Blackhawk Wrestling Team

12/01/2025

Please share and get the word out! It is time to honor Coach!

08/27/2025

05/18/2025

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/education/2025/05/16/la-quinta-high-to-rename-football-field-gym-after-influential-coaches/83456657007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKWGJZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF2OTRETUZ4OTlXNXpGT0dtAR5DrrvzZEgxb5hn_xy5Cg75AZ5FNoaR39rdQM_ejEf_Dq9l6qkxuK5d-mze2g_aem_CR4fUbtJ91SCwhHyrN_vAQ

Also in this week's education roundup: A Q&A with Nellie Coffman Middle School student Nehemiah Johnson ahead of his Hollywood film debut.

11/22/2024

First dual of the season ✔️

All three teams won their opening duals vs. Coachella Valley HS. Boys JV won 48-24, Girls Varsity won 54-18 and Boys Varsity won 59-13. Great way to start the season!!

11/17/2024

Our girls team wasn't going to let the boys have all the fun today! They ended up in 6th place at the Glendora Girls Thanksgiving Throwdown and had the following placers:

1st Place - Breanna Beltran (155)
2nd Place - Mariah Perez-Ortiz (130)
3rd Place - Nethania Munguia (110)
Consolation Champ - Rori Rapan (125)

Next up: Varsity Dual at Coachella Valley HS on Thursday, 11/21/24.

11/17/2024

It's the First Tournament of the season and the Boys Team is bringing home hardware! They took 4th as a Team at the Inaugural John Rice Invitational and had the following 7 placers:

1st Place - Josiah Tessandore (165)
2nd Place - Slade Hanes (113)
3rd Place - Jacob Sanchez (190)
Chris Lopez (215)
4th Place - Abraham Chapa (106)
5th Place - Gavin Silva (120)
Hector Cabrera (120)

Next up: JV & Varsity Dual at Coachella Valley HS on Thursday, 11/21/24.

02/11/2024

We have CIF medallists!!! Three Blackhawks stood atop the podium today at the CIF-SS Eastern Division Championships.

Julian Castro - 6th at 175 lbs
Jacob Sanchez - 7th at 190 lbs
Chris Lopez - 6th at 215 lbs

Unfortunately, they did not qualify for the Masters Tournament next weekend and the Boys season is now over.

Thank you to all who support our team!

02/11/2024

Results for the CIF-SS Girls Division Championships. We have 4 athletes going to Masters!!!!

Mariah Perez-Ortiz - 3rd at 130 lbs
Breanna Beltran - 4th at 140 lbs
Rori Rapan - 6th at 115 lbs
Nethania Munguia - 8th at 105 lbs.

All 4 will be competing next Saturday in Palm Springs.

02/07/2024

Whoop Whoop!!!

Women's wrestling on Wednesday took a big step toward becoming the 91st NCAA championship sport, with its projected first NCAA championship occurring in winter 2026.

01/14/2024

Results are in from the Girls Varsity Trojan Wars Tournament.

Sabrina Alvarez - 2nd at 100 lbs
Nethania Munguia - 1st at 105 lbs
Rebecca Salinas - 3rd at 110 lbs
Mia Castro - 2nd at 120 lbs
Mariah Perez-Ortiz - 1st at 130 lbs
Jedzy Gutierrez-Uribe - 3rd at 135 lbs
Breanna Beltran - 1st at 145 lbs
Alexus Hernandez - 3rd at 170
Keyla Romanello - 3rd at 235

The team also won the 1st Place as a team.