By
Courtney Oakes
The Aurora Sentinel
'Fab-ulous' Santillan captures long awaited state championship
On a quest since he was 5, Grandview junior takes advantage of chance to win a state crown
By
Courtney Oakes
The Aurora Sentinel
Exactly what Fabian Santillan heard from his longtime coach Ben Menzor Feb. 17 under the bright lights at Pepsi Center remains private, but it definitely included the words “you deserve this.”
With Menzor, his
wrestling father
figure in his
corner, the
Grandview junior
claimed a state
championship that
was 12 years in the
making with a 4-1
win over Adams
City’s Nicholas
Gonzales in the
Class 5A 126-pound
final.
Story ->
Santillan's brother,
Alex, a sophomore,
finished third at
113. Senior Giovanni
Federico finished
third at 120.
Sophomore Joe Renner
finished fourth at
195 and junior Dylan
Ranieri finished
fifth at 145.
Grandview’s Fabian Santillan earns way into first state championship match
Wolves' junior set to wrestle on big stage at Pepsi Center
By Courtney Oakes
The Aurora Sentinel
DENVER | Fabian Santillan felt he belonged in a state championship match at last season’s Class 5A state wrestling tournament, but injuries kept that from happening.
The Grandview junior came back with a vengeance in hopes of a title shot this season and now he has it, as his 9-6 semifinal victory over Coronado’s Aaron Flores Friday night at Pepsi Center landed him a spot in Saturday’s finals.
Story ->Regional 4 Champions!
For just the second time in Grandview's 20 year history, the Wolves are Regional Champions and they did so in convincing fashion with two individual Champions, five second place finishers, one third and two fourth's for a total of 10 qualifiers for the State Tournament. list of qualifiers ->
The Wolves finished with 240.5 points, comfortably in front of runner up Castle View at 220, Broomfield with 212.5, Ponderosa with 199.5 and Douglas County with 119.
Grandview gets on a roll, downs rival Cherokee Trail 52-18 in Centennial League dual
Wolves rack up eight pins to top Cougars for fifth straight time
by Courtney Oakes - 1/15/18
AURORA | Up 12-6 four matches into Thursday night’s Centennial League wrestling dual at Grandview, Cherokee Trail coach Jeff Buck was hopeful, but sensed what was coming.
With a primarily young lineup with some missing pieces, Buck knew the Cougars would have trouble holding off the talented Wolves.
Indeed, coach Ryan Budd’s Grandview team can roaring back with nine wins in the final 10 matches of the night — including six by fall — on its way to an impressive 52-18 victory over the rival Cougars in a pivotal league match. Story ->