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The Paonia High School Eagles claimed their second straight and their fourth overall Class 2A state wrestling championship tonight. Of the 13 state qualifiers the Eagles took to the Colorado State Wrestling Championships, 11 brought home at least a top six medal. They were led by freshman two-time state champion Jesse Reed and state runner-ups Bo Pipher, a freshman and Tony Darling Coach Andy Pipher now has four state titles to his credit, including titles in 2006, 2009, 2012 and ...
Paonia High School’s Tony Darling was pinned in 5:31 in his Class 2A 285-pound title match with Keaton Sameshima of Highland, a senior ranked No. 1 who placed fourth last year. Darling, a junior who finishes this season with 38-2 record was ranked No. 2 and placed third last year The Colorado State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center in Denver concluded tonight. ...
T.J. Shelton, a freshman from Meeker High School defeated Austin McDonald, a senior from Del Norte High School 8-2. They were competing for the 160-pound Class 2A title. The Colorado State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center in Denver conclude tonight. ...
145-pound Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle was pinned by Jason Buhr of Centauri in their state title match in 1:40. They were competing at the Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center in Denver. ...
Two School District 51 super sophomores met in the Class 5A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships 145-pound state title match. Undefeated and top ranked Jacob Trujillo of Grand Junction High school defeated Fruita Monument High School’s Isaac Rodriguez, 28-6, ranked No. 4 by On the Mat, by a score of 10-4. Trujillo had defeated Rodriguez twice this season by 4-1 and 7-3 scores. Trujillo, only a sophomore, finishes this season with a record of 46-0 and now has a ...
You might call Jesse Head of Hotchkiss High School the dragon slayer. In his march to the state finals he took down some top-notch talent. Head, however, was pinned in 3:59 by No. 4 ranked Andrew Register of The Classical Academy, in the championship match. Head, a 138-pound senior, defeated returning state champion, top-seeded and No. 1 ranked Jared Mestas of Dolores Huerta in the quarterfinals and No. 3 ranked Joel Contreras of Sterling by way of a :36 pin in last night’s ...
Olathe High School’s Jacob Solseth, a 132-pound senior lost 6-5 on a last minute reversal by No.1 ranked Joshua Miler of Bennett, who finishes with a 49-4. Solseth defeated No. 2 ranked Kole Kelly of Alamosa in last night’s Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championships 7-5 in overtime. Solseth who placed sixth as a sophomore and fourth last year, completed this season with a 33-5 record. Miller placed fifth both his freshman and sophomore year and third last year. The ...
No. 3 ranked Dalton Hannigan, a Palisade High School junior, 42-3, defeated Bobby Amond, of Cheyenne Mountain, 12-4. Amond, a senior with a 33-7 record was ranked No. 2 by On the Mat. Hannigan, a three-time state qualifier had never placed at the state tournament. Amond, was fourth as a sophomore and lost the 126-pound title match a year ago. Hannigan defeated No. 1 ranked Ian Wingstrom of Fort Morgan, in last night’s semifinals, 5-4. The last Palisade wrestler to win a state ...
Bo Pipher of Paonia High School lost 5-2 to Adam Baca, a returning state champion from Rocky Ford in the Class 2A 126-pound title match. Pipher, coached by his father Andy, is a freshman and finished the season with a 38-5. Baca, completed his season with 31-0 record. The Colorado State Wrestling Championships conclude this evening at the Pepsi Center in Denver. ...
Jesse Reed, a returning state champion for Paonia High School defeated Stetson Loader of Baca County, 7-5, in their Class 2A 120-pound title match. Bobby Reed, Jesse’s father was in his corner as an assistant coach with the Eagles. Bobby Reed was a 1979 state champion at Paonia as well. Reed, a sophomore, was ranked No.1 with a record of 26-2 and Loader, a junior, was ranked No. 2 with a record of 36-4. Loader finished second as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore. Reed is halfway ...
Paonia High School wrapped up their second straight Class 2A State Wrestling Championship before tonight’s state finals. The Colorado State Wrestling Championships conclude tonight at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Eagles, with 201.5 points, lead second place Hghland with 131 points. Meeker currently is in 11th place with 54.5 points and the Cowboys have T.J. Shelton wresting in tonight’s state finals. Paonia tied four other schools for the most state medal winners (top six ...
Cody Pfau’s goal to bring back a medal from the Colorado State Wrestling championships fell one match win short. Andrew Clark of Bennett controlled the match from the start and won 13-7. They battled in round three of consolation competition. Pfau distinguished herself Thursday by becoming the first girl to win an opening round match in her Class 3A 106-pound match. ...
Hotchkiss High School senior Jesse Head pinned Joel Contreras of Sterling in their 138-pound semifinal bout. Both were competing at the Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Finals are tomorrow night. ...
Bryan Hegwood, a 170-pound junior at Grand Valley High School was defeated in his semifinal match. He lost to Caleb Copeland of Bennett at the Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championships. Hegwood now moves to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Paonia will have three wrestlers participating in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships tomorrow night. One of them will be Bo Pipher at 126 pounds and head coach Andy Pipher’s son. Another, Jesse Reed, a returning state champion, will have his father Bobby, an a assistant coach at Paonia in his corner for his 120-pound match. Andy Pipher was a 1988 state champion for Hotchkiss and coached by Bobby Reed. Reed was a 1979 state champion for Paonia. Tony Darling, who placed third ...
Jacob Solseth, Olathe High School’s 132-pound senior, will compete for the Class 3A state title tomorrow night. Solseth’s teammates Austin Shank (113 pounds) and Trenton Piatt (120 pounds) both lost their semifinal matches and now move to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The Colorado State Wrestling Championships continue through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
T.J. Shelton, a freshman at Meeker High School, will wrestle for the Class 2A 160-pound state title tomorrow night. He defeated Eads senior Taylor Weirich. Shelton’s teammate, J.C. Henderson, lost his semifinal match to Seth Harrington of Sedgwick County/Fleming. With the loss, Henderson, a junior, now moves to the 132-pound consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. Colorado State Wrestling Championships continue through Saturday evening in Denver at ...
No. 2 ranked Dalton Hannigan of Palisade High School held off No. 1 ranked Ian Wingstrom of Fort Morgan, 5-4 in their Class 4A 126-pound semifinal match. The Bulldog’s Hannigan, a junior with a 38-3 record, will challenge for a state title tomorrow night at the Colorado State Wrestling Championships being held at the Pepsi Center in Denver. ...
Grand Junction High School’s No. 1 ranked and undefeated Jacob Trujillo dominated Deyaun Trueblood of Gateway 11-5 in their 145 pound-semifinal match. Minutes later Fruita Monument’s Isaac Rodriguez, ranked No. 4 by On the Mat, pinned No. 2 ranked Alec Wyatt of Prarie View in 4:37. Rodriguez, a sophomore with a 28-5 record and Trujillo, also a sophomore and 45 wins for the season, will meet tomorrow night for the Class 5A 145-pound state championship. They are competing ...
Before tonight’s Colorado State Wrestling Championships semifinals, Paonia High School leads Highland by 41 points. Meeker High School is in ninth place with 32 points. Paonia has eight semifinal participants and Meeker two. The finals are tomorrow night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. ...
Jesus Casillas, Matt Sandoval and Marcus Velasquez all lost their quarterfinals matches while competing at the Class 4A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships. Sandoval was pinned by Jace Lopez of Rooselvelt in 1:38. Velasquez was leading 11-4 in the third period when Thomas Chisholm caught him in a body toss putting Velasquez’ shoulder to the mat and pinning him with :48 remaining. Casillas lost 2-1 to Robert Bishop-Cotner of Windsor. With the loss, all three now moves ...
Grand Valley’s High School Bryan Hegwood won his Class 3A 170-pound quarterfinal match at the Colorado State Wrestling Championships. He will be joined in tonight’s semifinals by Hotchkiss’ Jesse Head (138 pounds) and Joe Boyle (145 pounds). Also earning semifinal matches were Olathe’s Austin Shank ((113 pounds), Trenton Piatt (120 pounds) and Jacob Solseth (132 pounds). All will vie for a spot in tomorrow night’s title matches at the Pepsi Center in ...
Caleb Hendricks, a Central High school who senior competing in his second Class 5A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships, lost 5-0 to Dylan Gabel of Ponderosa. With the loss, Hendricks now moves to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Fruita Monument’s Issac Rodriguez, had to come from behind in a high-scoring 11-10 victory in his Class 5A 145-pound quarterfinal match. Both were competing in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships in Denver. Rodriguez defeated Derrik Ortiz of Pine Creek. His teammates, Jacob Seely and Colt Chatfield lost their quarterfinal matches. Seely lost 4-2 to David citwood of Horizon at 170 pounds, and Chatfield was pinned by Nick Debruyn of Lakewood in 2:16. Both now drop to the ...
Grand Junction High School sophomore Jacob Trujillo, 45-0, easily handled Gabe Marquez of Fort Collins Poudre, 15-5. They competed in the quarterfinal round of the Class 5A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships. With the victory, Trujillo now moves to tomorrow afternoon’s 145-pound semifinal round. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Dallas Rohrig, of Rifle High School competed in the quarterfinal round of the Class 4A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships. He lost his match 4-3 to Hunter Shively of Conifer on a last second takedown by Shively. With the loss, Rohig now moves to the 138-pound consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Fruit Monument junior Ian Konrad lost his quarterfinal match at the Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships this afternoon. With the loss, Konrad now moves to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Dalton Hannigan, Palisade High School junior, 37-3 won his quarterfinal match of the Class 4A Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships. With the victory, Hannigan now moves to tonight’s 126-pound semifinal round. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Austin Todd of Cedaredge, 32-56 Fr., 106 pounds lost his Class 3A quarterfinal match. He now moves to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Grand Junction High School freshman, Cody Lacy, 36-8, lost his quarterfinal match. With the loss, Lacy now moves to the 106-pound consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through Saturday evening in Denver at the Pepsi Center. ...
Meeker High School had two of its four quarterfinal contestants advance to the Colorado State Wrestling Championships semifinals. J.C. Henderson, T.J. Shelton and J.R. Crawford were victorious, while Aaron Cochran and J.R. Henderson lost their second round match. The semifinals begin this evening at 7:15 p.m. For those who were defeated in the quarterfinals, they now move to the consolation bracket with the opportunity to finish as high as third place. The tournament continues through ...
Advancing to the 2013 Colorado State Wrestling Championships semifinals for Paonia High School are Josh Altman, Jesse Reed, Bo Pipher, Ty Coats, William Austin, Tyler Kendall, Joel Simianer and Tony Darling. Those losing their quarterfinal matched were Zach Milner, Jorge Quinonez, Gunner Chesnik, Morgan Reider and Dylan Stroud. Paonia leads the 2A classification team race with 99.5 points. Baca County trails next with 57. The semifinals begin this evening at 7:15 p.m. For those who were ...