Grand Mesa Summit Challenge Sled Dog Race

Colorado Mesa’s Colton Burgon shoots over Metro State’s Jonathan Morse on Saturday night during the Mavericks’ 64-47 victory over the No. 3 Roadrunners at Brownson Arena.

Colorado Mesa’s Effo Baker drives to the basket to score Saturday night during the Mavs’ 78-40 loss to Metro State. Despite the lopsided final score, Colorado Mesa coach Roger Walters was happy with his team’s effort.

Grand Junction’s Jamie Derrieux, No. 31, takes a shot at the basket during the first half of Friday’s game against Montrose at Grand Junction High School.

Leanndra Gilbert, left and Grayson Pipher practice at CMU.

Leanndra Gilbert, center, shoots over Grayson Pipher.

Colorado Mesa University’s Blake Francom, left, tries to work his way around a defender during practice at Brownson Arena.

Grand Junction’s Olivia Bobillier, right, plows through the water during the final lap of the girls 100 yard freestyle to finish first with a time of 1:01:35, two-tenths of a second ahead of Fruita Monument’s Kiaja Thomas, above, who had a time of 1:01.55,  during the District 51 Championships Wednesday at El Pomar Natatorium.

Grand Junction’s Olivia Bobillier, right, plows through the water during the final lap of the girls 100 yard freestyle to finish first with a time of 1:01:35, two-tenths of a second ahead of Fruita Monument’s Kiaja Thomas, above, who had a time of 1:01.55,  during the District 51 Championships Wednesday at El Pomar Natatorium.

Three players on the Colorado Mesa University basketball team are married. From left to right are Blake Francom, Colton Burgon and his brother Chandler Burgon.

Palisade’s Caleb Hall, right, shoots around the defense of Aspen’s Austin Roark during the second half of the Bulldogs’ 54-27 victory Tuesday night over the Skiers in Palisade.

The view from Maricopa Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is impressive. Maricopa Point looks out over the former Orphan Lode Mine, claimed in 1891 by miner Dan Hogan. The mine produced copper and uranium ore. Mining operations ended in 1967.

Colorado Thunder club volleyball player Rayleigh Norton, right, hits a kill after an assist from Becky Grasha on Saturday during the Western Colorado Showcase at Brownson Arena.

Marty Wacker, left, leads the pack Saturday during the 30th annual Appleton Freezer 3.98-mile race in front of Appleton Elementary School. Wacker finished in 22.24 to win the race that had a diverse field, including one-year-old Haven Lee Sanders, in the stroller.

It’s been a long time coming but there is plenty to celebrate with all the new snow that fell last weekend in Colorado’s high country. Here, a boarder rips up the freshies at Aspen Mountain.

The purple martin, one of America’s most-popular songbirds and one found in Colorado chiefly on the Western Slope, is being featured on the U.S. Post Office’s latest stamped envelope.