GJHS atop the 5A in week 3 standings
With nine of the 15 first place votes, the Grand Junction Tigers have claimed the number one spot in the 5A football standings.
With nine of the 15 first place votes, the Grand Junction Tigers have claimed the number one spot in the 5A football standings.
Montrose looks like they're back to being a force to reckon with. The Indians beat No. 2 Glenwood Springs 42-0 at Carbondale Middle School on Friday.
No. 2 Grand Junction pitched a shutout at Stocker Stadium while No. 1 Mullen lost to Grand View. Are a change in the rankings coming? We'll find out Monday.
With Week 2 of the high school football season approaching, we talked to Greg Wentzel of the Team 1340 about last week's top performers and this week's matchups.
After handling No. 9 Highlands Ranch 51-35, the Grand Junction football team has moved up to No. 2 in the 5A Denver Post poll. Palisade and Hotchkiss both move up, while Montrose starts to receive votes.
Scoreboard for week one of high school football.
With Week 1 approaching, Jim Davis of The Team 1340 joins us to discuss No. 4 Grand Junction vs. No. 9 Highlands Ranch, Central vs. Palisade, and Fruita Monument's match-up with No. 3 Cherokee Trail.
The 1-3 league record that Montrose put up in 2010 was a disappointing follow up to four SWL Titles. But with the backbone of Todd Casebier's program being an early morning workout program, he is confident they will return to their prime form.
Angelo Youngren stared in a 27-21 Montrose victory scoring all four of the Montrose touchdowns.
Four local teams took the field on zero week, including a pair of Southwestern League teams.
With the high school football season about to get underway, we sat down with Kurtis Beidleman of The Team 1340 to discuss this weekend's match-ups and take a closer look at the Southwestern League.
The No. 5 Grand Junction Tigers will kick-off the 2011 season against No. 8 Highlands Ranch. Palisade, Olathe, Hotchkiss and Paonia were also ranked in the Denver Post's pre-season polls.
Tim Gastineau got the win on the mound and was also 3-4 at the plate with a pair of runs and two RBI's, pacing Gene Taylor's to a 14-5 win over Arbor View in an American Legion game on Tuesday.
The Montrose Indians finished in seventh out of 16 teams in the 4A swimming and diving championships.
After the first day of the 4A swimming and diving championships, the Montrose Indians stayed consistent with many third place finishes.
Seven boys lacrosse players and sixteen girls soccer players earned all-conference selections on Wednesday, including Whitney Ravan who was named the SWL player of the year.
Nathan Robertson was named SWL player of the year, while Kyle Rush was named SWL coach of the year. Kathaleen Recker was named Mountain League coach of the year for girls lacrosse.
The Olathe Pirates dominated the Jefferson Academy Saints 16-4 in six innings to win their 3A district title.
The No. 4 GJHS Tigers were stunned by the No. 29 Doherty Spartans with a 6-0 loss in the opening round of the 5A District Playoffs.
The No. 25 Palisade Bulldogs fell to No. 8 Palmer Ridge, 1-0. And the No. 26 Montrose Indians lost to No. 7 Pueblo South, 5-0.
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.
Fruita Monument defeated the Grand Junction Tigers 1-0 in overtime to cap off a busy day in high school soccer.
The Central Warriors nearly let one slip away in Montrose, but thanks to a late rally, CHS held on for a 10-9 win.
With Central's win over Fruita Monument, the Warriors figure to factor in the SWL race. But who's the favorite at this point?
The Grand Junction Tigers scored 25 runs off 18 hits to thrash the Montrose Indians 25-7 at Montrose.
