HENDERSON – Matthew Clifton just can’t seem to avoid Poudre’s Tyler Reeves. A sophomore wrestler at Legacy, Clifton lost to Reeves as a freshman last year and has now wrestled the Poudre junior four times throughout the 2023-24 campaign, including last week at the prestigious Top of the Rockies tournament. The pair’s latest tussle came on Saturday in the 126-pound finals of the Front Range League Tournament. Clifton said the match, which included four lead changes and three ties, was the best clash between he and Reeves yet. Still, unlike his freshman season, Clifton prevailed the same way he has […]
HENDERSON – Matthew Clifton just can’t seem to avoid Poudre’s Tyler Reeves. A sophomore wrestler at Legacy, Clifton lost to Reeves as a freshman last year and has now wrestled the Poudre junior four times throughout the 2023-24 campaign, including last week at the prestigious Top of the Rockies tournament. The pair’s latest tussle came on Saturday in the 126-pound finals of the Front Range League Tournament. Clifton said the match, which included four lead changes and three ties, was the best clash between he and Reeves yet. Still, unlike his freshman season, Clifton prevailed the same way he has […]
Lyons junior Jaden Gardner often finds himself breezing through his regular season wrestling schedule this time of year. And while the number next to his record looks good on paper, it does him no favors when the state tournament rolls around.