Photo by Wayne Crick Paonia’s Rose Medina reaches high for a backhand shot against Delta’s 1D team in a match played last week.

Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia’s Ashley Van Vleet runs Saturday in the 3200m relay at the Delta Invitational. The Eagles track teams used the meet, the first of their season, to try out different events and test skills. Van Vleet was first in the 400 and second in the 200.With several of their members still making the transition from winter to spring sports, Paonia's track teams were missing several athletes.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Eagles outfielder Joel Simianer arrives ahead of the tag by Hotchkiss second baseman, Cesar Gonzales, in game one of Saturday’s conference doubleheader. The Eagles swept the series, defeating Hotchkiss 9-0 and 12-6.Paonia welcomed Hotchkiss to the 2A Western Slope League Saturday, sweeping the doubleheader at Paonia and blanking the Bulldogs in game one with a 9-0 win.

With the exception of 2010, when they didn't play each other, the Bulldogs have won every game against Paonia since 2008.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia shortstop Keaton Kropp beats the tag at third in Saturday’s win over Alamosa. The Eagles opened the season Friday with a loss to Emery (Castledale, Utah). Both games were part of the 13th annual Lloyd McMillan Memorial Tournament.Paonia is 1-1 after losing its season opener to Emery by a score of 8-2 Friday, and defeating Alamosa Saturday, 7-6. Both games were part of the 13th annual Lloyd McMillan Memorial Tournament, played at Montrose and Delta.

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