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Wolverines Host Annual Lift-A-Thon

Event donations will benefit the upcoming season for the Aliso Niguel football team.

Aliso Niguel's Football team held their annual Lift-A-Thon on Friday to raise funds for the upcoming season.

Contestants competed to see who could bench press the most weight in one repetition. 

This years winners were:

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  1. Robert Mealin
  2. John Mitzel
  3. Hunter Latta

"The Lift-A-Thon is basically to see how much muscle you've gained over 12 weeks,"said defensive lineman, Jeffrey Wright. "I was able to bench 205 pounds five times this year thanks to (offensive coordinator) Drew Westling's program. He shaped the program into a winning team."

Wright also had a word for other local football teams.

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"Others teams better watch out. Aliso is coming to play," he said.

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