Author: Justin Pederson
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Register wins TCA’s first state wrestling title
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Following the semifinals The Classical Academy junior Andrew Register said he wasn’t done after securing the highest placement in the school’s history with a guaranteed top-two finish. He still had work to do…
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Coronado sends Brickell off with 2 parting gifts
DENVER • The Coronado wrestling program sent coach Matt Brickell out in style. After 25 years in the program, the last 23 as head coach, Brickell is calling it a career. Whether his wrestlers knew it was coming or not they gave him a grand send-off, winning two individual titles Saturday to finish fourth in…
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State wrestling notes: A glance at area wrestlers who won medals
• Sand Creek senior Tuli Laulu avenged his regional final loss to Air Academy’s Justin Petrash with a 1-0 decision in the 4A 285-pound third-place match to finish 34-2 on the season. Petrash ended 36-5 with three of those losses coming to Laulu. Fellow Kadet Caleb Cunieo (35-9) lost 3-1 to Discovery Canyon’s Adrian Mack…
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Coronado sends Brickell off with 2 parting gifts
DENVER • The Coronado wrestling program sent coach Matt Brickell out in style. After 25 years in the program, the last 23 as head coach, Brickell is calling it a career. Whether his wrestlers knew it was coming or not they gave him a grand send-off, winning two individual titles Saturday to finish fourth in…
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Register wins TCA’s first state wrestling title
DENVER • Following the semifinals The Classical Academy junior Andrew Register said he wasn’t done after securing the highest placement in the school’s history with a guaranteed top-two finish. He still had work to do in the 138-pound championship bout. He only needed three minutes, 59 seconds to get that work done, pinning Hotchkiss senior…
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Coronado looking to parlay 3 of a kind to state title
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Three’s company in the 5A state wrestling championships for Coronado. A trio of Cougars punched their ticket to the finals tonight at the Pepsi Center, as they make a run at a team…
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Coronado looking to parlay 3 of a kind to state title
DENVER • Three’s company in the 5A state wrestling championships for Coronado. A trio of Cougars punched their ticket to the finals tonight at the Pepsi Center, as they make a run at a team title for the second time in three years. Greeley West is in first place with 90.5 points, with the Cougars…
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Brickell has Coronado in wrestling state title contention again
Two years ago Matt Brickell led Coronado to the first state wrestling title for a Colorado Springs school in 37 years. His latest squad may have the best shot at bringing the 5A title back to the Springs again this year. Pomona and Ponderosa are the favorites to capture the team title, but the Cougars…
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Brickell has Coronado in wrestling state title contention again
Two years ago Matt Brickell led Coronado to the first state wrestling title for a Colorado Springs school in 37 years. His latest squad may have the best shot at bringing the 5A title back to the Springs again this year. Pomona and Ponderosa are the favorites to capture the team title, but the Cougars…
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Fountain-Fort Carson pushes season trials aside to send 7 to state
Wrestlers often talk about overcoming adversity and learning from tough losses. Fountain-Fort Carson displayed those characteristics en route to its second-place finish at the 5A Region 2 tournament. The Trojans had to overcome a tumultuous midseason coaching change but have maintained focus throughout the drama unfolding around them. On Saturday at Doherty, they beat two…