson – Shasta (N)
4. Waite – Yuba City (N)
5. Rodrigues – Miramonte (NC)
6. N/A
191
1. Lloyd – James Lick (CC)
2. Ekhern – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
3. Green – Pleasant Hill (NC)
4. Andrade – Tennyson (NC)
5. Lucas – Campbell (CC)
6. Merrill – Monte Vista (NC)
HWT.
1. Bishop – Lynbrook (CC)
2. Lacy – Terra Nova (CC)
3. Bever – Buchser (CC)
4. Redding – Mt. Eden (NC)
5. Hart –San Juan (SJ)
6. Phillips – Miramonte (NC)
TEAM RESULTS (TOP 10)
1. Overfelt-San Jose (CC)
2. Cupertino (CC)
3. James Lick-San Jose (CC)
4. Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
5. Terra Nova-Pacifica (CC)
6. Tennyson-Hayward (NC)
7. Mt. Diablo-Concord (NC)
8. Tracy (SJ)
9. Lynbrook-San Jose (CC)
10. Lodi (SJ)
1971 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Rogers – Pacific (NC)
2. Powers – Alisal (CC)
3. Martinez – Clayton Valley (NC)
4. Hope – Harbor (CC)
5. Scott – Mt. Diablo (NC)
6. Hansen – Mira Loma (SJ)
103
1. Siroy – Arroyo (NC)
2. Lober – Westmoor (CC)
3. Yip – Lodi (SJ)
4. Tiffin – Escalon (SJ)
5. Taylor – Wheatland (N)
6. Rivera – Sunnyvale (CC)
112
1. DiGirolamo – Harbor (CC)
2. Hernandez – Samuel Ayer (CC)
3. Gonzales – Hogan (SJ)
4. Block – Mission San Jose (NC)
5. Alves – Escalon (SJ)
6. Hill – Cupertino (CC)
120
1. Rodriguez – Overfelt (CC) *OW Lightweight
2. Torres – Pacific (NC)
3. McGuire – Eureka (NC)
4. Walke – Sonora (SJ)
5. Means – Concord (NC)
6. Ortiz – Cupertino (CC)
127
1. Hamilton – Washington (NC)
2. Villereal – Oceana (CC)
3. Gardner – Mt. Eden (NC)
4. Hall – Saratoga (CC)
5. Jensen – Mira Loma (SJ)
6. Olmos – Mt. View (CC)
133
1. Vierra – Westmont (CC)
2. Foster – Oakdale (SJ)
3. Bowen – Alhambra (NC0
3. Zucker – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
4. Walker – Campbell (CC)
5. Guynes – James Lick (CC)
138
1. Gibson – Escalon (SJ)
2. Nava – Tennyson (NC)
3. Moon – McKinleyville (NC)
4. Bardsley – Petaluma (NC)
5. Elder – Saratoga (CC)
6. Dooman – Tracy (SJ)
145
1. Deane – Santa Cruz (CC) *OW HWT
2. Houtchens – Hughson (SJ)
3. Jacinto – James Logan (NC)
4. McCall – Anderson (N)
5. Morford – Hillsdale (CC)
6. Johnson – Arroyo (NC)
154
1. Guardiola – Monterey (CC)
2. Brady – Saratoga (CC)
3. Grunseth – De Anza (NC)
4. Wasick – Gilroy (CC)
5. Ricardo – Turlock (SJ)
6. Thran – South Tahoe (N)
165
1. Crosland – Paradise (N)
2. Schantz – Castro Valley (NC)
3. Prescott – Lynbrook (CC)
4. Berg – Linden (CC)
5. Spann – John F. Kennedy-Fremont (NC)
6. King – Las Lomas (NC)
175
1. Calderon – Overfelt (CC)
2. Anderson – John F. Kennedy-Fremont (NC)
3. Lloyd – James Lick (CC)
4. Ekern – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
5. Anshutz – Mt. Eden (NC)
6. Myers – Enterprise (N)
191
1. Brown – Berkeley (NC)
2. Turner – McKinleyville (NC)
3. Phillips – Mira Loma (SJ)
4. Brazil – Samuel Ayers (CC)
5. Fideldy – St. Marys (SJ)
6. Bartholomew – Merced (SJ)
HWT.
1. Redding – Mt. Eden (NC)
2. Lawson – Sonoma (NC)
3. Douglas – San Carlos (CC)
4. Hart – San Juan (SJ)
5. Moss – Encinal (NC)
6. Lacey – Terra Nova (CC)
TEAM RESULTS (TOP 10)
1. Overfelt-San Jose (CC)
2. Escalon (SJ)
3. Mt. Eden (NC)
4. Pacific (NC)
5. Saratoga (CC)
6. McKinleyville (NC)
7. Harbor-Santa Cruz (CC)
8. John F. Kennedy (NC)
9. Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
10. Paradise (N)
1970 CHAMPIONSHIPS
98
1. Avila – Tennyson (NC)
2. Sha – Harbor (CC)
3. Valdez – Antioch (NC)
4. Lorber – Westmoor (CC)
5. Tiffin – Escalon (SJ)
6. Brentlinger – San Juan (SJ)
106
1. Digirolamo – Harbor (CC)
2. Fukayama – San Lorenzo (NC)
3. Wilhite – Buchser (CC)
4. Rivera – Sunnyvale (CC)
5. Siroy – Arroyo (NC)
6. Medina – Salinas (CC)
115
1. Ortiz – Cupertino (CC)
2. Gonzales – Andrew Hill (CC)
3. Alves – Escalon (SJ)
4. Yip – Lodi (SJ)
5. Torres – Pacifica (NC)
6. Lazard – Lassen (N)
123
1. Maxon – Eureka (NC)
2. Gonzales – Overfelt (CC)
3. Wood – Miramonte (NC)
4. Garundo – Encinal (NC)
5. Gardner – Mt. Eden (NC)
6. Bournacorsi – Montgomery (NC)
130
1. Jiminez – Gonzales (CC)
2. Warner – Campolindo (NC)
3. Flores – Sunset (NC)
4. Rosenthal – Marina (NC)
5. Bedwell – Ceres (SJ)
6. Pichardo – Pacifica (NC)
136
1. Penny – Lynbrook (CC)
2. Wassum – Hughson (SJ)
3. Franscioni – Gonzales (CC)
4. Beedon – Amador Valley (NC)
5. Chavez – Piedmont Hills (CC)
6. Arroyo – Mission San Jose (NC)
141
1. Robertson – Novato (NC)
2. Hatch – Ygnacio Valley (NC)
3. Davis – Lynbrook (CC)
4. Lucas – Saratoga (CC)
5. Ricks – Piedmont Hills (CC)
6. Sanders – Homestead (CC)
148
1. Deane – Santa Cruz (CC)
2. Robinson – James Lick (CC)
3. Marsella – Lynbrook (CC)
4. Jacinto – James Logan (NC)
5. Dill – Modesto (SJ)
6. Newcomer – Pleasant Hill (NC)
157
1. Bertoloti – Ceres (SJ)
2. Cline – John F. Kennedy-Fremont (NC)
3. Teasley – John F. Kennedy-Richmond (NC)
4. Dill – Modesto (SJ)
5. Mestaz – Oak Grove (CC)
6. Knox – Hughson (SJ)
168
1. Osterkamp – Vallejo (SJ) *OW
2. Noble – Mt. Pleasant (CC)
3. DeAmon – Mission San Jose (NC)
4. Cortese – James Lick (CC)
5. Machado – Ceres (SJ)
6. King – Salinas (CC)
178
1. Rich Swift – Mission San Jose (NC)
2. Berg – Linden (CC)
3. Kevin Gunn – Concord (NC)
4. Ainlay – Saratoga (CC)
5. Turner – McKinleyville (NC)
6. Nunnelly – Anderson (N)
194
1. Stratton – Placer (N)
2. Fritz – Los Altos (CC)
3. McCure – Alhambra (NC)
4. Pattrick – Pacifica (NC)
5 Needham – Castro Valley (NC)
6. Storts – Quincy (N)
HWT.
1. Nanez – James Lick (CC)
2. Webb – Oakdale (SJ)
3. Follmar – Los Gatos (CC)
4. Clark – Placer (N)
5. Jackson – Pacific Grove (CC)
6. Brimm – Grace Davis (SJ)
TEAM RESULTS (TOP 10)
1. Lynbrook-San Jose (CC)
2. James Lick-San Jose (CC)
3. Mission San Jose-Fremont (NC)
4. Harbor-Santa Cruz (CC)
5. Ceres (SJ)
6. Gonzales (CC)
7. Placer-Auburn (SJ)
8. Vallejo (SJ)
9. Saratoga (CC)
10. Santa Cruz (CC)
1969 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Digirolamo – Harbor (CC)
2. Day – Lincoln (SJ)
3. Ceglio – James Lick (CC)
4. Vigil – Pacific (NC)
103
1. Greene – Los Gatos (CC)
2. Depper – Campolindo (NC)
3. Fukayama – San Lorenzo (NC)
4. Yee – Edison (SJ)
112
1. Kirk Donaldson – Novato (NC) *OW
2. Dougherty – San Juan (SJ)
3. Lopez – Gonzales (CC)
4. Tirapelle – Ponderosa (SJ)
120
1. Ken Donaldson – Novato (NC)
2. Penney – Lynbrook (CC)
3. Lewis – Los Gatos (CC)
4. Warner – Campolindo (NC)
127
1. Robak – Los Gatos (CC)
2. Vasquez – Gilroy (CC)
3. Flores – Sunset (NC)
4. Hamilton – Washington (NC)
133
1. Sanchez – Mountain View (CC)
2. Cox – Linden (CC)
3. Wright – Crestmoor (CC)
4. Erickson – Pittsburg (NC)
138
1. Ferdinand – Castro Valley (NC)
2. Fuentez – Andrew Hill (CC)
3. Irizarry – Downey (SJ)
4. Blanchard – Mountain View (CC)
145
1. Fennell – Menlo Atherton (CC)
2. McCown – Novato (NC)
3. Hobbs – Washington (NC)
4. Lyford – Miramonte (NC)
154
1. Dalton – Tennyson (NC)
2. Harris – Grant (SJ)
3. Cooper – Castlemont (O)
4. Davis – Acalanes (NC)
165
1. Ruth – Mt. Pleasant (CC)
2. King – Las Lomas (NC)
3. Osterkamp – Vallejo (SJ)
4. Horning – Miramonte (NC)
175
1. Noon – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Swift – Mission San Jose (NC)
3. Starr – Downey (SJ)
4. Gunn – Concord (NC)
191
1. Webb – Oakdale (SJ)
2. Leland – Ukiah (NC)
3. Stratton – Placer (N)
4. Sunde – Vacaville (SJ)
HWT.
1. Stewart – Woodland (SJ)
2. Hart – San Juan (SJ)
3. Hogue – North Salinas (CC)
4. Gorman – Tennyson (NC)
UNLIMITED
1. Kinman – Ukiah (NC)
2. Avington – Kennedy (NC)
3. Sandoval – Turlock (SJ)
4. Hernandez – Wilcox (CC)
TEAM RESULTS (TOP 10)
1. Novato (NC)
2. Los Gatos (CC)
3. Ukiah (NC)
4. San Juan-Citrus Heights (SJ)
5. Tennyson-Hayward (NC)
6. Mountain View (CC)
7. Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
8. Andrew Hill-San Jose (CC)
9. Campolindo-Moraga (NC)
10. Oakdale (SJ)
1968 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Fukayama – San Lorenzo (NC)
2. Cambron – Alhambra (NC)
3. Black – Ceres (SJ)
4. Taylor – San Mateo (CC)
103
1. Dougherty – San Juan (SJ)
2. Moreland – Canyon (NC)
3. Kirk Donaldson – Novato (NC)
4. Garcia – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
112
1. Ken Donaldson – Novato (NC)
2. McBride – Ceres (SJ)
3. Morrison – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
4. Lopez – Gonzales (CC)
120
1. Meikle – Modesto (SJ)
2. Welch – Ceres (SJ)
3. Robak – Los Gatos (CC)
4. Ellerson – Sunset (NC)
127
1. Wolt – Pleasant Valley (NC)
2. Whitlock – Sunset (NC)
3. Herren – Santa Cruz (CC)
4. Hilas – Vacaville (SJ)
133
1. Madrid – Canyon (NC)
2. Chott – Las Lomas (NC)
3. Nakabayashi – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
4. Randolph – Fremont-Oakland (O)
138
1. Cusimano – Mt. Pleasant (CC)
2. D. Suttle – Las Lomas (NC)
3. Lopez – Pacifica (NC)
4. Moore – Folsom (SJ)
145
1. Bicocca – Campbell (CC)
2. Urenholt – Del Valle (NC)
3. Sabrau – Mission San Jose (NC)
4. Berridge – Homestead (CC)
154
1. Alvarado – Overfelt (CC)
2. Griffin – Awalt (CC)
3. Bell – Chico (N)
4. Parfitt – Novato (NC)
165
1. Noon – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Bolar – Canyon (NC)
3. Murchinson – Canyon (NC)
4. Craft – Concord (NC)
175
1. Lucas – North Salinas (CC) *OW
2. Schlueter – Hoopa (NC)
3. Stewart – San Mateo (CC)
4. Pennington – Lynbrook (CC)
191
1. Craney – San Lorenzo (NC)
2. Todd – Castro Valley (NC)
3. Swanson – Lincoln (SJ)
4. Ryan – Encinal (NC)
HWT.
1. Erdman – Folsom (SJ)
2. Stewart – Woodland (SJ)
3. Osterkamp – Vallejo (SJ)
4. Grassio – Pacifica (NC)
UNLIMITED
1. Gray – Pittsburg (NC)
2. Parker – Franklin (SJ)
4. Guthrie – Willits (NC)
5. Viney – Edison-Stockton (SJ)
TEAM RESULTS (Top 10)
1. Canyon-Castro Valley (NC)
2. Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
3. Ceres (SJ)
4. Novato (NC)
5. San Lorenzo (NC)
6. Las Lomas-Walnut Creek (NC)
7. Folsom (SJ)
8. North Salinas (CC)
9. Sunset-Hayward (NC)
10. Modesto (SJ)
1967 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Dougherty – San Juan (SJ)
2. Domino – Vanden (SJ)
3. K. Donalson – Novato (NC)
4. Page – South San Francisco (CC)
103
1. McBride – Ceres (SJ)
2. Beberg – Clayton Valley (NC)
3. Turner – Livermore (NC)
4. Werner – College Park (NC)
112
1. Olmos – Mt. View (CC) *OW
2. Nishimura – Berkeley (NC)
3. Koupenny – Antioch (NC)
4. Waldecker – Sonora (SJ)
120
1. Irizarry – Downey (SJ)
2. Meikle – Modesto (SJ)
3. Herren – Santa Cruz (CC)
4. Chavez – Tennyson (NC)
127
1. Hoschouer – Clayton Valley (NC)
2. Jolley – Grace Davis (SJ)
3. Burger – Monterey (CC)
4. Ferdinand – Sunset (NC)
133
1. Perry – Hughson (SJ)
2. Hauskins – Acalanes (NC)
3. Lopez – Pacifica (NC)
4. McCampbell – Buchser (CC)
138
1. Morrow – Mt. Eden (NC)
2. Prado – Menlo Atherton (CC)
3. Morris – Westmoor (CC)
4. Byous – Ceres (SJ)
145
1. Dunn – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Finch – Acalanes (NC)
3. Schlueter – Hoopa (NC)
4. Machado – Sunset (NC)
154
1. Noon – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Lee – Campolindo (NC)
3. Sanchez – Antioch (NC)
4. Welch – Oakland Technical (O)
165
1. Mason – Bella Vista (SJ)
2. Bell – Chico (N)
3. Foster – Fremont-Oakland (O)
4. Smith – Clayton Valley (NC)
175
1. Ming – Elk Grove (SJ)
2. Vogt – Nevada Union (SJ)
3. McCoid – Fremont- Sunnyvale (CC)
4. Lucas – North Salinas (CC)
191
1. Garcia – Cupertino (CC)
2. Boeger – College Park (NC)
3. Donlon – Miramonte (NC)
4. Kopecky – Sequoia (CC)
HWT.
1. Miller – Alhambra (NC)
2. Wilhelm – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
3. Boykin – Vacaville (SJ)
4. Wilson – Grant-Sacramento (SJ)
TEAM RESULTS (Top 10)
1. Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
2. Clayton Valley-Concord (NC)
3. Ceres (SJ)
4. Acalanes-Lafayette (NC)
5. College Park-Pleasant Hill (NC)
6. Downey-Modesto (SJ)
7. Alhambra-Martinez (NC)
8. Antioch (NC)
9. Bella Vista-Fair Oaks (SJ)
10. Cupertino (CC)
1966 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Brett – South San Francisco (CC)
2. Beberg – Clayton Valley (NC)
3. Gingery – Hayward (NC)
4. Nelson – Folsom (SJ)
103
1. Olmos – Mt. View (CC)
2. Docherty – El Dorado (SJ)
3. Healer – Vacaville (SJ)
4. Montez – Camden (CC)
112
1. Irizarry – Downey (SJ)
2. Fontana – Grace Davis (SJ)
3. Williams – Washington (NC)
4. Collins – Novato (NC)
120
1. Vierra – Westmont (CC)
2. Lape – Wilcox (CC)
3. Fogelman – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
4. Jolley – Grace Davis (SJ)
127
1 -Ellison – Mt. Diablo (NC)
2 – Selletti – Del Mar (CC)
3 – Davidson – Castro Valley (NC)
4 – Gilman – Nevada Union (SJ)
133
1. Richardson – Del Valle (NC)
2. Fern – Arroyo (NC)
3. Peterson – Grace Davis (SJ)
4. St. Peter – Lassen (N)
138
1. Parsens – Buchser (CC)
2. Kendall – Sunnyvale (CC)
3. Russo – San Lorenzo (NC)
4. Finch – Acalanes (NC)
145
1. Taylor – Camden (CC)
2. Dunn – Fremont-Sunnyvale (CC)
3. Pelache – Pioneer (CC)
4. Garcia – San Lorenzo (NC)
154
1. Nava – Sunset (NC)
2. George – Los Gatos (CC)
3. Hammond – Wilcox (CC)
4. Page – Montgomery (NC)
165
1. Brigham – Homestead (CC)
2. Mason – Bella Vista (SJ)
3. Shane – Tennyson (NC)
4. Costa – Pacifica (NC)
175
1. Dunstan – Skyline (O)
2. Parker – Folsom (SJ)
3. Becker – College Park (NC)
4. Vogt – Nevada Union (SJ)
191
1. Widmer – Manteca (SJ) *OW
2. Boeger – College Park (NC)
3. James – Oakland Technical (O)
4. Guerra – Salinas (CC)
HWT.
1. Alvarez – Lassen (N)
2. Kopitar – Pacifica (NC)
3. McNeil – Edison (SJ)
4. Weir – Oakland (O)
TEAM RESULTS (Top 10)
1. College Park – Pleasant Hill (NC)
2. Grace Davis – Modesto (SJ)
3. Camden – San Jose (CC)
4. Fremont – Sunnyvale (CC)
5. Lassen – Susanville (N)
6. Pacifica – Pittsburg (NC)
7. Folsom (SJ)
8. Wilcox – Santa Clara (CC)
9. Downey – Modesto (SJ)
10. El Dorado – Placerville (SJ)
1965 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Olmos – Mt. View
2. Gray – Pittsburg
3. Klein – Hughson
4. Nelson – Folsom
103
1. Chavez – Andrew Hill
2. Trujillo – Arroyo
3. Gomez – Newark
4. Chun – San Mateo
112
1. Lawton – San Ramon
2. Fern – Arroyo
3. Irizarry – Downey
4. Montes – Andrew Hill
120
1. Sillas- Overfelt
2. Turman – Miramonte
3. Helvick – Davis
4. Hernandez – Edison
127
1. Hisatomi – Samuel Ayer
2. Nishiyama – San Lorenzo
3. Flynn – Ygnacio Valley
4. Castro – Hollister
133
1. Fusco – Blackford
2. Millwid – Homestead
3. Killion – El Dorado
4. Jones – Oakland Tech.
138
1. Waire – San Mateo
2. McKeown – Sunnyvale
3. Sherman – Castro Valley
4. Ruhkala – Roseville
145
1. Stroppa – Campbell
2. Smith – Washington
3. Forbes – Davis
4. Hunter – Skyline
154
1. Nava – Sunset
2. Harris – Pittsburg
3. Mijares – Westmont
4. Ruhkala – Roseville
165
1. Buhler – San Ramon
2. Ernst – Bella Vista
3. Mijares – Westmont
4. Ruhkala – Roseville
175
1. Hackett – Los Altos
2. Nunn – Fremont-Oakland
3. Klein – Las Lomas
4. Rasmussen – Castro Valley
191
1. Widmar – Manteca
2. Thomas – Anderson
3. Hubbard – La Sierra
4. Todd – Castro Valley
HWT.
1. Lonergan – Mt. Eden
2. Boeger – College Park
3. Hartman – Westmoor
4. Burnett – Skyline – Oakland
TEAM RESULTS (Top 5)
1. San Ramon Valley (NC)
2. Pittsburg (NC)
3. San Mateo (CC)
4. Arroyo (CC)
5. Andrew Hill (CC)
1964 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Trujillo – Arroyo
2. Gray – Pittsburg
3. Berele – Samuel Ayer
4. Rosecrans – Sunnyvale
103
1. Shinalt – Pleasant Hill
2. Silva – Hollister
3. Vierra – Campbell
4. Quesda – Pittsburg
112
1. Abbott – Wilcox
2. Turman – Miramonte
3. Sillias – Overfelt
4. Sipes – College Park
120
1. Hisatomi – Samuel Ayer
2. MIllwood – Homestead
3. Yasuda – Pleasant Hill
4. Helrick – Davis
127
1. Suttle – Las Lomas
2. Niles – Ponderosa
3. Silva – James Lick
4. Murphy – Büscher
133
1. Hook – Clayton Valley
2. Domingues – Washington
3. Booker – Castlemont
4. Villareal – Hollister
138
1. Hicks – Wilcox
2. Manke – Hayward
3. Perez – Gilroy
4. Sherman – McClymonds
145
1. Teasley – McClymonds
2. Pierce – Las Lomas
3. Sedore – Grace Davis
4. Moule – Nevada Union
154
1. Mar – Gilroy
2. Martin – Mt. Diablo
3. Nava – Sunset
4. Franson – Camden
165
1. Schofield – Del Valle
2. Ponsi – Sunset
3. McNown – Hollister
4. Burford – Oakdale
175
1. Bianchini – Cupertino *OW
2. Kessler – Downey (Modesto)
3. Bueler – James Logan
4. Siler – Lincoln
191
1. Hackett – Los Altos
2. Lovelady – Oakdale
3. Montori – Clayton Valley
4. Underwood – Acalanes
HWT.
1. Lonergon – Mt. Eden
2. Fields – Modesto
3. Fernandez – San Lorenzo
4. Wenger – Capuchino
TEAM SCORES (Top 5)
1. Wilcox
2. Hollister
3. Samuel Ayer
4. Las Lomas/Sunset
5. Clayton Valley
1963 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Trujillo – Arroyo
2. Barela – Samuel Ayer
3. Roberto – Tennyson
4. French – Miramonte
103
1. Milwood – Homestead
2. Silva – San Benito
3. Meyer – Encinal
4. Abbott – Downey (Modesto)
112
1. Vallance – Hillsdale
2. Yasuda – Pleasant Hill
3. Sillas – Overfelt
4. Perales – Washington
120
1. Cantrill – Miramonte
2. Van Dyke – Oakdale
3. Hildago – North Salinas
4. Mascarenas – Fremont (Oakland)
127
1. Cannon – Miramonte
2. Hook – Clayton Valley
3. Lorenz – Campbell
4. Goddard – San Juan
133
1. Welch – Cupertino *OW
2. Thomas – PIttsburg
3. Reynolds – Skyline
4. Ruhkala – Roseville
138
1. Laurence – Clayton Valley
2. De Cena – Arroyo
3. Brown – Oakland Technical
4. Luschesi – Woodside
145
1. Rideout – Cupertino
2. Ehrler – Modesto
3. Gallego – Del Mar
4. Dias – Oakdale
154
1. Hilger – Miramonte
2. Schofield – Del Valle
3. Lucas – North Salinas
4. Cassali – Tracy
165
1. Mike McCarthy – Hayward
2. Davis – Acalanes
3. Kessler – Downey (Modesto)
4. Owens – Santa Cruz
191
1. Howell – Los Gatos
2. Popejoy – Cupertino
3. Husted – San Ramon
4. Kawski – Livingston
HWT.
1. Wilhelm – Fremont (Sunnyvale)
2. Fernandez – San Lorenzo
3. Mecham – Del Mar
4. Schafer – Campbell
TEAM SCORES (Top 10)
1. Miramonte
2. Cupertino
3. Hayward
4. Clayton Valley
5. Downey
6. North Salinas/Del Mar (San Jose)
8. Oakdale
9. Hillsdale/Fremont (Sunnyvale)
1962 CHAMPIONSHIPS
95
1. Nakamura – Gilroy
2. Tyler – Castro Valley
3. Blunco – Tracy
4. Shinault – Pleasant Hill
103
1. Werner – Pleasant Hill
2. Thomas – Oakdale
3. Meyer – Castro Valley
4. Gutierrez – Cupertino
112
1. Soto – Tracy
2. Remer – Castro Valley
3. Garcia – Hayward
4. Lorenz – Campbell
120
1. Welch – Cupertino
2. Simpson – College Park
3. Johnson – Castro Valley
4. Hisatomi – Samuel Ayer
127
1. Siegel – Arroyo *OW
2. Rideout – Cupertino
3. Park – Hughson
4. Oliveros – Gilroy
133
1. Mikoyou – Santa Cruz
2. Thomas – Pittsburg
3. Benson – Castro Valley
4. Halkouich – Novato
138
1. Blacklock – Cupertino
2. Laurence – Clayton Valley
3. Atwood – San Juan
4. Vessey – Salinas
145
1. Evans – Modesto
2. Rogers – Santa Cruz
3. Yielding – San Juan
4. Payne – Arroyo
154
1. Orear – Hayward
2. Scarchna – James Lick
3. Davis – Acalanes
4. Spann – Fremont (Oakland)
165
1. M. McCarthy – Hayward
2. Peters – Washington
3. Delgado – Samuel Ayer
4. Popejoy – Cupertino
191
1. Foster – Pleasant Hill
2. Buccellato – Pittsburg
3. Howell – Los Gatos
4. Muggard – Turlock
HWT.
1. Porter – Oakland
2. Wilhelm – Fremont (Sunnyvale)
3. Baducci – Menlo Atherton
4. Garza – Sunnyvale
TEAM SCORES (Top 10)
1. Cupertino
2. Hayward
3. Castro Valley
4. Pleasant Hill
5. Santa Cruz
6. Pittsburg
7T. Samuel Ayre/Modesto
9T. Oakland/Tracy
1961 CHAMPIONSHIPS
103
1. Garcia – Hayward *OW
2. Vaughn – Clayton Valley
3. Remer – Castro Valley
4. Reynolds – Castlemont
112
1. Teem – Sonora
2. Welch – Cupertino
3. Cuevas – James Logan
4. McDonald – Modesto
120
1. Cowell – Pleasant Hill
2. Hawkins – Castro Valley
3. Siegel – Arroyo
4. Garcia – Cupertino
127
1. Valenzuela – Del Mar
2. Thomas – Pittsburg
3. Moore – Pleasant Hill
4. Benson – Castro Valley
133
1. Easley – Turlock
2. Lucas – Las Lomas
3. Rockwell – Pleasant Hill
4. Owens – Oakland Technical
138
1. Cole – Modesto
2. Puccetti – San Benito (Hollister)
3. Stanley – McClymonds
4. Ford – Downey
145
1. Hawley (Oakdale)
2. Camilleri – Hayward
3. Wahnoutka – James Lick
4. Adamson – Sequoia
154
1. Lee – Las Lomas
2. Hernandez – Gilroy
3. Topping – Pacifica
4. Pole – Turlock
165
1. McCarthy – Hayward
2. Stiller – Sonora
3. Parker – San Benito (Hollister)
4. Ziegler – Campbell
175
1. Foster – Pleasant Hill
2. Spencer – Modesto
3. Brunson – Oakland
4. Reiger – Campbell
191
1. Rose – Camden
2. DeSelhorst – Downey
3. Davis – Mt. Diablo
4. Michelson – Andrew Hill
HWT.
1. Lychak – Camden
2. Brasiel – Tennyson
3. Leon – Del Mar
4. Porter – Oakland
TEAM SCORES (Top 10)
1. Pleasant Hill
2. Hayward
3. Modesto
4. Sonora
5. Camden (San Jose)
6. Turlock
7. Castro Valley
8. Del Mar (San Jose)
9. Cupertino
10. San Benito (Hollister)
1960 CHAMPIONSHIPS
103
1. Rodriguez – Roosevelt (Fresno)
2. Martinez – East Bakersfield
3. Gutierrez – Pittsburg
4. Figgs – Bullard
112
1. Jones – Hanford
2. Cowell – Pleasant Hill
3. Miller – Fremont (Oakland)
4. Martinez – Camden
120
1. Raley – Modesto
2. Kuritsubo – Oakland
3. Whitmore – Fresno
4. Valenzuela – Del Mar
127
1. Marquez – Madera
2. Euranius – Pleasant Hill
3. Aguilar – Hanford
4. Easley – Turlock
133
1. Huerta – Hayward
2. Tamoto – Camden
3. Patterson – Hanford
4. Wagoner – Fresno
138
1. Benites – San Lorenzo
2. Wilburn – Roosevelt
3. Bigler – Turlock
4. Carranza – Lincoln
145
1. O’Connell – Castro Valley *OW
2. Vasques – Roosevelt
3. Allen – Madera
4. Sherborne – San Lorenzo
154
1. Regalda – Fremont (Sunnyvale)
2. Hernandez – Gilroy
3. State – Turlock
4. Kimura – San Jose
165
1. Foster – Pleasant Hill
2. Peoples – Castlemont
3. Hull – Camden
4. Bressler – Hanford
175
1. Holm – San Mateo
2. Burns – Pleasant Hill
3. Smith – Durham
4. Rusuigno – Del Mar
191
1. Anderson – North Salinas
2. McGrew – Tulare
3. Stiles – Durham
4. Mechnam – Camden
HWT.
1. Rogers – Santa Cruz
2. Toll – Acalanes
3. Leon – Del Mar
4. Porter – Oakland
TEAM SCORES (Top 10)
1. Pleasant Hill
2. Hanford
3. Camden (San Jose)
4. Turlock
5. Castro Valley/Madera
7. Roosevelt (Fresno)
8. Oakland
9. Castlemont (Oakland)
10. San Lorenzo
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