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…

Bulldogs, Eagles split DH

c06 hhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Hotchkiss third baseman Brayden Wilson is greeted by teammate Devan Rupe after both scored in game two of Saturday’s double-header against Paonia. The teams split the conference twin-bill.After losing both games of a conference double-header against Paonia in March, Hotchkiss proved that it is a contender in the 2A Western Slope League by splitting its second double-header Saturday and outscoring Paonia 12-6 for the series.

Paonia squeaked by with a 3-2 win in game one.

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Hotchkiss High School

Bulldogs will host Paonia Saturday

c05 hhsbbPhoto by Tamie Meck Bulldog Tye Bayles bunts for a 2-run single in game two of a conference double-header against Rangely. The Bulldogs swept the series, 2-11, 4-14. They host the second of two conference double-headers against Paonia this Saturday. The Bulldogs upped their record to 6-3 overall, 4-2 in 2A Western Slope League play after sweeping a conference double-header Saturday against Rangely (2-9, 1-5).

The Bulldogs opened the series with a 2-11 win over the Panthers.

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Hotchkiss High School

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