Hotchkiss falls 3-2, eliminated from playoffs
The No. 4 Hotchkiss Bulldogs fell to top-seeded Faith Christian 3-2 on Friday, eliminating the Bulldogs from the 3A playoffs.
The No. 4 Hotchkiss Bulldogs fell to top-seeded Faith Christian 3-2 on Friday, eliminating the Bulldogs from the 3A playoffs.
The Hotchkiss Bulldogs advanced to the final weekend of the 3A State playoffs by beating Olathe 5-1 and Lamar 4-1 in a pair of elimination games in Greeley on Monday.
The No. 4 Bulldogs qualified for the 3A state tournament with a walk-off win over Middle Park. Now they're two wins away from the state championship game.
The Grand Junction Tigers and Hotchkiss Bulldogs will both host district playoffs this weekend, while six others travel for the opening round of the baseball playoffs.
Hotchkiss Bulldog Kyle Douglass, Olathe's Trenton Piatt, and Rifle's Larry Schmueser all took third place in Saturday's consolation rounds.
Results from the 3A State wrestling semi-finals and round two of the consolation bracket are listed below.
A few Western Slope wrestlers were upset in the semi-finals, but seven advance to the State Finals at the Pepsi Center.
Eighteen local wrestlers advanced to the semi-finals of the State Wrestling tournaments at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Results for the 3A quarterfinals are now available.
Day one of the Colorado State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center in Denver is in the books.
The high school state wrestling tournament pairings were released on Monday and seven local wrestlers will compete as the top in their weight class.
The Paonia Eagles and Olathe Pirates will send a combined 23 wrestlers to the state tournament in Denver on Thursday Feb. 17.
The Olathe Pirates knocked off the struggling Hotchkiss Bulldogs at home on Friday night.
It was a busy night in local basketball with 10 high school games.
The CHSAA board made a few changes on Thursday, including enrollment numbers which will have a big impact on football. Palisade and Central could be directly affected as both could move to 4A, and Cedaredge could move down to 1A.
Jesse Hoffschneider, Kyle Piatt, Zach Shank, Kyle Douglass, and Mykal Deherrera are all top in the state for their given weight class.
After Day 1 at the Warrior Classic, Roosevelt holds a two point lead over Rocky Mountain, followed by Central, Palisade and Olathe.
The No. 2 Hotchkiss Bulldogs missed their first State Championship game since 1949 with a 20-13 loss to No. 3 Burlington on Saturday.
Hotchkiss achieved their season-long goal by making it to a semifinal game in the 1A playoffs, but they still have work to do to win a state championship.
The No. 2 Hotchkiss Bulldogs demolished the No. 7 Lyons Lions 49-9 on Saturday in the second round of the 1A playoffs.
Hotchkiss has fallen in the second round of the playoffs both of the last two years, but there is reason to believe that the Bulldogs have what it takes to make it to a semifinal game and even further this year.
The Hotckiss Bulldogs destroyed the Lutheran Lions 47-8 in the first round of the 1A playoffs.
The 5A and 1A playoffs got underway this weekend. Four local teams were in action this afternoon.
Listed below are the scores from the ninth week of high school football.
The Montrose Indians (12-2-1) were given a No. 9 seed going into the 4A soccer playoffs.
