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 SJS Tests Nevada In Wrestling Debut

 
SJS's wrestling squad initiates a busy weekend and season tonight by hosting University of Nevada-Reno at 8:00, then welcomes nine California schools to Saturday's SJS Invitational tournament.
 
Both events will be held in Spartan Gym. Tourney qualifying begins at noon with the finals slated for 8 pm. Admission to the finals is $1. 
 
New SJS coach Bill Smith's grapplers will be seeking to improve over last year's 11-5-1 dual meet mark while defending their PCAA title. 
 
Top competition will abound in Saturday's tournament with 1969 College Division champs Cal Poly-SLO and NCAA fifth place finisher San Francisco State figuring to be tough. Also participating are Stanford, Fresno State, Humboldt State, Chico State, Cal State-Hayward, and Long Beach State. 
 
Individual standouts who will appear are Humboldt State's NCAA 145-pounder champ Geoff Fern, and three PCAA titlists Ken Oyer (Fresno State), and Spartans Art Stone (115) and Walt Thatcher (167). 
 

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