Delta coaches Luis Meza, center, and Clayton Curtis congratulate 152-pound senior Hunter Brasfield after an upset win sent him into the 4A Region 4 semifinals.
Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle controls Ruben Chagoya of Basalt to win a 3A Region 1 title. He is one of 7 Hotchkiss state qualifiers.
Hotchkiss and Paonia boys will square off this week on the basketball courts. Both are 6-4 in league play.
Delta senior Brooke Taylor scores two of her 12 points against Summit after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Paonia 195-pounder Tyler “TK” Kendall sets Rangely’s Drew Collins up for a pin.
Paonia freshman Bo Pipher sets TJ Richard of North Park up for a pin in Saturday’s regional semifinal round. He is one of 13 Paonia wrestlers headed to state!
Surrounded by coaches and his dad, Conner Beard signs Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Nebraska Kearney.
Hotchkiss' Jacobe Galley signed a Letter of Intent to play football and study engineering at Colorado Mesa University.
Hotchkiss senior Cody Bartlett signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross-country for Hawaii Pacific University.
Photo by Tamie Meck Delta’s 3200m relay team placed fourth at last weekend’s 4A state track meet in Lakewood. Its time, 9:32.92, set a new DHS record. Team members are; left to right, Clarissa Whiting (Sr), Mykayla Music (Fr), Skylyn Webb (Sr) and Cleo Whiting…
Photo by Rich Meck Hotchkiss distance runners, and sisters, Natalie Anderson (left-center) and Mae Anderson start the 3200m run together on the opening day of the state track meet. They were fourth and fifth in the 3200 and fourth and sixth, respectively, in…
Photo by Tamie Meck Andy Pipher and son Bo meet Bo’s opponent during the Parade of Champions at the 2013 state wrestling tournament. Pipher was recently named 2013 Colorado Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).Paonia…
Faline Farmer receives a serve against Rifle last Friday. Hotchkiss upset the visiting Lady Bears in three sets.
In a crowd-pleasing three-game match, the Lady Bulldogs upset the visiting Lady Bears of Rifle last Friday night (25-27, 22-25, 19-25).
After exchanging leads several times in the opening game, the teams were tied at 24 all.
Hotchkiss took a one-point lead on an attack error by Rifle, then handed Rifle a point on an error to tie the game at 25. Hotchkiss had a side-out after a kill shot by Darryl Batt and after a brief volley the Lady Bears handed Hotchkiss the game on an illegal block.
Game two was another nail-biter, with Hotchkiss having a slim one-point lead at 18-17. With Faline Farmer serving, Rifle committed another error, and Farmer followed up with an ace. Rifle regained the serve, but on the first set Kristina Deloury slammed a kill shot into the back court. Rifle re-gained control and added two quick points to trail 22-20. Deloury made another kill, and on the next serve, Savannah Rocha caught Rifle off guard by sending a kill shot from the middle into the back corner.
Hotchkiss trailed 12-9 in game three, but scored five consecutive points to re-take the lead. Batt, Rocha and Ciara Beegle all contributed a kill to the 25-19 win in game three. Deloury added two more, and Sadie Smith made her second kill of the game for the win.
The win brought Hotchkiss' season record to 3-6 overall, 1-2 in 2A Western Slope League play. For a team that could barely pull off a win the last two seasons, the win was a big victory.
"It feels good to win," said Farmer, a senior designated setter and four-year player. "I think we've all come together. We've just stepped it up this year." Even in most of their losses, "We're right there in every game."
"They just believed in themselves," said first-year head coach Kendal Roberts. They didn't get down. There were no outstanding players, added Roberts. "Just a team effort, which is what we're looking for."
The celebration was short-lived, with Hotchkiss losing in three at Plateau Valley (21-25, 24-26, 20-25).
Hotchkiss had a re-match Tuesday against Cedaredge (scores were not available at press time). They travel this Saturday to Vail Christian (4-5, 0-2, 1A WSL).
On Oct. 2, Paonia and Hotchkiss will celebrate the fourth annual Pink Night! game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Paonia High School. The event includes drawings, games, prizes and a lot of pink. All proceeds go to Delta County Hospice. Games begin at 4 p.m. For details, call Kriss at 527-4882.
