With the second half of the high school sports winter season well underway, here is a look at the standout local athletes and moments from this past week’s action.
Athletes of the week
Maylin Bernard, Roosevelt girls wrestling
Bernard, a sophomore, won the 100-pound bracket during the Tournament of Knights, hosted by Severance on Saturday. She went 3-0 with three pins, including a pin in 3:48 in the finals.
Claire Brown, Briggsdale girls basketball
Brown, a senior, carried much of the offensive load in the Falcons’ 50-19 road win against Rocky Mountain Lutheran on Friday. She scored 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting to go with five steals.
Briggsdale standout Claire Brown takes a shot against McClave in the semifinals game at the Bank of Colorado Arena of Friday March 8, 2024.(Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)Bryla Bunting, Platte Valley girls basketball
Bunting, a sophomore, had an impressive double-double in the Broncos’ hard-fought 47-41 home win against rival Eaton on Jan. 6. She had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Sophia Carbajal, Northridge girls basketball
Carbajal, a junior forward, was electric in a pair of wins against Wellington and Greeley West. In the 63-22 win against Wellington on Jan. 6, she had 39 points on 14-of-21 shooting to go with 14 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks. In a 57-24 victory against Greeley West on Thursday, she had 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting to go with 17 rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Wyatt Chase, Highland boys wrestling
Chase, a senior, was completely dominant while winning the 190-pound bracket during the Mel Smith Invitational on Friday-Saturday in Florence. He went 5-0 with four pins, including a pin in 4:51 in the finals.
Wyatt Chase, center left, laughs with his teammate Tyler Varra, center right, during a wrestling practice at Highland High School in Ault on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer)Austin Crider, Eaton boys basketball
Crider, a senior, had a big double-double in the Reds’ 71-45 road win against Platte Valley on Jan. 6. He had 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting and made 8 of 10 free throws to go with 11 rebounds and a blocked shot.
Soliana Gebremeskel, Union Colony girls basketball
Gebremeskel, a senior, had a scoring performance to remember in the Timberwolves’ dominant 76-9 3A/2A/1A Mile High League home win against Clear Creek on Thursday. She had a career-high 50 points on 24-of-41 shooting to go with 16 steals and six assists. She’s averaging 30.3 points and 9.7 steals per game this season. Her previous career high was 49 points, set a year ago.
Rocky Hoffschneider, Valley boys wrestling
Hoffschneider, a sophomore, won the 165-pound bracket during the Mel Smith Invitational on Friday-Saturday in Florence. He went 5-0 in the tournament, including a 7-1 win in the finals. His previous four wins in the tournament were all via pin.
Kyla Lin Hollier, Roosevelt girls basketball
Hollier, a senior, was unstoppable in the Rough Riders’ 63-42 home win against Greeley Central on Jan. 6. She had 34 points on 15-of-28 shooting to go with 13 rebounds and four steals.
Roosevelt forward Kyla Lin Hollier, right, takes a shot under the basket while playing Northridge during the playoffs in Johnstown on Friday Feb. 23, 2024.(Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)Samuel Stockton, Resurrection Christian boys wrestling
Stockton, a senior, remained undefeated on the season (15-0) and topped the 285-pound bracket during the Mel Smith Invitational on Friday-Saturday in Florence. He went 5-0, including four first-period pins and an 8-0 win in the finals.
Abrianna Torrez, Greeley West girls wrestling
Torrez, a senior, was lights out as she went 2-0 and won the 235-pound bracket of the Tournament of Knights on Saturday in Severance. She had two pins, including a pin in 2:30 in the finals.
Tyler Varra, Highland boys wrestling
Varra, a senior, won the 150-pound bracket during the Mel Smith Invitational on Friday-Saturday in Florence. He went 5-0, including a victory via a 21-9 major decision in the finals.
Audrey Wakkinen, Severance girls wrestling
Wakkinen, a freshman, won the 135-pound bracket of the Silver Knights’ home tournament, the Tournament of Knights on Saturday. She went 3-0 and picked up a pin in 3:42 in the finals. In fact, she pinned all three of her opponents.
Moment of the week
Greeley Central used a huge fourth-quarter rally to force overtime in a 5A/4A Longs Peak League boys basketball game on Jan. 6 in Johnstown. However, the Rough Riders composed themselves to secure a 75-70 win. Roosevelt led 53-36 after a big third quarter, but the Wildcats outscored the Rough Riders 27-10 in the fourth. Roosevelt outscored Central 12-7 in the overtime period. Senior Brooks Reckard led a balanced Rough Riders squad with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Quote of the week
“We’re not the biggest team, so we’ve got to play the way Greeley West basketball used to play, and that’s scrappy, with tough defense.”
– Greeley West boys basketball coach Matthew Meyer, after his team’s 52-46 win over crosstown rival Northridge on Thursday
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