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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)
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Through 14 games earlier this season, the Montrose High School varsity baseball team and its relentlessly effective offense was unbeatable. That is, until Valor Christian came to Montrose.
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“The Telluride Snowboard Team did amazing at USASA Nationals, possibly our best all-time placing,” said Molly Cooney, coach at the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club.
DEFENSE LEADER – Defensive secondary coach Chuck Alexander, far left, will replace Eric Handke, second from left, as the Indians' new defensive coordinator next season. (Photo by William Woody)
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Defensive Secondary Coach Chuck Alexander will step up to Defensive Coordinator for MHS football team.
HEADED TO SALIDA – MHS defensive coordinator Eric Handke applauded his players during a game against Delta High School last year. Handke is leaving MHS to become head coach of the Salida Spartans. (Photo by William Woody)
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Montrose Indians’ Defensive Coordinator Todd Handke heads to Salida, where he’ll be head coach for the 1A Salida Spartans.
SILVER MEDALISTS – Telluride’s synchronized ski team, the Telluride Ghostriders, brought home the silver medal from the world synchronized held in Aspen on April 5, (Photos courtesy of Heather Bell)
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The Ghostriders’ team of eight professional ski instructors were first up, with a box routine, completing set maneuvers involving short and medium radius turns, and scoring an 81.25.
ELBOW UP - Six-year-old Micah Nichols readied his swing while attending a Montrose Youth Baseball and Softball Program hitting clinic at the Sunset Mesa Sports Complex on Saturday, April 6. The clinic was conducted under the direction of the Montrose High School baseball team. (Photo by William Woody)
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Last Saturday, members of the perennial league-champ MHS baseball team, taught a group of roughly three dozen youngsters the basics of swing mechanics in preparation for their upcoming summer Littl...
STELLAR SEASON – Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club-trained skiers Thomas Rowley (right) and Keaton McCargo (left) celebrated their wins at the Junior World Mogul Championship, held in Valmalenco, Italy at the end of March. Their wins capped a stellar season for Telluride mogul skiers, including U.S. Ski Team athlete Joe Discoe. The TSSC freestyle team has enjoyed its winningest season in history, with podiums at national and international contests. (Courtesy photo)
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TSSC named USSA’s Freestyle Club of the Year, thanks to local athletes 2012-13 season triumphs.
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Telluride-bred freeskier Gus Kenworthy has his sights set on a trip to Sochi, Russia next year for the Olympics – and is on the right track, with a series of wins under his belt this winter.
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Despite both Mavericks teams posting wins over the weekend at the ultra-competitive State Championship Tournament, the Norwood boys and girls teams fell in State quarterfinals, with the girls fight...
WINGED FEET – Ouray High School sophomore Micah Smith (orange and black, right) drove down the track in the 1600 meter run at Saturday’s Panther Invitational in Delta, the second meet of the new season. (Photo by David Emory)
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Ouray’s high school track and field season is off to a fast start with meets in Montrose and Delta; next up the Bulldog Invitational in Hotchkiss, Saturday, March 23.
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Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club’s Freestyle team notched solid results at Junior National championship last weekend in Park City; Junior World Championship and Nationals on the horizon.
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If They Win Thursday’s Game, It’s on to State Tournament Saturday
ON THE PODIUM – Ouray’s Heidi Duce (right) celebrated with her teammates following a World Cup even in Slovenia last weekend. (Courtesy photo)
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Now it’s on to nationals, and Maybe Sochi.
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Telluride skiers land U.S. Ski team spots.
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The Telluride High School basketball teams have overcome their first post-season hurdle, as both the girls and boys teams triumphed over adversity last weekend.
DISCOE PODIUMS – Telluride Ski and Snowboard-trained mogulist Joe Discoe, left, of Ridgway, on his first-ever World Cup podium, after taking third place in Dual Moguls last week at Inawashiro, Japan. The win marks the first time in close to a decade that a Telluride skier has earned a World Cup victory. (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride Ski and Snowboard-trained mogulist Joe Discoe wins first World Cup podium of his career at event in Japan, while Keaton McCargo notches double wins at Val St. Come NorAm contest
KING AND QUEEN – Corbyn Robinson and Leah Wesseling were crowned at halftime of the Ridgway High School boys’ homecoming basketball game last Saturday. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Homecoming basketball games went the Demons’ way last Saturday, as Ridgway hosted old rivals, Ouray.
BIG WIN – Ignacio High School’s Wyatt Hayes (2) passed the ball as Telluride’s Brooks Rogers (33), Sam Demus (24) and Wilder Hanley (1) went to block the pass and get ready for a rebound during Saturday’s basketball action in Telluride. The Miners won the game 60-50. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Telluride Boys’ basketball ranked #2 in the league, with two more games before tournament time.
NORAMS BRONZE – Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club freestyle skier Keaton McCargo, who is on the World Cup team, laid down a run on the NorAm course on Hermit Saturday. McCargo came in 16th Saturday, but roared back Sunday to a third-place finish. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride takes three of 12 podiums at home-hosted NorAm moguls events.
SKI-JORING – The annual races take place on Silverton’s Blair Street Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by David Emory)
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The event delivers huge thrills for competitors and spectators alike, as skiers navigate a series of six-foot high jumps and obstacles on a straight-of-way course through the historic heart of Silv...
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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)