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
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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.
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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
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