May 26, 2013

Sports Snaps

Delta Panthers

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Wayne Crick

Panthers impressive at state track competition

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…

Hotchkiss Bulldogs

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Hotchkiss distance runners

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…

Paonia Eagles

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Pipher NWCA coach of year

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…

Barlett breaks two-minute mark in 800m

c05 hhsbtrPhoto by Tamie Meck Keegan Palmer competes in the triple jump early this season. Palmer placed second in the event Saturday at the Frank Woodburn Invitational.The Hotchkiss boys' team scored 48 points at the Woodburn Invitational, tying for sixth place with Delta High School.

Cody Bartlett is in prime position to qualify for state.

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Hotchkiss High School

Celis gives stunning performance in 800m

c04 hhsgtrPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss junior Jenni Celis, shown here winning the 3200m relay at Delta, set a meet record in the 800m run at Saturday’s Frank Woodburn Invitational. Celis’s time is currently the fastest recorded in the state this season, regardless of class, and the 27th best in the nation.To no one's surprise, Jennifer Celis claimed another track record, winning the 800-meter run Saturday in 2 minutes, 14.7 seconds to win the event at the Frank Woodburn Invitational in Grand Junction. Celis finished 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher in the two-lap race.

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Hotchkiss High School

‘Dogs get diamond sweep

c07 hhhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hank Edwards slides to third against Meeker in game two of a doubleheader played on Saturday in Hotchkiss. The Bulldogs dominated the conference series that included a 13-run inning in game one that ended 16-5.Hotchkiss swept a conference double-header over visiting Meeker Saturday, bringing its Western Slope League record to 2-2.

A whopping 13 runs in a single inning in game one allowed the Bulldogs to win the game in five innings.

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Hotchkiss High School

Bulldog boys claim gold at Cedaredge Invitational

c06 hhstr1Photo by Wayne Crick Hotchkiss first-year trackster Andrew Tiedemann, right, finished strong in the 1600m run to edge Delta’s Dustin Ownbey (middle). Eagle Valley’s Hunter Burnham crossed the finish line first in a time of 4:47.51. Tiedemann’s time was 4:48.28.The Hotchkiss 3200-meter relay team of Alex Smith, Andrew Tiedeman, Kurt Katzdorn and Cody Bartlett posted a time of 8 minutes, 26.79 seconds to win the event at Saturday's Cedaredge Invitational. The team was three seconds shy of the meet record, set by Delta in 2011.

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Hotchkiss High School

Hotchkiss girls earn gold, get meet record in track

c05 hhstr1Photo by Wayne Crick Montrose leads after one lap of the 3200m relay last Saturday in Cedaredge. Not too far behind is Clarissa Whiting (right) of Delta and Hotchkiss’ Natalie Anderson. Delta eventually gained the lead and a new meet mark at 9:56.46. Hotchkiss was second.Hotchkiss junior Jennifer Celis claimed another meet record Saturday, besting the old Cedaredge Invitational record by more than a second to win the 400-meter dash. Celis's time of 57.8 seconds was two-tenths of a second over her record-setting performance a week earlier at the Hotchkiss Invitational.

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Hotchkiss High School

Indoor meets help HHS track teams prepare

b07 hhstrPhoto by Tamie Meck Alex Smith (1) and Andrew Tiedeman of Hotchkiss round the final turn in the 800m run. Smith and Tiedeman finished one and two, respectively, in the event.Jennifer Celis put her name on a second meet record at Saturday's Hotchkiss Bulldog Invitational, winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.5 seconds. The time also set a personal record for Celis, who placed second in the event in 2012 with a time if 58.57.

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Hotchkiss High School

Hotchkiss tennis team happy with its new coach

b05 hhstenPhoto by Wayne Crick After hitting the ball, Hotchkiss 1S player Ciara Beegle watches its flight across the net. Beegle was playing Cedaredge’s Jessica Chevalier on March 19 at BHRC. Chevalier came from behind to defeat Beegle 6-2, 4-6, 7-10.Senior Ciara Beegle has come a long way since her freshman year on the Hotchkiss junior varsity tennis team. After playing at 3 doubles last year, the senior will represent Hotchkiss at 1 singles this season.

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Hotchkiss High School

Bulldogs defeat visiting Rams, 4-1

b05 hhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss shortstop Devan Rupe connects for a hit in the Bulldogs’ 4-1 non-conference win over Roaring Fork.The Bulldogs held off a seventh-inning rally to defeat Roaring Fork, 1-4, in a non-conference game played on March 19.

The Rams, who were missing some of their starters and playing a young team, opened with a one-run lead on a solo homer by senior first baseman Johnny Nieslanik.

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