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Ripons Sampson third In Del Oro High tourney
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LOOMIS — Ripon’s Desi Cruz Sampson had three dramatic head-and-arm throw victories Saturday to win three in a row on the way to a third-place 113-pound B bracket finish in the Del Oro Lady Eagles wrestling tournament in Loomis. 

This was the first medal for Sampson in her career.

Delany Buss (108) finished fourth in the varsity bracket and Alayna Swilley (123) was fourth in the B bracket, finishing 2-2.

“She has the heart and determination of a lion,” Indians coach Eric Barriga said of Swilley. “She has great potential and is just a first-year wrestler.”

Ripon will compete Saturday in the Sac-Joaquin Section South Regionals at Enochs High in Modesto.