Less than a week after finishing second in the state wrestling tournament, Angel Vela was named to the Class 2A All-State Second Team. His runner-up finish earned him the recognition at 157 pounds. Vela pinned his first two opponents at state, beating Orion Musser from Meeker in 1:23 and Jeremiah Baumgardner from Monte Vista in […]
In the final tournament of the regular season, the wrestlers from the combined Sedgwick County-Fleming team didn’t disappoint. Nine paved their way to the Class 2A state tournament at Ball Arena this weekend when they finished top four in their respective weight classes at the 2A Region 1 tournament. One even won a regional title. […]
The 2023-24 high school wrestling got underway this past weekend with the varsity competing in the St. Francis Jenkins Invitational and the junior varsity competing in the Goodland Tournament. “We wrestled well over the weekend. We had three champions in St Francis and two in Goodland,” Cougars coach Josh McCance said. “I think we competed […]
The Burlington Cougars are synonymous with success in Colorado high school wrestling, and they look to add to that history of success in the 2023-24 season. Leading the list of returners for the Cougars are junior Cooper Barnes in the 126-pound division and sophomore Jason Saucedo at 144 pounds, both state qualifiers last season, continuing […]