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Lindsey Stindt (Courtesy photo)
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Four-year starter on Norwood Maverick Volleyball team takes the next step.
SWEET LOAF - Named "Povitica," after the Slovenian sweet loaf, a steel beam will add some spice to the mixed climbing competition this year. Here, route setter Vince Anderson completed some last minute work on the route where climbers will attempt to ascend from the left, cross the beam and then continue up the right rock wall. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Vince Anderson unveils heinous new comp route for 2012 Ouray Ice Festival.
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NORWOOD WRESTLER Brent Harris took top honors in his weight class at state. (Courtesy photo)
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The year in sports, from defending champs winning the Ouray July 4 water fights to Telluride and Norwood Volleyball teams compete at State Championships in 2011 to Montrose’s Kolton Kyne qualifying...
MILLIONS WATCHED as Telluride homegrown Gus Kenworthy competed in his first X-Games Slopestyle finals in Aspen last February. (File photo)
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Telluride boasts some of the burliest slopes in North America, so it’s no wonder it’s also home to some of the best skiers on the continent – Kenworthy, Discoes, Kearneys.
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Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) clinched victory Friday afternoon in the first snowboard cross race of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup on Lower Misty Maiden. Jacobellis successfully competed in the women's final against last year's winner Dominique Maltais (CAN) and Deborah Anthonioz (FRA) and thus locked in the first ever victory of an US athlete in Telluride. Photo by Brett Schreckengost
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Win Marks First American Gold in Three-Year-Old Event; Baumgartner/Cheever a Close Second in SBX Team Final
AND THEY'RE OFF! – A group of forerunners on the World Cup SBX course Wednesday morning included Telluride local Harry Kearney (winner of last year’s Mt. Baker Slalom). Harry’s
brother Hagen Kearney (above) earned a “coach’s discretion” spot in Friday’s finals. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Kearney and his younger brother Harry were among the six young snowboarders invited to last week’s camp, and according to U.S. Snowboard Team coach Peter Foley, both Kearney boys showed their prowe...
LG FIS Snowboard World Cup Athletes Seth Westcott, Nick Baumgartner, Lindsey Jacobellis, Jonathan Cheever, Nate Holland, Pat Holland,
and Graham Watanabe rode with Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club members and their coach this week. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Local snowboarders ripped it up with World Cup champions last Thursday in Telluride.
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Montrose wrestlers managed to win despite losing points from empty weight classes.
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The Montrose High School boys’ basketball team defeated some tough competition at the D’Evelyn tournament.
FROM THE PAINT – Derek Green (15) of Ouray shot over Norwood's Jeff Williams during their game at the Mountain Shootout. The Trojan's Kyle Kinsel (4) and Justin Clark (23) looked for rebound position. The Trojans fell to the Mavericks 88-44. (Photo by Kathryn Westcott)
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The high school basketball season got underway last weekend with the Nucla Mountain Shootout.
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CO-CLIMBERS AND AUTHORS Diane and Charlie Winger will be at Hastings Book Store in Montrose from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday to sign copies of their latest book, Because It’s There – A Photographic Journey, along with copies of previous guidebooks the two have written. (Courtesy photo)
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A mountain-climbing Montrose couple has published a new photo book.
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RUSHING ATTACK – Late in last weekend’s game versus Hoehne, Norwood’s Roger Liljegren (60) moved the ball up field with the help of a block by Blayde Harrigan (44). The Mavericks lost the game 40-24, suffering only their second loss of the season. (Photo courtesy of Kathryn Westcott)
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The Mavericks finished the season with a sterling 10-2 record, with both losses coming at the hands of the Hoehne Farmers.
ALL FOR ONE – Telluride’s high school volleyball team capped a successful season with a consolation win at the State Tournament last week. (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride and Norwood both sent volleyball teams to State this year, giving both programs bragging rights as one of the Elite Eight teams in their division.
PRE-SEASON MOUNTAIN PREP – Telluride Ski Resort snowmaker Jake Vavricka ran a final gun check on a snowmaker on lower Misty Maiden ski run Wednesday morning. The ski resort opens Nov. 23
with First Tracks Wednesday, a fundraiser for the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds benefit TSSC. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Until Wednesday, Nov. 23, when the Telluride Ski Resort hosts its traditional “First Tracks Wednesday,” the traditional day-before-Thanksgiving fundraiser for the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club w...
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This story isn’t about football, coaching traditions or fight songs. It’s about everything that’s wrong and sick in our society and our inability to stop it when we see it.
SPIKE! – Montrose High School middle blocker Hunter Schaeffer attacked as Emily Wolverton watched during the district competition. The Indians came from behind and qualified for the regional tournament. (Photo by Trevor Alvord)
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Underdog Montrose girl’s volleyball team plays comeback style in district tournament.
STATE BOUND – The Telluride Lady Miners Class 2A volleyball team finished second at Regionals behind Mancos last weekend. They head to the
State tournament in Denver today. Pictured: (Left to right) In back, Emily Langley, Erin Kean, Mallory Bosse, Coach Fawnda Rogers, Carson Brumley,
Genevieve Matamoros, Scout Franklin; middle, Ryan Niebruegge, Mikaela Balkind, Emy Ludwig; front, Sarah Wontrobski. (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride’s high school volleyball team earned a trip to the state tournament with two wins last weekend at regionals.
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Big powder, big air and big tricks in the Telluride ski film, Loyalty .
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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)