HS Soccer: FMHS 1, GJHS 0
With twenty minutes left in regulation, Avery Kuper scored the games lone goal off of a perfect through-ball from Peter Martinez to give Fruita Monument a 1-0 win over Grand Junction at Walker Field on Tuesday.
With twenty minutes left in regulation, Avery Kuper scored the games lone goal off of a perfect through-ball from Peter Martinez to give Fruita Monument a 1-0 win over Grand Junction at Walker Field on Tuesday.
Despite a 16-3 regular season record, the Grand Junction softball team was hardly a shoe-in for the 5A playoffs. But the Tigers found out on Tuesday afternoon that their season will be extended as they join Fruita Monument in the Region 2 playoffs on Saturday.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats continued their stellar SWL play with a 43-0 win over the Durango Demons.
Grand Junction, Fruita Monument, and Central all had strong showings in their first day at the 5A Regional Tennis Tournament.
Sideline Showcase with Kurtis Beidleman of The Team 1340 to talk about the week six match-ups in local high school football.
The Wildcats erased a 6-0 deficit with a six-run third inning. They then went on to win the game, and the Southwestern League, on a walk-off RBI single by Maria O'Dell.
The Montrose Indians topped Grand Junction to remain undefeated on the season, and Fruita Monument came back to beat Central 4-2.
After falling 3-0 to Fruita Monument three weeks ago, Grand Junction pulled off an upset Tuesday night, beating the Wildcats 3-1 on Senior Night at GJHS.
Despite the nasty weather, eighty-four golfers hit the links at Bookcliff Country Club in search of a 5A state championship on Tuesday, including three local athletes.
The Wildcats beat the Warriors 35-13 in the Southwestern League opener at Stocker Stadium on Friday.
Fresh off a 48-23 win over Hinkley, Central hopes to carry their momentum into Friday's rivalry game with Fruita Monument.
Southwestern League play opens up on Friday night with a rivalry game at Stocker Stadium between Fruita Monument and Central.
Central and Fruita Monument going head-to-head at Stocker, Palisade hosting Moffat County at PHS for Homecoming, and Grand Junction hosting Fountain Fort Carson on Saturday.
The FMHS swept the Central Warriors at home while the Tigers defeated Montrose for their first league game of the season.
Makenzi DeCrow's two-run double in the top of the ninth broke a 3-3 tie and gave Fruita Monument a 6-4 win over Grand Junction, and first place in the Southwestern League.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats' football team struggled on Saturday while the soccer team and volleyball team found cleaned up.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats had a dominate showing at Kronkright with a 17-0 win over Montrose.
With week four of the high school football season approaching, Jim Davis from The Team 1340 joined us to talk about this weekend's match-ups on the sideline showcase.
Central and Fruita Monument might be chasing Grand Junction this season, so the Warriors and Wildcats know how important it is to win their head-to-head match-ups.
Like any high school athlete, Jesse Petek has to find a balance between schoolwork and extracurricular activities. But he's more than just a football player - the senior is also one of the best young rodeo riders.
Grand Junction remains the top team in 5A but Grandview continues to close the gap for the number-one spot in the Denver Post media poll. Montrose climbs three spots to 6th in 4A, while Palisade moves up to No. 2 in 3A.
There was plenty of action on Friday night as nine local teams took the field. Scores are listed below.
The Wildcats scored a touchdown on each of the first two times they touched the football, and never looked back, cruising to a 47-0 win over No. 9 Glenwood Springs at Stocker Stadium on Thursday.
Kurtis "Beetle" Beidleman of The Team 1340 stopped by to talk Week 3 of the high school football season.
Nearly three weeks after opening the season, Fruita Monument is getting ready for it's first home game.
