June 19, 2013

Sports Snaps

Delta Panthers

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Wayne Crick

Delta track teams set new school standards

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…

Cedaredge Bruins

Area athletes earn top track accolades

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.

Paonia Eagles

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More than 450 at Summer Duals

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…

Hotchkiss has strong finish in tennis; regional play up next

b07 ten1Photo by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss’ Mandy Chermak was the lone singles winner in matches played against Montrose Saturday.The 4A Region 8 tennis tournament opens today at Canyon View Park in Grand Junction. The Hotchkiss girls wrapped up regulation play this week with losses to Aspen and Montrose.

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Hotchkiss High School

Bulldogs end league play after split with Rangely team

b07 hhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss outfielder/pitcher Cole Carvill is one of two freshmen in the Bulldog lineup this season. The Bulldogs (second place in 2A WSL) completed their regular season yesterday against Olathe. District tournament play begins May 11 in Delta.Four runs in the seventh inning lifted Rangely to a 7-6 upset win Friday over the visiting Hotchkiss Bulldogs. Hotchkiss opened the game with three runs in the first inning, then took a 6-4 lead with three more runs in the sixth.

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Hotchkiss High School

HHS breaks track marks

b06 hhstr2Photo by Wayne Crick After running to a second-place finish in the 1600m relay, these Hotchkiss ladies posed for a photo. From left to right are Mae Anderson, Sophia Schelle, Jennifer Celis and Natalie Anderson.Jennifer Celis has set a record at every meet she's competed at this season. At Friday's Montrose Invitational, the junior sprinter/mid-distance runner ran the 800-meter in two minutes, 14.24 seconds for the win and a new meet record.

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Hotchkiss High School

Bulldogs second in 2A WSL play

Hotchkiss (11-4, 7-3) is in second place in the WSL following 15-5, 9-2 wins Saturday against Meeker (1-7, 1-7).

The double-header games were moved to Canyon View Park in Grand Junction due to last week's heavy snows in northern Colorado.

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Hotchkiss High School

HHS thinclads set trio of marks at Wertman

c06 hhstrPhoto by Tamie Meck Cody Bartlett, second from right and behind number one, and Andrew Tiedeman fight for position at the start of the 1600-meter run Friday at the Phil Wertman Invitational. Bartlett and Tiedeman placed first and second respectively and are ranked first and second in the 2A Western Slope League.The Hotchkiss girls' track team had four first-place showings and scored 77 points to place fourth at the 13-team Phil Wertman Invitational, held Friday at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction. The girls also broke meet records in two events.

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Hotchkiss High School

Lady ‘Dogs learning to throw

c06 hhsthrowersPhoto by Tamie Meck From left, Hotchkiss discus and shot put throwers, who participated in the Phil Wertman Invitational in Grand Junction, include Sapbrina Litzelman, Mariah Young, Nilam Hypio, Amber Pagone, Kylie Hodges, Katie Richards and Daryl Batt. The throwers are part of a “throwing family” of friends from around the region and the state that support one another and forge lasting friendships through competitions.At Friday's Phil Wertman track and field meet in Grand Junction, away from the main events of the Stocker Stadium track, Hotchkiss junior Mariah Young set a new personal best in the shot put with a throw of 26 feet, 7 inches. Her second throw went 2 feet farther, measuring at 28-6.75.

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Hotchkiss High School

HHS netters place three

c08 hhstenPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss 3 doubles player Shelby Rogers scores against Durango in the opening round of the Delta County Invitational. Hotchkiss won 12 of 24 matches and scored 20 points to place ninth in the 13-team tournament.The Hotchkiss 2 doubles team of Bree Vernon and Tijay Lehman were the top finishers for Hotchkiss at the 2013 Delta County Invitational tennis tournament. Vernon and Lehman opened with a win over Cortez, then lost 8-3 in semifinals to Fruita Monument's junior varsity team.

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Hotchkiss High School

HHS thrower, hurdler eye state qualifying marks

c07 hhstrPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss senior Mason Oxford practices his discus skills in preparation for last Friday’s Coal Ridge Invitational. Oxford began throwing the discus in middle school. He has gradually improved over the years and is a top-ranked thrower this season.Years and years of practice are paying off for Hotchkiss discus thrower Mason Oxford. After falling short of a state qualification in 2012, he has remained in the top 18 in Class 2A rankings since the start of the season and continues to improve.

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