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Three nationally acclaimed wrestlers headline Colorado’s first girls state tournament

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PUEBLO — In the CHSAA girls wrestling state tournament, there was ample star capability to headline the background. Ten individual state winners were crowned Thursday in the Southwest Motors Center, however it was a trio of people who stole the show while winning names and placing a glossy finish on undefeated seasons. Loveland sophomore Morgan
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State hockey: Fort Collins earns first championship bid with victory over Chaparral

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Even the Fort Collins baseball program, in its fourth year of existence, isn’t letting age dictate expectations. The Lambkins are all legit. No. 3 Fort Collins made a 3-2 victory against No. 2 Chaparral on Thursday night in the CHSAA state semifinals at Pepsi Center. All of the Lambkins aims arrived in the initial period
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State hockey: Valor Christian advances to title game with 2-1 win against Regis Jesuit

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Valor Christian junior forward Evan Pahos did not expect to score when the puck left his stick. His unintentional heroics Thursday night against Regis Jesuit in the CHSAA state hockey semifinals at Pepsi Center, though, was the difference in sending the Eagles soaring into next week’s championship game against the winner of Fort Collins and
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Keeler: Why Pomona wrestling dynasty is “better than Valor football”

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Wrestling moms, bless them, don’t even miss a hint. Or a call. “You know those refs robbing our boys,” Suzette Olguin, mother of Pomona 120-pounder Elijah Olguin, said since the third-place suits wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Colorado state wrestling championship. While we huddled about the Pepsi Center concourse, another Pomona mom passed. Suzette
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Class 2A wrestling: John Mall’s Wesley VanMatre wins fourth state title

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The irony is not lost on Wesley VanMatre when he climbs atop the medal stand. On Saturday night, the John Mall High School wrestler turned into a four-time state winner. As a kid, VanMatre was a reluctant grappler. “It seemed like I hated it ” VanMatre mentioned of wrestling. “I only stuck by it, kept
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Monarch’s Vince Cornella staking claim as Colorado’s next big thing in high school wrestling

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When the final mats are rolled up inside Pepsi Center after the 2020 CHSAA state champions are crowned, a new era of Colorado high school wrestling officially begins. One of the strongest senior classes in recent history — Andy Garcia (Pueblo East), Wesley VanMatre (John Mall), Dominick Serrano (Windsor), Isaiah Salazar (Windsor) and others —
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Class 3A wrestling: Weld Central pays tribute to fallen teammate with #LeviStrong message

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The numbing despair had yet to fully fade Thursday for its Weld Central wrestling team as it began the CHSAA state championships. But the Class 3A app from Keenesburg came together at the Pepsi Center to pay tribute using a group mantra printed on Weld Central warmup shirts: #LeviStrong. Levi Gerkin, also a sophomore 145-pound
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