By Phillip Brents

SPRING VALLEY, July 13, 2002 -- Eastlake High School's Nik Clair-Williams finished the 2002 California State Games with four gold medals in swimming. Competing for South Bay Aquatics, Clair-Williams won the 100-yard freestyle, 50-yard butterfly, 50-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle events in boys 15-18 division competition at Mt. Miguel High School.

An incoming senior, Clair-Williams captured the San Diego Section Division II 50 freestyle title his sophomore year while finishing second in the Division I finals this past spring. He clocked 52.09 seconds to finish more than two seconds ahead of his nearest challenger in the 100 free finals, timed 25.51 in the butterfly, 31.75 in the backstroke and 23.75 in the 50 free.

"It was for fun," said Clair Williams, who subsequently participated, along with Bonita Vista High's Paul Hernandez, in a senior sectional meet in Clovis.

Jennifer Parra, who competed this past prep season as a freshman at Mar Vista High School, finished with a bronze medal in the 50 freestyle in the girls' 15-18 division.

More than 5,000 athletes participated in 20 sports at this year's Olympic-style State Games event, held July 12-14, at various venues around San Diego County.

Imperial Beach Swim Team

Girls 11-12 Division

100 freestyle: 7. Ashely French, 1:05.88. 50 butterfly: 11. Ashley French, 37.28; 12. Justine Moses, 37.61; 13. Sarah Crampton, 38.72.

50 backstroke: 9. Justine Moses, 39.06.

100 individual medley: 6. Ashley French, 1:17.31; 16. Justine Moses, 1:30.68. 50 freestyle: 6. Ashley French, 30.10; 8. Justine Moses, 31.97; 14. Sarah Crampton, 36.71.

Girls 13-14 Division

100 freestyle: 6. Vanessa Valadez, 1:09.70.

100 individual medley: 8. Vanessa Valadez, 1:22.37.

50 breaststroke: 8. Vanessa Valadez, 41.70. 50 freestyle: 6. Vanessa Valadez, 32.63.

Girls 15-18 Division

100 freestyle: 5. Jennifer Parra, 1:03.31; 6. Crystal Deatherage, 1:05.22.

50 butterfly: 6. Crystal Deatherage, 34.13.

50 backstroke: 6. Jennifer Parra, 33.81.

100 individual medley: 7. Crystal Deatherage, 1:18.59.

50 freestyle: 3. Jennifer Parra, 28.66; 6. Crystal Deatherage, 29.34.

Boys 11-12 Division

100 freestyle: 9. Garrett Griffin, 1:14.07.

50 butterfly: 6. Garrett Grriffin, 38.99.

100 individual medley: 6. Garrett Griffin, 1:25.08.

50 freestyle: 5. Garrett Griffin, 32.22.

Boys 13-14 Division

50 butterfly: 11. Chas Leyba, 41.47.

50 backstroke: 13. Chas Leyba, 40.78.

100 individual medley: 11. Chas Leyba 1:24.43.

50 breaststroke: 8. Chas Leyba, 40.31.

South Bay Aquatics

Boys 13-14 Division

100 freestyle: 10. Derrick Clair-Williams, 1:05.12.

50 butterfly: 8. Derrick Clair-Williams, 31.97.

50 backstroke: 6. Derrick Clair-Williams, 32.87.

ARCO Training Center hosts future Olympians

The ARCO Olympic Training Center hosted the archery competition. More than 50 competitors took advantage of the largest shooting range in North America at the Easton Archery OTC Complex where medals were awarded in adult men's and women's and junior boys and girls division compound and Olympic bow categories.

Top finishers in each division, with scores, included:

Archery Scoreboard

July 13 at Easton Archery Complex,ARCO Olympic Training Center

Adult Men

Compound Bow

1. Tom McDonald, 865; 2. Oscar Sanchez, 857; 3. Chris Oosterlinck, 854; 4.

Robert Rooney, 837; 5. Jerrod Marteney, 829; 6. Robert Stedman, 824; 7.

Michael Grover, 820; 8. Tom Lewis, 819; 9. Javier Venegas, 810; 10. Gary

Grela, 802; 11. Daniel Shafer, 791; 12. Joe Buckley, 790; 13. Geoff Ayton,

767; 14. Marcus Clinco, 766; 15. Paul Dobner, 711.

Adult Men Olympic Bow

1. Kenneth Downey, 813; 2. Jonathan Ohayon, 793; 3. Samuel Rodriguez II,

777; 4. Jason Koerperich, 747; 5. Gordon Hall, 737; 6. Luis Ramos, 700; 7.

Roy Johnson, 601; 8. John Downey, 601; 9. Eric Kam, 571; 10. Dominique

Leduc, 539; 11. Michael Pearlman, 537; 12. Romeo Fayioga Jr., 368.

Adult Women Compound Bow

1. Carmen Jaime, 846; 2. Kena Brown, 844; 3. Stacy Grover, 827; 4. Esmeralda

Venegas, 812; 5. Sandy Gottlieb, 765.

Adult Women Olympic Bow

1. Margaret Lyszkiewicz, 785; 2. Susie Sanchez, 771; 3. Julie Robinson, 759;

4. Nicole Stull, 752; 5. Barbara Burns, 706; 6. Mel Leach, 648; 7. Ariel

Levin, 615; 8. Nadia Ruiz, 584; 9. Lisa Allen, 465.

Cadet Boys Compound Bow

1. Jonathan Metcalfe, 820; 2. Sasha Mistretta, 794; 3. Garrett Shafer, 780.

Cadet Boys Olympic Bow

1. Christian Sorenson, 726.

Cadet Girls Olympic Bow

1. Danielle Marco, 655; 2. Pristine Shin, 478.

Intermediate Boys Compound Bow

1. Tony Morgan, 769.

Intermediate Boys Olympic Bow

1. Andrew Stinson, 748.

Intermediate Girls Compound Bow

1. Josahan Jaime, 830.

Intermediate Girls Olympic Bow

1. Sandra Tyan, 684.

Junior Boys Compound Bow

1. Timothy Metcalfe, 800; 2. Alexis Brown, 689; 3. Hafid Jaime, 673.

Junior Boys Olympic Bow

1. Kenneth Ledford, 730; 2. Alex Betlinski, 706.

Pair of Badgers take gold medals in wrestling

Bryan Scambler and Arturo Casillas, both of the Chula Vista Badgers

Wrestling Club, went undefeated to capture gold medals in wrestling. An

incoming junior at Hilltop High School, Scambler will compete July 20-26 in

Fargo, N.D. as part of Team California in the USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals.

He won his 125-pound weight class with a 3:35 pin against Torrey Pines'

Brandon Richland in high school competition last Saturday at Mt. Miguel High

School. Casillas came back the next day to capture the 101-pound Schoolboy

Division freestyle title with a 1:20 fall against Robert Woodard of the San

Diego Mighty Mites.

Top-seeded in his weight class, Scambler finished 3-0 in the tournament,

recording an 8-3 decision against Anthony Mayberry of the San Diego Power

Masters in his first match and following with a 4:52 pin against Alfonso

Berriel of the Power Masters in the semifinals.

Scambler, who finished second in the state in both freestyle and Greco-Roman

competition earlier this year, has now wrestled for the cycle in State Games

competition, adding a gold medal to silver and bronze medals he captured at

the two previous tournaments.

"It's a natural progression. The idea is to progress every year. You've got

to take small steps before taking big steps. I think we're right on track,"

said Jerry Matsumoto, a coach with the Badgers program.

Daniel Pino, also representing the Badgers, finished third in his 275-pound

weight class after pinning Torrey Pines' Jon Mendis in 5:09. Pino went 3-1

in the tournament.

Wrestling Scoreboard

July 13 at Mt. Miguel High School

Team Standings

Points: 1. Poway 34; 2. Raw Wrestling Club 23; 3. San Diego Power Masters 16; 4. Brawley 9; 5. Clovis East 8; 6. Chula Vista Badgers 6; 7. Fall Guys Wrestling Club 4.

Wrestler of the Year

Patrick Payne (Poway), 152 pounds

Top Individuals

103 Pounds

Championship: Brett Gurrola (Raw WC) pinned Mark Ojeda (Brawley), 0:31.

Third place: Patrick Gonzales (SD Power Masters) defeated Aaron Karlen (Raw WC), injury default.

112 Pounds

Championship: Todd Schravien (Poway) pinned Lorenzo Soto (Brawley), 3:58.

Third place: Adam Sheets (unattached) dec. Jens Halbert (Poway), 8-2.

119 Pounds

Championship: Conrad Rangell (Clovis East) major dec. Mike Escobar (unattached), 13-0.

Third place: Nate Fort (Fall Guys) pinned Tabitha Coffey (Chula Vista Badgers), 1:54.

125 Pounds

Championship: Bryan Scambler (Chula Vista Badgers) pinned Brandon Richland (unattached), 3:35.

Third place: Anthony Mayberry (SD Power Masters) dec. Alfonso Berriel (SD Power Masters), 7-6/OT

130 Pounds

Championship: Joe Baker (Poway) major dec. David Ramos (Fall Guys), 13-1.

Third place: Oscar Lopez (unattached) pinned Abraham Contreras (Raw WC), 4:35.

135 Pounds

Championship: Kevin McCarthy (Raw WC) dec. Pudge Redoble (unattached), 5-4.

Third place: Emmanuel Martinez (SD Power Masters) dec. Andy Yoshida (Raw WC), 8-3.

140 Pounds

Championship: Shawn Haratani (Raw WC) major dec. Jesse Soto (Brawley), 9-1.

Third place: Ben Esparza (Brawley) pinned Bethany Harris (unattached), 3:50.

145 Pounds

Championship: Kerry Tilaro (SD Power Masters) pinned Joey Antonacci (unattached), 1:19.

Third place: Jaspal Singh (Poway) dec. Justin Olps (Poway), 11-6.

152 Pounds

Championship: Patrick Payne (Poway) pinned Spencer Swarts (Poway), 0:45.

Third place: Houston Lear (SD Power Masters) def. Jeff Baluyut (Raw WC), injury default.

160 Pounds

Championship: Tyler Fuchs (Poway) dec. David Sweig (Poway), 4-1

Third place: Jaymeson Davis (SD Power Masters) dec. Derek Ebeling (unattached), 10-6.

171 Pounds

Championship: Brandon Halsey (SD Power Masters) pinned Nick Quintero (Clovis East), 0:32.

Third place: Daniel Mercer (Clovis East) pinned Kevin Thistle (Raw WC), 4:26.

189 Pounds

Championship: Daniel Almanza (Poway) dec. Danny Brannon (Raw WC), 9-3.

Third place: Clint Myers (SD Power Masters) pinned Derrell Galloway (Fall Guys), 1:53.

215 Pounds

Championship: Steven Juarez (Raw WC) dec. Mike Williams (Poway), 3-1.

Third place: Brian Howells (Poway) dec. Frankie Beltran (Brawley), 3-0.

275 Pounds

Championship: Charles Krug (Poway) dec. Joe Lalone (Poway), 1-0.

Third place: Daniel Pino (Chula Vista Badgers) pinned Jon Mendis (unattached), 5:09.

Kids Division

July 14 at Mt. Miguel High School

Novice 65: Brady Beamon (SD Mighty Mites). Novice 70: Nicholas Nelson (SD Mighty Mites) pinned Daniel Johnson (SD Mighty Mites), 1:26. Novice 80: Shervin Iraniha (SD Mighty Mites) tech fall Ian Roy (SD Mighty Mites), 13-3. Novice 87: Henry Yorba Jr. (Poway). Novice 120: Dayne Manuel (Poway). Novice 150: Branden Ruff (Poway).

Schoolboy 80: Hunter Beamon (SD Mighty Mites). Schoolboy 90: Carmelo Trinidad (SD Mighty Mites). Schoolboy 101: Arturo Casillas (CV Badgers) pinned Robert Woodard (SD Mighty Mites), 1:20. Schoolboy 120: Francisco Carrillo (SD Mighty Mites) tech fall Raymond Tovar (SD Mighty Mites), 10-0. Schoolboy 140: Simon Clayburn (SD Mighty Mites) pinned Anthony Fuentes (SD Mighty Mites), 1:05. Schoolboy 145: Matthew Fuentes (SD Mighty Mites).

Cadet 95: Norine Cruz (Wolverines). Cadet 108: Dustin Siscon (SD Mighty Mites) pinned Valerie Prise (Wolverines), 1:26. Cadet 120: Michael Gonzales (SD Mighty Mites) dec. David Mogan (SD Mighty Mites), 8-2. Cadet 131: Vincente Guerrero (SD Mighty Mites) pinned Bryan Keshka (SD Power Masters), 1:17. Cadet 145: Miguel Gomez (SD Power Masters). Cadet 185: Sean Crampton (SD Power Masters).

2002 California State Games preview:

14th annual event held in San Diego County

JULY 11, 2002 -- The Easton Archery Complex at the ARCO Olympic Training Center and three South County roller hockey rinks will serve among the venues for the 14th annual California State Games. This year’s event, which will take place Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14 around San Diego County, will feature 6,000 athletes competing in 20 sports.

The archery competition is scheduled Saturday, July 13. Practice sessions will be from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., followed by competition in Olympic bow and compound bow classes from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Age groups include adult men and women and intermediate boys and girls (12-and-under, 15- and-under and 18-and-under divisions).

Inline hockey competition will take place with youth games on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at Skate San Diego in National City (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Chula Vista RollerSkateLand (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Castle Park High School ( 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Age divisions include 10-and-under, 12- and-under, 14-and-under and 17- and-under.

A junior lifeguards competition will take place Friday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Imperial Beach Pier while both the high school wrestling and youth swimming events will take place simultaneously, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at Mt. Miguel High School in Spring Valley. The wrestling tournament has expanded to a second day to include freestyle competition in youth divisions (11-16-year-olds) on Sunday, July 14, beginning at 9 a.m.

Other sports and venues include badminton (Balboa Park Activities Center, July 12-14); basketball (Alliant International University, July 13-14); goaltimate (Dusty Rhodes Park, July 13-14); golf (Singing Hills Resort, July 13-14); gymnastics (Coronado High School, July 12-14); soccer (Robb Field, July 12-14); softball (Robb Field, July 13-14); surfing (Camp Pendleton Del Mar Jetty, July 14); swimming (Mt. Miguel High School, July 13); synchronized swimming (Valhalla High School, July 13); taekwondo (Marriott Marina Hotel, July 13); youth track (San Diego High School, July 13-14); water polo (Miramar College, July 12-14); weightlifting (Town & Country Hotel, July 13); and wrestling (Mt. Miguel High School, July 13-14).