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Pelloni takes fifth at state tourney

Pelloni, a seventh-grader, was the first Barone Middle School wrestler to place at the state wrestling tournament last Saturday at Denver. He placed fifth at 75 pounds. He pinned a rival wrestler he had lost to three times previously to reach the medal round. “It was a cool way for him to end the season,” said coach Lee Overton. MEEKER I Barone Middle School seventh-grader Tristin Pelloni finished fifth at the Colorado State Middle School wrestling tournament last weekend in Denver. A total of nine BMS wrestlers qualified for the state tournament but only six made the trip and Pelloni was the only placer for the Cowboys.
“If you were a middle school wrestler and qualified, you could be considered one of the best in the state,” head coach Lee Overton said of the…