Tag: girls wrestling
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Lewis-Palmer, Motown Wrestling Club’s Lilly Lundy qualifies for Worlds, ‘excited’ to represent school, country
Lilly Lundy received a whirlwind of details after she left the wrestling mat last weekend. Officials spewed a plethora of information at Lundy, which she said was “a bit much” after her match. What stood out to the Lewis-Palmer junior, however, were a few words: “You’re on Team USA now.” Lundy, who competes for…
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Lewis-Palmer, Motown Wrestling Club’s Lilly Lundy qualifies for Worlds, ‘excited’ to represent school, country
Lilly Lundy received a whirlwind of details after she left the wrestling mat. Officials spewed a plethora of information at Lundy, which she said was “a bit much” after her match. What stood out to the Lewis-Palmer junior, however, were a few words: “You’re on Team USA now.” Lundy, who competes for Motown Wrestling’s…
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Girls wrestling Peak Performer: Falcon’s Allison McDaniel thwarts all obstacles in dominant freshman season
Allison McDaniel is about that life. There’s no mountain too high, no valley too low and no river wide enough to keep McDaniel from whatever she aims to achieve. The Falcon freshman wrestler’s first chance to prove that came Dec. 6 at the inaugural Ice Queen tournament. McDaniel faced Pine Creek’s Gia Gabel in the…
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Gazette Preps’ all-area Peak Performer girls wrestling teams
Coach of the year: Johnny Lopez, Pine Creek Peak Performer: Allison McDaniel, Falcon First team Peggy Susan Dean, Sand Creek Sarah Brown, Lewis-Palmer Allison McDaniel, Falcon Tylee Schultz, Pine Creek Amaya Hinojosa, Widefield Bella Arellano-Gandy, Coronado Elanor Thorson, Cañon City Kate Doughty, Cañon City Jordyn Blackmore, Coronado Ellianna Kidwell, Widefield Sophia Flores, Discovery Canyon Vivienne…
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State wrestling notebook: Pine Creek girls in fourth place after opening day of tournament
DENVER – Tylee Schultz’s right leg twitched as she attempted to put weight on it following a stoppage. Schultz injured her foot earlier in the quarterfinals match and that compromised the Pine Creek wrestler who had one minute left in the third period to secure a win Thursday at Ball Arena. Schultz watched her four-point…
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Coronado’s Bella Arellano-Gandy clears mental hurdles to exude confidence for Cougars girls’ wrestling
Coronado’s Bella Arellano-Gandy flipped the switch this year. The Cougar girls wrestler has bullied opponents on the mat and compiled a 12-2 record with 10 of those victories via pinfall. Arellano-Gandy has won four of her previous five matches ahead of Saturday’s Vista Ridge Alpha Female tournament at Vista Ridge. Ahead of the Alpha Female, Arellano-Gandy,…
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Pikes Peak region girls’ wrestlers start season with stellar performances
One month down and less than eight weeks to go for the girls’ wrestling season. Several area athletes have already made statements during their December competition and various standouts have emerged from the pack. Here are a few notes from the season so far. 5A’s 110-pound class loaded with Pikes Peak region competitors Of the…
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Pine Creek to host inaugural Ice Queen girls wrestling tournament, continue Battle of the Best boys event
Pine Creek wrestlers understand that the same pressure that bursts pipes also makes diamonds. The Eagles expect the season opener to start the process of creating gems. The Eagles will host a pair of wrestling tournaments starting Friday – one on the boys’ side and another on the girls’ end – with a slew of…
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Peak Performer: Calhan’s Ciara Monger’s road to Colorado wrestling history
Off the wrestling mat, Ciara Monger is a student of the game. On the mat, the Calhan senior served as a no-nonsense teacher who schooled her opponents each chance she had. The Bulldogs heavyweight finished her prep career with a 93-4 record and her final victory earned Monger a spot in Colorado wrestling history on…
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Colorado Springs-area athletes shine in week of contests
14ners Bailey Fritzke, sr., Vanguard, girls basketball – It’s fitting that Fritzke played as if possessed by a demon against Buena Vista. The Coursers senior stuffed the stat sheet in the 58-57 overtime victory against the Demons and scored 23 points. Fritzke also had eight rebounds, five steals and made six 3-pointers for the Coursers…