OK, one more thing. Results from the JV West Valley tournament.
Corning:
119–Clay Van Doorn 4th
125–Ricky Rezendes 2nd
125–Matt Peterson 3rd
130–Trey Carter 2nd
145–Alex Griego 3rd
160–Sean McFadden 3rd

The Nosebleed Section sure doesn’t have much to write about for the next week, so let’s all take the time to enjoy the holidays in our own ways.
After the New Year, let’s see if there are some tweeks that can make The Nosebleed Section more fun to read. If …

I wish I had a little more energy last night because I would have typed up this Eastern Athletic League girls basketball outlook. However a small bout of sickness, a rarity in the world of Leland Gordon, has forced me to make changes in my normal routine.
Now that my griping …

Many of you loyal readers likely remember that during football season, I was the prognosticator extraordinaire, picking around 80 percent of my games correctly. That may make me an expert when it comes to prep football, common logic says.
So just in the spirit of stretching logic, I’d like to share …

Per usual Tuesday tradition, I’ve got some Northern Section wrestling rankings to pass along, done by Kevin Askeland and Maxpreps.com.
Here’s a little bit of insight on what’s on the list:
– Chico and Pleasant Valley are Nos. 3 and 4 on the team rankings, so when they meet for a …

Perhaps it was an issue of stereotyping. I expected the Dorsey girls basketball team to be a lot better than its showing Friday in the Nichols Shootout simply because the Donnas are from Los Angeles.
Too often we think of inner-city schools as automatically having great basketball programs, and sometimes the …

By 8:30 last night I was beginning to feel a tad run down. Luckily I didnt have to play basketball after a day of traveling.
The Chico High girls game came to an end Thursday night and the Dorsey vs. Reno game began afterwards. I guess the two teams that had …

– For as ugly as the Panthers played in the first half they looked equally as impressive in the second half, when Chico pulled away. Coach Sal Reyna was flabbergasted throughout the first 16 minutes and I’m sure he knows how lucky his team was not to have dug …

Last nights dual meet between Paradise and Sutter was a dandy, a fine example of what happens when two good teams face off. It was a good win for Paradise, but dont read too much into it, because many of the competitors will be competing at lower weights later in …

Rankings are tons of fun for wrestling, and my column in Thursday’s edition will tell all about it. Until you get to hear my thoughts about them, you can read some of them.
Our pals over at www.Maxpreps.com compile some weekly rankings, and since we simply don’t have the resources to …