Roye Oliver takes over as Warrior wrestling coach

Roye Oliver will be the new Fallbrook High School varsity wrestling coach when that sport commences activity in November.

Oliver was named to the position September 8. He succeeds Charlie Russell, who stepped down after 13 years as the varsity coach.

“It’s going to be tough, but I think we can do it,” Oliver said. “We’ve got the personnel, we’ve got the kids here, we’ve got the support from the school.”

What Oliver, who had been an assistant coach for the wrestling team for the past three years, will not have is the 2005-06 seniors. That group included Joey Granata, who qualified for both the...