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CHSAA's Season B officially comes to a close this week, as Spirit wraps up the slate of championships. Ten champions were crowned over the past weekend in basketball, and Class 3A girls finally got in the pool last Tuesday, for their state event. Season C is already underway, with girls volleyball, boys soccer and spring football on the docket. A number of area schools will be competing in this week's state Spirit championships at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. Thursday morning...
History was made last weekend, as CHSAA officially crowned its first set of sanctioned champions in girls wrestling. Three young ladies from the area were slated to be part of the State meet, conducted last Thursday in Pueblo, but when the time rolled around, only two were able to hit the mats. Crystalyn Felan, considered a strong challenger at 118 pounds, had to miss the championships with an undisclosed medical issue. That left it up to Stratton's Kaitlyn Louthan (111 pounds) and Mia Dischner...
An incredibly busy week is already underway, with Sate basketball tournaments getting started back on Tuesday and state wrestling on tap for the weekend. Championship dreams will either be realized or dashed in just a matter of days. Girls wrestling gets the spotlight on Thursday, as young ladies from around the State will compete in 10 weight classes at the Southwest Motors Events Center in Pueblo. Only three area wrestlers will be participating, but all three have a strong shot at reaching...
Wrestling's regular season has wrapped up and teams are awaiting Thursday's regional bracket release. With the change to eight-person brackets for State, extra pressure will be upon the wrestlers at this weekend's regionals. Only the top two in each weight class will advance from each region for the boys and four from each of the girls' regions. There will also be no consolation bracket until the quarterfinals this weekend. Lamar's girls dropped a dual to Eaglecrest (42-12), but the Savages won...
Wrestling is in the final week of the regular season, with regionals just around the corner. Basketball has one more week of regular season play before the postseason begins. Lamar's Crystalyn Felan picked up two important pinfall victories during the Yuma Girls Quad last Monday and continues to be a top state contender for a third straight year. Felan has a title and runner-up finish in her first two years. Brush will be busy this weekend, as the Lady Beetdiggers travel to Bennett on Friday and...
The regular portion of Season B enters its second half and focus is beginning to shift towards the postseason. State wrestling is just four weeks away, as is State swimming and diving for girls. Basketball will see its champions crowned one week later. Lamar and La Junta both participated in the Alamosa girls triangular last Tuesday. La Junta won its dual with Durango (18-12) with Justina O'Canas picking up a pinfall victory at 118 pounds and drew with Alamosa (6-6). Lamar beat Durango (12-0)...
The second week of Season B was packed with action, both on the mats and on the hardwood. This weekend marks the midpoint of the campaign and despite the frigid temperatures outside, the push for the postseason is getting red-hot. La Junta had a very busy week, dropping a tough dual with Florence, 42-33, last Thursday, and followed that up with a pair of wins against County Line and Crowley County in the County Line Tri on Saturday. The Tigers dominated County Line, 48-12, and eked out a 35-33...
While the last week saw the beginning of Season B for athletics, it also included the culmination of the speech and debate season, with the 2021 festival. Due to the COVID restrictions, this year's event was conducted via virtual format, with schools from across the region participating. Fort Morgan and Limon each had multiple students bring home honors over the weekend. Elizabeth Gross from Fort Morgan had a very successful outing, claiming second place in Program Oral Interpretation and 12th...
Season B is officially here and even though it brings with it mask requirements and spectator restrictions, it is generally being welcomed with open arms. For many area youth, it will be the first competitive action they have seen in more than 10 months. After a week of practice, competitions were scheduled to begin this most recent Monday and a lot of eyes will be on the mats, seeing if Wray can add yet another state title to its trophy case. The Eagles open the season as the #1 team in Class...