Palisade busts out the lumber in DH sweep
The Palisade Bulldogs scored 26 runs in 12 innings to sweep a double-header from the Moffat County Bulldogs.
The Palisade Bulldogs scored 26 runs in 12 innings to sweep a double-header from the Moffat County Bulldogs.
Pete Lelich and Cody Krabbe combined to throw 11 shut-out innings in a double-header sweep over Glenwood Springs on Tuesday.
The Palisade Bulldogs defeated Moffat County 2-1 in double overtime at Walker Field on Tuesday night.
The Palisade Bulldogs ended their five-game losing streak and started a win streak with two victories over Eagle Valley on Saturday.
It has been a rough few weeks for the Palisade Bulldogs. With an 11-0 loss on Saturday, they have now lost each of their last five games.
Palisade struggled to score in a 6-3 loss to Windsor on Friday evening.
Palisade and Grand Junction cruised to three-goal wins on Tuesday night.
Delta trailed 5-2 entering the fifth inning against the reigning WSL champion Palisade Bulldogs, but the Panthers found a way to pull out a 6-5 win on Tuesday afternoon.
Listed below are Saturday's baseball games and scores.
Zane Hemond gave the Indians a solid pitching performance and Bryce Gaber's go-ahead hit in the fifth inning proved to be the difference in a 9-7 win on Friday afternoon.
All of the scores from the local high school baseball games are listed.
With six returning starters and one of the best arms in the state, Palisade appears poised to defend it's 4A Western Slope League title.
Palisade's bats were quieted on Saturday afternoon in a 7-2 loss to Woodland Park.
Despite falling behind 3-0 early, the Palisade Bulldogs came back to defeat Horizon 7-5 at Suplizio Field.
The four valley schools all open up regular season play on Thursday at the Bill Fanning Classic.
Listed below are the 1st team All-Conference awards for 4A basketball and wrestling.
Montrose's Kordell Bradshaw and Palisade's Daniel Salazar both took home third place during Saturday's consolation round of the State Tournament in Denver.
Results for the 4A State Wrestling semi-finals second consolation round are posted 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 4A Quarterfinals are now posted.
Palisade and Montrose had strong showings on Day 1 of the 4A State wrestling tournaments, finishing the day in the top-10.
The Delta girl's basketball team kept pace with the WSL-leading Glenwood Springs Demons with a 60-44 win over Palisade on Tuesday night. On the boy's side, Palisade was able to overcome an early deficit to defeat the Panthers 47-34.
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 Fruita Monument boys clinched their second straight SWL title and the Grand Junction girls moved into a first place tie with Montrose on Saturday.
