North Dallas’ Jorge Velez takes third place on the victory stand. (Photo by Desireé Allen) With catlike quickness, North Dallas junior Jorge Velez pounced on his South Oak Cliff opponent from the start and then quickly pinned him to claim third place in the 182-pound weight class at the District 7-5A wrestling meet Saturday
Damien Lopez and wrestling Coach Desireé Allen at a recent meet at Grand Prairie High School. (Photos by Coach Desireé Allen) Damien Lopez and Tahir Thompson competed. Tahir Thompson and his mom North Dallas’ “Fantastic Four” wrestlers have been competing each week. This week, the Bulldogs will be competing at Conrad High School on
North Dallas’ wrestling team includes Coach Carlos Perez, Damien Lopez, Jorge Velez, head coach Desireé Allen, Eduardo Ramirez and Tahir Thompson. (Photos by Coach Desireé Allen) North Dallas’ wrestling team competed in their first meet Wednesday at Adamson High School. Damien Lopez won two matches, Eduardo Ramirez had one win, Jorge Velez had a
Nicolas Andrade pins a Wilmer-Hutchins wrestler in his first match Saturday. Nicolas Andrade talks with Coach Desireé Allen after his win. North Dallas went to the UIL District 7-5A meet with three wrestlers on Friday and Saturday at Conrad High School. They came home with two wrestlers advancing to next week’s regional meet
Damien Lopez wins his match against Woodrow in an earlier match this season. Nicolas Andrade will be competing in 120-pound weight class at district. North Dallas wrestling coach Desiree Allen has been working on her lineup for the District 7-5A meet on Friday and Saturday at Conrad High School. She can only enter
Cedric Burkley tries to push over his Woodrow opponent during an earlier match this month. Cedric manages to grab his opponent’s arm. Cedric pushes his opponent on his back, and gets close to pinning his opponent. North Dallas junior Cedric Burkley is one of several football players who are competing in wrestling to
