DENVER — This is not how Hunter Branson had it drawn up in the back of his mind. In his one final chance to climb to the top of the podium in his prep career, the Holy Family senior liked his chances when he saw the bracket released and the potential semifinal match with Woodland
DENVER — Hunter Branson has been there. Now it is time to do that. The Holy Family 170 pound senior has landed on the podium each of his first three seasons at the Pepsi Center, but never the spot he really wanted. On Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Class 3A tournament, Branson
Holy Family qualified two wrestlers, Hunter Branson and Matthew McCarthy for this weeks Class 3A state tournament at the Pepsi Center. First round matches get underway on Thursday at 2 p.m. Branson (26-2) will face Wil Aucoin (26-11), a sophomore from Pagosa Springs. McCarthy (32-14), a sophomore, will face Eaton’s Alex Castaneda (38-6). Complete brackets
BROOMFIELD — Each of the last three years, Holy Family senior Hunter Branson has won a regional championship, headed off to state with some momentum, only to not reach his ultimate goal of a state championship once he was there. Maybe 2020 will be different. For the first time in his high school career, the
BROOMFIELD — On Day 1 of the Class 3A, Region 3 wrestling tournament, the Holy Family Tigers held their own. In one of the toughest regionals in the state, that features top-ranked Jefferson and always tough Weld Central among others, Holy Family pushed two wrestlers into Saturday’s semifinals round starting at 9 a.m. At 113
This will be the final prep work of the season for the Holy Family wrestling team before they host the regional tournament next Friday and Saturday.
BERTHOUD — If the key to success in the post season is peaking at the right time, then the Holy Family wrestlers are right on track. Saturday at the Diny Pickert Invitational at Berthoud High School, the Tigers placed four wrestlers overall — led by senior Hunter Branson’s third tournament championship of the month —
BROOMFIELD — Just get the dub! It’s been a long time coming in the Holy Family gym, but on Friday night, the Tigers finally scored a dual meet victory in their own backyard. The final score was 36-36, and after careful studying of the rule book — and going to the seventh tiebreaker — Holy
BROOMFIELD — Yes the Holy Family Tigers wrestling program is still young. But man can they compete. On Wednesday night — the first of three competitions this week — the Tigers welcomed in Class 5A Horizon for dual meet and held their own with the big school. Holy Family won five of the 11 contested
JOHNSTOWN — Holy Family took seven wrestlers to Johnstown for the Roosevelt Invitational on Saturday. Illness, injuries and other extenuating circumstances kept the Tigers from being full strength, but those that were there held their own. The highlight of the tournament was sophomore 113 pound sophomore Matthew McCarthy, who finished fourth overall. McCarthy (8-3 record
