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Sixteen-year-old freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is now a sponsored athlete and starring in two ski movies.

SLAM DUNK – Ouray High School’s Clay Schafer slammed the ball into the basket Friday evening in Ouray’s 84-34 win over the Nucla Mustangs. (Photo by Martinique Davis)
The Ouray boys’ basketball team is looking strong as they enter the final games of regular season.
Miners post homecoming victories, but have tough weekend ahead; Hannah Smith and Walker Hollrah crowned 2009 Homecoming Queen and King.

TOUGH HOMECOMING – Ridgway High School’s Jenna Beamer (top) and Jake Coulter (bottom) took shots against a tough Mancos defense in Friday evening’s basketball action. The Ridgway girls’ team lost 18-37 with the Ridgway boys’ team losing 49-63. (Photos by Cecily Bryson)
For Ridgway High School Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball, it was a Homecoming to forget.
IAN!’ – The Telluride Miners again made history Saturday, when Ian Mac-
Cracken became the team’s second player awarded a full-on four year college scholarship. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost
The Telluride boys are on a roll with nine wins in a row, while the girls posted an overtime win against Nucla. Two homecoming games are scheduled for this weekend.
The Rocky Mountain Competitive Series opened in Steamboat, with TSSC skiers holding their own.
JUMP SHOT – Ouray High School senior Clay Schafer took a long-range shot in Tuesday evening’s 70-41 home loss to the Telluride Miners. (Photo courtesy Sara Wilbur)
An anticipated rematch resulted in a disappointing loss for the Ouray boys’ basketball team – only their second of the season.
The high school boys’ basketball team posted back-to-back wins over Ridgway and Mancos, and now looks to tough competition ahead.
The Tellruide High School girls’ basketball team posted their first win of the season in a tight game against Ridgway.
DOWNHILL RACER – Jack Plantz carved around a gate. (Photos by Melissa Plantz)
Telluride’s J5 and J4 Alpine racers start the new year strong with top-ten podium finishes in Crested Butte.

CROSS-COUNTRY FUN – Shauna Tewksbury on the Ironton Nordic Ski Trail after an abundant snow. (Photo by Rich Durnan)
The Ouray Nordic Council will continue to groom trails at Ironton Park, and along the river as time allows.
Shocking perhaps, but Pat Bowlen made a smart decision in firing Broncos Coach Mike Shanahan

Ridgway/Ouray Soccer (File photo)
A look at what made OCW sports headlines in 2008.
WRESTLERS ROCK – It was a clean sweep for the Norwood and Nucla high school wrestling teams at the 73rd Colorado High School Association’s State Tournament Feb. 21-23, with Norwood High School juniors Stryker Lane and Hugh Hardman and Nucla junior Ty Sickels each winning the title in their respective
weight class.‘It felt good to go out there and dominate, and it’s great to be a state champion again,’ said Lane. (File photo)
In 2008, THS basketball flies high on talents of full-ride scholarship-winner Mike Matthews and Coach of the Year Mike Hughes; U-19 hockey girls win state while cheerleading squad falls one hand-gr...
Lady Miners fall to the Bears Saturday in Dolores

Joe Discoe
Joe Discoe will join brother Jimmy on U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s C Team this season following his second place finish at a U.S. Selections event in Winter Park.
LADY LIZARD HEADS – Madison Ward scored the first goal in Saturday’s game against Gunnison. Photo by Brett Schreckengost
Telluride’s defending girls hockey champs floated through three shutout games at the Hanley Rink over the weekend.
LOOSE BALL – Ouray’s Kenneth Wilson chased a loose ball in last week’s 63-48 win over Ridgway. (Photo by Cecily Bryson)
2008/09 high school basketball season is underway.
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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)
