Grand Junction Rockies donate money for new jerseys at local high schools
The Grand Junction Rockies are making an outstanding first impression.
The Grand Junction Rockies are making an outstanding first impression.
Local teams on the road continue winning streaks and some break losing streaks on Saturday.
Many local teams came away with road victories on Friday night.
In a busy night of wrestling in town, Colorado Mesa lost to Chadron State and Fruita Monument lost to Montrose.
The Fruita and Junction rivalry was the spotlight of a packed Friday night in local hoops.
The Fruita Monument boys and Grand Junction girls remained the kings and queens of the SWL with wins at GJHS on Friday night.
Friday night will be rockin' over at Grand Junction High with the Wildcats visiting the Tigers' gym for the start of SWL play.
Grand Junction and Fruita Monument kick off an exciting start to SWL play on Friday.
It took 11 games, but the Fruita Monument Wildcats finally played their first home game of the season. They defeated the Eagle Valley Devils 69-40.
January 6, 2012 basketball scoreboard:
Palisade kicked off the new year with a win at the Jackpot Duals at Fruita Monument.
The Palisade Bulldogs won their sixth straight game, and the Grand Junction girls pulled out a win on the road against Olathe.
Grand Junction dominated Fruita Monument 59-16 to kick off SWL wrestling.
Grand Junction and Fruita Monument will begin SWL action on the wrestling mats on Wednesday at GJHS.
Central, GJHS, and FMHS all had perfect days to finish the Wildcat Invite on a high note.
Day two of the Wildcat Invite saw victories from Grand Junction and Fruita Monument while many teams succeeded on the road.
The Wildcat Invite kicked off on Thursday and Grand Junction and Central both came away with wins.
Grand Junction, Central, and Fruita Monument will hit the same court this weekend for the Wildcat Invite.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats' basketball programs have won their first five games to bust out of the gates in the 2011-12 season.
Day three of the Warrior Challenge saw Fruita Monument win their third straight game, and Palisade upset Grand Junction.
Fruita Monument came out strong again in the Warrior Challenge, and GJHS won their first game of the season. On the girls side, FMHS was the only local team to win on the road of Friday night.
Fruita Monument was the only local team to win on day one of the Warrior Challenge.
The Warrior Challenge will kick off the high school basketball season on Thursday, and Greg Wentzel of the Team 1340 talked with 11 Sports' Kyle Stanley about what to expect from the tournament.
Peter Martinez (FMHS) was named the SWL player of the year, and Coach Doug Beach (CHS) was named the coach of the year.
Fruita Monument begins there season, along with the rest of the teams in the valley, on Thursday with the Warrior Challenge. But unlike the rest of those teams, the Wildcats will be in search of their third straight conference title.
