Twice over the years, Loveland senior Sierra Moskalski lost in the semifinals of the CHSAA state wrestling championships.
Twice, as a sophomore and a junior, she battled back to finish third.
The first of three days of girls and boys state wrestling tournaments took place Thursday at Denver's Ball Arena. An impressive 56 local boys and five local girls picked up opening round wins.
When Berthoud junior Miah Ardis lined up against Loveland's Lindsey Lopez for their first-round 115-pound bout at the CHSAA state wrestling championships Thursday afternoon at Ball Arena, she made history for the second-year girls program.