{"id":121569,"date":"2014-02-21T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/oliver-rolls-to-state-finals\/"},"modified":"2014-02-21T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T14:01:00","slug":"oliver-rolls-to-state-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/oliver-rolls-to-state-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver rolls to state finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=91b892eb-e8cf-4f47-8dbe-73f58e9cba46&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=91b892eb-e8cf-4f47-8dbe-73f58e9cba46&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=91b892eb-e8cf-4f47-8dbe-73f58e9cba46&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=91b892eb-e8cf-4f47-8dbe-73f58e9cba46&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1403\" alt=\"Sam Green\/Cortez Journal&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Seager Oliver flips Mark Espinoza over and gets three points in a near fall on the way to a 10-2 victory and a chance at the state championship in the final round.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Sam Green\/Cortez Journal&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Seager Oliver flips Mark Espinoza over and gets three points in a near fall on the way to a 10-2 victory and a chance at the state championship in the final round.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oliver advances to state finals<\/p>\n<p>Competing in the semifinals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 21, Oliver was again dominant, beating Pueblo South\u2019s Mark Espinoza to advance to the state finals.<\/p>\n<p>Outmuscling Espinoza, Oliver continually overpowered his overmatched opponent, taking a 5-2 lead in the first period before eventually pulling away for a 10-2 win.<\/p>\n<p>With the victory, Oliver moves into the state finals where he will face Erie High School\u2019s Ladd Bunker (42-4).<\/p>\n<p>Gross eliminated from consolation bracket<\/p>\n<p>Capping off a stellar season, Levi Gross won his opening match in the consolation bracket on Feb. 21 before losing later in the day to be eliminated from the state tournament.<\/p>\n<p>After opening the day with a pin victory over Weld Central\u2019s Lyle Cooksey (29-10), Gross lost later in the day to Thompson Valley\u2019s Matt Berg (20-3).<\/p>\n<p>With the loss, Gross concludes his stellar season with a 30-16 record.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos eliminated after consecutive losses<\/p>\n<p>Hoping to advance through the state tournament, 145-pound junior Justice Ramos ran into tough competition.<\/p>\n<p>After opening the day with a 4-2 loss to Pueblo West\u2019s Randall Baker, Ramos dropped a 7-1 decision to Northridge\u2019s Erick Palomino-Romero in consolations.<\/p>\n<p>With the losses, Ramos concluded his outstanding season with a 30-14 record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green\/Cortez Journal&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Seager Oliver flips Mark Espinoza over and gets three points in a near fall on the way to a 10-2 victory and a chance at the state championship in the final round.du1-i-syn Oliver advances to state finals Competing in the semifinals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 21, Oliver was again 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