WILLITS, Calif. – On Saturday, Feb. 20, the Clear Lake Cardinals sent three wrestlers to compete in the weekends Coastal Mountain Conference (CMC) League Championship Tournament.

Both Isaac Lewis (154 pounds) and Jacob Pyorre (115 pounds) each came into the tournament as the No. 1 seeds.   

Lewis finished the day as the 154-pound champion, with two pins and an exciting come from behind win in the finals match to claim the gold medal.

Lewis heads into the North Coast Sections (NCS) Tournament with an overall record of 23 wins and 10 losses, with only two of those losses coming against an NCS opponent at this weight class.

Pyorre came into the tournament after a month-long injury hiatus and it showed. While he showed resilience battling through his first match, the mat rust was there.

In the finals match he would meet up with an opponent he had beaten earlier in the season, but it was not to be.

Pyorre finished with the silver medal and his opponent won the gold and was awarded the outstanding lightweight wrestler. This was his first and only loss at this weight class.

Since the top three placers in the CMC League Tournament advance, both Lewis and Pyorre will head to the Boys North Coast Sections Tournament at James Logan High School on Feb. 26 and 27.

Brandon Dickey (140 pounds) also wrestled a couple of tough matches in the tournament for the Cardinals, but did not advance.