Herd Wrestling

The 2024 Hereford Whiteface Wrestling Camp is in the books! Love seeing so many new kids and returning kids from previous years. Looking forward to the future of Hereford Wrestling, future looks bright! 🤼 🤼‍♀️

Congratulations to our State Runner Up Azariah Martinez as he has been named a part of the THSCA Super Elite Team!

1 Week has passed since the end of the 2023-2024 season. Our whole team showed so much growth throughout the year. We have continued to grow and perform at higher levels over the past few years. We are extremely proud of how our athletes have represented not only our wrestling team but the community of Hereford as a whole! Our All State wrestlers represented us with class, Proud of how they competed and how the season ended; we are so excited to have them back with us for 1 more run at it! 🫶🏽♥️ Here’s to more growth as we head into Freestyle and Greco season!

UIL State 🤼 🤼‍♂️ Championships have concluded and we are coming home with some hardware! Not exactly the results we were hoping for but we know these guys will bounce back hungry for more next year. We are proud of their work and dedication this season.
Azariah Martinez 2nd Place 🥈
Mareetza Maceda 5th Place 🎖️

Headed to Houston for a business trip! These athletes work so hard, we are excited for a chance to compete with the best this weekend! UIL Texas State Wrestling Championships this weekend Feb 16-17. 🤼‍♂️🤼‍♀️

Region 1-5a tournament results for our Herd Wrestlers. We competed our tails off this weekend and came out with 4 qualifiers total!! Thank you to everyone for all the love and support we head out to State Wednesday in Houston Tx. 🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️

3 girls State Qualifiers
Mareetza Maceda 1st Place 🥇
Maira Villarreal 3rd Place 🥉
Mia Alonzo 4th place 🎖️

1 Boy State Qualifier
Azariah Martinez 1st Place 🥇

Congratulations to one of our senior boys Diego Tino being named to the State Dual ALL Tournament Second Team. 💪🏽🤼‍♂️

Day 4 Regional Qualifier Spotlight:
Junior Maira Villarreal, Junior Mareetza Maceda, Junior Azariah Martinez

Maira Villarreal: Wrestles at 126 pounds and has been wrestling for 3 years. Maira got 1st place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Maira “In your opinion, what makes wrestling a unique and special sport, and how does it differ from other athletic experiences you’ve had?”
She responded “In wrestling you have to have a lot of dedication and grit for the sport because it’s not easy. Not only do you learn a lot about yourself but it also teaches you a lot of life lessons. Wrestling differs from other athletic experiences I’ve had because of the positive environment. My coaches and teammates have also had impact in my wrestling experience.”

Mareetza Maceda: Wrestles at 185 pounds and has been wrestling for 3 years. Mareetza got 1st place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Mareetza “What initially sparked your interest in wrestling, and how has that passion evolved since your freshman year?”
She responded “During my freshman year, I didn’t have much passion for wrestling but over time I started to fall in love with the sport and the feeling you get before stepping on the mat It is something that I've never felt, and seeing all the work and time I put into wrestling payoff.”

Azariah Martinez: Wrestles at 165 pounds and has been wrestling for 5 years. Azariah got 1st place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Azariah “What is it that you love about wrestling? ”
His response “I love that you can control the outcome of your own matches and you can feel every bit of improvement through your training and the work you put in. It’s also just such a fun sport to do nothing compares to the thrill you get in a close match”

This is our final day of showcasing our athletes before we compete on Friday. These 3 athletes have what it takes to compete with absolutely anyone in the state. We all are looking forward to watching them and all of our athletes show their abilities this weekend. GO HERD!! 🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️ ♥️

One of our very own 💪🏽🫶🏽 We are excited that you’ll have the opportunity to wrestle at the next level

Excited to announce the commitment of Texas a native, Destiny Castillo! Welcome to the family, .destinyy!

Day 3 Regional Qualifier Spotlight:
Senior Mia Alonzo, Senior Diego Tino , Senior Juan Zamora

Mia Alonzo: Wrestles at 132 pounds and has been wrestling for 4 years. Mia got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Mia “What advice would you give to younger wrestlers who are just starting their journey into wrestling whether it be younger kids or even freshman just coming in?”
She responded “ I'd say embrace the discipline and hard work that wrestling demands. It's not just about physical strength, but mental toughness too. Learn from each match, win or lose, and always respect your opponents and coaches. And most importantly, enjoy the journey and the friendships you'll make along the way.”

Diego Tino: Wrestles at 113 pounds and has been wrestling for 4 years. Diego got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Diego “How has being apart of the wrestling team affected your overall High school experience? ”
He responded “It’s helped me discover who I am and how life is. Overtime, I’ve learned to be grateful for those who I can call friends thanks to the team I’ve been around for years.”

Jay Zamora: Wrestles at 132 pounds and has been wrestling for 5 years. Jay got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Jay “In what ways has wrestling changed you and has it taught you any important lessons that you’d like to share with everyone?” His response “It has changed my entire mentality on life it teaches you that you have to work for what you want and that’s a great lesson for life in general you can’t just expect things to go your way if you don’t work for it.”

We have some state tournament experience in this group of Seniors. We believe that all 3 will do their best to earn their spot to compete at State next week! 🫶🏽💪🏽

Day 2 Regional Qualifier Spotlight:
Freshman Maegan Hernandez, Sophomore Eli Arredondo, Sophomore Valori Porter, and Junior Julian Garcia

Maegan Hernandez: Wrestles at 235 pounds and has been wrestling for 2 years. Maegan got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Maegan “Outside of wrestling what are your interests and hobbies?”
She responded “I would say definitely my other two sports volleyball and softball, doing makeup on my friends, watching documentaries/interviews, and hanging out with my nieces.”

Eli Arredondo: Wrestles at 190 pounds and has been wrestling for 4 years. Eli got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Eli “What drew you to wrestling?”
He responded “What drew me to wrestling is that it’s just you and yourself against one man, and what you put in you get out”

Valori Porter: Wrestles at 165 pounds and has been wrestling for 2 years. Valori got 4th place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Valori “Why do you like wrestling?” Her response “I like wrestling because it’s a place where I made friends. It’s way for me to get my anger out, to stay in shape, and it’s my happy place.”

Julian Garcia: Wrestles at 285 pounds and has been wrestling for 3 years. Julian got 3rd place at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. We asked Julian “How do you stay motivated and push through challenging times in your own wrestling journey?”
His response “I have friends who push me and motivate me to do my best and not give up on myself”

We cannot wait to get out there and compete this weekend! These young Athletes all have goals of punching their ticket to the State Tournament!! 👊🏽🤞🏽

Day 1 Regional Qualifier Spotlight:
Freshman Lyla Zambrano and Sophomore Javyer Mendoza

Lyla Zambrano: Wrestles at 120 pounds and is in her 2nd year of Wrestling. Lyla got 2nd place 🥈 at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. When asked “What is your favorite thing about wrestling?” Lyla responded with “I love the environment and getting to compete solo, winning feels good knowing i did it & having a coach that supports me”

Javyer Mendoza: Wrestles at 175 pounds and has been wrestling for 4 years. Javyer got 2nd place 🥈 at the District 3-5a tournament this past weekend. When Javyer was asked “What is your favorite thing about wrestling?” His response was “The blood, sweat and tears poured into battling through 6 tough minutes, and the camaraderie built with teammates who endure the same feeling.”

Lyla and Javyer compete for a chance to go to the state tournament this coming weekend at the Region 1 tournament at the First United Bank Center at WTAMU. These two athletes have dealt with a ton of ups and downs this season and we are looking forward to seeing them test themselves as they attempt to punch their ticket to state!

Our athletes showed their heart and grit yesterday. 12 of them are onto REGIONALS next week at the First United Bank Center at WTAMU

Hereford Rumble 🤼 🤼‍♀️ is in the books! Thank you to all the people who came out to help and thank you for all the support the city of Hereford showed us with donations to our tournament. Without you guys none of this is possible. ♥️♥️ It was a great turnout with a bunch of tough young women and young men competing this weekend.
Results for this weekend are as follows:

GIRLS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES :
FRENSHIP 126 pts
CANYON RANDALL 124 pts
HEREFORD 124 pts

100
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Alizae Reveles of Canyon
2nd Place - McKenzie Sechrist of Canyon
3rd Place - Makynzee Brooks of Canyon Randall

107
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Andie Romero of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Hannah Demel of Frendship
3rd Place - Kamrie Cox of Canyon Randall

114
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Lauren McHamb of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Gabby Cardenas of Frendship
3rd Place - Loyola Sanchez-Carrasco of Borger

120
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Yenesis Serrano of Hobbs
2nd Place - Nallely Tallez of Hereford JV
3rd Place - Lyla Zambrano of Hereford

126
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Ayiana Wright of Frendship
2nd Place - Maira Villarreal of Hereford
3rd Place - Rayna Guzman of Canyon West Plains

132
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Kayden Johnson of Frendship
2nd Place - Mia Alonzo of Hereford
3rd Place - Macey Jeffrey of Canyon Randall

138
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - McKenna Neeley of Frendship
2nd Place - Layla Ortiz of Hereford
3rd Place - Skylar Head of Canyon

145
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Morgan Green of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Juliana Flores of Frendship
3rd Place - Janielle Hill of Hereford

152
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Haleigh Oglesby of Canyon
2nd Place - Kirsten Duarte of Frendship
3rd Place - Lilli Ramos of Borger

165
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Emma Heaton of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Keygan Grubb of Canyon West Plains
3rd Place - Valori Porter of Hereford

185
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Mareetza Maceda of Hereford
2nd Place - Aracely Contreras of Canyon
3rd Place - Shamara Parker of Bushland

235
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Ariana Chavez of Borger
2nd Place - Joanna Stevens of Borger
3rd Place - Maegan Hernandez of Hereford

BOYS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES :
CANYON RANDALL 265.5 pts
CANYON 210 pts
HOBBS NM 178.5 pts

106
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Abraham Campa Cortes of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Xavier Gonzales of Garden City
3rd Place - Jose Chavez of Hobbs

113
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Michael Ruiz of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Diego Tino of Hereford
3rd Place - Ace Garcia of Canyon

120
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Noah Zuniga of Frenship
2nd Place - Joshua Allison of Hobbs
3rd Place - Rylan Jones of Canyon Randall

126
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Manuel Slate of Hobbs
2nd Place - Zachary Long of Garden City
3rd Place - Hunter Hendricks of Canyon Randall JV

132
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Kason White of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Shane Ledford of Canyon West Plains
3rd Place - Juan Zamora of Hereford

138
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Nathaniel Ruiz of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Kaden Ford of Amarillo Tascosa
3rd Place - Bray Bradley of Canyon

144
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - David Mora of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Saben Herrera of Garden City
3rd Place - Angel Chavez of Canyon West Plains

150
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Landin Lamberth of Amarillo Tascosa
2nd Place - Luis Florez of Hereford
3rd Place - Ace Bledsoe of Canyon Randall

157
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Azariah Martinez of Hereford
2nd Place - Noah Santiago of Amarillo Tascosa
3rd Place - Daniel Acosta of Canyon Randall JV

165
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Mark Gallegos of Canyon Randall
2nd Place - Gavin Guardiola of Lubbock Monterey
3rd Place - Aisaiah Lugisse of Frenship

175
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Cameron Hernandez of Hobbs
2nd Place - Braden Swanson of Canyon
3rd Place - Hunter Binz of Springtown

190
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - James Sully of Boys Ranch
2nd Place - Imari Duvall of Lubbock Coronado
3rd Place - Trenton Gallow of Canyon West Plains

215
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jaxon Johnson of Amarillo Tascosa
2nd Place - Dallin Fabrizius of Springtown
3rd Place - Riley Marsh of Lubbock Monterey

285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Chibundom Ukelegharanyan of Frenship
2nd Place - Daniel Mendoza of Lubbock Monterey
3rd Place - Joshua Ray of Hobbs

Tournament Results from the Tucumcari Rattler Invite.

Boys overall finished in 5th place missing 4 boys!

Individual Results

Azariah Martinez 1st Place 🥇
Javyer Mendoza 2nd Place 🥈
Diego Tino 3rd Place 🥉
Branden Gavina 4th Place
Jeziah Murillo 4th Place

Wrestling for this week!

12/14: Boys and Girls head to Palo Duro High School to take on PD, Dumas, and Caprock in Duals

12/16: Boys head to Tucumcari NM for their annual tournament the Rattler Invite

If you’re able to come out and support these hardworking young men and women would greatly appreciate it!

Some shots from last nights duals vs Frenship and Tascosa.
Our boys lost some tough duals
40-39 to Frenship and 54-21 to Tascosa

Girls won both duals
42-24 vs Tascosa and 49-21 vs Frenship

Herd Wrestling at this Evenings light Parade! We absolutely loved seeing everyone that came out. Tomorrow we head to Tascosa for a Tri Dual with Tascosa and Frenship! If you’re able to come out and support they would love for you guys to be there! 🙏🏼🫶🏽

After a long 2 days of competition at Randall High School at the completion of the Randall Ruckus Wrestling tournament, your HERD Wrestling team came home with some placements! Your Men’s wrestling team completed the tournament with a team finish in 6th place and Women’s in 4th place.

Individual Placements:
Women’s:
Destiny Castillo 2nd place 🥈
Mareetza Maceda 2nd Place 🥈
Maira Villarreal 3rd Place 🥉
Mia Alonzo 3rd Place 🥉
Lyla Zambrano 5th Place
Diazany Lopez 7th Place
Layla Ortiz 8th Place
Andreah Ozuna 8th Place

Men’s:
Azariah Martinez 1st Place 🥇
Luis Florez 2nd Place 🥈
Javyer Mendoza 4th Place
Branden Gavina 4th Place
Jeziah Murillo 5th Place
Diego Tino 6th Place
Jesus Ayala 7th Place

Our Winter Sports recognition went well with “Herd Hoopla & Wrestlemania” If you find the time please come out and support our Men’s and women’s wrestling team at our next Home Event December 21st as it’s our Senior Night!

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Wrestling Season is officially in full swing! On a day to express our gratitude and thanks, the Hereford Wrestling team would like to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Our Wrestling Girls competed in Tascosas Annual Pre Turkey Tango yesterday, and we’ve made a ton of improvements just 2 weeks into season. Had a few girls bring back some Hardware, and finished 5th place as a team. Both Boys and Girls are back in action next week at Randall!

Placings:
126 Maira Villarreal 🥇
132 Mia Alonzo🥈
235 Mareetza Maceda 🥇 (stepped up a weight class to get some mat time and performed great ! 💪🏽)

Herd Wrestling Camp was a huge success! We love having more and more kiddos come out for camp yearly. The future looks bright for Hereford Wrestling. ♥️♥️♥️

The Hereford Whiteface wrestling team wants to congratulate to the first-ever 5A Boys and Girls Wrestling ! These athletes deserve all the recognition for their amazing achievements this passed season. We are proud to have one of our own earn this outstanding accomplishment!Congratulations Jose, you deserve it and we are extremely proud of you.

The 2022-2023 season has come to an end and the UIL State Championship concluded yesterday. Our kids competed tough and it was an experience for all that qualified. One of our own, senior Jose ”Boat” Palacios made it to the State Championship finals and came away with 🥈 at 106 lbs. The growth that this kid has shown in 2 years is incredible and we will miss him in our room next year. Congratulations Jose on this amazing achievement and thank you to everyone who supported us this season we are so grateful!