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STOLEN – Montrose Indians’ Nathan Robertson makes the catch but not in time to prevent Grand Junction's Jayke Brock from stealing second base during the Indians' 4-1 loss on Tuesday. (Photo by Barton Glasser)
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The Montrose Indians just couldn’t get around strong Tigers pitching this week. The team hopes to return to their winning ways against Fruita at Suplizio Field this weekend.
TRACK AND FIELD – Amy Ludwig (top, center lane) competeted in the 100 meter hurdles last weekend in Grand Junction with Bryan Kell (below) soaring in the long jump. (Photos by Kevin Ludwig)
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Track and Field season is underway for local high school teams. Ouray’s Sackman lands a 1st in the triple jump at Delta; Telluride’s Ludwig finishes 2nd in 100m high hurdles.
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Ridgway Demons take Third at State Basketball Tourney
HEADING TO STATE – The Ridgway Demons and the Ouray Trojans play in the Great Eight Tournament. (Courtesy photo)
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Trojans and Demons take wing in regional basketball tourney, overcoming their adversaries to move to the Great Eight this week; both teams play Thursday in Pueblo.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPS – The Ouray High School boys’ basketball team celebrated a District Tournament victory last weekend. Both Ouray and Ridgway boys’ basketball teams will be competing in the sweet 16 round of the state tournament on Saturday with the Trojans traveling to Alamosa to take on Walsh High School and the Demons traveling to Durango to take on South Baca High School (Photos courtesy Tammy Fedel)
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Trojans oust Demons for District Title.
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FROM DREAM TO FRUITION – Conceptual drawings for the new Ridgway Middle/High School gymnasium...
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Ridgway High School puts the finishing touches on its brand spanking new gym that, officials are keeping their fingers crossed, will play host to this year’s high school graduation.
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TOURNEY OVER — The Montrose High wrestling team, under Coach Kevin Pessehl, takes a break after finishing third in the state 4A high school wrestling tournament in Denver last weekend.(Photo courtesy of Nina Hudson)
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“Before, it just wasn’t clicking. We’d go to state with good kids, same kids we have now, and not win. But this year was different,” says Montrose High head wrestling coach Kevin Passehl.
M3 SKIER Zach Nunn hitting a twister on the lower jump on the Lower Plunge course during Monday's duals mogul competition. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride Freestylers shine in Rocky Mountain Freestyle home meet
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Telluride fellows Chason Russell and Kelli Gleason also place.
Kids on powder day from left to right: Griffin Mueller, Jack Plantz, Mike Bowman (coach), Ebba Green, Anna Fake, Chandler Bennett, Max Dwight and Tagert Mueller. Not pictured is Evan Glenn (most likely stuck in the powder).
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Major will also compete against U.S. Olympic team members this month at a National Development System event in Park City; other TSSC alpine racers continue to shine in 2010.
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Joe Discoe (Courtesy photo)
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The U.S. Freestyle Olympic team is named, and the Discoes aren’t on it, but there’s always next year.
SUPER COOL – Devin Carrick checked out Telski’s new Superpipe on Saturday evening during its grand opening on the old Nastar course. Thanks to previously installed lights, the park is open to nighttime riding. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telski plans to open a new Superpipe next week, with nighttime hours Thursday through Sunday.
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Despite a shaky foundation, Ouray boys basketball has risen to the top with a 7-1 record
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Skiing lies at the heart of our small community, so in our effort at Watch Newspapers to bring relevant media coverage to the region, we have developed and are continuing to develop a new, online s...
PRIMED FOR SUCCESS – The Telluride Lizard Heads girls U-19 hockey team at practice Tuesday. The team will travel for a game this weekend against Aspen, their closest rivals. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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The undefeated U-19 girls hockey team is on track for another State Final berth. They face their rivals in Aspen this Sunday.
Winter Park Selections - Women
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Telluride Freestyle teams’ Watkins, Parkinson, Cannon, Stoltzner and both Discoes qualify for the North American Cup series (NorAms), with Watkins taking top honors on second day of singles. Jimmy ...
TEAM SBX Women’s Winners Lindsey Jacobellis/Faye Gulini (USA), gold; Maelle Ricker/Dominique Maltais (CAN), silver and Simona Meiler/Tanja Frieden
(SUI), bronze. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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The lowdown on Telluride’s Dec. 17-20 Visa Snowboardcoss World Cup, which airs on NBC Saturday, Dec. 26, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
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A USSA press release reports results from Telluride's World Cup.
WORLD CUP RACER – Canada’s Matthew Morison carved around a gate in Tuesday’s parallel giant slalom held on Misty Maiden. Morison went on to win the event. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Conditions were great, the course was top-notch, but Americans lagged behind France, Canada, Switzerland and Germany.
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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)