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 senior 182-pound wrestler Richard Steckel works toward a first-round pin over Cody Frantz of Olathe. The dual, held Friday at Hotchkiss, ended in a 41-36 win for Olathe. Hotchkiss will compete in the WSL Duals at Cedaredge on Feb. 8.A pin at 220 pounds by Olathe sealed Friday's 41-36 win over the Hotchkiss Bulldogs.
Tanner Bizer was the first Bulldog on the mat.
Bizer lost at 126 pounds on a third-round pin by Ben Pridy. At 132 pounds, fourth-ranked Pirate Jacob Solseth won by technical fall (19-2) over Hank Edwards.
At 138, Jesse Head posted the first win of the evening for the Bulldogs, pinning Tayson Harris in 29 seconds. At 145 pounds, Joe Boyle won in a heated match against Troy Rose, by an 8-6 decision.
Hotchkiss trailed 29-9 after Tristan Jones (152) pinned Bulldog Brendon Beck in 1:24. Hotchkiss began to rally. Dustin Head defeated Chayden Harris by a 6-3 decision to win the 160 class. Senior Tony Ibarra stepped up, pinning Riley Hutton in 1:21 for the Bulldog win at 170.
Hotchkiss trailed by five after 182-pounder Richard Steckel pinned Pirate Cody Frantz in 3:59.
The match was still within reach for the Bulldogs after a loss by forfeit at 195 pounds, but Pirate Felix Pena sealed the deal for Olathe, pinning Trenton Ballard in 1 minute flat to take a 41-24 lead.
Heavyweight Zack Taylor finished with a pin in 5:35 over Lance Kramer, and 106-pounder Jake Hubbell won by forfeit. Hotchkiss lost three matches (113, 120, 195) by forfeit.
The dual marked the final home competition of the season. Seniors Joe Boyle, Jacob Edwards, Dustin Head, Jesse Head, Tony Ibarra, Travis Leger (126), Richard Steckel and Zack Taylor were recognized for their contributions to the team. Each senior selected a school staff member to accompany them onto the mat for team introductions.
Hotchkiss dualed to a 2-2 record at the annual Rumble in the Rockies dual tournament held Saturday at Rifle. The Bulldogs defeated Moffat County, 43-18, and Montezuma-Cortez, 36-30. Hotchkiss posted a 51-20 loss against Rifle, and a 57-24 loss to Pueblo West. Rifle was 5-0 to win the tournament.
The Bulldogs travel Friday to Gunnison, then compete Feb. 2 at the Centauri Invitational at La Jara.
The junior varsity squad will end the season this Saturday. They will compete at the JV tournament at Grand Junction High School.
