Lopez, Brockson, Wilson win championships at Kai Atesalp Memorial Tournament

Fallbrook High School placed third as a team at the Jan. 27 Kai Atesalp Memorial Tournament at Escondido High School while Fallbrook wrestlers Ricky Lopez, Nic Brockson, and Dan Wilson won their weight classes.

“We just went out there and the guys had a really great day,” said Fallbrook coach Tom Brockson.

“It was all the hard work they put in,” Brockson said. “It just kind of paid off in that tournament.”

The Kai Atesalp Memorial Tournament had been called the Cougar Classic before being renamed after a former Escondido High School wrestler who passed away in July 2023. Nic Brockson was selec...