Grappling toward glory: Grand wrestlers bound for state

Months after severe bus crash, Central-Grand Junction wrestlers compete at Colorado state tournament

For 20 minutes, in his hospital bed, Kyle Weaver sputtered out the same two sentences. Doctors told him he was perseverating. Caught in a shock loop. He had no real memory, then, of the crash that put him there. Grand Junction Central’s Micah Bautista, right, has blood cleaned up by coach Clint Trujillo during a preliminary match on the first day of the 2026 Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Ball A…

Grappling toward glory: Grand wrestlers bound for state

Nine Grand County wrestlers have advanced to the state championships after excelling in the regionals. The Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Tournament in Denver is Feb. 19-20, where the best athletes will face off. West Grand boys The Mustangs took to the mat in the Cedaredge Regionals from Feb. 13-14. Both varsity and junior varsity wrestlers gave it their all. Caleb Klotz, Landon Lockhart, Walker Howell, Conner Stone…