NOTEBOOK / GARY KLEIN : Arroyo Wrestler Ends 97-Match Win Streak of Arizona Champion

Arroyo High’s Nick Rios was selected as the outstanding wrestler at the 42-team Estancia tournament last weekend in Costa Mesa.

Rios, a senior, won the 152-pound division by defeating Bill Walsh of Shadow Mountain (Ariz.), the defending Arizona state champion who entered the meet with a 97-match win streak.

Rios was behind with 30 seconds left in the match before he tied the score with a takedown. He won the match on a reversal in overtime to improve his record to 22-1.

Rios is a two-time Mission Valley League champion who finished third in the Southern Section last season and second at the Masters meet.

Rios has won 18 matches by fall this season.

“This year, he definitely has goals in mind,” Arroyo Coach Victor Vorobieff said. “Last year, he just wanted to get to the state meet. This year, he wants to win it.”

Rios and Arroyo will participate in the Five Counties tournament Jan. 18-19 at Fountain Valley High.

Honor Roll: Forty players from San Gabriel Valley-area schools were selected to All-Southern Section division teams by the Amateur Athletic Foundation.

Quarterback Marc Ruiz of Baldwin Park, who led the Braves to the Division IV championship, was selected player of the year in Division IV.

Players and their divisions include:

Division I--Bishop Amat running back Scott Fields, linebacker Peter Gomez and defensive back Miregi Huma.

Division II--Muir running back Saladin McCullough, offensive lineman Jonathan Mosley and defensive back Ron Jones; Pasadena linebacker Treyvone Towns.

Division IV--Baldwin Park quarterback Marc Ruiz, receiver Dante Casillas, running back Lawrence Phillips and linebacker Alfredo Beltran; Damien running back Jody Napuunoa and kicker Kris Mindlin; Nogales running back Lamonte Adams; Workman receiver Yo Yamamoto and defensive back Abel Macias; Glendora lineman Kirk Bowman and defensive back Josh Romero; Los Altos linemen Joe Parra and Chris Voth; Walnut lineman Jason Hill; Covina lineman Danilo Robinson and linebacker Marcus Alridge and West Covina receiver/defensive back Steve McHenry.

Division V--Rosemead quarterback Matt Koffler, receiver Kenny Gonzalez and lineman Pat Ahhing; Arroyo running back D.J. Hoyt, linebacker Keith MacLellan, linemen Manuel Cruz and Mike Bernal; Ganesha lineman Jose Lerma; El Monte defensive back Carl Caston and Bonita punter Steve Howard.

Division VI--Bassett running back Craig Moore and Azusa punter Mike Jones.

Division VII--Temple City lineman Bronson Hatch and linebacker Robert Buccola; South Pasadena linebacker Kelly Edwards, and Blair defensive back Z-Ukoni Hodges.

Conference time: Men’s and women’s basketball teams from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Los Angeles begin California Collegiate Athletic Assn. play Friday night.

The Cal Poly Pomona women’s team (9-5), which has won 10 consecutive CCAA championships, plays host to Cal State L.A. (6-7). The Broncos, ranked sixth in Division II, travel to UC Riverside Saturday.

The Cal Poly Pomona men’s team (9-5) plays host to Cal State Bakersfield (11-2) on Friday and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (12-1) on Saturday.

The Cal State L.A. men’s team (6-6) plays host to San Luis Obispo Friday and Bakersfield on Saturday.

The Cal State L.A. women’s team plays host to San Luis Obispo (9-5) Saturday night.

Medical report: Two players from the Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball team, junior guard LeeAnna Hiestand and junior center Danielle Malone, have undergone knee surgery.

Bronco Coach Darlene May also had surgery last week on her elbow and missed Pomona’s victory over Abilene Christian. May was back on the bench for the Broncos’ victory over Alaska Anchorage.

Where are they now: Blair Slattery, a former standout basketball and baseball player at San Marino High, is leading Occidental College in scoring this season.

Slattery, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound sophomore, scored 33 points, had 14 rebounds and 10 steals in the Tigers’ 100-86 victory over Webster University (Mo.).

Slattery is averaging 20 points and 11.5 rebounds for the Tigers. He is shooting 58% from the field.

Occidental meets Southeastern Massachusetts Saturday afternoon at La Verne University.