Wrestling: Estancia wrestlers shine

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Estancia High seniors Jeremy Valdes (137 pounds)

and Nathan Thaler (217) went 5-0 to pace a strong contingent of Eagles at

the Edison 12-way wrestling tournament Saturday.

Valdes had four pins to top all competitors in his weight class. He

now has 12 pins in his last 13 matches and takes a 24-2 record (at 137

pounds) into Saturday’s Pacific Coast League Finals at Corona del Mar.

Thaler, whose victories included a technical fall and a major

decision, was one of the two wrestlers to go unbeaten in his weight

class. He lost the tiebreaker and settled for the second-place medal.

Thaler is 30-4 heading into the postseason.

Estancia freshmen Luis Valdes (105) and Victor Carmona (127) both went

4-1 to finish second in their respective classes.

Estancia heavyweight Devon Bowling, a junior, was also second with a

4-1 record and four pins.