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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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Colorado high school state wrestling 2020 — a roundup of the tournaments at Pepsi Center

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Andy Cross, The Denver PostAndy Garcia, Pueblo East, celebrates his 4A 285-pound final match victory making him a four-time state champion at the Colorado State Wrestling Championships in the Pepsi Center Feb. 22, 2020. After three days of blood, sweat and tears, then the 2020 Colorado high school state came to a close on Saturday,
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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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The history of the Colorado state wrestling tournament: From Gunter Hall to Pepsi Center

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Preps fans think about the state wrestling championship as the postseason event in the nation. This ’s because their coaches, families along with 896 qualifiers and supporters from all corners of Colorado descend upon Pepsi Center for an unparalleled, raucous atmosphere more than three days. Andy Cross, The Denver PostWrestling historian, Bob Smith, center, watches
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Windsor’s Dominick Serrano and Isaiah Salazar become first teammates to four-peat in same year

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Windsor Produced history a bunch of times Saturday night at the Pepsi Center. Dominick Serrano and also Isaiah Salazar both combined the champions club, with Serrano’s tournament at Class 4A 132 lbs and Salazar’s title at 182 lbs. Their performances helped speed Windsor . “My eighth-grade year, when I watched men winning names and came
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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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Bond, contrast between Pueblo East’s Andy Garcia and Aaden Valdez apparent as both wrestlers advance to state finals again

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After winning the first country title in program history last year, Pueblo East’s nation tournament dreams this weekend are directed by two friends who are instances in contrast. Andy Garcia, a champion, aims to combine Colorado wrestling’s club using a fourth name in the Class 4A 285-pound mount Saturday in Pepsi Center. Along with Aaden
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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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