Coen Schmidt News Today

Another day, another slate of impressive performances for Merino track and field. Last week, the Rams made the trip to Julesburg for the Sedgwick County Cougar Classic and, thanks primarily to the ladies, put up strong showings in a number of events. Junior Brooklyn Sutter, for example, won out in the 800-meter run after crossing […]

DENVER — In the immediate aftermath of his state wrestling championship loss to Wray’s Austin Collins, Merino junior Coen Schmidt sat in the tunnel inside Ball Arena contemplating his next move. While he couldn’t get the better of Collins in a 6-2 loss in the Class 2A 126-pound finals, he knew his story wasn’t completely […]

Coen Schmidt has been a strong competitor for Merino boys wrestling all season long, but he wasn’t the only Ram grappler to shine last weekend. During the Class 2A Region 4 tournament, Schmidt led a cabal of seven wrestlers, each of whom paved their own path to the state tournament this week. Two even won […]

  As the final few weeks of the wrestling season gets underway, grapplers all over the state are looking to hone their skills ahead of a possible state qualification. Four boys from Merino seem to be on the right track. On Saturday at the Lamar Thunder Men’s Invitational, four boys sifted through tough competition to […]

The Buena Vista Demons made it back-to-back fifth place state finishes when five wrestlers went to the medal stand on Saturday night at Ball Arena.