The 2012-13 Colorado wrestling season ended with some familiar names atop the podium, while Alamosa and Paonia also dominated to earn repeat team championships Saturday at the Pepsi Center.
The list of team champs, in order:
Pomona (Arvada) (5A),
Broomfield (4A),
Alamosa (3A) and
Paonia (2A). Of note, Paonia posted a state record-tying 11 place winners to clinch its second title in a row.
Class 5ASeconds after Emilio Martinez won his 126-pound championship bout in Class 5A, he shook hands, made sure everything was OK at the scoring table, hugged his coaches, then took off for a sprint from the mat and through the hallways of the Pepsi Center.
The selfless, even-keeled
Greeley West senior took a few moments to savor one of the top careers in state history, one that included matching the titles won by older brother Joseph.
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Class 5A resultsClass 4AWho better than your hammer to nail down a state title?
Broomfield's Phil Downing, a junior, won the third state championship of his career in the 145-pound division during Saturday night's state wrestling finals. It was his 10-1 major decision over Discovery Canyon's Tyler Oberg that won the Class 4A team title for his Eagles.
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Class 4A resultsClass 3ADynasty and destiny.
Those were the two captivating themes Saturday night in the Class 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center.
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Class 3A resultsClass 2ARocky Ford's wrestling program has been as good as any in the state turning out state champs.
In coach Mike Jurney's 19 years as the Meloneers' mat man he's brought home 19 champs from Denver to the Arkansas Valley.
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Class 2A resultsComplete tournament results.
