Corrales wins in the ring
Hollister’s Tony Corrales headlined the second annual Bikerfest
Box-Off Saturday at the Hollister Motorcycle Rally, and won easily
by unanimous decision against Lynal Ayala of Parlier.
”
He could take a hit, that’s all I can say,
”
Corrales said.
”
I was controlling the fight the whole time, I just couldn’t
knock him out.
”
Corrales, 17, was fresh off a win in Gilroy two weeks ago when
he defeated Fresno’s Luis Villagomez by unanimous decision at The
North/Central Amateur Championships.
Corrales wins in the ring
Hollister’s Tony Corrales headlined the second annual Bikerfest Box-Off Saturday at the Hollister Motorcycle Rally, and won easily by unanimous decision against Lynal Ayala of Parlier.
“He could take a hit, that’s all I can say,” Corrales said. “I was controlling the fight the whole time, I just couldn’t knock him out.”
Corrales, 17, was fresh off a win in Gilroy two weeks ago when he defeated Fresno’s Luis Villagomez by unanimous decision at The North/Central Amateur Championships.
Organizer and local trainer Zeke Lopez of Bull Dog Boxing Gym in Hollister said the fight was a success and drew a huge crowd.
“We had people ask if there were fights the next day,” Lopez said. “I think we’ve proved that if we had more days of boxing, we can pack people into that section. Every time we have a boxing event there, it’s been crowded.”
Hollister’s Matt and Phillip Bribiescas each won their respective bouts by decision over Carey White of Sacramento and Mario Rostro of Paso Robles, respectively.
Brothers Bribiescas plan on attending this weekend’s Throw Down in Garlic Town, presented by Left 2 Right Boxing Club, in Gilroy on Saturday. The card will take place at the California National Guard, located at 8490 Wren Ave. Tickets at the door are $15, while children under 15 are $8 and children under 5 are free. Bouts begin at 4 p.m.
Hollister American 11-12 year olds win District 9 title
Chris Manderson, who stands 5-foot-11 and whose fastball topped out at 71 mph on the radar gun, didn’t allow a single hit Saturday and paced Hollister American to the D-9 title in a 5-0 victory against Hollister National in the 11- and 12-year-old division.
It was the first no-hitter of Manderson’s short career, and it came in the championship game, no less. Hollister American now advances to the Section 5 Tournament in San Jose, where they played the District 39 representative Wednesday at the Oakridge Little League, located at Anderson Elementary School on Bangor and Calpine.
National had one base runner in the first inning when Cody Freitas was hit by a pitch in the home half. Otherwise, Manderson got National to go in order until the sixth inning when they put runners on first and second after a walk and a throwing error.
“At the end, I didn’t think I was gonna get a no-hitter because they started hitting me,” Manderson said. “But with our good defense, they didn’t allow anyone to get on and that helped me a lot.”
National manager Todd Freitas told his team to walk off the field Saturday proud of what they accomplished throughout the week, which included winning five straight games to reach the championship round.
“They left it all out on the field,” Freitas said. “They all chipped in and they all believed in each other. I think that’s why we had so much success.”
In the District 9 10- and 11-year-old division, Soledad defeated Hollister American 7-4 Sunday to win the district title.
In the District 9 9- and 10-year-old All-Star Tournament, Hollister National A beat Hollister American A 20-16 and will advance to the Section 5 Tournament.
Hollister National A advances to the Section 5 Tournament, and played the D-39 representative Wednesday at the Campbell Little League Field.
In Babe Ruth, the 15-year-old All-Stars were eliminated from the Central California State Championships after they lost to Santa Maria 2-1 Tuesday. San Benito was 2-2 in the tournament, picking up a 13-0 win against Tulare and an 8-6 win against Cotton Belt.
