Olathe and Paonia well-represented for state wrestling tournament
The Paonia Eagles and Olathe Pirates will send a combined 23 wrestlers to the state tournament in Denver on Thursday Feb. 17.
The Paonia Eagles and Olathe Pirates will send a combined 23 wrestlers to the state tournament in Denver on Thursday Feb. 17.
The Palisade Bulldogs edged out the Delta Panthers for a 4A Western Regional Title on Saturday night. Full results are listed below.
The Palisade Bulldogs have the lead after the first day of the 4A Western Regional wrestling tournament. Delta is 5.5 points back and Montrose is 21 points back.
Fruita Monument and Grand Junction highlighted a busy Friday of hoops on the road.
Glenwood Springs proved to be too tough for Palisade, beating the Bulldogs 52-43 on the girls side, and 60-57 in the boys game.
Fruita Monument and Grand Junction highlighted a busy Friday in Grand Valley basketball.
Four Palisade Bulldogs football players are staying home to play college ball for the 2011 season. Connor Charlesworth, Brandon Roland, and Rasjon and Dasjon Buford signed their letters of intent with the Mesa State Mavericks on Wednesday afternoon.
The Palisade Bulldogs showed why they are ranked No. 10 in the 4A with two convincing wins of Tuesday night.
The Palisade boys and girls' basketball teams swept Eagle Valley on Saturday afternoon.
Colo. (KKCO)-- Grand Junction and Montrose was highlighted as the big match-up on a busy night of basketball in the Grand Valley.
The Palisade girls basketball team won its first 4A Western Slope League game, defeating Grand Valley 44-35 in Parachute on Tuesday. The Palisade boys were unable to win their fourth game in five tries, as they lost 46-38 to the Cardinals.
The Palisade boys continued to roll on Saturday afternoon with a win over Moffat County, but the girls struggles continued.
It was a busy night in local basketball with 10 high school games.
The Palisade boys won their 5th straight home game, 47-44 over Steamboat Springs, but the girls team lost its 5th straight at home, 43-27, in a pair of 4A Western Slope League games at Palisade High School on Friday.
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.
The Palisade Bulldgos continued their dominance on Saturday afternoon by winning the Palisade Invite. It is the second win for the Bulldogs in the past three tournaments.
Skylyn Webb played more like a senior than a sophomore, scoring a team-high 15 points to lead the Panthers to a 47-37 win over the Bulldogs in a 4A Western Slope League game at Palisade High School on Tuesday evening.
Kane Gunther went off for 26 points as the Bulldogs beat the Panthers 73-61 in a 4A Western Slope League game at Palisade High School on Tuesday night.
A handful of local teams were in action on Tuesday as rivalry week kicked off. Scores from Tuesday, January 11 are listed below.
The Montrose Indians edged out Berthoud High School to win the Indian Invite.
Listed below are all of the out of town basketball scores from Friday Jan. 7.
Palisade dominated the Jackpot Duals to win their own tournament on Thursday night.
Last season, Palisade lost to Central 72-16 and 65-36. But enough has changed since then to give the Bulldogs the edge, as they beat the Warriors 39-25 in a non-league game at Central High School on Tuesday.
David Jones scored a power-play goal 4:17 into overtime and Peter Budaj stopped 37 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a two-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Jesse Hoffschneider, Kyle Piatt, Zach Shank, Kyle Douglass, and Mykal Deherrera are all top in the state for their given weight class.
