Emily Pleier, Gilpin County.  This week’s tournament, Saturday, January 12, in Lyons, Colorado was a huge success for Gilpin wrestlers. The team took home multiple wins and placed in two different weight classes. Angel Gomez started off the day with a win against Angelo Bernal from Northglenn, Colorado. Soon after, he won against Jean Luke Barkley, from Fort Collins.

Mike Wenholz also had a great day, winning four out of five matches, starting with Ethan Terch, from Erie, Colorado, one of his quickest pins, taking only 31 seconds. Soon after, he made another quick pin against Devin Chambers, from Northglenn, Colorado, which took him 44 seconds. His last two wins were against Jeremiah Pacheco from Milliken, Colorado and Joel Blair from Milliken, Colorado. Overall, he placed second in his weight class of 132 lbs.

Kamron Brewer placed third in his weight class of 113lbs. His first match being against Dustin Neal-Murphy, from Granby, Colorado. His second match against Henry Bergen, from Middle Park, and his last against Cesar Loya Damian. The first-year high school wrestler shows promise for a future high school wrestling career.

Overall, the team did very well in this week’s tournament. The team is back in practice getting ready for their tournament this Saturday January 19, 2019, in Strasburg, Colorado.