Two silvers, three bronze and a team sixth: Coyotes and Rockets do well
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor RIO RANCHO — Day 2 of the state wrestling tournament was an almost mirror opposite of Day 1. While Goddard ran into some early difficulties that sent wrestlers to the back side of the bracket, Roswell’s two remaining grapplers soldiered on, the only two Chaves County athletes to make it to [...]
Goddard wrestlers solid at state meet; Roswell falters
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/edito RIO RANCHO — There were two different stories for the two Roswell teams at the state wrestling meet Friday. Goddard had a solid effort, with four wrestlers still in the winner’s bracket heading into Day 2 and five others with a chance to bring home hardware on the back side. As [...]
Coyote, Rocket wrestlers poised for success at state meet
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Almost two dozen wrestlers from Goddard and Roswell High are headed for the state wrestling tournament at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. The tourney kicks off Friday at 11 a.m. and continues through late Saturday, when the state champions in 13 weight classes and three teams from A-AAA [...]
Goddard surprises at district wrestling with team silver
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Goddard might have surprised a few people at the District 3/4AAAA wrestling meet at Mission Control Saturday. The Rockets did have some strong individual wrestlers, and were expected to take some individual titles, but against defending state champion SIlver and a Deming squad with seven top-ranked grapplers a team trophy was [...]
Rockets to host state’s top AAAA wrestlers at district meet
Staff Report Six of the toughest schools in AAAA wrestling — District 3/4AAAA’s Silver, Deming, Goddard, Roswell, Santa Teresa and Chaparral — will gather at Goddard Saturday to battle for the district title. “This is a tough district,” said Goddard coach Jamie Martinez. “We have the defending state champion, Silver City, and the third-place team [...]
Goddard comes back strong in dual vs. Roswell
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor The Goddard and Roswell wrestling teams met in a rare dual match Tuesday at Roswell (both teams have concentrated on tournaments this season), with the Rockets coming out on top 43-27. But at least for the early part of the match, the Coyotes had control. At 103, Roswell’s Raul Sanchez pinned [...]
Young Roswell wrestlers do well at JV meet
Staff Report The Goddard Junior Varsity Wrestling Invitational finally took place Saturday after being postponed in early December because of bad weather, and Roswell’s young grapplers had a good showing at the rescheduled match, earning three gold medals, two silver and two bronze. “They’ve been working hard in the mat room,” said JV coach Micah [...]
Goddard has good day at Rio Hondo; Roswell not so much
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor The final day of the Rio Hondo wrestling invitational was an almost complete turnaround for the two local teams. While Goddard coach Jamie Martinez was more than pleased with his squad’s efforts — they went 2-1 Saturday moving up to sixth place overall — the host Coyotes suffered some devastating injuries [...]
Tough wrestling on tap at Rio Hondo Invitational
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Roswell, Goddard, seven other teams from around New Mexico and one lone Cloudcroft wrestler kicked off the opening day of the Rio Hondo Invitational Saturday, with the traditional powerhouses in the lead, but at least one local squad still near the top. With five bouts under their belts, Aztec’s Tigers led [...]
Rio Hondo Invite to feature some of the state’s top wrestlers
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Some of the best high school wrestlers in the state will be in Roswell Friday and Saturday, for the Rio Hondo Wrestling Invitational. Hosted by Roswell High, the 11-team invitational includes varsity and junior varsity teams from Roswell, Goddard, St. Michael’s, Hobbs, Deming, Carlsbad, Aztec, Wingate, Cloudcroft, Pecos and Española Valley. [...]