Grand Junction Rockies donate money for new jerseys at local high schools
The Grand Junction Rockies are making an outstanding first impression.
The Grand Junction Rockies are making an outstanding first impression.
Local teams on the road continue winning streaks and some break losing streaks on Saturday.
Many local teams came away with road victories on Friday night.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO)-- If you consider yourself a wrestling fan, then you must have been at the Palisade Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Not only did the event showcase the talents of 4 separate top-4 wrestlers in the state, but it also played host to one top ranked teams in the state.
The Palisade Bulldogs reached double digits on their current win streak with a 51-30 win over the Glenwood Springs Demons.
Grand Junction and Fruita Monument kick off an exciting start to SWL play on Friday.
The Palisade High School boys basketball team has a record of 8-2 this season. This stat may not seem very important, but consider this: the Bulldogs recorded only 7 wins last year, alongside 11 losses.
The Palisade Bulldogs finished up a perfect weekend with a couple wins over the Central Warriors.
The opening night of league play fared extremely well for the Palisade boys and girls basketball teams.
January 6, 2012 basketball scoreboard:
Palisade kicked off the new year with a win at the Jackpot Duals at Fruita Monument.
The Palisade Bulldogs defeated Rifle 81-50 for their seventh straight win.
For highlights from day one of the Warrior Classic, click on the video link above.
The Palisade Bulldogs won their sixth straight game, and the Grand Junction girls pulled out a win on the road against Olathe.
The Palisade boys dominated Cheyenne South 56-35, but the girls fell to the Bison 42-31.
The Palisade boys and girls had completely opposite fourth quarters to split against Hotchkiss.
Day two of the Wildcat Invite saw victories from Grand Junction and Fruita Monument while many teams succeeded on the road.
The home wrestling schedule kicked off for most of the Western Slope on Saturday with the usual suspects on the mat.
Day three of the Warrior Challenge saw Fruita Monument win their third straight game, and Palisade upset Grand Junction.
Fruita Monument came out strong again in the Warrior Challenge, and GJHS won their first game of the season. On the girls side, FMHS was the only local team to win on the road of Friday night.
The GJ Tigers and Palisade Bulldogs both won on the road to open up their season.
Fruita Monument was the only local team to win on day one of the Warrior Challenge.
Palisade sports four All-Conference players in this year's 2011 WSL All-Conference Team.
The Palisade Bulldogs will try to rebound from a disappointing season by looking to some returning seniors for the 2011-12 season.
The No. 10 Palisade Bulldogs 3A playoff run came to an end on Saturday with a 55-37 loss to No. 3 Silver Creek.
