PAGE 12 FOUNTAIN VALLEY NEWS / EL PASO COUNTY ADVERTISER AND NEWS January 22, 2020

Sports Wrap-Up By G. Connor Salter

BASKETBALL

MESA RIDGE GIRLS LADY GRIZZLIES GO 2-0 The Lady Grizzlies won 76-43 at Woodland Park Thursday and won 62-24 at Mitchell last Tuesday in two Class 4A Colorado Springs Metro League game. Mesa Ridge finished the week 7-3 overall and 4-1 in league. Against Woodland Park, Serin Dunne led the team with 24 points and Taleiyah Gibbs contributed 13 points. Against Mitchell, Dunne led the team with 19 points and Gibbs contributed 11 points. They return to action next Thursday when they play at The Classical Academy in a league game. They play Canon City at home Saturday in a Widefield’s Jordon Robb battles Mesa Ridge’s Isaac McKinney in a 126-pound matchup. McKinney ended up league game. winning the match by Major Decision (11-2.) NEWS PHOTOS BY STEVE WALKER INSPIRED IMAGES BY STEVE BOYS GRIZZLIES GO 1-1 The Grizzlies defeated Woodland Park 83-75 at home Thursday and lost against Mitchell 64-47 at home last Tuesday in two league games. They finished the week 2-10 overall and 1-4 in league. They return to action Thursday when they play The Classical Academy at home in a league game. They play at Canon City Saturday in a league game.

WIDEFIELD GIRLS LADY GLADS GO 0-2 The Lady Gladiators lost 46-38 to Harrison at home Thursday and lost 59-47 against The Classical Academy at home last Tuesday in two CSML league games. They finished the week 1-10 overall and 1-3 in league. Against Harrison, Liliani Krause led the team with 22 points. Erika Warner added 11 points. Against The Classical Academy, Krause led the team with 17 points and Warner contributed 11 points. They return to action Thursday when they play Elizabeth at home in a league game. They play at Mitchell on Saturday in a league game.

BOYS Members of the Mesa Ridge wrestling team which finished second at the Pueblo Centennial Bulldog Invitational Saturday. Front row, from the GLADS GO 1-1 left, Jenica Dees, Jenna Volcic, CJ Anderson, Jared Volcic, Tucker Trevino, Isaiah Brown, Frankie Gallegos and Isaac McKinney. Standing, Solomon Arnds, Coach Rob Braaten, Cole Gerhardt, Mickail Skeldum, Matthew Moore, Silas Valdez, Kenneth Guinn, Arthur Campbell, Hunter The Gladiators won 63-52 at Harrison Thursday Saiz, Landon Beeson and Coach Tyler Herbst. and lost 71-58 at The Classical Academy last SUBMITTED PHOTO Tuesday in two league games. They finished the week 5-6 overall and 2-2 in team with 31 points. Braydon Smith added 13 league. points and Michael Shannon contributed 12 Against Harrison, Randall Days led the team points. Isaiah Thompson grabbed 11 rebounds. with 17 points. Donte Scott added 15points and They return to action Monday when they play Tim Mewborn contributed 13 points. Mountain Vista at home in a non-league game. Against The Classical Academy, Days led the They play Rampart at home next Tuesday in a team with 19 points. Anthony Roberts added 14 league game. points and Mewborn contributed 10 points. Days grabbed 10 rebounds. WRESTLING They return to action Friday when they play at Elizabeth in a league game. They play Mitchell MESA RIDGE FINISHES SECOND AT at home on Saturday in a league game. BULLDOG INVITATIONAL, BEATS WIDEFIELD The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies finished second at the FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON Pueblo Centennial Bulldog Invitational Saturday GIRLS after beating Widefield 66-9 in a home dual last LADY TROJANS GO 0-1 Wednesday. The Lady Trojans lost 62-40 at Doherty Saturday At the Bulldog Invitational, Mesa Ridge finished in a Class 5A CSML game. second with 171 points. Pueblo West won with They finished the week 11-1overall and 3-1 in 208.5 points. league. The top six finishers placed at the event. Mesa Against Doherty, Danae Christenson led the Ridge placers included: team with 22 points. 113 Frankie Gallegos 3rd They return to action next Tuesday when they 126 Isaac McKinney 1st play at Rampart in a league game 132 Landon Beeson 2nd 152 Isaiah Brown 2nd BOYS 160 Silas Valdez 4th TROJANS GO 1-0 170 Kenny Guinn 4th The Trojans won 74-68 at Doherty Saturday in a 182 CJ Anderson 4th league game. 195 Arthur Campbell 6th They finished the week 8-6 overall and 2-2 in 220 Jared Volcic 1st At 145, Widefield’s Juan Telles, right, beat Mesa Ridge’s Cole Gerhardt by Decision league. (11-9.) Against Doherty, Keyshawn Maltbia led the continued on page 13 January 22, 2020 FOUNTAIN VALLEY NEWS / EL PASO COUNTY ADVERTISER AND NEWS PAGE 13 continued from page 12 132-Landon Beeson (Mesa Ridge) over Unknown (For.) Widefield, Fountain-Fort Carson at USA Ethan Simon (Widefield) (TF 15-0 0:00) 182-Kenneth Guinn (Mesa Ridge) over Metro at Doherty. Results from the Mesa Ridge-Widefield 138-Tucker Trevino (Mesa Ridge) over Christopher Walker (Widefield) (Fall1:67) dual Ethan Witte (Widefield) (Fall 3:12) 195-Arthur Campbell (Mesa Ridge) over GIRLS SWIMMING 106-Mickall Skeldum (Mesa Ridge) over 145-Juan Telles (Widefield) over Cole Bradley Richard Widefield) (Fall 1: 37) Fri. & Sat., Jan. 24 & 25-Mesa Ridge/ Unknown (For.) Gerhardt (Mesa Ridge) (Dec 11-9) 220-Jared Volcic (Mesa Ridge) over Widefield at Fountain-Fort Carson Trojan 113-Frankie Gallegos (Mesa Ridge) over 152-Isaiah Brown (Mesa Ridge) over Nehemiah Bell (Widefield) (Fall 3:16) Invite Avelino Mota (Widefield) (Dec 3-0) Andrew Evans (Widefield) (Fall 4:53) 285-Matthew Moore (Mesa Ridge) over Mon, Jan. 27-Fountain Valley at Mesa 120-Soloman Arnds (Mesa Ridge) over 160-Braydon Demattos-Burrows Unknown (For.) Ridge/Widefield-4PM George Apodaca (Widefield) (Fall 3:12) (Widefield) over Silas Valdez (Mesa Ridge) UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Wed., Jan 29-Mesa Ridge/Widefield at 126-Isaac McKinney (Mesa Ridge) over (Fall 3:14) WRESTLING Fountain-Fort Carson-5PM Jordan Robb (Widefield). (MD l1-2) 170- Emanuel Pedraza (Mesa Ridge) over Fri. & Sat., Jan. 24 & 25-Mesa Ridge,

Left, top: Mesa Ridge’s Landon Beeson has Widefield in a compromising position during their 132-pound match. Beeson would win by Technical Fall (15-0.)

Left, below: Widefield’s Braydon Demattos-Burrows beat Mesa Ridge’s Silas Valdez by Fall at 3:14 in a 160-pound matchup.

Right, above: At 182, Mesa Ridge’s Kenneth Guinn beats Widefield’s Christopher Walker by Fall (1:57.)

Right, below: Mesa Ridge’s Tucker Trevino beat Widefield’s Ethan Witte by Fall (3:12.)

NEWS PHOTOS BY STEVE WALKER INSPIRED IMAGES BY STEVE

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