Wrestling preview: Ponderosa, Pine Creek hoping to make climb back to the top
For wrestling teams whose state dreams didn’t quit pan out in 2016, their time could be coming.
For wrestling teams whose state dreams didn’t quit pan out in 2016, their time could be coming.
The 2015-16 sports season was jam-packed with memorable moments. We’ve picked out a few of the moments that stood out to us.
At its April meeting, the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee added another maneuver to the list of potentially dangerous holds in high school wrestling.
Liberty wrestling coach Roger Stewart-Frederick won the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments at Veterans Nationals over the weekend.
The 2015-16 all-state wrestling teams are led by Ryan Deakin of Legacy, Parker Simington of Thompson Valley, Jimmy Fate of Berthoud, and TJ Shelton of Meeker.
In addition to the tension of wrestling for individual state championships, 10 wrestlers entering Saturday’s Class 2A state finals had the added pressure of knowing their matches could well determine the all-prestigious team championship.
After securing the 106-pound state championship in Class 4A as a freshman, Weld Central’s Dalton Robertson had an ambitious vision.
State championship history doesn’t have to wait anymore for Pueblo County High School in boys sports.
Pomona came into the Class 5A state wrestling tournament expecting to come away with the team trophy, and the Panthers did exactly that.
For the first time in a long time, T.J. Shelton was able to take a deep breath Saturday night and exhale all the pressure that had been building up for so long.