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KNIGHT WRESTLING 2007
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - 1978, 1979, 2002

COACHES

Head Coach Max Burch (530) 225-4727 mburch@shastacollege.edu coachmburch@aol.com

About the Coaches..

Head coach Max is beginning his 7th season as wrestling coach for the Knights.  He attended Oklahoma State University for 3 1/2 years graduating from CSU Fresno in 1962. After receiving his BA degree he began teaching at Madera Union High School in 1962 where he also began his coaching career as an assistant wrestling coach.  In 1964 Max and his wife, Connie with their two sons, Bryan and Mike, moved to Redding to accept a teaching position at Shasta High School.  While at Shasta High he was instrumental in initiating the first wrestling program at Shasta High in 1965 where he served as Head Coach throught the 1983 season.  During those 18 years his teams won five Northern Section CIF team championships.  In 1981 Shasta placed 5th in State as a team, the highest place finish by any Northern Section team to date.  During his high school tenure he coached two State champions, one runner up and two third place finishers.  Seven wrestlers during his tenure at Shasta High went on to wrestle at Division I schools.  In 2001 Shasta College reinstated its wrestling program and Coach Burch was picked to guide the Knights.  Since that time the Knights wrestling team has produced one State champion, five All Americans and fifteen California State CC place finishers. One of the greatest wrestling moments for Coach Burch was the honor of presenting The National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, Greg Gibson, with his plaque at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet.  Greg also attended Shasta College where from his defensive end position he crunched many opposing quarterbacks and pinned many wrestlers under the guidance of
Coach Leon Donohue.

Assistant Coach
Mosher

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