Some of Oakley’s Falcon Youth Wrestling Club team members sprawled into action recently at the Reno Worlds wrestling tournament. The event attracted more than 2,800 wrestlers from around the nation and more than 10,000 spectators for fierce, four-day weekend competition.

David Aranda, who attends Adams Middle School, wrestled in the 12U heavyweight division. Aranda began his weekend with a first-round victory that advanced him to a second-round faceoff against Cameron Sweet from Oregon, whom Aranda beat in a 2-0 decision. The Oakley wrestler lost by a fall in the semifinals to Jose Candelas from Oregon, but rebounded in the next round by beating last year’s Reno World Champion, Junior Cortez from Washington State, in a 3-0 decision.

Cameron Sweet from Oregon worked his way back through the consolation bracket, winning two matches of his own for a chance to wrestle Aranda for third place. Aranda defeated Sweet in a 9-0 decision.

Aranda’s final match pitted him against Oregon’s Osiris Tapia, who outweighed Aranda by 65 pounds. The nail-biting clash began with a 2-0 start for Osiris in the first round. In the second round, Aranda pulled off a win by pinning Osiris to claim second place.

– Contributed by Oscar Aranda