The Durango High School wrestling team spent the weekend in Grand Junction matching up with the top competition in the state.
Cole Gustavson went down in weight to the 160-pound weight class and made it to the semifinals. Gustavson wrestled five ranked opponents.
“It’s a slow process but we’re really working hard to improve the fundamentals,” said Durango head wrestling coach Leo Garand in a phone interview with The Durango Herald.
David Etz came away with a win against Olathe’s Cody Frantz. Nick Vasquez and Tristan Martinez also picked up wins for the Demons.
Four Bobcats go 5-0
The Ignacio High School wrestling team traveled to the Piedra Vista Panther Classic in Farmington, N.M. on December 19, and returned home by coming in seventh overall.
The Bobcats went 30-11 overall and featured four Ignacio wrestlers who went undefeated.
Junior Stocker Robbins at 113 pounds, Tyler Beebe at 132 pounds, Ethan Appenzeller at 138 pounds and Lorenzo Peña at 160 pounds all went 5-0 at the tournament. Timothy Plehinger went 4-1 at 152 pounds.
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