Gary Daum Classic brings wrestling fans to Niwot
January 11, 2023

Bruce Warren
Niwot wrestling coach Bobby Matthews (center) gives instructions to NHS student Autumn Rutherford (left) as Lucas Menza waits for his first match to begin. Matthews is also the head coach for Niwot's softball team, and Rutherford, who wrestled last year, is the starting shortstop on the NHS softball team.
Niwot High School's wrestling coach, Bobby Matthews, opened the Gary Daum Classic wrestling tournament with a brief tribute to the late NHS wrestling coach, then asked the crowd to join him in a moment of silence in honor of the memory of Daum's daughter Lindsay and his granddaughter Meadow who died tragically last summer.
Following the national anthem, the tournament began with 15 schools com...
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