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 Wayne Crick These four Lady Panther athletes set a new Delta High School record in the 3200m relay in 2013. From the left, Clarissa Whiting, Skylyn Webb, Mykayla Music and Cleo Whiting combined talents to set a new record for the 3200m relay with a…
Several area athletes were honored for their committment to track in 2013. Class 4A selections to this year's All-State track team include freshman Greta Van Calcar (Palisade) and Glenwood Springs senior Auston Tribble.
Photo by Tamie Meck Cedaredge wrestler Zac Anderson attempts to stack his opponent at the fourth annual Paonia Summer Duals wrestling camp. Cedaredge and Delta brought several young wrestlers to this camp.Summer wrestling tends to be a bit different than the…
Photo by Kelley Cox/GSPI Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle controls Ruben Chagoya of Basalt to win a 3A Region 1 title Saturday at Grand Valley High School. Boyle is one of seven state qualifiers, and one of four returning state competitors for the Bulldogs.The Hotchkiss Bulldogs claimed two regional champions and will send seven wrestlers to the 2A state wrestling tournament. The Class 3A Region 1 tournament was held Feb. 15 and 16 at Grand Valley High School.
Seniors Joe Boyle (145) and Zack Taylor (285) were undefeated to claim regional titles.
Twin brothers Dustin Head and Jesse Head will both represent Hotchkiss at state. At 152, Dustin Head (17-10) placed third at regionals and is a returning state qualifier. This will be Jesse's first trip to state. He pinned his way to the championship round and lost by pinfall to No. 1-seeded Brandon Coleman (36-2) of Salida to finish second.
Junior Garrett Toothaker entered regional competition as the No. 2 seed at 113 pounds. Toothaker pinned Ashlee Griffiths of Moffat County (20-16) to advance to the championship round, where he placed second to Austin Shank of Olathe (31-4).
Tony Ibarra placed third in the 160-pound division after falling in the third round to tournament champion Michael Salazar of Grand Valley.
With five wrestlers competing in the 106-pound division, junior Jake Hubbell (19-12) only needed one win to earn a ticket to state. Hubbell advanced on byes to the semifinals, where he lost by major decision to senior Cody Pfau of Grand Valley. Hubbell placed fourth with a win over Moffat County.
Boyle (32-3) is one of four returning state qualifiers for the Bulldogs. He entered the regional tournament as the No. 1 seed and battled No. 2 Ruben Chagoya of Basalt, winning by decision to claim the Region 1 title. Toothaker and Taylor are also repeat state qualifiers.
At 182, senior Richard Steckel opened with a loss by pinfall to No. 1 seed Koby Close of Buena Vista (32-1). Steckel finished the tournament at 1-3 to place fifth.
At 126, junior Tanner Bizer (29-10) was eliminated from state contention with a sudden-death loss in consolation wrestling action to Zack O'Dell (26-9) of Gunnison. Junior Hank Edwards (132), sophomore Tristen Todd (195) and sophomore Trenton Ballard (220) were 0-2.
Hotchkiss earned 143 points to place fourth in the 12-team tournament. Buena Vista earned 186.5 points to win the tournament. Olathe placed second with 173 points.
