#2, Bruna Deichmann from CMU hits a shot over the defense of #30, Alex Easterbrook from Fort Lewis.

#34, Mike Melillo from CMU shoots a three VS Fort Lewis.

#15, Clayton Kame from CMU hits a layup VS Fort Lewis.

#24, Broderick Robinson hits a shot in a win over Ft Collins at GJHS.

#24, Broderick Robinson hits a shot VS Ft. Collins.

Montrose High School’s Tess Skoe drives against Rifle’s Taylor Walters during second quarter play in a Sweet Sixteen game Saturday afternoon March 2, 2013, at MHS.

Fruita Monument’s Samantha Parks, #3, goes up for the layup against Loveland’s Colissa Bakovich during the second half of Friday’s playoff game at Fruita Monument High School.

Fruita Monument’s Samantha Parks, #3, sinks one of several free throws from the line that she made in the last minute of Friday’s playoff game to lift the Wildcats past Loveland’s fourth quarter rally at Fruita Monument High School.

Austin Kaiser, #47, from CMU slides into second base with a steal as the ball gets passed #4, Sam Jones from Colorado Christian University in the 6th inning. Kaiser would later score on a sacrifice fly out to make the score 8-5 CMU.

Montrose High School’s Stephanie Rowan (11) drives towards the basket during early first quarter play against Pueblo East Friday evening March 1, 2013, at MHS.  Rowan was fouled on the play.

Colorado Mesa University senior Chandler Burgon, left, calls for the ball while his brother Colton, second from left, defends him during a drill at basketball practice in Brownson Arena.

Kennedy Kinkaide practices catching low throws at practice.

#35,DJ Wells and #24, Broderick Robinson from Grand Junction HS play defense as #10 Angelo Youngren from Montrose HS drives to the hoop.

Brianna Baldwin of GJ shoots.

Sarah Wilkinson puts up a shot in the paint.

#25, Devin Winstanley from Fruita HS hits for two points VS Central HS in the first half.

CMU Men’s Soccer Coach Josh Pittman exchanges a raffle ticket for five dollars with Kris Moort on Wednesday. Moort will have the chance to win $500 on April 27 with the purchase of her raffle ticket.

Zach Marengo of Palisade and Deion Trejo of Wheat Ridge try to snag a loose ball.

Wheat Ridge players rush toward Danny Allen, third fron left,  who hit the winning basket with two seconds left in the game in Palisade.

Colorado Mesa University seniors Kelsey Sigl, left, and Katrina Selsor point at the women’s basketball RMAC Championship banner hanging from the ceiling of Brownson Arena. The numbers “13” will soon be added on a new banner now that the basketball team has won this year’s championship.

CMU tennis player Spenser Weinberg.

CMU tennis player Emily Dodson.

Sydni Brandon of Grand Junction has a hard time getting a shot off.

Ed Conkle fly fishes the Uncompahgre in Baldridge Park in Montrose during on of the few sunny times recently. Conkle fishes the quarter mile stretch of the river almost every day this time of year and often catches small rainbows.

City bike and walking trails are valued by a multitude of users grateful for the benefits such trails provide to the urban setting. Environmentalblog/Special to the Sentinel.

Powderhorn Mountain Resort got big snow fall out of this last storm.

Lots of new snow a Powderhorn Mountain Resort.

Grand Junction’s Jacob Trujillo, second from left, and Fruita Monument’s Isaac Rodriguez, second from right, placed first and second respectively in the state in the 5A 145-pound division after they wrestled each other in the finals for the title.

A lone skier glides along an ungroomed trail in the transition zone between aspen forest and pine forest.

Aspen residents often make light of their living in bear country but recent upswings in human/bear conflicts have raised concerns in state and local wildlife and law enforcement officials.

Everyone loves a snowy day, and there have been several lately to please both man and his best friend. Most of the state’s ski resorts are reporting new snow this week, with some resorts receiving in excess of 20 inches of snow.