
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Three Clear Lake High School Cardinal wrestlers are advancing to the 2015 NCS Championships.
Tyler Buchholz, Julian Lewis and Isaac Lewis put in performances at the CMC League Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 21, that earned them the championship spots.
A first-, second- or third-place would advance any wrestler to the championships.
Buchholz and the Lewises were the only three wrestlers from Clear Lake High that attended the event.
Julian Lewis, a senior and first seed in the 222-pound class, was a clear favorite going into the tournament.
His dominating performance – pinning all of those who got in his way – advanced him to the NCS as the sixth seed, with a 31-6 overall record.
Buchholz, a junior and fourth seed 162-pound wrestler, also wrestled very well, going 2-1 on the day with two pins and a third place finish, which also earned him a trip to the NCS Championships.
Freshman Isaac Lewis, the fourth seed in the 154 pound class, was looking for the upset that would advance him to the next level, and he did just that, with a 3-1 record.
In some very exciting close battles, Lewis “left it all on the mat,” said Head Coach Aden Pierson.
Lewis also finished third place to earn his championship spot.
“I am very proud of all of them; they did what was asked of them,” said Pierson.