Del Oro's varsity squad traveled to Oakdale to compete in the 47nd Annual James Riddle Tournament. The team finished in third place behind Clovis North and host Oakdale and finished ahead of fourth place Bakersfield and fifth place Folsom. Del Oro advanced Declan Leonard (106 lbs), Christian Perez (120 lbs), Siraj Sidhu (126 lbs), Kam Rush (138 lbs), Cooper Sheesley (150 lbs) and Evan Hilmen (175 lbs) to the finals; Perez and Sidhu won their championship matches and earned the prestigious James Riddle belt buckle. Next up for the team is an away match versus Rocklin on Wednesday December 18.
Placers
106 lbs Declan Leonard 2nd
113 lbs Nate Mitchell 4th
120 Christian Perez 1st
126 lbs Siraj Sidhu 1st
138 Kam Rush 2nd
150 Cooper Sheesley 2nd
157 Chase Young 7th
165 Liam Brunton 6th
175 Evan Hilmen 2nd
Also competing were Cade Dunn, Brayden Gury, Nolan Seipert, and Kevin Taylor.