DENVER, Colo. (KOAA) — The state's best high school wrestlers are facing off on the mats over the next few days. Day one of the Colorado High School Wrestling State Championship at Ball Arena is in the books.
Schools from all across Colorado are competing for team and individual titles, including the Widefield Gladiators. The boy's team won their first regional championship since 2002 last week.
They now hope to make some noise in the state championship.
"This group, we all came here four years ago and we've just been working together for multiple years," said James Fernandez, Widefield's wrestling coach. "It's just great to see them all start to click and as much as... it's nice to have these seniors, there's a lot of underclassmen that are contributing straight out the gate, so... it's just great all across the board."
The semifinals continue Friday and state champions will be crowned on Saturday.
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