Ortiz sweeps through 113-pound bracket at Tri Valley wrestling duals

FREDERICK -- Frederick's Jesse Ortiz, who missed a dual meet and the Northglenn tournament because of illness, bounced back to win all five of his matches at the Tri Valley League dual meet in the Warriors' gym Saturday.

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Even though Frederick's Noah Payne, bottom, is getting the worst of this exchange with Berthoud's Caleb Price, Payne wound up winning the 160-pound match by a score of 14-7 at the Tri Valley League dual tournament at Frederick High School.

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Frederick's Nick Letkomiller tries to use the weight of Berthoud's Tyler Parker against him Saturday during the Tri Valley League dual tournament at Frederick. Parker wound up winning the 182-pound match by a score of 6-2.

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He won three on-mat matches. Two were by pinfall, and the third was by a technical fall. He also had a pair of forfeits.

Jordan DeFalco won his two matches by forfeit at 145 pounds.

Dylan Shoop (138) was 4-for-5 Saturday at 138 pounds. Three of the wins went to a decision, including a 9-8 squeaker over Erie's Jacob Schadler. Nick Henderson was 4-for-5 at 170 pounds. Two of his wins were by pinfall.

Noah Payne won three off five matches at 160 pounds. One of his wins was by way of a decision, and one came by way of a pinfall. The third victory was a forfeit. Nick Letkomiller was 3-for-5 at 182 pounds. Nick Tymoczko (220) was 3-for-5 during the tournament. One of his wins was a pinfall triumph over Rich Alvarado of Northridge High School.

Chance Warnock (120) was 2-3 at 120 pounds. Issac Chavez won two of his five matches at 126 pounds. Cody Campos was 2-for-5 at 132 pounds. Brandon DeFalco split four matches at 152 pounds. His two on-mat wins were by forfeit and a disqualification.

The Warriors wound up fifth in the team standings.