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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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Colorado state wrestling tournament 2020 results, Day 3

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The Colorado high school wrestling state championships take place Thursday, Feb. 20 through Saturday, Feb. 22 in the Pepsi Center in Denver. Our staff will be present during the weekend providing live coverage. See this page for the most recent updates and outcomes. In addition, real-time Tweets from reporters across the country are in the
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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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Rascal Flatts, STS9, Bauhaus, Korn and more upcoming Colorado concerts

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Country-pop crossover royalty Rascal Flatts will Draw its Life Is a Highway Tour to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Oct. 7, Using opener King Calaway. Tickets for the farewell tour, as it’s being sold, are on sale in 10 a.m. Feb. 21. ($39.25-$109.25, axs.com) Having tucked plenty of sold-out runs in Red Rocks Amphitheatre under its
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Nathan MacKinnon reaches milestone as Avalanche defeats Islanders 3-1

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In winning trend Wednesday night, Nathan MacKinnon attained a Hall of Fame-backed milestone with his 50th point of the season, becoming just the third Avalanche participant to produce 50 points in 3 consecutive seasons. Merely club legends Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg had done this before, together using Sakic (1998-2002) and Forsberg (1995-99) — both
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Nikola Jokic turns 25 tomorrow. Here’s what you may not know about the Nuggets’ all-star center.

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AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostNikola Jokic (15) of this Denver Nuggets smiles in the hallway before taking the courtroom ahead of the first quarter against the LA Clippers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Happy (early) birthday, Big Honey! Nuggets center Nikola Jokic turns 25. To observe, here’take a peek at some facts concerning the two-time
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Avalanche’s Martin Kaut on NHL debut: “Dream come true for me”

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Martin Kaut was one of the last two Avalanche players to step off the ice Wednesday to conclude that a morning skate in the Pepsi Center. He wanted to soak in each second to prepare for his NHL debut that would occur Wednesday night against the New York Islanders. Kaut, 20, is Colorado’s 2018 draft
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Tampa Bay extends win streak to 11 with overtime goal to beat Avalanche

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Lightning struck twice at the Pepsi Center on Monday night. To begin with, Avalanche first-line winger Mikko Rantanen was triggered into the end boards in the next stage and didn’t go back. Colorado’s highest-paid participant be out “weeks” using a shoulder injury. And then the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning got a sleek breakaway goal from
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