PUEBLO — The Colorado State Fair Event Center was the closest thing to the state wrestling tournament a wrester could find on Saturday.

One week before the real thing takes place at the Pepsi Center, the Event Center hosted the Region 4 tournaments for both Class 4A and 2A, the only place in Colorado where two regionals were hosted simultaneously.

With six matches running at once for the championship, third place and fifth place in both classes Saturday night, it was controlled chaos, with spontaneous eruptions of cheering breaking out all over the arena.

Most of it was for Alamosa and Rocky Ford.

The Mean Moose, considered by many to be the best wrestling team in any classification this season, ran away with the 4A regional, scoring 251.5 points, outdistancing two-time defending state champion Pueblo South (205.5) by 46 points.

Barring a huge upset for the Class 4A team title, the Mean Moose will win their first team title since 1999.

Led by two unbeaten wrestlers, junior Josh Hensley (41-0) at 140 pounds and senior Sonny Yohn (39-0) at 189 pounds, the Mean Moose crowned four regional champions.

Hensley's impressive regional performance included a pair of pins, a 17-0 technical fall, and a 5-0 victory over Adam Urenda of Pueblo South in the championship match. Yohn had three pins in the regional coming into Saturday's championship match. He beat Jake Burghardt of Sand Creek 25-8 in the final.

Yohn won a state title at 171 pounds last season and said he has finally adjusted to wrestling at the higher weight.

"It was hard to get used to at first,'' he said. "I'm still light for 189's. Up until this week I was weighing 185. I was about 188 pounds here.''

Pueblo South, the third-ranked team in 4A, also had four regional champions, including Mark Beaudry at 145 pounds. Beaudry (26-1) came back from a concussion in early December to win his fourth regional title and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler.

Beaudry, who will try to win a second state title next weekend, beat Leif Olson of Sand Creek, 7-2 in the 145 pound final on Saturday. It was the third time the wrestlers have met this season, with Beaudry winning all three matchups.

"I was actually pretty nervous going into that match,'' he said. "It's always like something kind of new. Even though I've wrestled him twice before he's wrestled me tighter every time.''

Beaudry said the atmosphere at the Event Center is good preparation for next week's state tournament. Even the opening march, with the wrestlers walking out to music and the announcement of each match, feels familiar.

"It does feel like state, with this size of crowd,'' Beaudry said. "And that Parade of Champions. . . I hate it but it's a lot like state. It's like an hour long that you have to stand out there.''

Despite being a state champion with only one loss this season, Beaudry was seeded No. 3 at the regional. Under a new seeding procedure, the tournament was seeded according to the amount of victories each wrestler had accumulated coming in the tournament.

Rocky Ford, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, was even more impressive than Alamosa. The Meloneers scored 309 points and had eight regional champions. Holly was a distant second with 116 points.

Next week the Meloneers will try to take down defending champion Paonia. Rocky Ford qualified 13 wrestlers, with another trying to qualify through a wrestle back late Saturday night.

"It will feel good taking our whole team,'' said Rocky Ford's Matt Maestas, who won a 2A state title at 112 last year and won a regional title at 119 pounds yesterday. "It will feel good to win the state championship with our whole team, too.''

Class 4A Region 4

Team scores

Alamosa 251.5, Pueblo South 205.5, Canon City 161.5, Cheyenne Mountain 155, Elizabeth 126, Sand Creek 122.5, Pueblo West 113.5, Fountain-Fort Carson 102, Pueblo County 91, Pueblo Centennial 71, Pueblo Central 70, Falcon 42, Harrison 22, Pueblo East 20, Sierra 20.

Championship matches

103 — Jeremy Aguero, Pueblo South beat Daniel Trujillo, Pueblo West, 8-0.

112 — Victor Sanchez, Pueblo South pinned Duell Kelley, Alamosa, 3:48.

119 — Joe King, Pueblo Centennial beat Isaac Hernandez, Pueblo County, 9-5.

125 — Tommy Valdez, Alamosa beat Marcus Hernandez, Pueblo South, 9-2.

130 — Matt Garoutte, Canon City beat Adam Aldaz, Cheyenne Mountain, 13-0.

135 — Austin Stubas, Cheyenne Mountain beat Adam Lopez, Alamosa, 13-3.

140 — Josh Hensley, Alamosa beat Adam Urenda, Pueblo South, 5-0.

145 — Mark Beaudry, Pueblo South beat Leif Olson, Sand Creek, 7-2.

152 — Cody Yohn, Alamosa beat Eric Brown, Canon City, 14-0.

160 — Bryce Clemmer, Fountain-Fort Carson beat Craig Rogers, Alamosa, 12-2.

171 — Matt Fischer, Elizabeth beat Tony Cabello, Harrison, 7-3.

189 — Sonny Yohn, Alamosa beat Jake Burghardt, Sand Creek, 25-8.

215 — Victor Quintana, Pueblo South beat Tommy Cruz, Pueblo Central, 5-2.

275 — Cody Palmer, Canon City beat David Gurule, Alamosa, 14-1.

Third place matches

103 — Jesse Meis, Alamosa beat Bryce Sciumbato, Pueblo County, 12-4.

112 — Cody Goldschmidt, Elizabeth beat Donovan Troup, Cheyenne Mountain, 4-2.

119 — Chad Pompa, Pueblo South beat Gavin Garza, Elizabeth, 9-3.

125 — Nick Saylor, Falcon beat Travis Goss, Pueblo County, 9-1.

130 — Steven Young, Pueblo West pinned Manuel Martinez, Sand Creek, 1:26.

135 — Matt Basquez, Pueblo East beat Josh Lucero, Fountain-Fort Carson, 8-2.

140 — Justin Morris, Pueblo Central beat Derek Becker, Sand Creek, 12-3.

145 — Jeremy Trujillo, Alamosa beat Aaron Smith, Canon City, 15-0.

152 — Chris McWorter, Pueblo South beat Justin Meyers, Elizabeth, 7-4.

160 — Sean McMullan, Cheyenne Mountain beat Zach Fischer, Elizabeth, 7-4.

171 — Tony Chavarria, Pueblo West beat Dominic DeGeorge, Falcon, 14-2.

189 — Greg Robledo, Cheyenne Mountain beat Andrew Morrison, Elizabeth, 8-4.

215 — Matt Parker, Sand Creek beat Aron Martin, Alamosa, 10-2.

275 — Jose Rodriquez, Pueblo County pinned Ray Hatchett, Sand Creek, 1:40.

Class 4A Region 2

Team Scores

Rocky Ford 309, Holly 116, Simla 113, Calhan 110, Fowler 109, Baca County 101.5, Eads 81, Cheyenne Wells 64, Crowley County 61, Peyton 46, Swink 46, Las Animas 30, Kiowa 20, Colorado Deaf and Blind 10, Manzanola 7.

Championship matches

103 — Aaron Aragon, Rocky Ford pinned Bryan Hamcher, Simla, 3:58.

112 — Tyler McCracken, Eads beat Brian Valencia, Swink, 4-3.

119 — Matt Maestas, Rocky Ford beat Hunter Ehland, Eads, 15-6.

125 — Josh Hernandez, Rocky Ford won by default over Josh Lopez, Fowler.

130 — Chris Holzworth, Fowler beat Travis Schwindt, Rocky Ford, 6-1.

135 — Kole Neugebauer, Holly pinned Matt Harmon, Rocky Ford, 3:20.

140 — Daniel Omelas, Rocky Ford beat Dustin Bolhlander, Holly, 6-0.

145 — Jeron Aragon, Rocky Ford beat Mat Scherrer, Simla, 2-1.

152 — Todd Stauffer, Calhan beat Tyler Long, Rocky Ford, 9-6.

160 — Chris Schweizer, Rocky Ford beat Brigham Walters, Crowley County, 6-4.

171 — Tanner Kern, Cheyenne Wells beat Jacob Jurney, Rocky Ford, 4-2.

189 — Shane Shaw, Baca County pinned Chris Reynolds, Swink, 2:39.

215 — Andy Schweizer, Rocky Ford pinned Josh Olsen, Calhan, 4:31.

275 — Brock Freidenberger, Rocky Ford pinned Quint Shaw, Baca County, 1:30.

Third place matches

103 — Bryant McCuistion, Fowler pinned Hayden Uhland, Eads, 4:31.

112 — James Folk, Calhan beat Tyler Lundquist, Rocky Ford, 11-10.

119 — J.R. McDonald, Fowler pinned Thomas Forgey, Baca County, 2:52.

125 — Zach Goldsberry, Las Animas beat Canaan Mitchek, Cheyenne Wells, 11-9.

130 — Devin Roswold, Simla beat Richard Mestas, Holly, 4-3.

135 — Michael Hamacher, Simla beat Jake Pinello, Peyton, 12-2.

140 — Dylan Glover, Calhan beat Kevin Lindholm, Eads, 8-2.

145 — Logan Arambel, Holly beat Brandon Cordova, Eads, 8-6.

152 — Cameron Lowe, Holly beat Brogan Walters, Crowley County, 5-0.

160 — Shawn Cogbum, Baca County beat Jeff Markle, Simla, 9-0.

171 — Dustyn Arde, Simla beat Tyler Burnett, Baca County, 15-5.

189 — Nathan Chavez, Rocky Ford pinned Ryan O'Lear, Calhan, 2:20.

215 — Ramiro Dominguez, Fowler pinned Bill Gray, Crowley County, :25.

275 — Josh Miller, Calhan pinned Charlie Cruz, Crowley County, 4:06.

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