HS BASEBALL: Montrose, Olathe on the brink of elimination
Montrose and Olathe lost in Friday's action at the State Tournament.
Montrose and Olathe lost in Friday's action at the State Tournament.
For some critics, Montrose baseball's glory days were supposed to be in the rear-view, at least for a couple of years
Montrose and Olathe will be heading into the state's final brackets for the 4A and 3A state championships, respectively.
Palisade, Delta, Montrose, and Durango all earned bids on Wednesday for the 4A baseball state playoffs.
With wins tonight, Montrose, Grand Junction, and Durango all finished tied atop the SWL with seven wins and three losses. But because of a very complicated tie-breaker, the league title went the Durango Demons.
The Grand Junction Tigers lost a four-run lead, and eventually fell to Montrose 12-10.
No. 2 Montrose has blasted onto the scene for the 4A this baseball season, but the Grand Junction Tigers believe they are back on track and ready to retake the lead at the top of the SWL.
Fruita Monument lost its spot atop the league standings, and Grand Junction climbed closer to the top.
The model for classifying schools throughout the state for high school athletics may be changing.
For the third year in a row, Drew Bridges was named the SWL player of the year. Jamie Derrieux was named the player of the year for the girls.
Hoops Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 25th.
The Fruita Monument Wildcats won a thriller in overtime of the 5A playoffs. That game was the highlight of a playoff-packed Friday night.
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.
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.
The Central Warriors swept their duals today in the SWL dual championships in order to win the league title.
The Grand Junction girls ran away with a 54-40 win and sole possession of the lead in the SWL, and the Montrose boys edged GJ in their own gym 57-54.
It was a jam-packed night in the valley as every local team was either at home or playing a cross-town rival.
Fruita Monument and Palisade continued their respective win streaks on Tuesday.
The Montrose Indians stepped into the Central High School gym Friday night as the number one boys and girls teams in the SWL. They were determined to keep it that way.
