Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:00 am | Updated: 8:42 pm, Mon Mar 19, 2012.

The Live Oak wrestlers would like to thank their coaches, as only they can, for an outstanding 2011-12 season.

The Acorns crowned the schools first CIF state champions in senior Amy Fearnside and sophomore Isaiah Locsin, who also won Central Coast Section titles, placed a program-best fourth in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Tournament while producing three individual-title winners Tyler Pederson, Johnathan Robles-Rials, Locsin and won a share of a third straight dual-meet crown in their first season as part of the BVALs elite Mount Hamilton Division.

This, from a team that took sixth in the C level West Valley Division four years ago, led Live Oak athletic director Mark Cummins to write, We are very proud of our wrestling program at Live Oak. Our coaches do a tremendous job with our student athletes both on and off the wrestling mat.

The programs success is as much a credit to the wrestlers as it is to coach Robert Fernandez and his top-flight staff of Armando Gonzalez, Armando Gonzalez Jr., Martin Gonzalez, Adin Dueas, Dan Locsin, Papa Mitch Collins, Wade Katsuyoshi, Raul Alvarez and Tumendemberel Zuunbayan.

The following are excerpts edited for brevity from letters written by the Live Oak wrestlers to their coaches, thanking them for the many, molding experiences they shared together.

I would love to thank all the coaches for the wonderful year. Without all of them, we wouldnt have done nearly as much as we did. (Coach Locsin) made everyone stronger with his Yoke Fit. Armando Gonzalez Jr. and Adin Dueas just graduated from wrestling in college, so they brought even more technique.

Coach Armando Gonzalez treats everyone on the team as if they were his own kid. He works hard to ensure that were the best we can be in wrestling and in life. The team is blessed to have a coach like him.

Coach Robert Fernandez is fun and cool, but when it comes to business, he is all seriousness. I want to thank him for a great high school career.

- Tyler Pederson, senior co-captain

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