Vacaville High School wrestling set to celebrate 50 years
Calling all Vacaville High School wrestlers, past and present.The program turns 50 this year. To celebrate, the Bulldogs will hold an open house and dinner on Saturday, Sept. 17. Proceeds benefit the Dave Nelson Memorial Scholarship fund.
"All alumni are invited," current co-head coach Adam Wight said, "but it's also for friends of the program and families. It's open to anyone who feels connected to Vacaville High School wrestling."
Wight has a strong database of alumni addresses and
e-mails but is still looking for many more. Contact information for alumni can be sent to Wight at adamw@vusd.solanocoe.k12.ca.us .
"We have a pretty good list, but any more we can get would be great," Wight said. "Many of the addresses we have are for their parents, because that's where they were when they were students."
There will be an open house at the Vacaville High wrestling room from noon until 3 p.m. on that day. That will be followed by a barbecue dinner at the home of Randy Riehl, 7395 Putnam Road in Vacaville, from 5-9 p.m. Riehl is a former wrestler.
Tickets to the dinner are
$25 each. To order tickets, make checks out to "Vacaville Wrestling" and send them to Randy Riehl, 7395 Putnam Road, Vacaville., Ca., 95688. Further information can be found at www.vacavillewrestling.com or by contacting Wight at Vacaville High School.
Recent graduate and wrestler Cameron Lane was the last winner of the $500 Dave Nelson scholarship. Lane is headed to Cal Poly and plans on studying engineering.
"We'd love to see that increased to at least $1,000," Wight said. "The dinner is a little about that and about honoring coach (Larry Nelson), and reflecting back about the last 50 years."
Former athletic director Tom Zunino established the wrestling program with Larry Nelson in 1961 and Nelson led it to until 1994.
There have only been five coaches in the 50 years. Dave Nelson took over until he died in 2000. Rich Penaluna led the program from 2000-2005 before giving way to Wight and co-head coach Clint Birch.
Vacaville wrestling has won 43 league championships (Delta and Monticello Empire), 30 divisional titles, 17 section dual crowns and 13 Sac-Joaquin Section Masters titles. Wight and Birch led the 2007 team to the state championship.
The nine individual state champions are Al Re, Steve Hilas, Justin Bailey, Beau McCoy, Brett Slone, Kyle DeVan, Clayton Jack, Kody Klaus and Tyler Johnson.
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"Many of the addresses we have are for their parents, because that's where they were when they were students." There will be an open house at the Vacaville High wrestling room from noon until 3 pm on that day. That will be followed by a barbecue dinner
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