Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino pins Greeley’s Daniel Romero in the 4A boys 106-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)
Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino pins Greeley’s Daniel Romero in the 4A boys 106-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino celebrates wining the Class 4A 106-pound state title Feb. 15 at the state wrestling championships in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Fowler’s Traven Sharon defeats Meeker’s Koy Weber for the 2A boys 126-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Fowler’s Traven Sharon pins Meeker’s Koy Weber for the 2A boys 126-pound state title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Fowler’s Traven Sharon hugs his coaches Grady Grissom, right, and Jackson Donnell after winning the 2A boys 126-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Fowler’s Traven Sharon celebrates winning the 2A boys 126-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. This is Sharon’s fourth state wrestling title. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Lindy and Tenton Sharon share an emotional embrace after their son Traven Sharon won his fourth state wrestling title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. Sharon defeated Meeker’s Koy Weber for the 4A boys 126-pound title. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino hugs his coach after wining the 4A boys 106-pound state title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Mesa Ridge’s Elias Timms defeats Mead’s Grant Gordon in the 4A boys 285-pound match Feb. 15 at the state wrestling championships in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Mesa Ridge’s Elias Timms defeats Mead’s Grant Gordon in the 4A boys 285-pound match Saturday at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Mesa Ridge’s Elias Timms hugs assistant coach Anthony Nichols after winning the 4A boys 185-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Mesa Ridge’s Elias Timms celebrates his win over Mead’s David Mark Sanchez in the 4A boys 285-pound at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg wears ducky socks in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg defeats Chatfield’s Lauren Scott in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg celebrates pinning Chatfield’s Lauren Scott in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Windsor’s Adrian Czyszczon does a backflip after his win over Pueblo Central’s David Mark Sanchez in the 4A boys 150-pound finals of the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Discovery’s Sophie Flores before her match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Wrestlers relax in a hallway of Ball Arena at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Mesa Ridge’s Elias Timms hugs his club wrestling coach Kyle Ferriter after winning the 4A boys 285-pound title of the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg hugs her father after winning the 5A girls 135-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Wray’s Austin Collins paces the hallway before his match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. Collins defeated North Fork’s Treyven Stevens for the 2A boys 132-pound state title. Hundreds of student athletes competed over the three day tournament. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Wrestlers compete at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. Hundreds of student athletes competed over the three day tournament. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg celebrates pinning Chatfield’s Lauren Scott in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg celebrates pinning Chatfield’s Lauren Scott in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Hayden Newberg defeats Chatfield’s Lauren Scott in the 5A girls 135-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Columbine’s Makena Heston tangles up Pine Creek’s Teagan Miller during the 5A girls 130lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Heston won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Teagan Miller hangs onto Columbine’s Makena Heston during the 5A girls 130lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Heston won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Columbine’s Makena Heston takes down Pine Creek’s Teagan Miller during the 5A girls 130lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Heston won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Teagan Miller reacts after losing the 5A girls 130lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Columbine’s Makena Heston won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Teagan Miller reacts after losing the 5A girls 130lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Columbine’s Makena Heston won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Kate Doughty hangs onto Severance’s Faith Vondy during the 4A girls 135lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Doughty took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Kate Doughty hangs onto Severance’s Faith Vondy during the 4A girls 135lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Doughty took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Kate Doughty wins the 4A girls 135-pound match at Ball Arena, Feb. 15. (Rebecca Slezak, special to the gazette)Sand Creek’s Brandon Dean hangs onto Pueblo East’s Justus Freeman during the 4A 157lb match on at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Dean won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sand Creek’s Brandon Dean hangs onto Pueblo East’s Justus Freeman during the 4A 157lb match on at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Dean won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sand Creek’s Brandon Dean wins the 4A 157lb match on at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Dean won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sand Creek’s Brandon Dean talks to media after winning the 4A 157lb match on at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Dean won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Jack Doughty rolls over Sand Creek’s Achilles Evans during the 4A 190lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Doughty won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Jack Doughty attempts to pin Sand Creek’s Achilles Evans during the 4A 190lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Doughty won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Jack Doughty gets Sand Creek’s Achilles Evans in position to pin him during the 4A 190lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Doughty won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Cañon City’s Jack Doughty wins the 4A 190-pound match at Ball Arena, Feb. 15. (Rebecca Slezak, special to the gazette)Wrestlers line the mats during the parade of champions at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Wrestlers line the mats during the parade of champions at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)The flag is presented for the national anthem at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Wrestlers lined the mats for the parade of champions. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pomona’s Justice Gutierrez gets Widefield’s Vivienne Arellano into position to pin her during the 5A girls 100 lb. match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Gutierrez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Widefield’s Vivienne Arellano and her coach walk away after losing the 5A girls 100 lb. match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Pomona’s Justice Gutierrez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Wiggin’s School District’s Mackenzie Stienbar wears a crown while receiving her metal for the 190lb. weight class at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Stienbar took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Elia Timms smiles for a photo after getting his metal for winning the 285lb weight class at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Timms won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Fowler’s Traven Sharon is recognized in the 2A category at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Sharon won his fourth straight title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez holds Chatfield’s Lola Gonzales in an attempt to pin her during the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez faces Chatfield’s Lola Gonzales during the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez pins Chatfield’s Lola Gonzales during the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez defeats Chatfield’s Lola Gonzales during the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez waves to the crowd after winning the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Doherty’s Katey Valdez is interviewed by media after defeating Chatfield’s Lola Gonzales during the girls 5A 105lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Valdez won the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks tangles up Ponderosa’s Jaylen Burge during the 5A 132lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Banks took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks tangles up Ponderosa’s Jaylen Burge during the 5A 132-pound match at Ball Arena on Friday. Banks won the state title on Saturday. (Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Gazette)Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks tangles up Ponderosa’s Jaylen Burge during the 5A 132lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Banks took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks pins Ponderosa’s Jaylen Burge during the 5A 132lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Banks took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Fowler’s Traven Sharon is awarded first place at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.Sharon took the stat title in the 126 lb weight class. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sierra’s Lilliana Limon hangs onto Moffat County’s Kayla Deaton during the 4A girls 125lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Limon took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sierra’s Lilliana Limon hangs onto Moffat County’s Kayla Deaton during the 4A girls 125lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Limon took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Sierra’s Lilliana Limon hugs her coach after winning the 4A girls 125lb match at Ball Arena, Friday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Limon took the state title. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Gazette). (Rebecca Slezak)Widefield’s Amaya Hinojosa is comforted by her coach after losing the 5A girls 120-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)A spotlight shines on wrestlers during the parade of champions at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Zavia Ramos and Dahlila Tijerina compete in a unified match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino psychs himself up before his match Saturday at the state wrestling championships at Ball Arena in Denver.Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino defeats Greeley’s Daniel Romero in the 4A boys 106-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)…at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Sand Creek’s Tristan Pino pins Greeley’s Daniel Romero in the 4A boys 106-pound finals at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Fowler’s Traven Sharon defeats Meeker’s Koy Weber for the 2A boys 126-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Sand Creeks Tristan Pino stands on top of the podium after winning the 4A boys 106-pound state title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Bennett’s Emma Faczak celebrates her defeat over Canon City’s Piper Montoya for the 4A girls 105-pound title with her coaches at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at ball arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Bennett’s Emma Faczak and Canon City’s Piper Montoya compete for the 4A girls 105-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at ball arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Bennett’s Emma Faczak and Canon City’s Piper Montoya compete for the 4A girls 105-pound title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at ball arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Fowler’s Traven Sharon’s grandmother Loretta Sharon holds up the number four in celebration of his fourth state title at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Widefield’s Amaya Hinojosa and Regis Jesuit’s Remington Zimmerer compete in the 5A girls 120-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Discovery’s Sophie Flores hugs her coach after being defeated by Pomona’s Timberly Martinez in the 5A 140-pound final match Saturday at the state wrestling championships at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photos by Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Discovery’s Sophie Flores and Pomona’s Timberly Martinez compete in the 5A girls 140-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Discovery’s Sophie Flores and Pomona’s Timberly Martinez compete in the 5A girls 140-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Wesley Coddington and Pomona’s Emmitt Munson compete in the 5A boys 175-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. Munson won the state title. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Wesley Coddington and Pomona’s Emmitt Munson compete in the 5A boys 175-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Vista Ridge’s Wesley Coddington takes a moment on the mat after losing to Pomona’s Emmitt Munson in the 5A boys 175-pound final match at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)A referee signals for wrestlers to start at the Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Denver. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)
