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Limited / Limitless
Limited - Limitless
Circular - Linear
Conserve - Progress
Completion - Perfection
Earth - Heaven
Sacred - Profane
Wisdom - Cleverness
Religion is a sophisticated system of limitations. It gives us reasons to draw boundaries and designate no-go-zones. Without an encompassing and binding narrative like religion, we are at the mercy of our expansive urges.
Sacredness implies limits - "only at this time", "only by these people."
Nietzsche suggests that the development of a culture must happen at a certain pace, a careful pace.
This, then, is the job of the conservative - to slow the pace to an andante and to prevent it from progressing too quickly.
It is the prudent imposition of boundaries - of knowing how and where to stop - that is the keynote of traditional wisdom.
But Spengler suggests that modern man - Faustian man - is driven by a 'deep necessity' to transcend all limits, including the limits that our bodies present us with.
Perhaps the question is not, "Can The Matrix ever become a reality?"
Rather, "What will stop The Matrix from becoming a reality?"
In other words, is technology inevitably taking us toward this destination? If so, when do we put the brakes on?
Another way to look at it is to ask, "If we had the appropriate technology now, would it happen?"
It may already be happening, bit by bit, one advance after another.
We look at The Matrix and are horrified, and yet we covet and praise the contemporary 'advances' that may lead us toward it.
[…] the technological imperative: 'If an experiment can be done, it will be done; if the knowledge is available, it will be applied.'
[James Goldsmith]
The Trap, p.179
The trouble about valuing means above ends – which as confirmed by Keynes, is the attitude of modern economics - is that it destroys man's freedom and power to choose the ends he really favours; the development of means, as it were, dictates the choice of ends.
Obvious examples are the pursuit of supersonic transport speeds and the immense efforts made to land men on the moon. The conception of these aims was not the result of insight into real human needs and aspirations, which technology is meant to serve, but solely of the fact that the necessary technical means appeared to be available.
[E.F. Schumacher]
Small is Beautiful, p.42-3
The rule in biological evolution is plain: The immediate individual bodily effects of functioning shall never be allowed to impinge upon the individual genetic coding.
The gene pool of the population is however subject to change under a natural selection which will recognize differences, especially differences in ability to achieve more adaptive functioning. The barrier which prohibits 'Lamarckian' inheritance precisely protects the gene system from too rapid change under possibly capricious environmental demands.
But in cultures and social system [...] there is no equivalent barrier.
Innovations become irreversibly adopted into the on-going system without being tested for long-time viability; and necessary changes are resisted by the core of conservative individuals without any assurance that these particular changes are the ones to resist.
Individual comfort and discomfort become the only criteria for choice of social change and the basic contrast of logical typing between member and the category is forgotten until new discomforts are (inevitably) created by the new state of affairs.
Fear of individual death and grief propose that it would be 'good' to eliminate epidemic disease and only after 100 years of preventive medicine do we discover that the population is overgrown. And so on.
[Gregory Bateson]
Mind and Nature, p. 238
The machine metaphor, stressing bigger and more efficient operations in wordly society, stands in sharp contrast to Amish thinking about the use of tools.
The logic of expanded technology points toward infinite industrial growth and infinite energy consumption. The energy crisis is for the Amish a crisis not of supply but of use, not of technology but of morality.
By carefully restricting the use of machine-developed energy, the Amish "have become the only true masters of technology."
The Amish have problems, but with respect to energy and the balancing of human life with machines, they have mastered one of the contradictions so puzzling to modern society.
By holding technology at a distance, by exercising restraint and moderations, and by accepting limitations and living within then, the Amish have maintained the integrity of their family and community life.
They have escaped many of the noxious side effects of ambitious technology - haste, aimlessness, distraction, violence, waste, and disintegration.
[John A. Hostetler]
Amish Society, p. 383-4
Bostrom calls this the Technological Completion Conjecture:
"If scientific- and technological-development efforts do not effectively cease, then all important basic capabilities that could be obtained through some possible technology will be obtained."
In light of this, he suspects that the farther into the future one looks the less likely it seems that life will continue as it is. He favors the far ends of possibility: humanity becomes transcendent or it perishes.
The Doomsday Invention: Will artificial intelligence bring us utopia or destruction?
The Amish are inutitively aware of the danger of large-scale enterprises [...] Limitless technology is, for them, greed and a denial of wisdom.
Amish economic thinking is subjected to a traditional wisdom requiring the restraint of selfishness, greed, leisure, and expansionist thinking.
The future of the Amish will be determined not solely by technology, or the means to life, but by the definition they themselves give to life.
Amish Society, p. 396
Many argue that posthuman space will be more virtual than real.
Individuals may consist of uploaded minds living as data patterns on supercomputers or users engaged in completely immersive virtual realities.
Postgenderists contend that these types of existences are not gender-specific thus allowing individuals to morph their virtual appearances and sexuality at will.
Postgenderism
The body, that inconvenient reminder of mortality, is plucked, pierced, etched, pummelled, pumped up, shrunk and remoulded [...] What seems a celebration of the body, then, may also cloak a virulent anti-materialism - a desire to gather this raw, perishable stuff into the less corruptible forms of art or discourse.
The resurrection of the body returns as the tattoo parlour and the cosmetic surgeon's consulting-room. To reduce this obstreperous stuff to so much clay in our hands is a fantasy of mastering the unmasterable.
It is a disavowal of death, a refusal of the limit which is ourselves.
For all its love affair with matter, in the shape of Tuscan villas and double brandies, capitalist society harbours a secret hatred of the stuff. It is a culture shot through with fantasy, idealist to its core, powered by a disembodied will which dreams of pounding Nature to pieces. It makes an idol out of matter, but cannot stomach the resistance it offers to its grandiose schemes.
Taming the Mississippi and piercing your navel are just earlier and later versions of the same ideology. Having moulded the landscape to our own image and likeness, we have now begun to recraft ourselves. Civil engineering has been joined by cosmetic surgery.
'Personalizing' the body may be a way of denying its essential impersonality. Its impersonality lies in the fact that it belongs to the species before it belongs to me; and there are some aspects of the species-body - death, vulnerability, sickness and the like - that we may well prefer to thrust into oblivion.
[Terry Eagleton]
After Theory, p.164-6
Religion has invisible purposes beyond what the literal-minded scientistic-scientifiers identify - one of which is to protect us from scientism, that is, them.
We can see in the corpus of inscriptions (on graves) accounts of people erecting fountains or even temples to their favourite gods after these succeeded where doctors failed. Indeed we rarely look at religion's benefits in limiting the intervention bias and its iatrogenics: in a large set of circumstances (marginal disease), anything that takes you away from the doctor and allows you to do nothing (hence gives nature a chance to do its work) will be beneficial.
I believe in the heuristics of religion and blindly accommodate its rules (as an Orthodox Christian, I can cheat once in a while, as it is part of the game). Among other things the role of religion is to tame the iatrogenics of abundance - fasting makes you lose your sense of entitlement.
[Nassim Nicholas Taleb]
Antifragile, p. 364-5
Much has been gained when the feeling has at last been instilled into the masses (into the shallow-pates and greedyguts of every sort) that there are things they must not touch; that there are holy experiences before which they have to take off their shoes and keep their unclean hands away - it is almost their highest advance towards humanity.
Conversely, there is perhaps nothing about the so-called cultured, the believers in 'modern ideas', that arouses so much disgust as their lack of shame, the self-satisfied insolence of eye and hand with which they touch, lick and fumble with everything; and it is possible that more relative nobility of taste and reverential tact is to be discovered today among the people, among the lower orders and especially among peasants, than among the newspaper-reading demi-monde of the spirit, the cultured.
[Friedrich Nietzsche]
Beyond Good and Evil, 263
The historical sense […] to which we Europeans lay claim as our speciality, has come to us in the wake of the mad and fascinating semi-barbarism into which Europe has been plunged through the democratic mingling of classes and races […]
The past of every form and mode of life, of cultures that formerly lay close beside or on top of one another, streams into us 'modern souls' thanks to this mingling, our instincts now run back in all directions, we ourselves are a kind of chaos [...]
Through our semi-barbarism in body and desires we have secret access everywhere such as a noble age never had, above all the access to the labyrinth of unfinished cultures and to every semi-barbarism which has ever existed on earth; and, in so far as the most considerable part of human culture hitherto has been semi-barbarism, "historical sense' means virtually the sense and instinct for everything, the taste and tongue for everything: which at once proves it to be an ignoble sense.
We enjoy Homer again, for instance: perhaps it is our happiest advance that we know how to appreciate Homer, whom the men of a noble culture […] cannot and could not assimilate so easily - whom they hardly permitted themselves to enjoy. The very definite Yes and No of their palate, their easily aroused disgust, their hesitant reserve with regard to everything strange, their horror of the tastelessness even of a lively curiosity, and in general that unwillingness of a noble and self-sufficient culture to admit to a new desire, a dissatisfaction with one's own culture, an admiration for what is foreign: all this disposes them unfavourably towards even the best things in the world which are not their property and could not become their prey - and no sense is so unintelligible to such men as the historical sense and its obsequious plebeian curiosity.
That as men of the 'historical sense' we have our virtues is not to be denied - we are unpretentious, selfless, modest, brave, full of self-restraint, full of devotion, very grateful, very patient, very accommodating - with all that, we are perhaps not very 'tasteful'.
Let us finally confess it to ourselves: that which we men of the "historical sense' find hardest to grasp, to feel, taste, love, that which at bottom finds us prejudiced and almost hostile, is just what is complete and wholly mature in every art and culture, that which constitutes actual nobility in works and in men, their moment of smooth sea and halcyon self-sufficiency, the goldness and coldness displayed by all things which have become perfect.
Perhaps our great virtue of the historical sense necessarily stands opposed to good taste, or to the very best taste at any rate [...]
Measure is alien to us, let us admit it to ourselves; what we itch for is the infinite, the unmeasured. Like a rider on a charging steed we let fall the reins before the infinite, we modern men, like semi-barbarians - and attain our state of bliss only when we are most – in danger.
This prime feeling of a loosing, Erlösung, solution, of the Soul in the Infinite, of a liberation from all material heaviness which the highest moments of our music always awaken, sets free also the energy of depth that is in the Faustian soul:
whereas the effect of Classical art-work is to bind and to bound, and the body-feeling secures, brings back the eye from distance to a Near and Still that is saturated with beauty.
[Oswald Spengler]
The Decline of the West, Vol. 1, p. 177-8
It is preeminently in the generations and castes that conserve a people that we encounter such recrudescences of old instincts, while such atavisms are improbable wherever races, habits, and valuations change too rapidly.
For tempo is as significant for the development of peoples as it is in music: in our case, an andante of development is altogether necessary as the andante of a passionate and slow spirit; and that is after all the value of the spirit of conservative generations.
The Jews [...] are beyond all doubt the strongest, toughest and purest race at present living in Europe; they know how to prevail even under the worst conditions (better even than under favourable ones), by means of virtues which one would like to stamp as vices -- thanks above all to a resolute faith which does not need to be ashamed before 'modern ideas';
they change, when they change, only in the way in which the Russian Empire makes its conquests - an empire that has time and is not of yesterday - : namely, according to the principle as slowly as possible'!
The Gay Science, 10 and Beyond Good and Evil, 251
If the nature of change is such that nothing is left for the fathers to teach their sons, or for the sons to accept from their fathers, family life collapses.
The life, work, and happiness of all societies depend on certain 'psychological structures' which are infinitely precious and highly vulnerable. Social cohesion, co-operation, mutual respect, and above all self-respect, courage in the face of adversity, and the ability to bear hardship – all this and much else disintegrates and disappears when these 'psychological structures' are gravely damaged. A man is destroyed by the inner conviction of uselessness.
No amount of economic growth can compensate for such losses - though this may be an idle reflection, since economic growth is normally inhibited by them. None of these awesome problems figure noticeably in the cosy theories of most of our development economists.
Small is Beautiful, p.161
Everything happens slowly.
In my indigenous culture, everything takes time, and long consideration, and many sleepings on it. It might even be generations before we go, 'Yeah, alright, we'll bring that in.'
[Tyson Yunkaporta]
'Talking Indigenous Thinking | Tyson Yunkaporta' (YouTube)
Should the pursuit of science be constrained?
Obviously, scientific experimentation must be carried out in accordance with society's view of ethical behaviour. Science must not travel independently from the social needs of communities.
Science does not have great wisdom. Rather it accumulates and cleverly analyzes particular information which supplies it with skills. It does not have an overall view based on general understanding. Science is massively powerful, potentially useful and, of course, can be beneficial. But as it solves problems, so it creates others.
Scientific achievement produces both expected and unexpected results and the latter, quite often, can do more damage in the long term than the former do good.
[...] technology, industry, the economy and science must all serve the true needs of society. Stability and contentment should not be sacrificed so as to further the development of our tools.
Modernists do not accept that each generation has a duty to commit to a contract between the past, the present and the future. They do not see themselves as guardians of continuity but rather as agents of constantly accelerating change. And they think only fleetingly of its potential consequences.
The Trap, p. 180, 183-4
In short, we can say today that man is far too clever to be able to survive without wisdom.
The exclusion of wisdom from economics, science, and technology was something which we could perhaps get away with for a little while, as long as we were relatively unsuccessful; but now that we have become very successful, the problem of spiritual and moral truth moves into the central position.
From an economic point of view, the central concept of wisdom is permanence.
We must study the economics of permanence. Nothing makes economic sense unless its continuance for a long time can be projected without running into absurdities. There can be 'growth' towards a limited objective, but there cannot be unlimited, generalised growth. It is more than likely, as Gandhi said, that 'Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not for every man's greed'. Permanence is incompatible with a predatory attitude which rejoices in the fact that 'what were luxuries for our fathers have become necessities for us'.
The cultivation and expansion of needs is the antithesis of wisdom.
The economics of permanence implies a profound reorientation of science and technology, which have to open their doors to wisdom and, in fact, have to incorporate wisdom into their very structure. Scientific or technological 'solutions' which poison the environment or degrade the social structure and man himself are of no benefit, no matter how brilliantly conceived or how great their superficial attraction.
Ever bigger machines, entailing ever bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, do not represent progress: they are a denial of wisdom. Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful.
The neglect, indeed the rejection, of wisdom has gone so far that most of our intellectuals have not even the faintest idea what the term could mean. As a result, they always tend to try and cure a disease by intensifying its causes. The disease having been caused by allowing cleverness to displace wisdom, no amount of clever research is likely to produce a cure.
[The insights of wisdom] enable us to see the hollowness and fundamental unsatisfactoriness of a life devoted primarily to the pursuit of material ends, to the neglect of the spiritual. Such a life necessarily sets man against man and nation against nation, because man's needs are infinite and infinitude can be achieved only in the spiritual realm, never in the material.
Man assuredly needs to rise above this humdrum 'world'; wisdom shows him the way to do it; without wisdom, he is driven to build up a monster economy, which destroys the world, and to seek fantastic satisfactions, like landing a man on the moon. Instead of overcoming the 'world' by moving towards saintliness, he tries to overcome it by gaining preeminence in wealth, power, science, or indeed any imaginable 'sport'.
How could we even begin to disarm greed and envy? Perhaps by being much less greedy and envious ourselves; perhaps by resisting the temptation of letting our luxuries become needs; and perhaps by even scrutinising our needs to see if they cannot be simplified and reduced.
Small is Beautiful, p. 26, 30-1
We are less interested in breaking through certain limits, with or without cause, than in putting in doubt the right to posit such limits in the first place. In a word, we do not believe that there exists, in all rigor, a ... text, closed upon itself, complete with its inside and outside.
[Jacques Derrida]
Dissemination, p. 130
And yet, to live we must impose limits, arbitrary as they may be.
For primitive societies the natural world (which usually changes only slowly) provided a stable framework and therefore a sense of security.
In the modern world it is human society that dominates nature rather than the other way around, and modern society changes very rapidly owing to technological change. Thus there is no stable framework.
The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional values, yet they enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth. Apparently it never occurs to them that you can't make rapid, drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, and that such rapid changes inevitably break down traditional values.
[Ted Kaczynski]
Industrial Society and its Future, 49, 50
Whereas formerly the limits of human endurance have imposed limits on the development of societies, industrial-technological society will be able to pass those limits by modifying human beings, whether by psychological methods or biological methods or both.
In the future, social systems will not be adjusted to suit the needs of human beings. Instead, human being will be adjusted to suit the needs of the system.
The Industrial Revolution has radically altered man's environment and way of life, and it is only to be expected that as technology is increasingly applied to the human body and mind, man himself will be altered as radically as his environment and way of life have been.
Industrial Society and its Future, 151, 160
I have come to see that all of the questions raised in these essays - the questions raised in my lifetime of non-fiction writing, and maybe my fiction too - could be said to come back to one word: limits.
Modernity is a machine for destroying limits.
The ideology of the Machine - the liberation of individual desire - sees our world as a blank slate to be written on afresh when the old limits of nature and culture are washed away.
This is our faith: that breaking boundaries leads to happiness, that boundaries are barriers rather than opportunities. We strain against all limits. It is who we are.
[Paul Kingsnorth]
'Want is the Acid'
Both socialism and capitalism are products of the European Enlightenment and are thus modernizing and anti-traditional forces. In contrast, distributism seeks to subordinate economic activity to human life as a whole, to our spiritual life, our intellectual life, our family life.
[Thomas Storck]
'Capitalism and Distributism: two systems at war', Beyond Capitalism & Socialism, p. 75
So long as that moral tradition is alive, so long as stealing other people's wives is reprobated or being faithful to a spouse is admired, there are limits to the extent to which the wildest profligate in Balham can disturb the balances of the sexes.
So any land-grabber would very rapidly find that there were limits to the extent to which he could buy up land in an Irish or Spanish or Serbian village […] In an atmosphere of capitalism the man who lays field to field is flattered; but in an atmosphere of property he is promptly jeered at or possible stoned.
The result is that the village has not sunk into plutocracy or the suburb into polygamy.
[G. K. Chesterton]
The Outline of Sanity, p. 35
[…] a people who had really found out what fun it is to make things would never want to make most of them with a machine. Sculptors do not want to turn a statue out with a lathe or painters to print off a picture as a pattern, and a craftsman who was really capable of making pots or pans would be no readier to condescend to what is called manufacturing them.
But, anyhow, a world in which there were many independent men would probably be a world in which there were more individual craftsmen. When we have created anything like such a world, we may trust it to feel more than the modern world does the danger of machinery deadening creation, and the value of what it deadens.
And I suggested that such a world might very well make special provision about machines, as we all do about weapons; admitting them for particular purposes, but keeping watch on them in particular ways.
The Outline of Sanity, p. 179
Any night, the starry heavens give us at the same moment impressions that 3,700 years apart in time, for that is the distance in light-years from the extreme outer limit to the earth […]
This aspect - an image, I repeat, and not a matter of experimental knowledge - is for the Faustian a high and noble aspect, but for the Apollinian it would have been woeful and terrible, an annihilation of the most profound conditions of his being. And he would have felt it as sheer salvation when after all a limit, however remote, had been found.
But we, driven by the deep necessity that is in us, must simply ask ourselves the new question: Is there anything outside this system? Are there aggregates of such systems, at such distances that even the dimensions established by our astronomy are small by comparison?
As far as sense-observations are concerned, it seems that an absolute limit has been reached; neither light nor gravitation can give a sign of existence through this outer space, void of mass. But for us it is a simple necessity of thought.
Our spiritual passion, our unresting need to actualize our existence-idea in symbols, suffers under this limitation of our sense-perceptions.
The Decline of the West, p.332
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As a state, California tends to be big all over – with nearly 40% more people than the next state – but in high school wrestling, has always embraced the single-division wrestling tournament. Over the years, most other states (45 of 50) have transitioned into multi-division formats but California remains steadfast with the mono approach – consequently, the state wrestling tournament is widely considered the toughest in the country. It draws 560 wrestlers across 14 weight classes from a pool of over 27,000 competitors (from over 900 schools). The most mentally and physically tough wrestlers will reach the medal podium after the brutal, two-day, double-elimination journey. Who will go home with a coveted state medal – given to 8 wrestlers per weight? Team trophies will also be handed out to the four highest scoring teams. Traditional powerhouse programs litter the field but will anyone be able to catch the defending champions from Buchanan?
2016 CIF State Champions/Ranked #2 in the nation.
No. 1 BUCHANAN – The Bears emerged as the state's dominant program in 2016 – ending rival Clovis' five-year run as state champions – and nearly breaking the team scoring record with 274.5 points. This year's incarnation is just as great, with a stacked line-up featuring defending state champions Matt Olguin (113) and Ethan Leake (120), as well as a powerful quartet ranked either #1 or #2 in state: #2 Brett Villarreal (138), #1 Joel Romero (160), #1 Anthony Montalvo (182), and #1 Cade Belshay (220). Buchanan is ranked #2 in the country, staking their claim among the nation's best with an unblemished run through in-state competition and their second consecutive title at The Clash XV in Minnesota. But with only 3 of their 14 state qualifiers graduating this year, are we in the middle of what will soon be called a dynasty? It appears so. Coach Troy Tirapelle explained, "Many teams use the 'family' term loosely. However, I truly believe that this group cares deeply for one another and therefore has done special things, and will keep doing special things going forward. The kids want to build a dynasty and leave their own legacy … this is their chance." And is the team ready to give it their all? Tirapelle said, "The state meet is always the best time of the year. We talk all year long as a program about that metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel. Now, it is within their grasps."
13x CIF State Champions/Ranked #7 in the nation.
No. 2 CLOVIS – Coming off an unprecedented five consecutive state titles (2011-2015), it's difficult to look at the Cougars as underdogs. But with their fiercest opponent (arguably the nation's best rivalry) located less than 5 miles away in the state's wrestling capital of Fresno, Clovis will need to produce some postseason magic to wrest the team title from a dominant Buchanan squad. Ranked #7 in the country, the Clovis team will bring 12 to the state meet, including two of the most dominant wrestlers in our state's history. Senior Justin Mejia (126) aims to win his fourth state title at his fourth different weight – if he succeeds, he will only be the second CA wrestler ever to claim that feat. His teammate, junior Seth Nevills (285) follows in Justin's historic footsteps, seeking his third title in his third trip – and amazingly, with zero losses on his high school ledger. The Cougars' efforts will be supported by a pair of state #2-ranked middleweights Brandon Martino (160) and Victor Vargas (170) and will also lean on Giano Petrucelli (106), Brandon Paulson (113), and Jacob Good (182). Coach Adam Tirapelle feels his team has a shot, "We expect to compete and put ourselves in position to win the title. We've been behind the #2 team in the nation all year long and if all goes according to ranking, we'll finish second. But anything can happen at the state tournament and we aim to wrestle our best. We've done a lot over these last 12 months and if they aren't ready now, they just won't be ready. As we tell the kids, this is the fun part … enjoy it."
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No. 3 POWAY – Coming off an amazing 30th straight San Diego section title, the Titans will retain their customary position among CA's elite programs. Well-traveled, with team titles at Gilroy Mid Cals, Temecula Valley, Las Vegas Holiday, and a 12th place finish at the prestigious Walsh Ironman in Ohio, Poway is currently the #12 ranked team in the country. Poway qualified 12 for the state meet and is led by senior Quentin Hovis (152), the #1-ranked wrestler in the country at his weight. He will be supported by a talented group of returning state medalists, Chase Zollman (126), Scott Kiyono (132), and Hampton Boyd (160), as well as freshman stand-out Dominic Mata (145). Coach Wayne Branstetter, whose Poway teams have won four state titles during his legendary tenure, likes his team's chance to bring home a team trophy, "I believe my kids are ready … the 'hays in the barn.' As in all competitions, whoever shows up will determine their fate – our state is ridiculous with lots of spoilers but that's also what makes it so great. We feel good about maintaining our respectable ranking of #12 in the nation but when you have two schools in your state ranked #2 and #7 [Buchanan and Clovis], it may be a real stretch to catch them. But we're hoping to be on the podium right there alongside them."
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GILROY – As dominant as Poway have been in their section, Gilroy have rolled through the Central Coast Section, with their 15th consecutive section title. A stalwart in the state's top 10, seeking a thirteenth straight top-10 finish at state this year, the team has qualified nine – no senior among them – to the state meet. Junior Alex Felix (132) is seeking his first state title after finished 3rd and 4th during his first two years. Fellow junior Nick Aguilar (113) is a considerable threat to claim the state title after finishing runner-up last season. After sitting out the past season with injuries, junior Antonio Andrade (195) has made up for lost time, reaching a status of state #2. Also looking for their first state medals are sophomores John Fox (138) and Joe Barnes (160). Coach Greg Varela explains that the team is excited to compete on the biggest stage: "12 months of preparation for one weekend – we're ready! They are kids so nerves will come and go so we like to have them say aloud their goals and commitments they have made through-out the year to get to this point. It reassures them that they have lived the right way and deserve to wrestle their best." Coach Bert Mar adds, "We always want to set our sights on a state title – as a team we are realistic that the numbers game is not in our favor. But as individuals, it is important to not look at anyone like they are giants because they will see us as grasshoppers. We are giant killers and to win at this level, you have to take down the giants."
BAKERSFIELD (CS)
The Drillers qualified nine to the state meet and will be led by defending state champion Navonte Demison (145) and two-time state medalist Sam Loera (182). JJ Figueroa (138) also returns after suffering a season-ending injury in 2016 and will seek his second state medal. Also in the mix for state medals are Izzak Olejnik (126), Dillon Cravens (152), and Ricardo Gonzalez (160). Coach Frank Lomas and his team are excited about the possibilities: "Our team goal is bring a state plaque home as a team. For that to happen, we need all nine of our state qualifiers to win matches whether it be in championship or consolation. We have an older group this year and mentally, I think our guys are focused and excited about the opportunity in front of them. They know the whole season culminates to these final two days and whatever happened earlier means nothing now. We are excited to go out and compete in front of the home crowd."
2017 CIF Southern Section Champions
ST. JOHN BOSCO (S)
Fresh off their Southern team title, the Braves seem to be peaking at the right time. With eight state qualifiers, the team benefits from an enviable mix of young and old – four freshmen, sophomore, junior, and two seniors are among the qualifiers. Danny Salas (195) is seeking a third state medal and expected to compete for an individual title. Supporting his efforts are Christian Nunez (120), David Aranda (220), Jacob Bueno (160). The fab four freshmen include Tim Levine (106), Guillermo Escobedo (170), and a pair of stand-outs who are already among the best the state has to offer, Jesse Vasquez (113) and Sonny Santiago (138). Coach Omar Delgado believes his team can bring home a team trophy: "We hope to finish in the top 5 this year – the team is young but exciting group of student-athletes. Vasquez and Santiago hope to challenge for state titles and continue with the Bosco recent tradition of freshmen state champions, with Valencia brothers, Pico, and Olivas."
NORTHVIEW (S)
Northview qualified six to the state meet and are strong at the ends – with top-ranked Eddie Flores (106) and Jackson Serna (285) leading the charge. Also expected to score serious points are returning state medalist Steven Comstock (170) and a trio making second trips to state – Dom Arellano (113), Gabriel Cortez (132), and Ricky Marin (138). Having transitioned from 31st to 22nd to 17th to 11th in their four previous state showings, can the Northview squad continue their upward momentum? Coach Bobby Bellamy explained the team's mentality heading into state: Wrestling is one of the most honest sports and our boys have been training extremely hard. We expect them to leave everything they have on the mat and to finish with no regrets."
RANCHO BERNARDO (SD)
Rancho Bernardo will bring seven to the state meet, including two elite competitors, returning state finalist Jaden Abas (126) and two-time state medalist and top-ranked Chasen Blair (195). The team is also strong up the middle with freshman stand-out Tyler Badgett (132), Charles Franchina (145), and returning state qualiifer Erik Salcido (152). Coach Joe Terribilini has lofty expectations for his squad but takes a big-picture approach, "Our goal is for our kids to enjoy the moment and just compete. The team placement will take care of itself in the end. The team is very focused and hungry – a really cool environment."
CLOVIS NORTH (CS)
Frequent clashes with rivals Clovis and Buchanan during the past month alone – in league duals, league finals, divisionals, and sectionals – have primed the team for state success. This year's Broncos have set a team record for state qualifiers (nine) and are led by top-ranked Chris Deloza (132), freshman sensation Devin Murphy (113), returning state medalist Eric Rivera (120), and some heavy hitters in the upperweights, Mark and John Halajian (195, 220), and Nathaniel Holloway (285), all making repeat trips to state. Coach Ben Holscher feels his team has taken a rugged path to state and it will pay off during the final days of the season: "We've been working hard every day to make a statement each weekend – and we plan on doing that this weekend as well. We are ready to compete! Each individual has been training to be the best version of themselves and that's what we expect as a staff. Time to let the fur fly!"
Other teams to watch include Selma (Central), Vacaville (Sac Joaquin), Oakdale (Sac Joaquin), Del Oro (Sac Joaquin), De La Salle (North Coast), Frontier (Central), Dinuba (Central), Sultana (Southern), Lemoore (Central), and Alta Loma (Southern).
INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT PREVIEW
ANTONIO LORENZO (Del Oro, SJ, 10) Returning State Medalist/Super 32 Champion
Headlining this weight are two returning state medalists – Eddie Flores (Northview, Sr.) and Antonio Lorenzo (Del Oro, So.). Both bring undefeated records to the state meet. A folkstyle All-American, Lorenzo had a remarkable run before the season even started, winning the Super 32 Challenge held in North Carolina, one of the toughest tournaments in the country. On strength of that title, he is currently ranked #3 in the nation. Flores is at #16 but owns a slightly higher (6th vs. 7th) state medal from the previous year. Who will end the weekend with a perfect record? The Southern section will also feature returning state qualifier and folkstyle All-American Jonathan Prata (Downey, Jr.) and Aaron Nagao (Esperanza, Fr.), who has split matches with Prata this season. The Central section will have something to say regarding the medal distribution with their champion and returning state qualifier Cole Reyes (Frontier, So.), finalist Giano Petrucelli (Clovis, Fr.), and section bronze Tristan Lujan (Selma, Fr.). Jacob Allen (Poway, Jr.) is a returning state qualifier who reached the quarterfinals last year – and the two-time San Diego champion will look to make the next step this weekend. Others to watch include North Coast champion Dakota Unpingo (Freedom, So.), Sac Joaquin freshmen standouts Caydin Wickard (Golden Valley, Fr.) and Izzy Tubera (Pitman, Fr.), Daniel Galvan (Alta Loma, Jr.) and Central Coast rivals Adam Arenas (Lincoln, Fr.) and returning state qualifier Eric Sanchez (Silver Creek, Jr.), who've split four matches.
MATT OLGUIN (Buchanan, CS, 10) 2016 CIF State Champion/NHSCA National Champion
Returning state champion and NHSCA national titlist Matt Olguin (Buchanan, So.) will be the favorite at the starting blocks. However, the nation's 2nd-ranked competitor has a trio of foes who are established at the national level in their own right. Nation's 6th-ranked Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco) will try to follow the footsteps of fabled St. John Bosco alum (Zahid and Anthony Valencia, Aaron Pico, and Cade Olivas) to win a state title as a freshman – he sent shockwaves through the national scene with a runner-up finish at the Walsh Ironman event in Ohio. Another fabulous freshman in the mix is Devin Murphy (Clovis North, Fr.), whose only in-state losses have been to Olguin and Vasquez. He sent shockwaves himself with an upset win over the next featured star at the Doc Buchanan quarterfinals. Nick Aguilar (Gilroy, Jr.) is a returning state finalist and has a single loss on his season resume (to Murphy). Aguilar possesses an impressive list of achievements at the national scene, with titles at Junior Nationals freestyle, NHSCA nationals, and Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman, among multiple other top three finishes. Nathan Yanez (Roosevelt, Jr.) is a returning state qualifier and Southern runner-up. He enters the state meet with only two season losses. Brandon Paulson (Clovis, So.), an NHSCA All-American, will look to make the medal rounds – he has certainly been tested, with eight of his season losses coming in the hands of Olguin, Murphy, and Aguilar. San Diego should have two medal contenders with Carson Sauriol (Poway) and two-time folkstyle and Greco-Roman All-American Oscar Nellis (Rancho Buena Vista, Sr.). Sauriol claimed the San Diego title and Nellis will be making his third appearance at the state meet. Others to watch include two-time state-qualifier Dom Arellano (Northview, Sr.), three-time state qualifier Riley Siason (Alvarez, Jr.), three-time state qualifier Mateo Sanchez (Central, Jr.), and two-time Sac Joaquin champion Matt Hruby (Vacaville, Sr.).
ETHAN LEAKE (Buchanan, CS, 11) 2016 CIF State Champion/NHSCA All-American
Please fasten your seatbelts – this could be a wild ride! Leading this awesome weight is returning state champion and NHSCA All-American Ethan Leake (Buchanan, Jr.). He brings a perfect record to the state meet, including a Doc Buchanan title and an All-Tournament finish at The Clash XV event in Minnesota. The path to the top of the medal podium will be rocky one and will inevitably go through the Southern section's "wrecking crew", who own five of the top 7 state seeds. Champion Cleveland Belton (Temescal Canyon, So.) leads the group but is followed closely by returning state medalist Luciano Arroyo (Calvary Chapel, So.), three time state qualifier and Air Force-signee Sidney Flores (Bishop Amat, Sr.), Alex Nunez (Alta Loma, Sr.), who is seeking his third state medal, and returning state qualifiers Chance Rich (Valencia, Jr.) and Christian Nunez (St. John Bosco, So.). The Sac Joaquin section brings an equally deep group led by champion Angelo Martinoni (Folsom, Jr.), returning state medalist Greg Viloria (Merrill West, Sr.), and Jacob Seto (Elk Grove, Sr.). Both Viloria and Seto will be making their fourth state appearances. Others to watch include a talented trio from the Central Coast, champion Abel Pena (Watsonville, Jr.), runner-up Angelo Reyes (Fremont, Jr.), and bronze Chase Saldate (Gilroy, Fr.) – Saldate has four wins over Viloria and Alex Nunez. The superior depth continues with Central finalist and returning state medalist Wyatt Cornelison (Clovis, Sr.) who is a University of Pennsylvania signee, returning state medalist Eric Rivera (Clovis North, So.), North Coast champion and three-time state qualifier and Greco-Roman national champion Patrick Ramirez (De La Salle, Sr.), San Diego champion Kenji Beato (Mt. Carmel, Jr.), and North Coast runner-up Aaron Perez (James Logan, Jr.)
JUSTIN MEJIA (Clovis, CS, 12) 3x CIF State Champion/2x FLO All-American
Every blue moon, there is a special weight class that people will be buzzing about for years to come. In the field are nine wrestlers with state medals on their resume – a remarkable 17 medals in all. A tenth wrestler owns a title from another state (New Mexico). With multiple wrecking balls on a collision course, who will come out on top? Illinois-bound Justin Mejia (Clovis, Sr.) is ranked #3 in the nation and seeking his fourth state title at his fourth weight classes (106, 113, 120, and now at 126). A two-time Flo All-American, Mejia looks to join exclusive company – in the state tournament's 44 year history, only one competitor has amassed four titles (Bakersfield's Darrell Vasquez, class of 2002). But the path to history is a very complicated one. Fellow Central rivals will look to topple Mejia's dreams – two-time state medalist and Super 32 medalist Isaiah Perez (Dinuba, Sr.) and three-time state medalist and NHSCA All-American Robert Garcia IV (Selma, Sr.). Perez nearly upended Mejia at the Central semifinals last weekend, losing by the slimmest of margins – 4-3 in ultimate tie breaker. Fresno State-bound Garcia IV then faced Mejia in the finals and dropped a close 3-2 decision. Speaking to the depth of the weight class, we're several sentences in and finally mention Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, So.), a returning state finalist who've also earned All-American status in freestyle and NHSCA. Currently Perez (#9), Abas (#18), and Garcia IV (#19) join Mejia in the national rankings. San Diego competitor Chase Zollman (Poway, Jr.) is a two-time NHSCA finalist who will be in the hunt for a third state medal. Adam Velsaquez (Pitman, Sr.) is making his fourth trip to the state meet and finished fifth last year. Kyle Parco (San Ramon Valley, So.) is a Cadet National All-American and enters state as the North Coast champion. Isaiah Palomino (Bellarmine, Sr.) looms large as a three-time state medalist and the three-time Central Coast champion looking to peak in his final state appearance. Three-time state qualifier and Southern champion Elijah Palacio (Calvary Chapel, Jr.) aims to break into the top 8 for the first time, though his body of work was mostly crafted at 120 – where his only losses were 1-point defeats to highly ranked Olguin and Belton. Others to watch include Tyler Deen (Buchanan, So.), a New Mexico state champion as a freshman, Sac Joaquin runner-up Lokahi Tonge (Elk Grove, Jr.), returning state medalist Enrique Landeros (Orland, Jr.), returning state medalist Izzak Olejnik (Bakersfield, Jr.), who is rounding into postseason form having claimed Central bronze, and a trio of talented competitors from the Southern section – runner-up Trey Munoz (Trabuco Hills, So.), three-time state qualifier and Fresno State-signee Jeremy Trinh (Oxnard, Sr.) and three-time state qualifier Jose Rubio (Barstow, Sr.).
CHRIS DELOZA (Clovis North, CS, 12) Returning State Medalist/2x Folkstyle All-American
As unpredictable a weight as any this year, 132 features a solid mix of returning state medalists and younger up-and-comers looking to spoil the party. There is no clear-cut favorite going into the state meet: Chris Deloza (Clovis North, Sr.) aims to finish his senior year in style and fortuitous timing, as he appears to be in best form in recent works. A two-time National folkstyle finalist, Deloza won the Yosemite Divisional and Central section title, with wins of two fierce rivals. Gary Joint (Lemoore, Sr.) is a returning state medalist (3rd place) and before his move to California, a two-time state finalist in Kansas. The Fresno State-bound Joint is a three-time All-American in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman styles and also finished 6th at the Walsh Ironman in Ohio. However, the past two weekends, he's dropped two matches to Deloza. Two-time NHSCA national finalist Alex Felix (Gilroy, Jr.) may very well be due for his first state title as he's finished 4th and 3rd in two previous state trips. After missing his junior campaign, Elijah Ozuna (Frontier, Sr.) has returned with a vengeance – he has dropped matches to Joint and Felix but has won 3 of 4 match-ups against the aforementioned Deloza. University of Virginia-bound Scott Kiyono (Poway, Sr.) finally won his first San Diego title, after finishing runner-up in three previous San Diego runs. The returning state medalist is hoping his fourth and final trip to the state meet will end in a higher spot on the podium. Sac Joaquin champion Ricky Torres (Oakdale, Fr.) surprised a few folks with a state medal during his freshman year but he has backed it up with an impressive sophomore campaign. He is joined from the Sac Joaquin with Ryley Boutain (Benicia, Jr.), who has shown considerable improvement during the past year. Dalton Lakmann (Foothill, Jr.) will be making his second trip to the state meet and as one of the top competitors from the Northern section, he is expected to make the state podium. The Southern section is well-represented with champion Aaron Diaz (Canyon Springs, Jr.), Stanford-bound Anthony Le (Laguna Hills, Sr.), and Gabriel Cortez (Northview, So.), all making return trips to the state meet. Also keep an eye on Ray Cordova (Alta Loma, Sr.), who has battled injuries in the past but making a strong senior push, winning Southern bronze. Others to watch include Josh Brown (Esperanza, Sr.), Wyatt Peverill (Buchanan, Jr.), JT Stinson (Del Oro, Fr.), and Ronnie Reyes (Hanford East, Jr.).
JADEN ENRIQUEZ (Mission Oak, CS, 12) 2x CIF State Medalist/Multiple All-American honors.
It comes as no surprise to see the Central section so well-represented in this preview. Similar to 126, the top three competitors at 138 hail from the area. After suffering an injury last year during the postseason, Jaden Enriquez (Mission Oak, Sr.) has the state title in his sights after finishing runner-up in 2015 and 4th as a freshman. Speaking to the quality of the section, Enriquez recently won his first Central title, beating quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals opponents – all by ultimate tie breaker. The Michigan State-bound and multiple folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman All-American will have his hands full yet again this weekend. Returning state medalist and two-time Central runner-up Brett Villarreal (Buchanan, Jr.) is an NHSCA and folkstyle All-American and his unorthodox style makes him a dangerous foe for anyone. Like Enriquez, JJ Figueroa (Bakersfield, Sr.) dealt with hearbreak last year, sustaining a late injury which knocked him out of contention. The two-time folkstyle All-American and Fresno State-signee will look to make the most of lost time with a strong run this weekend. Lawrence Saenz (Vacaville, Jr.) was on the cusp of making the state podium last year and has positioned himself well for his third state appearance. Alejandro Raya (Yucaipa, Sr.) will also be making his third state trip and enters state with only two losses on the season. Freshman sensation Sonny Santiago (St. John Bosco, Fr.) placed at Cadet Nationals folkstyle before his freshman year and earned Southern bronze, punching his first, of many, tickets to the state meet. John Fox (Gilroy, So.) was a match shy of the state podium during his freshman campaign and the Central Coast champion has proven worthy, with only two in-state losses, both close matches to Villarreal and Figueroa. Returning state medalist Tony Mendoza (Selma, Jr.) will be making his third trip to the state meet and may very well make a prolonged run in the championship rounds. Others to watch include San Diego representatives Josh Tolentino (Poway, Jr.) and Greco-Roman All-American Bernie Truax (Rancho Buena Vista, Jr.), three-time state qualifier and Stanford-signee Steven Abbate (Central Catholic, Sr.), Southern finalist Isaiah Mora (Esperanza, Jr.), and three-time state qualifier Adrian Salgado (ML King, Jr.).
NAVONTE DEMISON (Bakersfield, CS, 12) CIF State Champion/3x State Medalist/2x Folkstyle National Champion
A returning state champion and state runner-up who clashed the previous year headline this weight. Arizona State-bound and nation's #2-ranked Navonte Demison (Bakersfield, Sr.) is looking to join the exclusive group of four-time state medalist club, as well as win another state title. The two-time junior folkstyle national champion and Fargo finalist in junior freestyle should be challenged by returning state finalist and NHSCA All-American Jacob Wright (Dinuba, Sr.), who has signed to continue his career at Fresno State. Two other strong competitors looking to challenge for a spot in the finals include Peyton Omania (De La Salle, Jr.) and Cal Poly-bound Zander Silva (Alta Loma, Sr). An accomplished All-American Greco-Roman wrestler, Omania placed fifth at state last year and also earned a spot on the Junior World Team. Silva is seeking his third state medal and is a three-time All-American at Folkstyle Nationals. The Sac Joaquin Section has a strong trio in three-time state qualifier and Stanford-signee Jack Ramalia (Granite Bay, Sr.), Roger Monroe (Elk Grove, Sr.), and Jake Ryan (Oakdale, Jr.). Ramalia has just fallen shy of the medals rounds in two previous trips to state, reaching the quarterfinals both times. Other medal contenders include two-time state qualifier and NHSCA All-American Tristian Zamilpa (Buchanan, Jr.), Beau Bradley (Monache, Jr.), and Southern finalist Brandon Esparza (Santiago, Sr.). Keep an eye on sensational freshman Dominic Mata (Poway, Fr.), NHSCA All-American Nathan Villarreal (Gilroy, So.), Central Coast champion and Greco-Roman All-American Alex Escudero (Los Gatos, Jr.), and Troy Mantanona (Palm Desert, So.).
QUENTIN HOVIS (Poway, SD, 12) 3x Arizona State Champion/Multiple All-American honors.
The nation's top-ranked wrestler stakes his claim at this weight. A three-time state champion in Arizona, Quentin Hovis (Poway, Sr.) seeks to add a California title to his resume. Winning the prestigious Walsh Ironman Invitational in Ohio, as well as earning a countless array of All-American honors at national freestyle, Greco-Roman, and folkstyle events, Navy-bound Hovis will be very tough to beat. The top challenger is returning state bronze medalist and three-time folkstyle All-American Josh Kim (Santiago, Jr.). Earlier this year in the finals of the Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt tournament, Kim lost a hard fought match to Hovis, a 3-2 OT tiebreaker. Three-time state qualifier and Cal Poly-signee David San Miguel (Bellarmine, Sr.) has two losses to CA opponents this year – Hovis and Kim. With All-American honors at the NHSCA and freestyle Nationals events, he is a strong medal hopeful. Sac Joaquin brings a strong contingent to state – returning state medalist Noah Blake (Del Oro, So.), section champion Jeff Skyrud (Folsom, Sr.), who has a pair of wins over Blake this season, and three-time state qualifier and folkstyle All-American Fernando Lanza (Benicia, Sr.). Other contenders include San Diego runner-up Erik Salcido (Rancho Bernardo, Sr.), Central champion Jace Luchau (Selma, So.), three-time state qualifier Jonathan Garcia (Frontier, Sr.), Southern stand-outs Troy Madrigal (Servite, Jr.) and Nassir Grissom (Santa Monica, Sr.), Northern champion Russell Rucklos (Foothill, Jr.), and North Coast champion Perez Perez (Windsor, Sr.).
BRANDON MARTINO (Clovis, CS, 12) Returning CIF State Medalist
The odds-on favorites to reach the finals are two top-ranked wrestlers from the tough TRAC League in the Central Valley who have battled and split four matches this year. Returning state medalists Joel Romero (Buchanan, Jr.) and Fresno State-bound Brandon Martino (Clovis, Sr.) anchor this weight. Romero was 3rd in state as a sophomore (at 138) and earned All-American honors at NHSCA Nationals while Martino earned a 5th place finish (152) at state. Other strong contenders from the Central section include three-time state qualifier and three-time Greco-Roman and folkstyle All-American Ricardo Gonzalez (Bakersfield, Sr.), NHSCA All-American Oscar Diaz (Selma, Jr.) and NHSCA All-American Mark Cardwell (Monache, So.). The San Diego area sends two strong podium hopefuls in returning state medalist Hampton Boyd (Poway, Sr.) and FLO All-American Aaron Olmos (Mater Dei Catholic, Sr.). Others in line for a potential state medal include the Southern trio of Jordan Bernal (Littlerock, Sr.), Sam Azar (Aliso Niguel, Sr.), and two-time state qualifier Jacob Bueno (St. John Bosco, Sr.), as well as Central Coast champion and NHSCA champion Joseph Barnes (Gilroy, So.). Three top wrestlers out of Sac Joaquin will also be in the mix – NHSCA All-American Bronson Harmon (Oakdale, Jr.), Dylan Valderrama (Yuba City, So.), and William Costanzo (Del Oro, Jr.), all making return trips to state.
ANTHONY MANTANONA (Palm Desert, S, 12) 2x State Medalist/FLO and Greco-Roman National Champion
An overwhelming favorite for a state title is Anthony Mantanona (Palm Desert, Sr.), a returning state finalist. Ranked sixth nationally and Oklahoma-bound, Mantanona is a Greco-Roman and FLO National champion and has accumulated a massive list of pins – most under a minute – against CA competition. Make sure to focus on his matches and they may end very quickly. He will be joined by a strong core of Southern wrestlers – returning state medalist Steven Comstock (Northview, Jr.), two-time state qualifier Joey Griego (Sultana, Sr.), and two-time state qualifier Jean-Paul LeBosnoyani (Mira Costa, Sr.). Also aiming for a spot in the finals are returning state medalist Abel Garcia (Oakdale, Sr.), and Central champion Victor Vargas (Clovis, Sr.), who was a match shy of the medal podium last year. Several medal hopefuls abound from the Central valley, including NHSCA All-American Christian Rodriguez (Selma, So.), Jeremy Maas (Liberty, Sr.), Jake Levatino (Buchanan, Sr.), and Dylan Miracle (Madera South, Sr.), all making second or third appearances at the state meet. Isaiah Perez (Pitman, Jr.) has found great success transitioning from 138 and the Sac Joaquin runner-up will look for his first piece of state hardware. Other contenders include section champions from the Central Coast, North Coast, San Diego, and Northern areas: freshman Nicholas Villarreal (Gilroy, Fr.), Jonathan Hackett (De La Salle, Sr.), Uriel Beristain (Mater Dei Catholic, Jr.), and Max Schumacher (Paradise, Sr.).
ANTHONY MONTALVO (Buchanan, CS, 11) Returning State Medalist/NHSCA National Champion
Three returning state medalists – including a state finalist – highlight this amazing weight class. University of Oklahoma recruit Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan, Jr.) is seeking an individual title after falling just short the year previous. The NHSCA National champion should see some serious challenges from Sac Joaquin champion Colbey Harlan (Oakdale, Jr.), as well as two-time state medalist and folkstyle All-American Sam Loera (Bakersfield). Harlan only has two in-state losses (both to Montalvo) while Loera has only dropped matches in-state to Montalvo and Harlan. A pair of Southern wrestlers should also contend – two-time state qualifier Ryan Cosio (Temecula Valley, So.) and section runner-up and returning state medalist Josh Loomer (Cajon, Sr.). Cosio has not lost to CA competition and has two wins over Loomer. Matt Martinez (Alvarez, Jr.) secured his second straight Central Coast title and San Diego champion Nathan Tausch (Poway, Jr.) will be making his second trip to state. A strong trio hails from the Central section behind Montalvo – Fresno State-bound Angel Solis (Lemoore, Sr.), who was a Walsh Ironman medalist, two-time state qualifier Jacob Good (Clovis, So.), and William DeBoer (Frontier, Sr.). Others to watch include North Coast champion Adrian Chavez (Liberty, So.) and two-time runner-up Connor Aiello (Las Lomas, Sr.), two-time state qualifier Justin Medeiros (Lodi, Sr.), Gerardo Hernandez (Capistrano Valley, Jr.), and Dylan Turkowski (Sultana, Sr.).
CHASEN BLAIR (Rancho Bernardo, SD, 12) 2x CIF State Medalist/NHSCA National Champion
After two close calls in previous trips to state, finishing with 4th and 5th place medals, NHSCA champion and University of North Carolina-bound Chasen Blair (Rancho Bernardo, Sr.) will be a strong favorite to walk away from Rabobank with a state title in hand. Right behind Blair is two-time Central Coast champion Tony Andrade (Gilroy, Jr.), Central champ and NHSCA champion Ryan Reyes (Clovis West, So.), and two-time state medalist and two-time Greco-Roman All-American Danny Salas (St. John Bosco, Sr.). Andrade missed last season but has made a triumphant return to the mat, a key win over Reyes at his hometown Mid Cals event. Reyes is a supremely talented sophomore (his older brother Nikko was a two-time state champion) and after finishing 7th in state as a freshman, he will aim to make the leap into the state finals. Salas, a Fresno State-signee who placed 4th at Walsh Ironman in Ohio, aims for this third state medal. Other Southern wrestlers vying for state medals are runner-up Arick Lopez (Yucaipa, Sr.), Kyle Marshall (San Clemente, Sr.), Brayden Ray (Santiago, Jr.), and Cody Williams (Lakewood, Sr.), with the first three all making their second trips to state. The Central section also features three-time state qualifier Trevor Ervin (Buchanan, Jr.), two-time state qualifier Ruger Wyneken (Clovis, Sr.) and returning state medalist Adrian Godinez (Foothill, Sr.). Others to watch include Los Angeles City champion Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades Charter, Jr.) Sac Joaquin champion Nemo Chapman (Inderkum, Sr.), and a pair of Central Coast representatives Kevin Ruiz (Alvarez, Sr.) and Michael Camacho (San Benito, Sr.).
CADE BELSHAY (Buchanan, CS, 12) CIF State Medalist.
After competing in the 170 weight class the previous two years, Cade Belshay (Buchanan, Sr.) made the leap to 220 and the returning state medalist has been a dominant force – undefeated versus all instate competition and holding a top 20 national ranking. If the University of Pennsylvania-bound senior wins the 220 title this weekend, he would become the third wrestler from the TRAC league to have done so, following Seth Nevills (Clovis) in 2015 and teammate Zach Levatino (Buchanan) in 2016. Two-time state medalist Darryl Aiello (De La Salle, Sr.) should be the most likely opponent under the Saturday evening spotlight and will look to avenge two earlier losses to his Buchanan rival. A trio of Southern wrestlers that could emerge as state medalists includes Joey Daniel (Santa Ana, Jr.), Dominik Urena (Elsinore, Jr.) and Cal Poly-signee Sam Aguilar (Sultana, Sr.). All three are making their second appearances at the state meet. Three-time Northern champion Tony Rogers (Chester, Jr.) was injured in the quarterfinals of last year's state tournament and unable to compete for a state medal. If he is 100% healthy, he could be a serious contender. Others to watch include four-time state qualifier Kobe Rosas (Coalinga, Sr.), three-time state qualifier Ty Muxlow (Kingsburg, Sr.), three-time state qualifier John Halajian (Clovis North, Sr.) Central Coast champion Victor Jaquez (Bellarmine, So.), Sac Joaquin champion Dylan Amos (Casa Roble, Jr.), Zachary Myers (Vacaville, Sr.), and two-time state qualifier David Aranda (St. John Bosco, Jr.).
SETH NEVILLS (Clovis, CS, 11) 2x State Champion
Still undefeated in his HS career, powerful Seth Nevills (Clovis, Jr.), the #2 ranked heavyweight in the country, will be the odds-on favorite to win his third straight state title this weekend – and continue on the path to four state titles. An unorthodox wrestler, Nevills is not your typical heavyweight – he moves like a lightweight so watch for quick takedowns and points from the top position. The last of the famed Nevills Bros. (alongside Zach, Nick, and AJ, they have combined for seven state titles), Seth is fully expected to grow the title count to eight, barring a monumental upset. Two-time Greco-Roman and folkstyle All-American Jake Levengood (Vacaville, Jr.) is a returning state medalist and should contend for a spot in the finals. But he is joined by good company from the Sac Joaquin section – returning state medalists Jesus Flores (Delhi, Sr.) and folkstyle All-American Pablo Miller (Del Oro, Sr.). Both are battle-tested at the state level and understand what it takes to get on the medal podium. After an early-season loss, Gavin Nye (Corning, Sr.) has an unblemished record – the two-time state medalist and multiple Greco-Roman and freestyle All-American will look to improve his previous 6th and 7th place finishes. Armando Barcenas (Hanford, Sr.) has been wrestling solid all season long and could challenge for a spot on the podium, as could Nathaniel Holloway (Clovis North, Sr.). Jackson Serna (Northview, Sr.) became a two-time Southern champion this past weekend and could emerge as a state medalist this coming weekend. Others to watch include two-time state qualifier Austin Gilham (Sultana, Jr.), Southern bronze Tony Dacosta (Torrance, Sr.), Noah Wright (Lemoore, Sr.) – who has wins over Miller and Nye this season – two-time state qualifier Luke Cruz (South San Francisco, Sr.), and Randy Gonzales (Lakewood, Sr).
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Checkout the [hello_cube](https://github.com/dkellycollins/nemesis/tree/master/sample_games/hello_cube) example to see how to get started creating your game with nemesis

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To get started with development, checkout [Setting up for Development](https://github.com/dkellycollins/nemesis/wiki/Setting-up-for-Development)

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Infoworks.io, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based software platform provider for agile data engineering, closed $25m in Series C funding.
The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Centerview Capital Technology.
The company intends to use the funds to scale up go-to-market initiatives.
Founded in 2014 by Buno Pati, Executive Chairman, Infoworks eliminates the complexity of big data by automating the entire data engineering process, from source to consumption, through a visual, code-free environment that enables organizations to launch new analytics use cases and data driven applications in days instead of months.
The company counts some of the world's largest financial, retail, technology, healthcare, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies in the Fortune 100 and Global Fortune 500 as its customers.


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- A deaf man shot to death by a North Carolina state trooper after a chase was scared of police after several misunderstandings with officers, his brother said Wednesday.
Standing beside a memorial where his brother died near the family's home, Sam Harris said police are all too often inaccessible to deaf people, relating his own story about how he ended up with a gun in his face because he, too, is deaf and couldn't follow the officer's shouted orders.
Daniel Kevin Harris "had times where because of the inaccessibility with police, there were misunderstandings that led to him being afraid of the police," his brother said through an interpreter near a large picture of Harris with "Police Brutality Domestic Terrorism" written underneath.
Daniel Harris had arrests in several states on minor charges, including three for resisting police officers. But those charges in 2010 in Florida and 2008 in Denver were dropped. He pleaded guilty to interfering with or resisting police in Watertown, Connecticut, in 2010. Details of the arrests were not available.
Sam Harris cut short a prearranged interview with The Associated Press after a reporter asked for more information about the police confrontations and if that was what made him more afraid of officers, walking away and motioning for his interpreter to come with him back to the family home.
Authorities have released few details about the shooting, including why Trooper Jermaine Saunders fired at the end of the 10-mile chase that started about 6:15 p.m. Aug. 18 when Harris did not pull over as Saunders, with blue lights on, tried to stop him for speeding on Interstate 485 near Charlotte.
The Highway Patrol's last statement Tuesday asked for patience as the investigation unfolds.
Saunders, 28, has been placed on administrative leave. Authorities said Wednesday he is black and he became a trooper about two years ago. Harris, 29, was white.
Harris' family said he was unarmed. The State Bureau of Investigation has not said whether any weapon was found on or near Harris.
Harris loved to play with his 3-year-old son, and his nieces and nephews, his brother said. Sam Harris said his brother also enjoyed the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game and was eager to get home the night because he had mail saying he had won an important contest.
The family is raising funds for Harris' funeral and plans to use any extra money to begin a foundation to help educate police officers on interacting with the hearing impaired and calling for a computerized system to alert officers they are dealing with a deaf driver.
"My brother is going to be a hero," Sam Harris said. "This is what is going to change the system."


A valuable donated artwork has been unveiled at the launch of Mosman's refurbished Council Chambers.
The large-scale oil on canvas artwork, Psalm No. 78, which was donated by Insurance Australia Group (IAG), measures 240cm by 610 cm, and depicts a group of picnickers at Balmoral overlooking the Rocky Point Island.
"Council is delighted to have been gifted this major work depicting an iconic Balmoral scene from a respected artist of Salvatore Zofrea's reputation who also has had a longstanding Mosman connection, having trained at the Julian Ashton School between 1961 and 1966," Mosman Mayor Carolyn Corrigan said.
The painting, which hangs at the rear of the public gallery, caps off a number of key improvements to the chambers, including refreshed carpet and painting, the installation of a hearing loop and upgraded voting and webcasting facilities for remote access.
The launch, which was attended by the artist Salvatore Zofrea, Stuart Purves and Erin Stapleton from Australian Galleries and Mosman councillors, was held before the start of the October council meeting.
Italian-born painter and printmaker Salvatore Zofrea who arrived in Australia in 1956, has since carved out an impressive career in Australia. He has held solo exhibitions in Sydney, Wollongong, Brisbane and internationally in Rome, was awarded the Sulman Prize in 1977, 1979 and 1982 and his work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and internationally by the MOMA in New York and the Vatican in Rome.


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car crash Jan 17
Person Hospitalized After Violent Leominster Car Crash
One person was hospitalized early Friday after a violent single-vehicle car crash in Leominster, Massachusetts. Firefighters responded to the crash at Route 12 near Route 2 at about 2:30 a.m. A white car with extensive damage was seen on the road. A photograph of the crash shows the vehicle's front end destroyed by the impact. Details on what led up…
shooting Jan 15
Man, 26, Injured in Lowell Shooting, Police Investigating
Authorities are investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot overnight in Lowell, Massachusetts. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a Boston-area hospital, authorities said. His condition was unclear. Police could be seen investigating in the area of 53 Ware Street Tuesday evening. Details on what led up to the violence were not immediately clear. The…
investigation Jan 15
Los Angeles Police Officer in Revenge Porn Case Charged With Extortion, Domestic Violence
Prosecutors have filed extortion, domestic violence, and several other charges against a former LAPD officer — who was accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to extort his one-time girlfriend, herself an LAPD detective and the wife of former LAPD assistant chief Jorge Villegas. Danny Reedy, who has not been arrested, was named in a criminal complaint filed for warrant Monday…
Body Found in Maine House Destroyed by Fire
Maine State Police say a body has been found in a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort Fairfield. Spokesman Steve McCausland says investigators found the body in the basement Monday night and believe it's the 90-year-old homeowner, Dawn Findlen, who lived in the home alone. Fire investigators say the cause of the blaze is undetermined due to...
3 People Hospitalized in North Andover Car Crash
Three people were hospitalized following a two-car crash in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Woman Killed, 2 Others Injured in North Andover Crash
A woman was killed and two others were injured late Sunday night following a two-car crash in North Andover, Massachusetts. Police said the incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. in the area of 422 Waverly Rd. There, two vehicles were extensively damaged and one landed on its side. The fatal victim was identified as 30-year-old Yahaira Colon, according to North…
rideshare rape Jan 10
Man Charged With Impersonating Uber Driver, Raping Woman
A man allegedly posed as an Uber driver and kidnapped a woman leaving a Boston nightclub last month before sexually raping her at a Rhode Island home, prosecutors say. Alvin Campbell Jr. — the brother of Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell — was held on $250,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and rape charges. According to…
arrest Jan 9
Man Taken Into Custody In Connection With Overnight Stabbing in Revere
A man was taken into custody Thursday on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, in connection with an overnight stabbing in Revere, authorities said.
DRAMATIC VIDEO: Suspect Arrested at Gunpoint in Connection With Stabbing
Dramatic video shows the arrest of a man accused of stabbing his father in Revere, Massachusetts. He was pulled over on Route 1 in Saugus before he was apprehended.
stabbing Jan 10
Man Accused of Stabbing Family Member With Crowbar Arrested at Gunpoint on Route 1
A man was taken into custody at gunpoint Thursday in a dramatic arrest in the middle of busy Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, in connection with an overnight stabbing in Revere, authorities said. Prosecutors said 32-year-old Jason Dulcetta allegedly stabbed his father in the chest with a crowbar just after midnight in the area of 4 Jordan St. and then…
stabbing Jan 9
Person Hospitalized Following Revere Stabbing
One person was hospitalized following a stabbing in a residential neighborhood in Revere, Massachusetts.
investigation Jan 7
Investigation Continues Into Rockport Teen Stabbing
Investigators are back at Rockport Middle School as they continue their investigation into a peer-to-peer stabbing that left a 13-year-old girl seriously injured.
fatal crash Jan 4
After Driver Charged in Deadly Crash, MassDOT Takes Action Against His Former Employer
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has taken action against a company it had contracted with after a recently terminated employee of the company was charged in a deadly OUI crash. Gregory Goodsell, a 31-year-old Marshfield resident who worked for Hi-Way Safety Systems, was allegedly drunk and on cocaine when he crashed Sunday morning in Pembroke, killing a 13-year-old girl. Goodsell…
Gregory Goodsell Jan 3
No Bail for Man Charged in Crash That Killed Teen in Pembroke
A Massachusetts man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in an alleged DUI crash in Pembroke was ordered held without bail Friday after a judge found him to be a danger to the public.
Suspect in Alleged OUI Crash That Killed Teen Had Lengthy History of Driving Violations
The man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in an alleged OUI car crash has been held without bail after a judge found him to be a danger to the public. Gregory Goodsell, 31, of Marshfield, was in court on Friday for a dangerousness hearing, where he was ordered to be held without bail pending his trial in connection to…
Driver in Deadly Pembroke Crash to Face Judge
The man accused of a DUI crash that resulted in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Pembroke, Massachusetts. is due in court.
car crash Dec 25, 2019
Driver Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Crashing Into NH Applebee's
One person suffered life-threatening injuries on Christmas Day after their vehicle crashed into an Applebee's restaurant in New Hampshire. The Wednesday morning crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. in Derry, according to the Derry Fire Department. At the scene, authorities saw the restaurant had moderate damage and the car was extensively damaged. Crews used tools to open the vehicle's...
explosion Dec 25, 2019
'It's a Christmas Miracle:' No Deaths in N.H. Hotel Explosion
New Hampshire fire investigators are calling it a "Christmas miracle" that no one died in an explosion just after 5 a.m. inside the Element Hotel in Lebanon. However, 10 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the Christmas Eve blast. "As the [Lebanon] chief said to me, 'It's a Christmas miracle,' and it really is," New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Paul Parisi…
New Hampshire Dec 24, 2019
'Miracle' That No One Killed in NH Hotel Explosion
Fire officials are saying it's a miracle that no one was killed in an explosion at a hotel.
Westerly Dec 23, 2019
Memorial Service for Westerly, RI, Shooting Victim Planned at Yacht Club
A memorial service is planned for the victim of a housing complex shooting in Rhode Island that injured two others. The "celebration of life" honoring 47-year-old Julie Cardinal will be held Dec. 27 at the Westerly Yacht Club, according to her obituary. The Westerly resident played a key role in pushing the private club to allow women to become full…


LuxWalk®, a high-performing underlayment engineered specifically to cushion floating or glue-down luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and to effectively soothe impact sound and floor-to-ceiling noise, delivers impressive numbers in impact insulation class (IIC) and sound transmission class (STC) tests.
In a recent IIC test designed to measure in a laboratory environment, the impact sound transmission performance of LuxWalk installed under 5 millimeter (mm) floating luxury vinyl tile over 6 inches of concrete with no ceiling, the assembly achieved a sound rating of 52, appreciably higher than the rating of 50 that the International Building Code suggests.
And in a recent STC test that evaluated the ability of LuxWalk installed under 5 mm floating luxury vinyl tile with no ceiling, the assembly achieved the same sound rating of 52.
With thinner LVT, the numbers rate higher: in the IIC test 4.2 mm luxury vinyl planks installed over LuxWalk and 6-inch concrete with a suspended ceiling achieved a noteworthy sound rating of 72. And in the STC test, 4.2 mm luxury vinyl planks over LuxWalk and 6-inch concrete with suspended ceiling achieved a wow-worthy rating of 66.
LuxWalk adds the right amount of cushioning under LVT, which can otherwise easily compress to the base when pressure is applied, and minimizes impressions and indentations that can occur in the finished floor.
The product is available in 3- by 66.8-foot.


Whether you made money goals for 2015 or not, now's the time to consider your financial habits and improve them for the new year. From taxes to savings habits, you can do a lot to get a better grasp on your money. Here are a few tips.
Gather bank account statements for the last few months to see how much you're saving monthly. If you're not able to save a percentage of your income for retirement and other savings goals, determine why and see where you can spend less.
Once you check bank statements, plan how much you want to spend next month on certain expenses, such as groceries, transportation and shopping. Some financial institutions, such as Reading Cooperative Bank, offer mobile banking apps that can take the drudgery out of that chore by automatically categorizing your spending and helping you budget your finances.
The amount you need to save for retirement or for your children's education depends on your particular situation. Long-term savings accounts, such as traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts and Coverdell accounts for educational expenses can be key tools, but it helps to know whether your long-term goals are realistic. To be totally sure that what you've saved so far and what you're putting away each year is enough, consider consulting a financial planning professional if your bank offers that service.
Along with making sure that your savings are on track, you'll also want to make sure that your credit is in good shape, too. Your credit is a major factor in whether you can qualify for home or auto loans at low rates. Lenders consider high credit scores, such as 720 and above, as proof that you can handle loans responsibly.
Look at both your credit report and credit score to get a full picture of your borrowing history and creditworthiness. You're entitled to get one free credit report from each of the major credit bureaus annually. The report is available at annualcreditreport.com and at the websites of Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. You can also get your credit score on the three companies' sites for a small fee.
If you have debts from multiple credit cards and other loans, pay all the minimum payments, at least. Then focus on cutting down those debts, starting with those carrying the highest interest rates. This strategy can help you build up your credit and move toward being debt-free faster.
In paying off debts, see whether any of your rewards credit cards have annual fees. About 31% of Americans with such cards don't know how much the annual fees really cost them, according to a NerdWallet study on rewards cards. On average, spending around $5,000 per card each year, based on the average annual fees and reward points, is enough to break even. Of course, some cards with rewards don't have this fee, but if you have any that do, see whether you spend enough to warrant the fee.
Prepare for the year ahead by reviewing your goals and finances to better understand how you're doing. Once you know, you can set yourself up for better money management in the future.


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Silchar is the control centre of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. Agriculture is the primary sector in the state's economy. The socio-economic condition of Assam largely depends on its agricultural production. Thereby, the Assam department of agriculture has decided to take up various development measures to ensure growth in crop production.
To address the queries and needs of the local farmers from Assam, Tufropes participated in the Agri Exhibition organised by District Agricultural Office on 23rd & 24th January 2018.
The fair was inaugurated by the state PWD, Excise & Fisheries Department Minister - Mr. Parimal Suklabadya. The event was attended by dignitaries like Agricultural Development Officers, State PWD Excise & Fisheries Department Minister, Deputy Speaker of Assam, Professors from Agricultural Engineering Department (Assam University, Silchar), Agriculture Businessmen, Nursery Owners and Progressive Farmers.
The Meet was extremely informative and engaging. Our Sales team presented Tufropes TUFSHADE (Agro Shade Nets) and associated products like Insect Nets, Bird Nets, UV stabilised Agro Ropes etc. to the participants. The guests interacted with our team members. They also shared valuable information on the business trends and innovative products and techniques in Agriculture for a good yield. They were convinced about Tufropes competence and commitment towards the top-of-the-line products used in Protected Cultivation.


The 9-5 grind can be too boring to your employees and as such you must be thinking of some of the ways that you can make the whole a little bit more exciting. The room escape games are not merely for fun and entertainment but have as well been used by a number of businesses for the sake of team building and rip up the communication barriers that often exist within an office set up. Team building initiatives are mainly geared to encourage employees and prepare them to address business issues and problems collectively and have them solved effectively. Here are some of the common escape the room games that happen to be all fun and at the same time quite instructional.
One of the highly interesting escape room games is hungry zombie. The team is tied in a room wherein is a hungry zombie that has been chained. In a span of every five minutes, you will see the zombie released by a foot and draws ever closer to catching you. The game lasts about an hour and by the end of the hour the zombie will be able to reach all corners of the room. In the room, you will have tons of clues that will be of help to you to solve riddles and puzzles therein and as such get the keys that you will use to unlock the door and escape the room in which you and your team members happen to be so locked inside. Read on and see some of the things that the team members will have to do so as to solve the puzzles and escape the room eventually.
What the team members will need so as to find the hidden clues quickly enough is communication. Participants will have to work in groups of twos and threes in order to be able to find the clues to the puzzle and as such get to eventually escape the room. The members will as well have to keep their team members informed of the clues they find so as to help the entire team use them to get to solve the puzzles, unlock the secrets of the hidden key to get to escape the room as you can read more here.
As it can be seen from this typical escape the room game, it is a fact that the games indeed do breed effective communication skills between the employees, who are the players in the game as they will be encouraged to work together so as to achieve a desired goal at the end of the game. It is as well a sure depiction of the need for cooperation which when missing the whole team is certainly out to failure.