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…
Photo by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss forward Katie Richards blocks a shot attempt by Cedaredge’s Rebecca Deal.In a game played out mainly from the free throw line, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Cedaredge to place third Saturday at the annual Delta County Classic tournament.
Natalie Anderson scored 10 of the Lady Bulldogs' 14 first-period points, including an early three-pointer, and Daryl Batt added two field goals.
Lady Bruin Alyssa Isaman scored the only first-period points for Cedaredge, sinking two goals and shooting 2-2 from the free-throw line. Cedaredge trailed 14-6 at the end of the quarter.
All but five of the 20 total points scored in the second period were on free throws. Jessie Violett sank a trey early in the period to give Hotchkiss a 17-8 lead, and Jordan Smith added a goal for the Lady Bruins late in the period. Forward Kylie Hodges was denied field goals, and made three trips to the line in the second period, where she was 5-6.
Kristen Gardner hit 3-4 from the line, and Smith drew a shooting foul and was 2-2.
Hotchkiss led 26-14 at the half.
Kaitlyn Kissner and Smith were the only two to score for the Bruins in the third. Hotchkiss worked on passing to the inside, allowing Katie Richards to score the only 2-point goal of the quarter. Alekxus Wilson was unable to break the defense for a goal, but made a three-point shot for Hotchkiss to end the third period.
The Lady Bruins opened the final period with a goal by Gardner. Isaman fouled out with 5:40 remaining in the game, and Gardner followed with 2:50 remaining. Hotchkiss made eight trips to the line in the final period, where they were 9 of 15. Anderson was high scorer with 10 points, and Wilson contributed nine. Batt was 4-4 from the line for a game total of eight points. Kissner was 4-4 from the line, and Bree Gutierrez hit a trey with just under two minutes remaining. The Lady Bruins' 11 points in the fourth period fell far short of what they needed, and Hotchkiss claimed the 55-29 win to place third.
