Photo by Tamie Meck The Paonia Eagles finished first in the 2A WSL with an 11-1 record after posting double-header wins Saturday over Meeker. The six-team District 2 tournament opens May 11 at Delta.The Paonia Eagles wrapped up 2A Western Slope conference competition Saturday, defeating Meeker, 14-4, 15-4, at Meeker.

Meeker has improved this season and played well, said head coach Drew Potter.

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Tracy Sturgis photo Morgan Hartigan, right, runs to a first-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles at the Gunnison Invitational on Saturday. Hartigan also won the shot put. Paonia won eight events and placed first at the 30-team meet.If Lindsay Russell was a little nervous going into Saturday's Gunnison Invitational track meet, she can rest easy now.

The senior sprinter for Paonia signed to run track for Western State Colorado University.

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Tracy Sturgis photo Jacob Helleckson runs to a sixth-place finish in the 1600m at Saturday’s Gunnison Invitational. The boys’ team placed fifth in the 30-team meet. It was a good day overall said head coach Brian Mitchem, “with icy cold wind” in the late afternoon.Practice conditions were hardly ideal last week as Paonia prepared for a conference double-header against Rangely. But the Eagles were ready when they stepped off the bus, warming up with a 7-4 win over their hosts, then handing them a 17-3 throttling in five innings in game two.

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Despite having two top athletes out for spring break, the Paonia girls' track team scored 141 points to place second at Saturday's Glenwood Springs Demon Invitational. Glenwood Springs won the meet with 142 points.

Paonia won four of five relays, including the 1600-meter relay, which they won in 4 minutes, 11.71 seconds — a full 9 seconds ahead of second place Glenwood Springs.

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