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EDITOR'S NOTE: For updates and commentary from Day 2 of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters follow FrontRowPreps.com's Ron Agostini @frontrowpreps.
A look at the first day of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters tournament as it unfolded on FrontRowPreps.com's Twitter feed:
Summerville’s Brennan Dibble, #4 in the section at 120s, thought his season was over when Folsom’s Mazin Samara twisted his ankle. Dibble had to be carried off the floor. He decided to battle through for one reason: history. Dibble hopes to be school’s first 2x state qualifier. ...
American Chevrolet Football Player of the Year Justin Rentro of Hilmar slams Inderkum’s Andrew Poss, finishing the first round dual in 16 seconds. “Had to send a statement,” Rentfro said. “In these tournaments, you want to win as fast as you can and move on.” ...
More on Rentfro’s opening round win: He spent more time waiting on his coach than he did finishing off Poss. “I would have wrestled without him,” Rentfro said of his coach, who was with another wrestler in the other gym. ...
The top 6 from SJS Masters in each weight class go to State. It used to be 7 until a few years ago. Why? No section wrestler since 2015 has won a state title. ...
Tight quarters inside Delta’s Blanchard Gymnasium. As wrestlers walk out for introduction at the Sac-Joaquin Section’s Masters meet, the applause is mixed with moans and groans from the fans who are packed in like sardines. ...
One sign of how packed we are at Delta for Masters: Fire dept. has checked in and first round is not yet over. ...
The wrestling is underway here at Masters meet, but tweeting bout-by-bout from media row will be difficult with an 18-inch wood railing obstructing our view. Like the wrestlers and fans forced into this experience, we’ll simply do our best. ...
Media located above the top row. Can’t see the mats from our seats. Credit Delta for stepping up for SJS Masters, but this going to be a rough two days. ...
To be fair: Parking at Delta was $5, half the price compared to Stockton Arena. And there to say hi to you at Delta is football coach Gary Barlow. ...
Fire alarm stop eight matches — and the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters — in its tracks. Here’s a time-lapse footage of the evacuation:
People filing back into Blanchard Gym after the fire alarm foes off, resulting in an evacuation for about five minutes. Eight matches stopped cold. It is, officially, a fire drill.
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