May 25, 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…

Hotchkiss girls earn 3rd

c06 hhsgbbPhoto 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.

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HHS boys 1st round winners

c06 hhsbbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Paonia’s Lane Clawson (25) and Taylor Schreiner of Hotchkiss compete for possession at the 2012 County Classic tournament. The game came down to the final seconds with Hotchkiss claiming the win to advance to the finals against Delta.Paonia and Hotchkiss played a close game Friday — Hotchkiss scoring most of its points from inside, led in scoring by Mason Oxford with a game-high nine field goals and 18 points; and Paonia's Ben Linnell hitting four of the team's five three-point shots for a team-high 15 points.

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Hotchkiss girls roll over Ouray

c06 hhsgbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss’ Alexis Westergren (far left) and Katie Richards crowd a Gunnison player and take the ball away in an earlier season game. The Lady Bulldogs have been on a winning streak lately notching their sixth straight win with an 82-44 win over Ouray.The Hotchkiss girls upped their winning streak to six with an 82-44 win on Dec. 18 at Ouray.

Natalie Anderson scored a team-high 25 points for Hotchkiss.

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HHS struggles at Warrior

b11 hhswrPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss senior 160-pounder Joe Boyle wrestles Fruita Monument’s Kaden Fife at the Warrior Classic. Boyle was 2-2 at the tournament and was one of two Bulldogs to advance to day-two competition.In the opening seconds of Joe Boyle's Saturday morning match against Fruita Monument's 152-pounder Kaden Fife, the two collided on a take-down attempt. Fife's head gear cut a gash just above Boyle's right eye.

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Hotchkiss High School

Lady Bulldogs take 5-game win streak into this weekend’s play

The Lady Bulldogs upped their winning streak to five games last week after posting non-conference wins at Basalt and Ridgway.

On Dec. 11, the game at Ridgway went into overtime after ending in a 41-41 tie.

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Garrett Toothaker of Hotchkiss

b12 hhswrPhoto by Tamie Meck Garrett Toothaker of Hotchkiss (left) and Wyatt Toothaker of Cedaredge wrestle for fifth place in the 113-pound division. Garrett, a junior, is the eldest of the two and won the match by way of a pinfall.

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‘Dogs’ rely on depth in early-season play

b10 hhsbbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss sophomore Wes Hardin saw little action as a varsity freshman but is proving to be a solid player after starting his first game this season. Hardin scored eight points in the Bulldogs’ 47-22 win over Gunnison.If the Bulldogs have any one thing going for them this season, it's depth. Hotchkiss opened the season with a 55-44 win over Olathe, then defeated Gunnison in last Thursday's home opener, 47-22.

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Hotckiss matmen earn seventh place in Delta

b09 hhswrPhoto by Tamie Meck Paonia’s Zach Milner and Hotchkiss’ Dustin Head circle the mat in their 152 pound match during the Delta Invitational Wrestling Tournament last week.Hotchkiss placed six wrestlers at Saturday's Delta Panther Invitational wrestling tournament. They earned 95.5 points to place seventh in the 12-team tournament.

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