May 23, 2013

Sports Snaps

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HHS boys 2A track titlists

Photo by Tamie Meck Kylie Hodges releases the discus at the Bruin Invitational. Hodges will compete in both the discus and shot put at this week’s state 2A track meet in Lakewood. Teammate Daryl Batt had her best throw of the season and is going to state in…

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Hoops honors acknowledged

Photo by Tamie Meck Senior Josiah Spano, of Paonia, was an All-Conference first team selecton in the 2A WSL for the 2012-13 hoop year.This year's Class 2A All-Conference and All-State honors in the 2013 Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia High School senior Annavah…

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 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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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 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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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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Bulldog track teams sport numbers, talent

b07 hhsgtrPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss freshman Mae Anderson looks confident running in the 3200m relay in Delta. Hotchkiss set a new record in the race by shaving five seconds off the old time.This year's Bulldog track team drew roughly 55 student-athletes to its roster. While a handful of athletes were absent from Saturday's Delta Invitational meet, the boys' team earned 68 points and one gold to finish fourth overall, and the girls finished fifth with 59 points and claimed three golds and a meet record.

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Hotchkiss hardball team fundamentally sound

b05 hhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Playing on the new grass infield, Hotchkiss second baseman Russ Evans aims for the out at first base after scooping up an infield grounder in the Bulldogs’ season opener against Rifle. Hotchkiss is 3-1 after sweeping the field at the Demon Invitational.They may not have any superstars, but this year's Bulldogs baseball team is solid on fundamentals, said head coach Jason Yantzer. The basics have worked so far for the Bulldogs, who are 3-1 after the first week of play.

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Hotchkiss loses to GS tennis team, 5-2

The Hotchkiss girls' tennis team opened its season on March 7 at Glenwood Springs. Glenwood claimed a 5-2 win, but Hotchkiss was only a few points away from a team win, said coach Brian Benson, who saw his team's performance as "a good start for us.

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