Big tournament weekend for prep wrestling

RIO RANCHO — There was a lot going on in the world of prep wrestling this weekend; at least, as far as the Rams and Storm were concerned. All four teams (Rams and Storm, boys and girls) and their JV compatriots competed at various tournaments on Friday and Saturday.

The Spartans got in on the action as well, as Bernalillo High School made the long trek south to Los Lunas to compete in the Tom Torres Duals. The Cleveland boys joined them there, while the Cleveland boys JV team stayed in town to compete at the Southwest Shootout.

Speaking of the Southwest Shootout, that’s where everyone else was this weekend.

The Rams boys and girls both competed at the meet, which was hosted at RRHS on Friday and Saturday. The Storm girls squad was also in attendance, as was the Rams boys JV team.

The big winner from the weekend tournaments was the Cleveland Storm boys team, who returned to Rio Rancho with the Tom Torres trophy in hand after taking first place at the Los Lunas High School event, beating out their hosts for the top spot. The Storm went undefeated in the tournament’s final rounds, grabbing victories over Atrisco Heritage, Los Lunas and Las Cruces with a total point differential of 156-55.

The Rio Rancho boys put up a strong showing in their home event as well, taking fourth place at the Southwest Shootout, which saw 23 of the state’s top teams descend on the City of Vision for an all-out battle royale.

On the girls side of the Southwest Shootout, the Storm made the medal stand, taking third place. The Rams finished in fifth.

Next up, both the boys and the girls teams from both high schools will be heading south for the Las Cruces Invite Dec. 13-14.

{span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}Tom Torres Duals{/span}

Dec. 7, 2024 @ Los Lunas High School

• Participating local teams: Cleveland boys, Bernalillo boys

Team results

1st — Cleveland

2nd — Los Lunas

3rd — Atrisco Heritage

4th — Las Cruces

5th — Piedra Vista

6th — Centennial

7th — Organ Mountain

8th — St. Pius X

9th — Valencia

10th — Tucumcari

11th — Sandia

12th – Bernalillo

13th – Los Lunas JV

14th — Mayfield

Cleveland match results...

Round 1 — Cleveland defeated Atrisco Heritage 44-26.

Round 2 — Cleveland defeated Los Lunas 60-12.

Round 3 — Cleveland defeated Las Cruces 52-17.

Bernalillo match results...

Round 1 — Valencia defeated Bernalillo 48-30.

Round 2 — Sandia defeated Bernalillo 48-30.

Round 3 — Tucumcari defeated Bernalillo 60-17.

{span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}Southwest Shootout (boys){/span}

Dec. 7, 2024 @ Rio Rancho High School

• Participating local teams: Rio Rancho boys

Team results

1st — Volcano Vista

2nd — El Paso Eastwood

3rd — Brush

4th — Rio Rancho

5th — Chandler High School

6th — Volcano Vista JV

7th — La Cueva

8th — Cleveland JV

9th – Eldorado

10th — El Paso Pebble Hills

11th — Valley

12th — Carlsbad

13th — Rio Rancho JV

14th — El Paso Del Valle

15th — Cibola

16th — Roswell

17th — El Paso Bel Air

18th — Clovis

19th — Academy

20th — Los Alamos

21st — El Paso Ysleta

22nd — El Paso Socorro

23rd — Manzano

Rio Rancho match results...

Round 1 — Chandler defeated Volcano Vista JV 51-24.

Round 2 — Rio Rancho defeated Volcano Vista JV 46-24.

Round 3 — Rio Rancho defeated Chandler 47-29.

Cleveland JV match results...

Round 1 — Cleveland JV defeated Eldorado 37-33.

Round 2 — La Cueva defeated Cleveland JV 56-18.

Round 3 — La Cueva defeated Eldorado 48-29.

Rio Rancho JV match results...

Round 1 — Rio Rancho JV defeated Cibola 45-28.

Round 2 — El Paso Del Valle defeated Cibola 33-33.

Round 3 — Rio Rancho JV defeated El Paso Del Valle 41-35.

{span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}Southwest Shootout (girls){/span}

Dec. 7, 2024 @ Rio Rancho High School

• Participating local teams: Rio Rancho girls, Cleveland girls

Team results

1st — Volcano Vista, 166.0

2nd – Carlsbad, 112.0

3rd – Cleveland, 102.5

4th – Clovis, 101.0

5th — Rio Rancho, 78.0

6th – Valley, 62.5

7th — El Paso Del Valle, 61.5

8th – Roswell, 56.0

9th — La Cueva, 46.0

10th — El Paso Ysleta, 20.0

11th — Chandler, 17.0