State Wrestling

February 26-28, 2026

By Ella Garcia

Staff Writer

Worland – The Worland Warrior wrestling team traveled to the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming to compete at the state tournament, held February 26–28, 2026.

Worland Warriors competing in Casper were: Kade Garcia (120 lbs), Keller Dehmel (132 lbs), Kabre Miller (138 lbs), Logan Anderson (144 lbs), JJ Espinoza (157 lbs), Lucas Ramirez (165 lbs), Charlie Turner (165 lbs), Barrett Rice (175 lbs), Danner Glanz (175 lbs), Luciano Vazquez (215 lbs), Luis Monrreal (Heavy Weight), Ray Rice (Heavy Weight), Cerenity Quintana (105 lbs), Sabrina Gentzler (115 lbs), and Leona Vickers (130 lbs).

Worland wrestler Kade Garcia said, "It was really fun and motivated me for next year. I was happy to see some of our kids win matches, and I hope our team is inspired to get better for next season."

The Warrior wrestlers pushed hard through the last week of the season to place at state, with Kade Garcia finishing 2nd in the 120 lbs weight class for 3A. Ray Rice, 4th, weight class heavyweight for 3A. Cerenity Quintana, 6th, weight class 105 lbs for 3A, and Sabrina Gentler, weight class 115 lbs.

Cerenity Quintana stated, " After all the hard work that the girls put in, we expected it to show, and it did, and I expected myself to put all effort in."

The Warrior Wrestling team had good wins and tough losses, but kept working in their last few matches. Coaches Josh Garcia, Jay Hill House, Jay Stein, Jeff Lang, and Ryan Utterback led the Warriors all season and at the 2026 State Wrestling tournament in Casper.

According to Worland Head Coach Josh Garcia, "The wrestlers did their best, and I loved seeing kids win matches that they normally wouldn't win. I hope to increase our numbers, have fewer injuries, and improve mental toughness."

The Worland Wrestling team finished with 52 points and a placing of 14th at the state meet in Casper, right behind Buffalo and ahead of Burns/Pine Bluffs. 

Coach Garcia encourages wrestlers to work out and build skills through the summer to be ready for next season.                      

Photo S. Garcia - Kade Garcia stands on the podium as a state runner up for the 120 pound weight class at state wrestling, 2026.

Regional Wrestling

February 21, 2026

By Ella Garcia

Staff Writer

Worland - The Warrior and Lady Warrior wrestlers competed in Cody and Powell for their regional tournament the weekend of February 21.

Both boys and girls gave it their best effort to get in the state tournament held in Casper this weekend with the top 8 people in each weight class going to state to compete for a state title.

WHS Wrestling Coach Josh Garcia said 16 from the team qualified for state, including a first place for Kade Garcia, third place for Cerenity Quintana and Ray Rice, and fourth place qualifications for Luciano Vazquez and Sabrina Gentzler.

WHS Wrestling Coach Ryan Utterback said Garcia won all his regional matches by pin, and the girls did very well. With 50 percent of the Worland girls qualifying. 

"Lyla geis, Brynlee Roady, Hailey Wall all wrestled very well and all missed qualifying by one match. It should be noted that the girls regional was big and most weight classes had over 20 wrestlers," Utterback said. "We are excited about the potential of the individuals that made it to state. Our regional placers have a good chance to medal at state, and we have some qualifiers that we think could upset some of the higher seeded kids at state.  Kade Garcia as a regional champion gets a high seed and would be a favorite to get into the state championship match in his weight class."

Also qualifying for state are Leona Vickers, Brekyn Crippen Keller Dehmal , Kabre Miller, Logan Anderson, J.J. Espionoza, Lucas Ramirez, Charlie Turner, Barrett Rice, Danner Glanz, Luis Monreal.

Dual Against Cody

February 5-6, 2026

By Ella Garcia

Staff Writer

Worland-The Warriors had a home dual on February 5, 2026, against the Cody Broncs for Senior Night, followed by a dual on February 6, 2026, against Buffalo.

Senior Night for the Worland Wrestlers was a memorable one. On February 5, 2026, Worland got to recognize seniors Kolby Wall, Lucas Ramirez, Brinley Roady, Ray Rice, and Makella Keith as they walked onto the mat during Senior Night. Worland had a good fight at the dual on senior night, but unfortunately, they lost.

Worland Wrestling Coach Josh Garcia said, "Senior Night was a bittersweet moment, it's always sad to see seniors wrestle their last dual in the Worland gym. Some of the biggest highs were Warrior Wrestlers Kade Garcia, Lucas Ramirez, and Luis Monrreal getting big pins."

Worland High School Senior Night Dual was against the Cody Broncs, with Cody for the win and Worland at a sad loss. The Worland Warriors showed a lot of grit and determination as they went against a 4A school, showing that in Buffalo, they were able to come back stronger. Worland Warrior wrestler Kolby Wall stated about the Cody dual, "Overall, the dual went somewhat well, Cody is a good team, and we got good experience."

Brynlee Roady, a Worland Lady Warrior wrestler, expressed how she felt about senior night, saying that, "Wrestling could have been better, but it was my best match of the season."

As the Worland wrestlers traveled to Buffalo, they won 42 to 36, getting a great comeback and pushing their hardest. Worland Wrestling Coach Josh Garcia mentioned, "It went well, we wrestled hard and better than we have in the past, we will continue to get better."

The Worland Wrestlers go to Thermopolis on February 12, 2026, for a dual, starting at 5:00 p.m.

Kolby Wall (Senior)

Photo E. Garcia- Kolby Wall gets recognized on senior night for the Worland Warriors in the Worland High School gym, on February 5, 2026.

Ray Rice (Senior)

Photo E. Garcia- Worland Warrior wrestler Ray Rice gets recognized on senior night, February 5, 2026 at the Worland High School gym.

Brynlee Roady (Senior)

Lucas Ramirez (Senior)

Photo E. Garcia- Lucas Ramirez a Worland Warrior wrestler gets recognized on senior night, February 5, 2026 at the Worland High School gym

Makella Keith (Senior)

Worland Warrior Wrestlers Seek Victory

January 16, 2026

By Natalie Bishop

Staff Writer

Worland- The Warriors wrestled at two competitions within the past week—a duel at home against Greybull on the eighth and a tournament in Douglas on the ninth and tenth.

At the Greybull duel, the Warriors were not able to pull out the win, which was partially due to illness and injury, according to Head Coach Josh Garcia. Many of the Warriors had not wrestled their opponents before, which created another hurdle. Many of the matchups gave Worland an advantage, such as WHS Junior Leona Vickers, who won her match 12-2.

The Douglas tournament, which was held on Friday and Saturday after the duel in Worland, raised the team's hopes with more succes especially from the Lady Warriors, who placed eighth out of the total 21 girls’ teams. 

WHS Senior Ray Rice said, “I made it to the second day.” Rice was able to gain enough confidence to continue winning his matches, making him successful. 

Garcia said, “Our focus this week is going to be getting better- staying mentally is physically tough. Last week we had a tough loss to Greybull; injury and illness was a factor.” 

With the team feeling better this week, they are ready to take on Powell and Green River and bring home some wins. A few of the Warriors are feeling slightly nervous about the new matchups that they might face this week.

“We got to wrestle some great competition that's going to make us better,” Garcia noted.

The Warriors have been hard at practice, “working on not getting taken down,” according to WHS Freshman Kaden Matthesen. 

WHS Freshmen Brekyn Crippen and Parker Whitehead say they are working this week on getting off the bottom. 

WHS Junior Cerinity Quintana wants to “continue focusing on getting better at the little things” for her tournaments this week in Powell and Green River.

The team heads to Green River for the weekend competition.

Worland Home Duals

Rice For The Win

Photo N. Bishop - Ray Rice is decalred winner of the final match during the Greybull Duel on January eighth.

Geis Holds Her Own

Photo N. Bishop - Lylah Geis takes charge of her Greybull opponent during the duel.

Grit and Determination

Battle of the Big Horns

"The Mat Doesn't Lie. Neither should your effort."

Gentzler For The Pin

Photo E. Garcia - Lady Warrior Sabrina Genztler pins her opponent at the Battle of the Big Horns on December 19th.

Stay Hungry

Photo E. Garcia - Warrior Wrestler Kade Garcia focuses on winning his match at the Battle of the Big Horns on December 19th.

Locked In

Photo E. Garcia - Warrior Wrestler Colby Wall is locked in on his match at the Battle of the Big Horns on December 19th.