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

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: Valor Christian beats Fort Collins in five-overtime thriller, 1-0

George Gwozdecky took on the Valor Christian hockey plan in 2015 intent by turning a non profit team into a Colorado high school division. Five years later, Gwozdecky, the former longtime University of Denver coach and winner of consecutive NCAA titles (2004-05), has fulfilled his mission and also added a new line for his long
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State hockey: Fort Collins earns first championship bid with victory over Chaparral

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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DU Pioneers hockey announces non-conference schedule for 2020-21, will include split home series with Air Force

The Denver Pioneers baseball team has declared their 2020-21 non-conference program and will play host to Air Force, Arizona State and Alaska Anchorage. Denver will open their season with a non-conference tip at Wisconsin on Oct. 9-10 against the Badgers. The Pios then head to Boston College on Oct. 16 followed by Providence that the
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State hockey: Valor Christian advances to title game with 2-1 win against Regis Jesuit

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

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”

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

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

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

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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