Montezuma-Cortez's CeJae Snyder is presented to all inside Ball Arena in Denver after pinning Moffat County's Natalia Quezada on Day 3--Saturday, February 21--of the 2026 CHSAA Class 4A Girls' State Championships. Snyder's victory earned her fifth place within the 115-pound division.Joel Priest/Special to The Journal
Three of the 12 athletes reached the podium as top-six finishers
The state wrestling championships inside Ball Arena are one of the most electric weekends in CHSAA’s calendar.Twelve wrestlers from Montezuma and Dolores County, including seven first-time qualifiers, soaked in the atmosphere under the bright Denver lights.
At the end of 72 hours of high drama, three of the 12 athletes reached the podium as top-six finishers in their divisions, closing out another season of strong representation from the Four Corners on Saturday in the capital city.
Montezuma-Cortez's Teagun Samora works against Wellington's Benjamin Gomez during 120-pound action Thursday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 3A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. Samora lost the quarterfinal bout by 13-4 major decision, bumping him into the weight's consolation rounds.J oel Priest/Special to The Journal
Mancos' Traycer White stares in at Monte Vista's Stetson Romero during 120-pound action Thursday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 2A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. White won by pin to advance into the weight's quarterfinals.Joel Priest/Special to The Journal
Dolores 215-pounder Daniel Jacket strives against Springfield's Jett Konkel during Day 1 action Thursday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 2A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. Jacket lost by pin, bumping him into the weight's consolation rounds.Joel Priest/Special to The Journal
Dolores' Kenji Edwards pulls off a balancing act atop the hip of Nucla's Jackson McCabe during 132-pound action Saturday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 2A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. Edwards defeated fellow San Juan Basin Leaguer McCabe 7-5 to advance into the weight's third-place match (McCabe would vie for fifth).(Joel Priest/Special to The Journal)
Dove Creek 106-pounder Keaton Banks latches firmly onto the leg of Yuma's Cooper Blach Friday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 2A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. Banks won 8-3 to survive into the next consolation round.Joel Priest/Special to The Journal
Dove Creek's Keaton Banks clamps down upon Sedgwick County/Fleming's Kol Herskind during 106-pound action Thursday at the 2026 CHSAA Class 2A State Championships inside Ball Arena in Denver. Banks won a 15-5 major decision, advancing him into the weight's quarterfinals.Joel Priest/Special to The Journal
