Flowing Wells Caballeros. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

 

The 52nd Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational will take place this Friday and Saturday. Billed as one of the most important wrestling invitationals in the southwest, 39 teams from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are scheduled to attend.

Corona del Sol outlasted Sunnyside 250 to 247.5 last year and Queen Creek took third with 187.5 points. The host committee will also hand out student scholarships.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Americas (Texas)
Amphitheater
Boulder Creek
Brophy Prep
Canyon del Oro
Catalina Foothills
Centennial
Cienega
Cleveland (New Mexico)
Corona del Sol
Del Valle (Texas)
Deming (New Mexico)
Desert Mountain
Desert View
Desert Vista
Douglas
El Dorado (Texas)
Flowing Wells
Hamilton
Highland
Ironwood Ridge
Kofa
Marcos de Niza
Mesa Mountain View
Mountain Pointe
Pueblo
Queen Creek
Safford
Sahuarita
Sahuaro
San Luis
Santa Rita
Silver (New Mexico)
Socorro (Texas)
Sunnyside
Thunderbird
Tucson
Walden Grove
Willcox

SCHEDULE

Friday, Jan. 12
1st ROUND: 10 a.m.
2nd ROUND: 6 p.m. (Quarterfinals)

Saturday, Jan. 13
3rd ROUND: 10 a.m. (Semifinals)
Mini- Tournament: 10 a.m.
4th ROUND: 6 p.m. (Finals)

 

Returning Champions
Zack Kvale, Corona del Sol
Jacob Garcia, Corona del Sol
David Castaneda, Kofa
Xavier Rico, Queen Creek
Anthony Saba, Queen Creek
Roman Bravo-Young, Sunnyside
Dawon Andrews, Safford
Tarik Sutkovic, Thunderbird

 

PAST TEAM CHAMPIONS

Sunnyside
1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013

Flowing Wells
1967, 1968, 1969, 1994

Canyon del Oro
1970, 1973, 1986

Sahuaro
1974, 1976, 1977

Corona del Sol
2017

Ironwood Ridge
2012, 2016

Marcos de Niza
2003, 2004

Mesa Mountain View
2014, 2015

Palo Verde
1971

Pueblo
1975

Highland
1995

Safford
2009

Mingus
2010

Corona del Sol
2017