Chabot wrestling opens season with two straight wins, one champion

The Chabot College wrestling team opened the season with back-to-back wins in matches against Shasta, 40-6, and San Joaquin Delta, 37-17, and then placed fifth in the Sacramento City tournament this past weekend.

Chabot had six placers in Sacramento, led by the Gladiators’ lone champion, Anthony Cress at 174 pounds. Other placers were Brandon Julien (125 pounds, tie seventh); Ryan Petersen (165, third); Logan Atchinson (184, tie seventh); Lazaro Carrasco (197, tie fourth); and Chumkuar Dhaliwal (second, 285).

Carrasco was voted the wrestler with the most falls in the least amount of time. Cress was voted outstanding wrestler of the tourney.

Chabot will compete at West Hills in Lemoore on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.

Sacramento City Tournament

Team Results: 1. Fresno City 134; 2. Sacramento City 104; 3. Bakersfield 88; 4. Santa Rosa Jr. 59; 5. Chabot 47; 6. Cuesta 34; 7. Skyline 32; 8. San Joaquin Delta 30; 9. Shasta 14; 10. Lassen 10.