7/21/2023 0 Comments Sentinel source and jenkins![]() ![]() The win boosted Cantu to 39-8 on the season and he will take that mark into the final against Pomona freshman Zaidyn Quinonez (31-10), who defeated top-ranked Griffin Rial of Pine Creek in the semifinals. Cantu wrestled on junior varsity last season, but rocketed all the way to the championship match as a junior as he has posted three straight wins, capped by a tough 7-6 semifinal victory over Fruita Monument’s Geno Gallegos. The final pits Taylor (39-4) against Roosevelt junior Bronco Hartson (24-2).Ĭantu gives Eaglecrest its second straight state finalist at 106 pounds after Dorian Ervin made it last season. To get to the final, Taylor had to grind his way past Thompson Valley’s Ronan Bittner, who had held off with a 1-0 victory. Regardless of the outcome, he will finish with the program’s top state finish as he surpasses the third-place of Donavon Jarmon that came in 2021 when the truncated tournament was held in Pueblo due to the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor holds the distinction of becoming the first Vista PEAK Prep boys wrestler to make the state championship match, in the same season the school has its first girls finalist in Leilani Caamal. The championship match pits Reese (43-3) against Ponderosa junior Jacob Myers (35-6), last season’s 5A 120-pound state champion. Reece made it through a grind of a 5A 132-pound quarterfinal against Cherokee Trail sophomore Chance Matthews (a state placer last season) with a 3-0 victory and had much less drama in the semifinals, where he pushed the pace from opening whistle and secured a 17-2 win by technical fall. Kibbee (35-5) has a rematch with Legacy’s Quinn Funk (45-3), who he lost to at the Top of the Rockies tournament at Centaurus in January. Kibbee earned his way into the 5A 190-pound final by getting past Rangeview senior Greg Brooks in an all-Aurora battle, as he prevailed in a 9-6 decision. The title match will be a new experience for all four finalists, though two are returning placers in Kibbee - who placed third last season - and Reece, who was sixth. Online condolences may be made at matches begin following the Parade of Champions at 5:30 p.m. A private interment will take place at Highland Memorial Cemetery. at Rose Funeral and Cremation - Mann with a Funeral Service to follow at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends Friday, Februfrom 1:00 -2:00 p.m. She suffered with a rare neurological condition, MSA C-type (Multiple Systems Atrophy). Her family was a great source of pride to her and she will be missed by all those that knew and loved her. Joyce will be remembered as loving and devoted to her family and loyal to her friends. She loved animals of all kinds especially dogs, and she and her late husband rescued several, giving them a wonderful home. Joyce was an avid reader and loyal fan of UT sports. She had a deep Christian faith, lived by the "Golden Rule" always nurturing and caring for her family and friends, as well as being of service to others. Joyce was a member of Concord United Methodist Church and the Searchers Sunday School Class. She went on medical missionary trips to Mexico, assisting with surgery on children with congenital deformities. She was a Certified Operating Room Nurse and was a member of the Association of Operating Room Nurses. Joyce was a Charter Employee of Parkwest Medical Center and worked there the last 35 years of her employment. She worked as an Operating Room Nurse prior to retiring after 45 years of nursing. Following graduation, she attended UT and in 1963 graduated from East Tennessee Baptist School of Nursing in Knoxville. Joyce grew up in Kingston, TN and was a 1960 graduate of Roane County High School in Kingston. and his wife Heather Richard Allen (Ric) Jenkins and his wife, Dee, granddaughters, Lauren Jenkins Katelyn Jenkins, of Knoxville granddaughter Mallory Jenkins Estes and husband Jake great granddaughter Chloe Elizabeth Jenkins, great-grandsons, Cohen Duane Franks, Colby Estes, Tanner Estes of AL and several close and dear cousins. She is survived by her sons, Robert Eugene (Rob) Jenkins and his wife, Martha of Florida Charles Reed (Chuck) Jenkins, Jr. ![]() Joyce was an only child and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Newton and Irene Feezell Swicegood, and loving and devoted husband of 55 years, Charles "Reed" Jenkins, Sr. She was lovingly called "MIMI" by her granddaughters. Knoxville - Joyce Swicegood Jenkins, age 79, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022. ![]()
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