Prep Wrestling Roundup: Results and Reports from The Blast Zone

Crunch Time — Local grapplers gather at Jim Bair Memorial and Gut Check

Castle Rock’s Parker Bair puts the squeeze on Asa Pineda of Mark Morris, Saturday, Jan. 4, in Castle Rock at the Jim Bair Memorial Tournament. The annual mid-winter gathering is named in honor of Parker’s grandfather. — Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

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Castle Rock’s Swihart, Nelson win at Bair titles

The Rockets put together an impressive, if somewhat muffled, performance at their own Jim Bair Memorial Tournament atop LeBaron Court, Saturday, at Castle Rock High School, The Rock saw two of its own rise to the top of the podium and placed fourth as a team out of 18 teams in attendance.

Castle Rock saw Braden Swihart and Nolen Nelson each win their respective brackets.

Last week Nelson was named a WIAA Athlete of the Week, and he followed up that impressive run by sweeping his 157-pound opponents at The Bair.