For the Saturday evening finals session, tickets will be $10 for adults, while all other prices will remain the same. Southern Division: at Brea Olinda High (includes Sunset League)įan Info: For the first day and the morning and afternoon session of Saturday, tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students with valid high school ID, and $5 for children ages 3-13. Inland Division: at Temecula Valley High (includes Pacific Coast League) on both days.Ĭoastal Division: at Westminster High (includes Golden West and Orange Coast Leagues) The top five placers in the divisional championships will advance to Masters at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario on Feb. He placed fifth in the 182s at the Five Counties Tournament for the Barons. Merrick O’Donnell is also among those expected to challenge for a spot at Masters. Newport Harbor’s Xander Moreno earned the third berth in the 145s, pinning Huntington Beach’s Josh Harrison in the third period. That means that the vaunted 145s of the Sunset League could all face each other again this week at Brea Olinda High.Īyres defeated Marina’s John McCoy, 5-3, in the league championship match. Ayres missed the state tournament by one position, taking 10th.Įach league gets three entries into the tournament per weight class. The Barons senior added that his motivation to make a statement prior to the Masters Meet comes from the way his season ended a year ago. On his way to the 138s championship as a junior, Ayres tallied two pins, a major, and two decisions. “My goal, personally, is to be the MVP of the tournament, or the most outstanding wrestler. “I got first last year, but this year I’m really trying to make a statement.” “I’m trying to top myself from last year,” Ayres said. He figures to enter the two-day tournament as a high seed in the 145s. 1 seed, and he honored it with a CIF Southern Section Southern Division title in the 138-pound weight class.Īn ACL tear threatened his senior year, but after undergoing a LARS procedure in Austria, he was back in three months.Īyres has shown no ill effects following the surgery, and he is back in a position to make some noise in the spotlight of the divisional championships.įollowing his fourth league title, Ayres will seek a repeat of last year’s success. He parlayed his third Sunset League championship into a No. A year ago, Fountain Valley High’s Karson Ayres was firing on all cylinders entering the postseason.