PRESS RELEASE – On January 30th, 10 members of the Father Duenas Memorial School wrestling team traveled to Okinawa to participate in the 6th Annual “Rumble on the Rock” wrestling tournament, hosted by Kubasaki High School. The two day, Dual Meet and Individual tournament took place on February 1st & 2nd, with all participants wrestling no less than 5 matches. Unlike the “Collegiate” style of wrestling local schools are accustomed to, this “Freestyle” tournament, required the Friars to continue training immediately after the IIAAG All-Island tournament, learning new techniques and adapting to new rules.

The FD Friars wrestling team represented well in the 6th Rumble on the Rock wrestling tournament in Okinawa Feb. 10. (courtesy photo)
Team captain and the senior, Micah Lopez led the younger group of Friars with a very successful performance, stunning his first opponent and capturing the attention of the entire audience with a perfectly executed 5-point side-suplex throw. In his final outing as a Friar, Lopez dominated the 158lb division, going 7-0 and earning both the Gold medal and the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award.
With a short-handed roster, competing in only 10 of 13 divisions, the Friars suffered an early setback when 108lb wrestler, Gian Carlo Rocco broke his wrist on a bad landing during his first match of the tournament. At the end of the two days, five of the remaining nine Friars wrestled their way to the Championships. Aside from Lopez’ gold, Jr. Pavin Blas, So. Edward Calvo, Jr. Leonard Tudela and Jr. Se Hyun Kim all took Silver medals in their respective divisions.
Accompanying the FD team this year, and representing Okkodo High School for the first time in an off-island interscholastic wrestling event, Jr. Michael Franquez dominated the 101-lb division, earning the Gold medal.
Friar’s coach Terry Debold was extremely delighted with the performance of his young group.
“Having 5 of 9 wrestlers make the finals is a very successful achievement, particularly considering how young this team was. It was truly a blessing, having Micah lead this team and earning the Outstanding Wrestler in his final outing as a Friar. He has been an inspirational leader throughout the season, and we certainly wish him the best as he pursues his career in college”. It should be noted that the other four members of the Friar’s team were sophomore Gage Quitugua and freshmen Nick Duenas, Cyril Maravilla and Kai Blas.
“These young men represented their schools and our Island proudly, with continued compliments about their performance, sportsmanship and behavior throughout the event. This is the second consecutive year that FD has participated in this tournament and we look forward to returning again next year.”


GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2K/5K
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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