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2003

State Champion Micah Zachary!
COONFIELD ALSO NAMED ALL-AMERICAN
(12/15/03 Saratoga) The Shasta College wrestling team, highlighted by a first-place finish by Micah Zachary, finished tied for seventh Saturday in the team standings at the California Community college state wrestling championships in Saratoga. Zachary, a freshman and Anderson High School graduate, won the 157-pound weight class. He won the championship after Jeff Baker of Bakersfield defaulted due to an injury. Zachary was ahead at the time of the default. Two other Shasta wrestlers placed. Matt Coonfield, a sophomore, won his third-place match by easily defeating Santa Rosa's Casey Sillivan 10-1. Tanner Lovett, a freshman, took fifth in the heavyweight class by topping Cerritos' George Palmer. Lovett also won by default. Zachary and Coonfield were named junior college All-americans.
Micah Zachary Named Bay Valley Wrestler of the Year!
ZACHARY, COONFIELD, LOVETT & VAN RYN ALL-BVC
(12/2/03-Shasta College) The All Bay Valley Conference wrestling team was announced and Shasta College placed four wrestlers on the team. Heading the list was Bay Valley Wrestler of the Year, Micah Zachary. Joining Micah on the All BVC Team were Matt Coonfield, Tanner Lovett and Robbie Van Ryn.
Nice job Knight!s (The following is from Jeffrey Jen's Redding Record Searchlight article on 12/4/03 - Micah Zachary was named the Bay Valley Conference wrestler of the year, yet Zachary was only second-team all-conference because he wrestled a league match at 149 pounds and then moved up to 157, where he earned conference honors. Two Knights were named first-team all-conference: Matt Coonfield at 174 pounds and Tanner Lovett in the heavyweight class. Zachary and Robbie Van Ryn (197 pounds) earned second-team honors. The Knights are headed to the Northern California regional tournament in Modesto on Saturday. Due to the financial burden many schools are under this season, only the top four in each weight class qualify for the state meet, held Dec. 13 in Saratoga. Last season, the top eight advanced.)
Wrestlers Second in SF
MICAH ZACHARY GOES 4-0
(11/15/03-San Francisco) The Shasta College wrestling team finished second out of 10 teams at the San Francisco State tournament on Saturday. Micah Zachary went 4-0 to win the 157-pound weight class. The freshman from Anderson High School is 20-1 on the season. Robbie Van Ryn went 2-0 to win the 184-pound class. Matt Coonfield went 2-1 and was second at 174 pounds and is 16-2 this season. Matt Owens also took second at 125 pounds. Other top finishers for the Knights included Richard Gridley taking third at 174 and Ryan Waters fourth at 149.
Shasta 45 - 12 Delta
The Knights rolled in Stockton as Matt Owens pinned Carlos Lazarraga in just one minute, three seconds in the 125-pound class. Ryan Waters, Micah Zachary and Matt Coonfield all won their matches by a technical fall for Shasta (3-2).
SWOR Drops Knights
(11/1/03-Shasta College) Southwest Oregon 22, Shasta 11: The Knights lost several tight matches in a home dual meet. Micah Zachary had a technical fall for a victory, beating Joe Casey 19-2 at 157 pounds. Tanner Lovett scored a takedown in overtime to earn a 3-1 win over Zachary Henson in the heavyweight bout. Matt Coonfield edged Willie McFall 11-10 at 174 pounds for the Knights only other victory. The Knights' Ryan Waters lost to Gary Reid 10-8 at 149 pounds. Matt Owens fell to Josh Sampo 10-7 at 125 pounds, while Kyle Baxter lost 8-5 to Steven Stockdale at 141 pounds.
Knights Rout Modesto
Shasta 35, Modesto 12: In the 197-pound class, Robby VanRyn pinned Chris Carranza as the Knights won seven of nine matches. Matt Coonfield took down Mike Nordike in the 174-pound division for another Shasta (2-2) pin.
Fourth at West Valley
ZACHARY GOES 4-0
(10/18/03-Saratoga) The Shasta College wrestling team finished in fourth place out a 16-team field at the Saratoga Invitational held at West Valley Junior College. Micah Zachary won the 149-pound weight class going 4-0 in the tournament. He beat Mark Pfiefer from Sacramento City 7-6 in the finals to improve to 14-1 on the season. Matt Coonfield suffered his first loss of the year, losing 9-7 to Chris Rueckert of Moorpark in 174 pounds. He still is 12-1 on the season. Kyle Baxter finished fifth at 141, going 3-2 in the tournament as did Richard Gridley at 165. Tanner Lovett was 2-2 to also get a fifth-place result.
Knights Top Santa Rosa
COONFIELD WITH A PIN
(10/15/03-Shasta College) The Shasta College wrestling team won a home match, beating Santa Rosa 28-20 on Wednesday. Richard Gridley won a close contest at 165 pounds, beating Kyce Poya 3-1. Gridley scored a two-point takedown in the final five seconds to earn the win. Matt Coonfield pinned Anthony Castleberry in 1:51 at 174 pounds. Also getting match victories were Robbie Van Ryn, who beat Buck Shanklin 20-7 at 197 pounds, and Tanner Lovett, who topped Jordan Beal 4-2 at 285 pounds.
Pair of Aces
COONFIELD & ZACHARY ARE DOMINANT
(10/8/03-Shasta College-Jeffery Jen Record Searchlight) The Shasta College wrestling team isn't as strong as a year ago. But two Knights wrestlers are individually on their way to what could be a special season. The Knights hosted their first home meet of the season on Wednesday and fell to Sierra College 33-16 at the Shasta College gymnasium. There were some positives, one being sophomore Matt Coonfield, a holdover from last year's Knights squad that finished fifth in the state. Coonfield also finished fifth at the state championships in the 197-pound weight class. But he has been wrestling down a few classes this season. Against Sierra, he was in the 174-pound match and pinned Brandon Thompson with 9.8 seconds left in the second period, giving Shasta six points. "Actually, I'm glad I was able to pin him right then and there," Coonfield said about his win. "I'm a little sick now, so I wasn't sure if I could have gone the entire match. Coonfield controlled the match, leading 9-2 at the time of the pin. His victory pushed his season record to 8-0. The other big performer was freshman Micah Zachary out of Anderson High School. Zachary easily defeated Eric Diggs 17-6 at 157 pounds. Zachary has only one loss this season. Zachary got behind 2-0 on an early takedown, but had his way with Diggs after that. A reversal and a pair of takedowns put him back on top, and later Zachary had a pair of three-point near falls to earn a superior decision for four team points. The only other points Shasta earned were on a forfeit victory for Tanner Lovett in the heavyweights. Knights coach Max Burch knows his team is still learning. He also is aware his top pair could go quite a ways this season. Both are aiming for an individual state title, something that not even last year's team had. "Micah has the best explosion and power of all the wrestlers I've coached," Burch said. "He definitely can be at the next level. Matt has been mostly a defensive wrestler in his career who has real good counter moves. I'm trying to get him to be more offensive out there on the mat." Shasta's next dual meet is at 7 p.m. Wednesday at home against Santa Rosa.
Coonfield & Zachary Lead
KNIGHTS TAKE 5TH
(10/4/03-Modesto - Record Searchlight staff) Matt Coonfield and Micah Zachary won their respective weight classes as Shasta finished fifth among 10 teams at the Modesto Tournament on Saturday. Zachary won the 157-pound weight class while Coonfield finished first at 174 pounds. Tanner Lovett was second in the 285-pound heavyweight class. Other Knights placing included Nate Ray (3rd, 165), Matt Owens (3rd, 133), Kyle Baxter (4th, 141), Johnny Harrison (5th, 184) and Brett Patch (6th, 125).
Sac City Invite
MATT COONFIELD GOES 4-0!
(/27/03-Sacramento) The Shasta College wrestling team finished eighth out of 14 teams at the meet. Matt Coonfield led the way, going 4-0 and taking first place in the 184-pound weight class. Micah Zachary was second at 157 pounds with a 3-1 record. One of Zachary's wins came on a pin of top-ranked Steve Garcia of Cerritos College. Other top finishers for the Knights include Robbie Van Ryn taking fourth at 197 pounds and Tanner Lovett fifth at 285 pounds.
Skyline Edges Knights
FORFEITS COSTLY
(9/19/03-@ Skyline) Skyline 24, Shasta 20 - The Knights dominated Skyline on the mat but gave up 12 points on forfeits costing them the match. Matt Coonfield (184 pounds) won a major decision with a 10-2 victory while Robbie Van Ryan (197) also picked up a major decision with his 15-6 win. The Knights (0-1) travel to Sac City College on Sept. 27.

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