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.
Last week's regular-season baseball finale in Gypsum was a victory for the Panthers as they rolled past Eagle Valley 12-1. The win left Delta with a league record of 12-2 and an overall mark of 16-3.
It was a tale of two games for Cedaredge's baseball team last week. The Bruins were on the road in Bayfield to face Peak to Peak's Pumas in game one of elimination play.
Photo by Tamie Meck Kylie Hodges releases the discus at the Bruin Invitational. Hodges will compete in both the discus and shot put at this week’s state 2A track meet in Lakewood. Teammate Daryl Batt had her best throw of the season and is going to state in…
Photo by Tamie Meck Senior Josiah Spano, of Paonia, was an All-Conference first team selecton in the 2A WSL for the 2012-13 hoop year.This year's Class 2A All-Conference and All-State honors in the 2013 Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia High School senior Annavah…
The Lady Bulldogs are demonstrating that they are a serious contender in the 2A Western Slope conference. Hotchkiss posted a one-point win at Rangely Saturday.
They went head to head against undefeated Meeker Friday, but fell short of a fantastic finish as they watched a six-point lead fade away in the final minutes of the game for a 46-51 non-conference loss.
Meeker had a 6-0 record going into Friday night's game. Despite difficulties with turnovers and a strong Meeker defense, Hotchkiss trailed 14-16 at the half.
Meeker ran a full-court press, and used its height to contain the Lady Bulldogs inside throughout the second half. After scoring only five points in the second period, Hotchkiss put 18 third-period points on the board, fueled by three-point shots from Alexis Westergren, Natalie Anderson and Jessie Violett. The Lady Bulldogs found themselves in foul trouble, allowing Meeker nine trips to the line, where they shot 7-18 in the third period.
Anderson hit her third-quarter three-pointer with two seconds remaining in the period. The Lady Cowboys led 35-32 going into the final period.
Anderson opened the fourth on a fast-break score. Hotchkiss immediately forced a turnover, and Anderson scored on another fast break to put Hotchkiss ahead by one. Westergren added another three, and Katie Richards scored two goals from the paint.
But Hotchkiss post Kylie Hodges and guard Aleksus Wilson fouled out late in the fourth, and Meeker shot 13-16 from the line for the win. The Lady Cowboys' sole field goal came on an early three-pointer by Kaysyn Chintala. Anderson finished with a game-high 16 points, with Westergren contributing 12. Katie Richards scored eight.
Hotchkiss and Meeker will meet again on Feb. 15, at Meeker.
On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs posted a 33-32 upset in a non-conference battle at Rangely (6-3 overall, 1-2, 2A WSL). Hotchkiss is now 7-3 overall and 1-0 in 2A Western Slope League competition with a win in December over Vail Christian (5-2, 0-1). They host a conference game this Friday against Hayden (1-7, 0-2) beginning at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Hotchkiss hosts 6-1 Soroco.
