Santa Ynez High wrestling competed in the Dinuba Invitational on Saturday.
Santino Alvaro (126 lbs.) and Ben Flores (150 lbs.) led the way for the Pirates, as they each finished in third place in their respective weight classes.
Both Alvaro and Flores won their third-place matchups by way of a fall. Alvaro finished the tournament 3-1 while Flores went 4-1.
At 285 pounds, Anthony Herrera went 4-2 on his way to a fourth-place finish after falling in the third-place bout against Bakersfield Christian’s Christopher Andrews.
Neal Cunningham (138), Tomas Rodrigues (215) and Jack De La Cruz (285) rounded out the Pirates with multiple wins, all going 2-2 in their matchups.
Adrian Garcia (144) and Fernando Nunez (165) each picked up a win for Santa Ynez as well.
“With just one month left in our regular season these young men are moving in the right direction and making great strides ahead of the postseason qualifiers,” Pirates coach Raul-Omar Sandoval said.
