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Despite getting a pair of individual victories, the Gunn wrestling team came up short in its bid for back-to-back team titles at the Lynn Dyche Classic on Saturday in San Jose.

Led by champions Daniel Papp (126) and Eric Cramer (132), Gunn produced eight place-winners and earned 170.5 team points on its way to a runner-up finish in the 24-team tournament.

Gunn's Papp was honored as the outstanding wrestler of the lightweights (103 to 145 lbs). He won four matches, two by pin. Teammate Eric Cramer captured the 132-pound title with two pins and one tech fall while also going 4-0.

Finishing third for Gunn were Cadence Lee (106), Ian Cramer (138), Blaze Lee (145) and Stephen Martin (170). Blaze Lee and Cramer each had four pins, with Martin getting three and Cadence Lee two.

Gunn Sean Lydster was fourth (195) and Shelby Oyung took fifth (120). Each had one pin.

The Titans missed winning the title by one place. Caruthers High (Central Section-Fresno) won the team title and Washington Union (Central Section-Fresno) placed third.

In a girls-only tournament at James Lick on Friday, Gunn sophomore Grace Robinson went 3-0 (all pins) and won the 118-pound division.

Gunn hosts perennial league power Los Gatos on Thursday to open the SCVAL De Anza Division season. The JV dual starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the varsity match.

At the first Cross Division Duals featuring Peninsula Athletic League teams, host Menlo-Atherton and Half Moon Bay each went 3-0 while Mills, Sequoia and Burlingame finished 1-2 and Aragon 0-3.

The Bears defeated Aragon (42-22), Burlingame (46-21) and Mills (48-20).

Among the highlights, M-A senior Hector Santana won a match by pin right as time expired in the third period of a tied match. Santana finished the day 3-0. Other M-A wrestlers who went unbeaten on the day included junior Anthony Andrighetto (2-0), junior Austin Wilson of M-A (3-0), junior James Smith (3-0), sophomore Donald LaHaye (3-0), and junior Josh Buttram (3-0).

— Palo Alto Online Sports

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