Pat Lovell Holiday Classic
The Tournament will be December 27-28, 2023 at Aptos High School
Pat Lovell was a three-year varsity starter in football and wrestling and received numerous post season honors including three-time Pacific Coast Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
After leaving Cal Poly, Pat was the 1961 National AAU Heavyweight Greco-Roman Champion. From 1961-1964 he was the National AAU place winner in the same division. From 1961 to 1962 Pat was on the USA World Team and in 1964 he was on the Olympic team. He was also an eight-time AAU All-American winner. In 1995 he was the National Scholastic Federation Official of the year, the USA Wrestling "Man of the Year" and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 2000, he was inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame. Pat has been the President of the USA Wrestling Officials Association. He has been officiating high school football for over 35 years and wrestling matches for over 44 years.
From 1976 to 2000 he was a coach of football, wrestling and softball at Cabrillo Community College in Santa Cruz, California. He resides in Santa Cruz with his wife Joy. He has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
2022 Signed Up Teams (updated 12/12, waitlist will start at 70 teams):
Alisal
Amador Valley
Aptos
Archbishop Riordan
Branham
Capuchino
Carlmont
Carmel
Castro Valley
Christopher
Clovis
Cupertino
Everett Alvarez
Evergreen Valley
Foothill (Pleasanton, CA)
Fremont (Sunnyvale, CA)
Frontier (Bakersfield, CA)
Gilroy
Golden Valley
Gonzales
Granada
Greenfield
Gunderson
Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA)
Homestead
Hoover (Fresno, CA)
Independence (San Jose, CA)
James Logan
Kennedy (Fremont)
King City
Lake Stevens (WA)
Las Lomas
Leigh
Leland
Live Oak (Morgan Hill, CA)
Los Gatos
Lynbrook
Monte Vista Christian
North Salinas
Oakdale
Overfelt
Palma
Pajaro Valley
Piedmont Hills
Pitman
Prospect
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Salinas
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Scotts Valley
Silver Creek
Soledad
St. Francis SCP (Watsonville, CA)
Summerville Union
Terra Nova
Watsonville
Wilcox
2019 Tournament Podium Pictures and Results
2018 Tournament Podium Pics
Host Hotel: Best Western/Seacliff Inn
(800) 367-2003
Located just 1 mile away from the event site, one block from Seacliff State beach, and only 10 minutes away from the world famous Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Amusement Park, it is the perfect hotel. When you register you MUST state that you are with the Pat Lovell Holiday Classic/California Coast Wrestling Classic to get a special room rate.