Photo by Tracy Sturgis The top 10 finishers at the state 2A cross country meet take to the podium. The Paonia girls, led by Taylor Polson (second from right), placed fourth. Polson finished ninth, despite stopping to help another runner who had collapsed on the course. Also pictured, in Hotchkiss jerseys, (left to right) are Jenni Celis, Natalie Anderson and Sophia Schelle.Taylor Polson could have kept running when a fellow racer collapsed during last Saturday's state 2A cross country meet. The junior was hoping to end the season in the top five and was running a strong race, said head coach Richard Hypio.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Senior Chelsy Reed appears relaxed as she nears the finish of the 2A regional cross country meet.Chelsy Reed likes to race at Confluence Park in Delta. "With this course you can see pretty much everyone," she said.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia senior Ce’rra Carsten (1) sets for her freshman sister Taylor. Paonia ended the regular season undefeated in league play and is seeded first heading into the district tournament at West Grand High School in Kremmling.The Lady Eagles' volleyball team clenched the 2A Western Slope League title after a three-game win Thursday at Plateau Valley (25-12, 25-15, 27-25). They went on to beat Rangely in four on Saturday at Rangely (25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 25-14).

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Junior Jason Sturgis is keenly aware that he still has another year remaining on the Paonia cross country team. "I'm just kind of running for fun still," said Sturgis, who is the top-ranked runner for the first-year Eagles team.

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