HS WRESLTING: GJHS and FMHS kick off SWL play
Grand Junction and Fruita Monument will begin SWL action on the wrestling mats on Wednesday at GJHS.
Grand Junction and Fruita Monument will begin SWL action on the wrestling mats on Wednesday at GJHS.
Sean Rubalcaba has been named the 2011 Denver Post Gold Helmet award-winner.
After a solid 2-1 road trip last weekend, the Grand Junction boys returned home and beat Uintah 69-40.
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 boys and girls Tiger squads kicked off their home schedules with a couple wins over Delta on Tuesday.
The home wrestling schedule kicked off for most of the Western Slope on Saturday with the usual suspects on the mat.
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.
The GJ Tigers and Palisade Bulldogs both won on the road to open up their season.
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.
The Tigers boys basketball team is thankful to have their whole team together and ready to begin the regular season.
The Grand Junction Tigers wracked up 13 awards in the 2011 SWL All-Conference Selections.
The Lakewood Tigers came into Stocker Stadium and stunned the No. 2 Grand Junction Tigers with a 36-24 win in the 5A quarterfinals.
The Grand Junction Tigers are convinced that Lakewood will be an easier task at home than Chaparral was on the road.
On this week's Sideline Showcase, Kurtis Beidleman of the Team 1340 talks about the two quarterfinals games to be played this weekend at Stocker Stadium.
The Durango Demons dominated the All-Conference board with five players (including the SWL player and coach of the year).
Jerreon Dennis and Sean Rubalcaba had two rushing touchdowns each as No. 2 Grand Junction beat No. 18 Chaparral 35-21 at Sports Authority Stadium in the second round of the 5A playoffs on Friday.
Both received No. 2 seeds, both are 10-0, and both have dominated the competition all season. But the similarities between Grand Junction and Hotchkiss go beyond the obvious.
Two local athletes are keeping it local as Ryan Arnold signed a NLI to play lacrosse at Colorado Mesa and Kricket Adleman signed a NLI to play volleyball for the Mavericks.
Unbeaten Grand Junction will likely face its toughest opponent of the season on Friday night when the Tigers travel to the front range to take on No. 18 Chaparral.
