Jasmine Cordero: Wrestling at State

By: Julie Moreno Tustin High School’s senior Jasmine Cordero competed in the 2015 CIF Girls’ Wrestling State Championships on the 27th and 28th of February. At the Visalia Convention Center, Cordero wrestled against 24 of the best girls in the 141 pound weight class. According to the Varsity wrestling team’s coach Greg Smith, “The competition…

Making Tiller History

By: Julie Moreno Being dedicated to something can be tough, but can also pay off. Tustin High’s seniors Jasmine Cordero and Valeria Moreno are the first girls in school history to wrestle for four years. For their first two years in wrestling they practiced and competed on the boys wrestling team. This gave them an…

Wrestling Controversy

By Zachary Apperson Wrestling is considered one of the most extraneous sports, both physically and mentally. But as an audience we only see two burly men hurling each other over a sweaty mat-what about the constant dieting and exercise it takes to get there? In wrestling, there are a variety of weight classes. Let’s say…

Wrestling’s Big Moment

By Amanda Zamora and Jacob Rivas Friday, January 11, 2015 Tustin High School hosted wrestling’s varsity ASICS tournament for around 50 schools in the surrounding area. Junior varsity and frosh-soph wrestlers combined with parent volunteers ran the event. Thanks to generous donations, the wrestling team raised over $3,000 for their program.  KTLA 5 news reported…

Rumble on the Mat

By Cristobal Segura Wrestling isn’t just a sport; it’s a lifestyle. Wrestling is persistent hard work. Wrestlers will keep going until their body can’t take anymore. Six minutes… Three periods… One winner… What will be the outcome? Waking up at five a.m. to wrestle strangers isn’t an activity everyone enjoys doing on a Saturday, but…