Schurr High School - Sports

Sports

Schurr also has been known to have a strong football, track and wrestling programs.

Schurr High School sports include:

  • Band
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Drill
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Water Polo
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball
  • Folklorico
  • Cheerleading

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Football: Schurr secured its first CIF Football Championship in 1986. The football team recently won the CIF Football Championship again, beating Santa Fe High School Chiefs 40-22 on December 8, 2006 at Cal State Fullerton.

Tennis: Schurr HS Boy's tennis has won five consecutive Almont League Boy's Single's Championship Titles from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Also, in 2011 Schurr High School Boy's tennis took first and second place in Boy's Singles in the Almont League.

Wrestling: Under the direction of Coach Mike Garcia the Spartan Wrestling team placed 2nd in CIF in 1993 and 5th in State that same year, producing two California State Wrestling Champions, Sean Kim at 103 lbs and David Wakisaka at 160 lbs. Kim went on to win All American honors by placing 3rd at the Senior High School National Wrestling Championships. In 1997 Schurr placed second in CIF once again under the direction of Coach Joe "Gonzo" Gonzales, a US Olympian and three time World Cup Champion. In 1999 The Spartan Wrestling team produced another All American in Steve Martinez, a California State Runner Up, who under the direction of Coach Henry K. Priest, eventually went on to place 3rd at Senior High School National Wrestling Championships. Another accomplishment of note is that the junior varsity wrestling team secured 20 consecutive undefeated junior varsity league championship from 1980–1999 Recently under the direction of Coach Jay Valencia the Spartan Wrestling team has been able to defend 5 consecutive Almont League championship. (2009-2013)

Renovations

Pool: During the school year of 2010-11, renovations for a pool began. It will be an indoor Olympic sized pool. It will be at the location of where the student park was.

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