State Basketball Playoffs
The 4A and 5A State Playoff brackets have been released and a number of local schools are set to host.
The 4A and 5A State Playoff brackets have been released and a number of local schools are set to host.
After four long years of hard work and dedication, Jesse Hoffschneider can finally say he is a state champion. He, Zach Shank, and Jesse Reed can all say that they are Colorado State Champions.
All athletes have their superstitions, but for some reason, there is a common superstition this year at the state wrestling tournament in Denver-- hair.
With one of the most thrilling games this season, the Fruita Monument boys edged Montrose 55-52 for their third straight SWL title. The Grand Junction girls also beat Central 60-41 for an SWL title.
The Fruita boys and Grand Junction girls won on Friday night to secure an SWL title.
Day 2 of the State Wrestling Tournament saw Jesse Hoffschneider make a couple more steps toward his first State Championship.
A couple crucial games gave a couple teams no love on Valentine's Day.
Paonia has an incredible 14 qualifiers for the state tournament.
The accomplishment by Austin Lewis to found the Western Rockies Sports Combine is, without a doubt, an inspiring story, but it's only getting better.
Grand Junction's and Fruita Monument's teams pulled off weekend sweeps of Durango and Montezuma Cortez.
A week after the Fruita boys suffered their first loss in league in almost three years, they rebounded for a win over the Cortez Panthers.
Palisade shockingly lost at home for the first time this season; part of a busy Friday night in the valley.
On this week's Sideline Showcase, Jim Davis visits the KKCO 11 News studio to chat about playoff pushes for local teams.
While the Wildcats could have taken Friday's loss to Grand Junction as an opportunity to sulk, Coach Dave Fox made sure his team utilized the experience to learn and move forward.
The Central Warriors swept their duals today in the SWL dual championships in order to win the league title.
The Grand Junction Tigers were there at the beginning, and they were there again at the end.
GJHS upset FMHS to end the Wildcats' 25 game league win streak. One of many games played on this Friday night
Another busy day of football signings saw four Wildcats sign their letters of intent, and three are headed to Mesa.
The 4A Bulldogs gave the 5A Wildcats a run for their money, but Palisade came up on the short end for the girls and boys games.
Winning in the S-W-L is tradition for the boys basketball squad at Fruita Monument High, and so is family.
Two of the hottest teams on the western slope meet at Brownson Arena on Tuesday night for a battle of respect in the valley.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats haven't been able to play in front of their home crowd in over two weeks. But when they hosted Central on Friday night, they made it count.
It was a jam-packed night in the valley as every local team was either at home or playing a cross-town rival.
The Central Warriors bounced back from a loss last week to dominate the Wildcats 50-21.
After a dominating weekend, the Fruita and Palisade boys and the Grand Junction girls all find themselves in at least a share for first place.
