Conejo Valley teams grapple on the mat


OVER THE TOP—Newbury Park High wrestler CJ DePalma, right, tries to overpower his opponent in the 138-pound weight class at the 40th annual Newbury Park Invitational on Dec. 4 at NPHS. In addition to the Panthers, local grapplers from Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Camarillo, Rio Mesa, Moorpark and Simi Valley competed at the tournament. Poway took first place in the team standings. Zeth Romney, who lives in Simi Valley, took lower weight MVP honors for Chaminade. Poway’s Angelo Posada was upper weight MVP. Thousand Oaks’ Logan Shumaker (third place at heavyweight) and Rio Mesa’s Anthony Soliz (third place at 220) and Anthony Garcia (third place at heavyweight) were the top local finishers. Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

OVER THE TOP—Newbury Park High wrestler CJ DePalma, right, tries to overpower his opponent in the 138-pound weight class at the 40th annual Newbury Park Invitational on Dec. 4 at NPHS. In addition to the Panthers, local grapplers from Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Camarillo, Rio Mesa, Moorpark and Simi Valley competed at the tournament. Poway took first place in the team standings. Zeth Romney, who lives in Simi Valley, took lower weight MVP honors for Chaminade. Poway’s Angelo Posada was upper weight MVP. Thousand Oaks’ Logan Shumaker (third place at heavyweight) and Rio Mesa’s Anthony Soliz (third place at 220) and Anthony Garcia (third place at heavyweight) were the top local finishers. Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

WRESTLING /// 40th Annual Newbury Park Invitational

GRIT AND GRIND— Above, Thousand Oaks wrestler Tanner Cardenas pins his opponent in the 145-pound bracket during the Newbury Park Invitational earlier this month.

GRIT AND GRIND— Above, Thousand Oaks wrestler Tanner Cardenas pins his opponent in the 145-pound bracket during the Newbury Park Invitational earlier this month.

Camarillo’s Arturo Alfaro, right, grapples in the 120-pound division. Camarillo was the top local finisher in the team standings, taking sixth overall.

Camarillo’s Arturo Alfaro, right, grapples in the 120-pound division. Camarillo was the top local finisher in the team standings, taking sixth overall.