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SAFE – Slammer Jessica Blount made it safely across the plate Tuesday during tournament play. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A three-way tie-breaker mini-tourney ends in a tie; little-used “coin flip” rule puts Brown Dog at #1 in upcoming tourney bracket.
ROPER Jared Soucie, nailing a calf at the 2008 San Miguel Basin Rodeo. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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The Norwood Roping Club is so much more than fun and games – it’s hard and complicated work, too.
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Local runners tackle grueling Hardrock 100.
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There's no need to leave the region to fish in the hot, July sun. Just go deep.
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What's with baseball players today and all their injuries? I say it has everything to do with their paychecks.
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The July heat pushes anglers toward high country streams, if not for the fishing, for a good afternoon nap.
OLIVIA WHEATON at swim team practice in Town Park. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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With swimmers qualifying for summer meets and making it into finals, the Telluride Torpedoes are seeing their most successful season this decade.
19TH HOLE – The Divide’s new 6,500-square-foot clubhouse has an indoor lounge, grill and kitchen, golf shop and, the Member’s Tower for 360-degree viewing of the spectacular surrounding landscape. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Divide Ranch and Club unveils its “Golf Stimulus Package,” including a Fourth of July special.
TELLURIDE GYMNASTS – Competed in Castlerock last weekend. Taylor Dahl, Justus Tudor, Masy Desmarais, Mikaela Balkind, Jessie Wayland, and Ping Taylor took part in the two-day event, with Dahl rocketing to a seventh place finish. (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride’s young gymnastics team does well against Denver-area competition at Colorado Eagles State Meet in Castlerock.
ON THE MOUND – Telluride’s Lyons Brown prepared his next pitch at the Mets’ final game in Ouray last week. Despite some losses, the team seldom forgot to have a goodtime on the diamond. (Courtesy photo.)
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Telluride’s 9- and 10-year-old Little League team ended their season last week.
MOUNTAIN LIMO HITTER Kyle Ballode rounded third base
after slugging a grand slam against Last Dollar during a game Tuesday evening at Town Park. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A divisive battle erupts between women’s league giants Brown Dog and the Slammers, with the Slammers ultimately taking the win, 14-13
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Colorado’s Habitat Stamp is no longer required to enter State Wildlife Areas, unless you plan to fish.
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To coincide with the Mt Sneffels Half Marathon, a bike ride to benefit the Red Mountain Pass Group is being proposed.
WHAT PUDDLES? – Rainy, muddy conditions would not prevent local women from getting out on the ball fields Tuesday for their first softball games of the season.(Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Undeterred by the cold and rain, women’s teams carve out a pecking order in wet Tuesday matchups, while men’s teams look ahead to a busy pre-Bluegrass schedule, with B league games all day Saturday
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Five Telluride tricksters competed in the state meet in Denver last weekend.
FIFTH PLACE JUMP – Ouray High School’s Scott Fedel cleared 6 feet, 2 inches at the state track meet last weekend, giving him a fifth place finish. (Photo courtesy Tammy Fedel)
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All three athletes competing in the state track and field championships in Denver returned home with hardware.
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Telluride High School Track Team members made their presence known at regionals, sending five on to state competition in Denver this weekend.
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Despite team dissection due to AP exam scheduling conflicts for its varsity players, the young THS girls soccer squad put up good fight in State Playoff match last week on the Front Range
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Three Ouray High School track athletes will compete at the state meet in Denver this weekend.
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DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)
GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)
HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)
PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)
TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)