June 19, 2013

Paonia girl wins bronze in karate

c06 karatePhoto by Emily Horn Carly Horn of Paonia brought two bronze medals for sport karate home from the 2013 U.S. Open and U.S.A. Junior International Cup.Carly Horn, daughter of Mark and Emily Horn of Paonia, took two bronze medals for sport karate home over the weekend of March 29-30, 2013. She won third place in both the 2013 U.S.A. Junior International Cup and the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Nev., against girls from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Hawaii, Chicago and California.

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Devil’s Thumb ladies opener is Saturday

Devil's Thumb Ladies Club will hold its 'Opener' on Saturday, April 13.

Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. followed by some mixer games and a 9-hole scramble with tee-off set for 1 p.m.

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Local youths attend winter baseball camp

b07 rockiesDana Hiatt photo Four North Fork baseball players attended recent a baseball camp held on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. Those in the above photo include (left to right) Grand Junction Rockies manager Tony Diaz, Chase Hiatt, Colby Wilson, Presley Pene, Josie Hiatt and Colorado Rockies player Jordan Pacheco.A winter baseball camp sponsored by the Colorado Rockies and Colorado Mesa University was held Jan. 4-6 at the Maverick Pavilion on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. This was the first annual event.

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State champion

c07 coxPhoto submitted State champion On March 9, after having advanced through the local and sectional competition, 10-year-old Sheldon Cox of Delta became a 2013 Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge state champion. Along with receiving Nuggets memorabilia, Sheldon was honored at the Pepsi Center before the March 9 game against the Timberwolves.

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Anica (left) and Pilar Wong

c04 wongsPhoto by Corey Wong Anica (left) and Pilar Wong completed the Tinkerbell half-marathon at Disneyland on Jan. 20. Anica’s time of 1:34.48 placed her first in her age group and 14th overall out of over 10,000 women. Pilar’s time of 2:25.52 placed her 189th in her age group and in the top 22 percent of all women runners. This was the first half marathon for both young ladies. The two are daughters of Corey and Pam Wong of Delta. Both are graduates of Delta High School (2005 and 2007 respectively). Anica resides in Redondo Beach, Calif., and Pilar lives in Dallas.

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