The Lady Broncs that competed at the Queen of the Valley wrestling tournament. Submitted photos.
On Dec. 6, the Lady Broncs traveled to Golden Valley to compete at the Queen of the Valley wrestling tournament. They had a good showing across the mats.
With the team nearly split between returners and new wrestlers, the Lady Broncs wanted to be on top of the Queen’s list. One wrestler from Kern Valley took to the mats at the varsity level. Summer Santos was crowned, literally, as the Queen. Santos wrestled her way to the top spot to lead the Lady Broncs squad.
Four others from Kern Valley took to the mats at the JV level. They were able to gain a pair of second place finishes and two coming in third. Delilah McComas, a junior worked her way up to second place. Freshman, Naomi Tapia also collected a second-place spot at the tournament. Sophomore Reiss Ritchison and freshman Keira Hayes followed with third place finishes,
Earlier in the week. Kern Valley took on Tehachapi in a dual match but fell short of the team victory. The Lady Broncs head coach Angel Anderson said, “I have about half newbies and half returners, so they really put in work this week.”
The Lady Broncs will make the long trip to Farmersville as they will participate in the Farmersville Tournament on Saturday.
