Las Cruces, Organ Mountain and Centennial all earned top-10 finishes at the Region 2-5A wrestling championships on Feb. 14 in Albuquerque, coming in second, seventh and ninth, respectively.
The Bulldawgs earned 208 points, finishing behind Atrisco Heritage’s total of 239.5. Kolby Gonzales, Carlos Gamboa and Alessio Cisneros each won individual regional titles for Las Cruces in the 157-pound, 165-pound and 215-pound weight classes, respectively. Orbie Nabb, Mateo Montoya and Daniel Amaro each finished second in the 144-pound, 175-pound and 190-pound weight classes, respectively, and Victor Mirabal finished third in the 285-pound weight class to give the Bulldawgs four more podium finishes.
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