Ten Inland girls wrestlers received a top eight seeding in their respective weight classes for the upcoming CIF State Championships.
The girls tournament begins Thursday at 9 a.m. at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, with action continuing Friday and Saturday. The championship round is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. Saturday.
Lakeside senior Jillian Wells is the defending champion at 100 pounds, a title she won while wrestling for Modesto Central Catholic. She is the No. 3 seed this season and opens against Pia Hill of Folsom. Wells was the 101-pound runner up during her sophomore season at Lakeside.
Orange Vista senior Ayana Contreras is the No. 5 seed in the 110-pound bracket and opens against Caroline Collins of Carlsbad.
Chino senior Tilly Kakuk is seeded No. 5 at 120 pounds and opens against Georgie Michalchuk of San Francisco Riordan.
Orange Vista junior Zahra Stewart is the No. 5 seed in the 125-pound bracket and opens against Delilah Robles of Bakersfield Liberty. Stewart placed seventh last season at 120 pounds while wrestling for Yucaipa.
Colony senior Renice Gonzalez is seeded No. 3 at 130 pounds and opens against Madeline Vandermolen of San Jose Lincoln. Gonzalez is seeking the third podium finish of her career. She placed eighth at 131 pounds as a sophomore and fifth at 135 pounds last season.
Corona sophomore Jestinah Solomua is the No. 3 seed in the 145-pound bracket at opens against Iliyanah Nava of Salinas. Solomua finished eighth at 135 pounds last season.
Chino sophomore Natalie Blanco is seeded No. 7 at 155 pounds and opens against Gabriella Celaya of Mountain View Saint Francis.
Hemet senior Diara Pomares is the No. 7 seed in the 170-pound bracket and opens against Rossy Parra of San Diego Lincoln.
Orange Vista freshman Tiffany Bell is seeded No. 6 at 190 pounds and opens against Isabella Urias of Bakersfield.
Corona senior Jasmin Taulanga is the No. 5 seed in the 235-pound bracket and opens against Marley Smith of Susanville Lassen.
Below is a list of opening-round matches for the 37 Inland girls wrestlers that qualified for this year’s state meet. If a wrestler received a top eight seeding, the seed number is listed next to their name.
100
No. 3 Jillian Wells (Lakeside) vs. Pia Hill (Folsom)
105
Olive Lechiara (Temecula Valley) vs. Kayliegh Fernandez (Visalia Golden West)
Kiem-Ai Pham (Corona) vs. Olive Ernest (Chico Pleasant Valley)
Evelyn Lopez (Hamilton) vs. No. 4 Ella Cohen (Palo Alto)
Mackenzie Matthews (Los Osos) vs. No. 2 Ava Fodera (Poway)
110
No. 5 Ayana Contreras (Orange Vista) vs. Caroline Collins (Carlsbad)
Giada Tanahara (King) vs. Amina Anbari (San Diego Rancho Bernardo)
115
Itzel Herrera (Corona) vs. Angelina Borelli (Los Banos)
120
No. 5 Tilly Kakuk (Chino) vs. Georgie Michalchuk (San Francisco Riordan)
Savina LaGrass (Hillcrest) vs. No. 3 SJ Martin (Livermore Granada)
Megan Merrifield (Temescal Canyon) vs. No. 7 Vanessa Alvarado (Bakersfield Highland)
Mackenzie Mendenhall (Corona) vs. No. 1 Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East)
125
No. 5 Zahra Stewart (Orange Vista) vs. Delilah Robles (Bakersfield Liberty)
Sussette Bell (Rancho Cucamonga) vs. No. 3 Me’Kala James (Fresno Central)
Kylie Martinez (Corona) vs. No. 8 Maile Nguyen (Livermore Granada)
130
No. 3 Renice Gonzalez (Colony) vs. Madeline Vandermolen (San Jose Lincoln)
135
Aubrey Hernandez (Colony) vs. Addison Taufa (San Marcos)
Sophia Cardenas (Roosevelt) vs. No. 2 Lauren Zaragoza (Brawley)
Anabelle Reed (Chaparral) vs. No. 7 Diana Barone (Van Nuys Birmingham)
Aurora Gonzalez (Perris) vs. Aaliyah Tapia (Porterville)
140
Ava McGowan (Roosevelt) vs. No. 5 Adelaida Fernandez (Van Nuys Birmingham)
Kristen Dizon (Corona) vs. Kendall Schmid (Durham)
145
No. 3 Jestinah Solomua (Corona) vs. Iliyanah Nava (Salinas)
Lauren Pena (Hillcrest) vs. No. 5 Aila Duus (Sunnydale Fremont)
Maiya Bradley (Vista Murrieta) vs. Scarlett Arellano (Redding Hope)
155
No. 7 Natalie Blanco (Chino) vs. Gabriella Celaya (Mountain View Saint Francis)
Gia Coons (Citrus Valley) vs. Isabella Wyatt (Anderson)
Tatiana Chavarin (Ayala) vs. No. 6 Jaslynn Aken (American Canyon)
Cornille Addison (Murrieta Valley) vs. Nereyda Bill (Chico)
170
No. 7 Diara Pomares (Hemet) vs. Rossy Parra (San Diego Lincoln)
Alyssa Guzman (Orange Vista) vs. No. 3 Emily Carvalho (Visalia Redwood)
Sophia Lopez (Upland) vs. Jasmine Bonilla (Wilmington Banning)
Felizai Solomua (Corona) vs. Rosalynn Diaz (Bakersfield Liberty)
190
No. 6 Tiffany Bell (Orange Vista) vs. Isabella Urias (Bakersfield)
Aubreyelle Baeza (San Dimas) vs. No. 7 Diana Duarte (San Marcos)
235
No. 5 Jasmin Taulanga (Corona) vs. Marley Smith (Susanville Lassen)
Charlene Smith (San Dimas) vs. Elisa Najera (Chula Vista Olympian)
