Historic run continues for La Cañada girls’ wrestling program

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Corona del Mar High’s Kiersten Muse, right, battles Rancho Verde’s Vanessa Gonzalez in the 137-pound CIF Southern Section girls’ wrestling finals at Eastvale Roosevelt High on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Corona Del Mar High School girls wrestling team member Kiersten Muse, left, grapples with Rancho Verde High School wrestler Vanessa Gonzalez in the 137-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Chloe Belman, top, prepares to pin Santa Maria High School wrestler Mercedes Yglesias in the 143-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Chloe Belman walks off the mat after beating Santa Maria High School wrestler Mercedes Yglesias in the 143-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Ocean View High School girls wrestling team member Angie Vu, top, takes down Kayla Avila from Roosevelt High School in the 150-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Ocean View High School girls wrestling team member Angie Vu, top, beats Kayla Avila from Roosevelt High School in the 150-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Ocean View High School girls wrestling team member Angie Vu, prepares to beat Kayla Avila from Roosevelt High School in the 150-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Breanna Raya, top, takes down Isabel Silva from Lompoc High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Breanna Raya, front, takes down Isabel Silva from Lompoc High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Breanna Raya, made quick work of Isabel Silva from Lompoc High School in the 170-lb. with a quick pin CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Huntington Beach High School girls wrestling team member Breanna Raya, pinned Isabel Silva from Lompoc High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La CaÃ±ada High School girls wrestling team member Sophie Garcia, top, takes down Tya Gray from Beckman High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La CaÃ±ada High School girls wrestling team member Sophie Garcia, top, grapples with Tya Gray from Beckman High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La Ca–ada High School girls wrestling team member Sophie Garcia, beat Tya Gray from Beckman High School in the 170-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La CaÃ±ada High School girls wrestling team member Cheyenne Garcia, top, takes down Sarah Lucero from Tustin High School in the 189-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La CaÃ±ada High School girls wrestling team member Cheyenne Garcia, front, won her match against Sarah Lucero from Tustin High School in the 189-lb. CIF Southern Section girls wrestling finals at Roosevelt High School, in Eastvale, Ca., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Andrew J. CampaStaff Writer

Feb. 9, 2018 10:40 PM PT

One sister continued her pioneering trail, the other called it a season for the La Cañada High girls’ wrestling program on Friday.

Spartans 170-pound junior Sophie Garcia went undefeated through the first day of action at the CIF Southern Section Girls’ Wrestling Championships at Eastvale Eleanor Roosevelt High and became her school’s first-ever state qualifier while older sister Cheyenne Garcia was eliminated.

“I’m very proud of her and all her hard work to get there,” La Cañada coach Justin Luthey texted in regards to Sophie Garcia. “She’s been extremely driven all summer, preseason and season with this in mind. Lots of credit goes to coach Alex Bache, as well.”

Sophie Garcia finished 3-0, tallied a pair of pins, earned advancement to the division semifinals and punched her ticket to the CIF State Girls’ Invitational Wrestling Championship tournament in Visalia, beginning Feb. 23.

The junior opened with a fall in 5 minutes, 39 seconds against Beckman’s Tya Gray and followed that with a pin over Hacienda Heights Wilson’s Melanie Aguilar in 4:32.

A showdown with top-seeded Jessica Gutierrez of Martin Luther King High in the quarterfinals fizzled out due to an injury default victory for Garcia.

Up next for Sophie Garcia is a match-up with third-seeded Kiri Schell of Murrieta Valley in the semifinals at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Sophie Garcia’s three victories gained Friday matched her combined win total from the last two CIF runs as she was 3-4.

If there was bad news for Sophie Garcia, it’s that her sister won’t be competing in Saturday’s final day.

La Cañada senior 189-pounder Cheyenne Garcia capped her season with a 2-2 run.

Garcia commenced with a pin of Tustin’s Sarah Lucero in the first round, but was pinned by top-seeded Sierra Adams Gregory of Long Beach Millikan in 21 seconds in the second round.

Cheyenne Garcia was dropped into the consolation round and bounced back with a 5-0 win over Moreno Valley’s Rosalia Casas.

In the final match to earn a spot to Saturday, Northview’s Dejia Grijalva defeated Garcia, 5-1.

The two victories for Cheyenne Garcia marked a personal best.

andrew.campa@latimes.com

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