Delta coaches Luis Meza, center, and Clayton Curtis congratulate 152-pound senior Hunter Brasfield after an upset win sent him into the 4A Region 4 semifinals.
Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle controls Ruben Chagoya of Basalt to win a 3A Region 1 title. He is one of 7 Hotchkiss state qualifiers.
Hotchkiss and Paonia boys will square off this week on the basketball courts. Both are 6-4 in league play.
Delta senior Brooke Taylor scores two of her 12 points against Summit after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Paonia 195-pounder Tyler “TK” Kendall sets Rangely’s Drew Collins up for a pin.
Paonia freshman Bo Pipher sets TJ Richard of North Park up for a pin in Saturday’s regional semifinal round. He is one of 13 Paonia wrestlers headed to state!
Surrounded by coaches and his dad, Conner Beard signs Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Nebraska Kearney.
Hotchkiss' Jacobe Galley signed a Letter of Intent to play football and study engineering at Colorado Mesa University.
Hotchkiss senior Cody Bartlett signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross-country for Hawaii Pacific University.
Freshman Kayli Tallen (20) battles for the ball during Saturday’s soccer match against Steamboat Springs.
In dramatic fashion, the Delta girls soccer team edged out Grand Valley in overtime to pick up an exciting non-league matchup on Thursday, April 12.
Grand Valley tallied the first score, when Lauren Paskett slipped a goal past Delta goalie Samantha Henderson in the first half. Henderson had an outstanding day in the net, making three saves to keep her team in the game.
Coach Julie Mottern said sisters Kristin and Lindsey Gardner delivered a potent one-two punch up front. The sisters attend Cedaredge High School.
Lindsey, a junior, had four shots during the match. One of those shots tied the game in the second half and ultimately sent the game into overtime.
Kristin, a freshman, challenges with seven shots during the game. Her last proved to be the game winner with less than two minutes left in a second overtime.
The Panthers hosted Steamboat Springs (8-2) on Saturday, April 14.
Under grey skies and a chilly wind, the Sailers came out with a hot attack. With two goals in the first half and one in the second, Steamboat came away with a 3-0 win.
Coach Mottern commented, "Katherine Jackson had a great game. She is our outside midfield player and she creates alot of offense for us. She was also a thorn in Steamboat's game and was causing a lot of trouble."
The Panthers are now 3-4 on the season. The team will see plenty of action in the coming week, with home matches on April 19 with Palisade and April 21 with Glenwood Springs, and a road trip to Moffat County on April 24.
