Eagles sparkle

IRVINE - Estancia High’s wrestling forces had some big moments at

the University High 12-way tournament Saturday, keyed by the performances

of Jeremy Valdes, Nathan Thaler and Deven Bowling.

Valdes, a senior and 18 today, gave himself an early birthday present

with a 5-0 run, all by way of pins, to claim the tournament’s Most

Valuable wrestler honor in the lower weights. A 135-pounder, he improved

to 18-4.

Thaler was also 5-0 with four pins and a technical fall in the

215-pound category, improving to 23-3.

A third Eagle to post a 5-0 record was heavyweight Bowling, whose five

pins pushed his overall record to 13-3.

Also with solid performances for the Eagles were sophomores Peter Diep

(112), Victor Carmon (125) and Louis Valdes (103), each finishing fourth

in their categories.