Mead’s Dalton Berg, the school’s three-sport star, had won the Class 4A 175-pound wrestling title as a junior — but, as he can attest, absolutely nothing seemed to be going his way in his repeat quest.
Two months before he began his run through the Class 3A state wrestling championships at Ball Arena, Holy Family senior Brayden Bach hoisted a trophy on the football field.
While battling in the quarterfinals of the CHSAA state tournament on Friday, James Horton's corner included his two coaches plus a couple interpreters, who moved around the mat and signed the coaches' instructions to him throughout the match.
Broomfield senior Cody Tanner slumped to the ground, his back crumpled-in tight against a wall following his state match Thursday. The look of a winner.