When the dust settled, it was the Las Cruces boys team that emerged with the area’s lone boys medals, led by another statement performance from sophomore standout Kolby Gonzales.
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The scale of the Conflict at Cleveland wrestling tournament was impossible to miss. With more than 1,500 wrestlers spread across 13 mats, dozens of brackets packed deep with competitors, and teams arriving ready to test themselves against some of the toughest high school talent in the Southwest, the two-day event sponsored by Cleveland High School and held at the Rio Rancho Event Center delivered exactly what its name promised.
Amid that chaos, four Las Cruces-area programs—Las Cruces, Centennial, Mayfield and Organ Mountain—stood out simply by showing up in force, each sending both boys and girls teams to one of the largest and most demanding tournaments New Mexico sees all season.
When the dust settled, it was the Las Cruces boys team that emerged with the area’s lone boys medals, led by another statement performance from sophomore standout Kolby Gonzales.
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