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Riders step it up during last day on state mats


With the Class 4A team title on the line, Roosevelt senior Blake Nygren, left, went head-to-head with Northridge senior Robert Pickrell during Saturday night’s 160-pound championship match in Denver’s Pepsi Center. Photo by Martin B. Hamilton
 

Roosevelt’s Nygren springs surprise in taking state title



Reporter-Herald/Steve Stoner
Roosevelt High School senior Blake Nygren hugs head wrestling coach Mike Pallotto after defeating Northridge's Robert Pickrell, 3-2, in the Class 4A 160-pound championship match Saturday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
   

Nygren beats Pickrell, avenging losses


Greeley Tribune/ERIC BELLAMY
Blake Nygren of Roosevelt celebrates his win with coaches Mike Pallotto, center, and Harlan Hankins in the championship round of the State Tournament on Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

ERIC BELLAMY/ebellamy@greeleytribune.com