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South Lake Tahoe's Ryan Wallace wins international para-athlete tournament
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 9:34pm
A South Lake Tahoe man won gold in the Heavyweight Para-Division of the Abu-Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tournament recently in Los Angeles.
Ryan Wallace, who we've written many stories about over the last four years, competed against para-athletes from around the world for the second consecutive year at the tournament. In 2017 Wallace won the silver medal and he spent the last year working tirelessly to improve, capping his 2018 performance with a hard fought 7-0 victory.
"I was grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate that improvement," said Wallace.
South Lake Tahoe wrestler part of WFC Championships
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 11:52pm
Many in South Lake Tahoe know native son Ryan Wallace, whether it's from his starting to wrestle at age 5, being a high school and middle school coach, or from when the community pulled together in 2014 to raise funds for his new prosthetic leg.
