Orange Vista’s Zahra Stewart joined a select group when she claimed the fourth CIF Southern Section individual championship of her illustrious wrestling career. The first Southern Section individual championships for girls wrestling was held in 2013. Only a handful of girls wrestlers have won four Southern Section titles, and Stewart is the first from the Inland Empire to pull off the feat. Stewart won the 125-pound state championship last season, but she has been wrestling at 135 pounds for much of the season. The fourth title was the most difficult, as Stewart trailed Marina’s Rianna Bernal 6-1 after the first period of the title bout. Stewart bounced back with takedowns in the second and third periods and held on for an 8-7 decision. Orange Vista finished third in the standings (199.5 points), but the Coyotes had five individual champions. Gia Coons won her second section title and first since transferring from Citrus Valley. Coons pinned all four of her opponents, including top-seeded Ashley Wafer of Lakewood in the title bout, to claim the 235-pound title. Audriana Rodriguez won the 105-pound title with a 9-7 decision over top-seeded Mackenzie Matthews of Los Osos. Sophia Galindez claimed the 145-pound championship with an 11-3 major decision over top-seeded Lillian Benoe of Fountain Valley. Tiffany Bell pulled out a 6-3 overtime win over Upland’s Sophia Lopez to capture the 170-pound championship. Chino’s Natalie Blanco is the state’s defending champion at 155 pounds. She brought home her first section title Saturday with a 13-0 major decision over Marina’s Eva Garcia in the 155-pound title bout. Hillcrest finished second in the race for the team title with 216.5 points, just six points behind Marina. Leading the Trojans was Savina La Grass, who won the 130-pound championship with a 5-1 decision over Paloma Valley’s Bryleigh Delis. Etiwanda’s Sussette Bell pinned Santa Fe’s Kailynn Santa Maria in the second period to win the 130-pound championship. Paloma Valley’s Reynalyn Geronimo won the 100-pound championship with a 3-0 decision over Lancaster’s Alyaah Bravo. Colony’s Mia Hernandez won the 100-pound title at the CIF Southern Section’s Central Division individual tournament. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) HIGHLIGHTS FROM OTHER MEETS Colony’s Mia Hernandez and Aurora Oswald claimed championships at the Central Division tournament. Hernandez won the 100-pound championship when she pinned top-seeded Dejah Aldridge of Trabuco Hills midway through the second period of the title bout. Oswald pinned Karina Camera of San Dimas during the second period to capture the 155-pound title. Aubreyelle Baeza of San Dimas claimed her second section championship, as she won the Central Division’s 190-pound title after pinning Madison Diaz of San Clemente. Baeza won all four of her matches by pinfall in a combined time of 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Corona placed second in the team standings at the Eastern Division tournament. The Panthers had 216 points, 22 behind Santa Ana. Leading Corona was Jestinah Solomua, who won her second section championship. Solomua pinned Vista Murrieta’s Maiya Bradley in the first period of the 145-pound title bout. Roosevelt finished third in the Eastern Division team standings and had two individual champions. Kylie-Ann Thach continued her outstanding freshman campaign, capturing the 100-pound title with a 15-0 technical fall over Gabriela Martinez of Santa Ana. Vanessa Cabrera won the 190-pound championship when she pinned Mountain View’s Sara Ayala in the second period. Cabrera was seeded fourth but defeated the top two seeds in back-to-back matches to win the title. Temecula Valley’s Jayden Colgan won the Eastern Division’s 140-pound title when she pinned Kelly Flores of Westminster midway through the second period of the title bout. Related Articles IE Varsity’s CIF Southern Section playoff schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 16 King girls soccer team outlasts Alta Loma in penalty-kick shootout Centennial girls basketball team falls to Oak Park in Open Division pool-play game Grand Terrace girls soccer team beats Rancho Verde in PK shootout IE Varsity’s CIF Southern Section playoff scoreboard for Feb. 14 ...read more read less