DENVER >> Every day, Skyline’s Tobias Pinson takes time to review his goals. Both in wrestling and life.

Goals rather than wishes, he explained, with the distinction laying in the work needed to attain them.

Each day at practice this winter, the Falcons’ senior leader pushed his younger teammates to do the same. Because if you ask Pinson — even as he took centerstage at the state wrestling championships at Ball Arena on Saturday night, his biggest accomplishment is one to be shared.

“I had a conversation with my friends the other day, and they’re asking, what’s my biggest accomplishment you’ve had in your life? And I say, it’s touching the lives of others,” Pinson said moments after he lost to Roosevelt’s Chris LaLonde in the Class 4A 144-pound finals. “I’m not always the best out on the mat. I’m not always the happiest guy skipping around. But to inspire others to meet their goals and have a better life, that’s my biggest accomplishment.”

And it stayed that way Saturday. Even as he took the podium and posed for pictures.

“He’s a solid athlete. Works hard, on and off the mat,” said his father Dana Pinson, who was in his son’s corner on the mat at the state tournament. He smiled. “And he’s just a good dude. He does everything right.”

Pinson was one of six wrestlers from Skyline who qualified for the sport’s pinnacle weekend. His fourth state appearance was fresh off a regional championship, where he pinned his three opponents in a combined time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds last weekend.

After taking silver on Saturday, it’s on to the next goal.

Pinson said he’s still deciding his best option for college. Though he’d love to wrestle somewhere and already has offers to do so, he’ll only do it if makes sense academically. He said he hopes to one day earn a master’s degree in business.

“Great kid and a great family,” Skyline coach David Speckl smiled wide.

Speckl, of course, could talk highly about Pinson for hours. More so the human being than the elite wrestler.

“He’s a special one,” Speckl said. “It’s never just about himself. He was always there for his teammates. It’s one thing to have a coach’s leadership. That’s great. But when you have leadership coming from kids like that, it really resonates. He gave that to this program every day. We’re certainly going to miss him.”

Other state wrestlers for Skyline were Brody Hufford (106s), Lucas Anson (138s), Angel Perez (165s), Owen McGee (175s) and Jovanny Mendoza (190s). Hufford and Mendoza reached the quarterfinals before bowing out. The other three lost in the opening round.

Through all of it, they stayed together. “A Skyline family,” Speckl said. And Pinson led the way.

Several other local wrestlers still had their chances at state titles past press time. For full coverage of all of Saturday’s results, visit BoCoPreps.com or check Monday’s editions of the Daily Camera and Times-Call.