Angel City Grand Prix Showcases SoCal Girls Wrestling

May 6, 2015
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May 7, 2015 | For the 2nd consecutive year on the first Saturday in May, BTSLA hosted the all girls wrestling tournament; the Angel City Grand Prix. And for the 2nd consecutive time, the girls proved more than worthy of their own showcase event.The event, designed to empower Los Angeles area girl wrestlers, saw wrestlers from all over Los Angeles and Southern California competing for gold."I believe strongly in the movement and growth of girls wrestling. To be a part of this movement and to have BTSLA be a leader in providing opportunities to these deserving young women gives me great pride," said BTSLA Program Director Kevin Lake.While the growth of girls wrestling in Southern California is exploding, this day the spotlight was on the outstanding wrestling and fierce competition. Adding to the ferocity of the competition was the Outstanding Wrestler awards presented by Flips Wrestling and the highly sought after Flips Headphones to the winners.In the end, PK Arana of San Fernando (Lightweight OW) and Vanessa Contreras of Yucca Valley (Upperweight OW) walked away with the honors.In another special award, Miya Galvan of Griffith and Paris Valencia of San Fernando earned "Match of the Day" for their grudge match that saw 23 points go up on the scoreboard.As an annual event, the Angel City Grand Prix will seek to continue to raise the profile of elite girls wrestling events throughout Southern California.

Photos by Brian Guerrero. Full Results after the competition photos.

Complete Angel City Grand Prix results below.Intermediate - Division 11st: Lesly Urena - Topanga PAL2nd: Juliana Marquez - South El MonteIntermediate - Division 21st: Yanese Hernandez - San Fernando2nd: Genesis Fajardo - Topanga PAL3rd: June Marquez - South El Monte

Novice - Division 1

1st: PK Arana - San Fernando}

2nd: Dulce Gonzalez - Topanga PAL

3rd: Evelyn Vasquez - San Fernando

Novice - Division 2

1st: Mia Gonzalez - San Fernando

2nd: Brianna Elliott - San Fernando

3rd: Allina Martiniez - San Fernando

Schoolgirl - Division 11st: Vivian Velazquez - Topanga PAL2nd: Victoria Valeazquez - Topanga PAL3rd: Valerie Covian - San Fernando

Schoolgirl - Division 21st: Mia Delgado - South El Monte2nd: Janiece Alcocer - South El Monte

Schoolgirl - Division 31st: PK Arana - San Fernando2nd: Leslie Zapata - Griffith3rd: Jenea Acero - South El Monte

Cadet - Division 1