Colorado Mesa University’s Nick Petersen, right, wrestles Western State Colorado University’s Kyle Piatt during Saturday’s dual at Brownson Arena.

Clutching her first place ribbon, Tamera Newland of Fruita Monument cries with joy as she stands on the winners’ podium after winning the diving competition at the Western Slope Conference Championships on Saturday.

Grand Junction High School’s Marina Silva competes in the finals of the girls 100-yard freestyle race during the 2013 Western Slope Conference Championships Saturday at El Pomar Natatorium.

Grand Junction High School’s Elisha Jahnke drives the ball down the court on a breakaway during the second half of Friday’s game against Fruita Monument at Fruita.

Fruita Monument’s Tyrelle Peterson, No.14, dives between the double team defense of Grand Junction’s Zach Kiel, left, and Broderick Robinson to take a shot during the first half of Friday’s game at Fruita.

Grand Junction High School’s Taylor Kidd swims her way to a first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:02:11 during the 2013 Western Slope Conference Championships preliminaries Friday at El Pomar Natatorium.

Levi Hoagland of Palisade gets a shot off as Eagle Valley player No.22 gets a hand in his face.

Freshman Jonathon Stelling gestures to the crowd after beating 4-2 defending national champion senior Kyle McCrite of Grand Canyon.

Holding a rolled-up copy of information from Colorado Off-Highway Vehicles Organization, Grand Junction Harley-Davidson dealership owner Scott Lindsay says he feels the Bureau of Land Management’s new draft management plan will have a negative impact on the local economy.  Lindsay said that dirt bikes account for 20 percent of his business and that the BLM’s draft plan calls for the closure of many of the area’s trails.

Jon Arledge, Palisade Football Head Coach argues a call. Arledge has supposedly been fired.

Coleman Bowers takes advantage of the new snow Sunday to enjoy a few quick trips through the trees above Mesa Creek on Grand Mesa. The storm boosted the base at Powderhorn Mountain Reosrt to 59 inches, among the highest totals in the state.

Seth Sachson, executive director of the Aspen Animal Shelter and the Aspen Boarding Kennel, mushes toward the finish line Sunday during the seventh annual Grand Mesa Challenge sled dog races. While many of the 35 or so mushers competing over the weekend raced behind teams of Siberian or Alaskan huskies, Sachson’s team is composed of mixed-breed dogs Sachson has rescued and adopted from the animal shelter.

From left, MHS’s Emmanuel Sandoval battles Jared Seely of Fruita Monument High School in the 113-pound match at MHS Thursday Jan. 24, 2013.

From left, MHS’s wrestlers Emmanuel Sandoval, Joe Sandoval and Matt Sandoval at MHS Thursday Jan. 24, 2013.

MHS’s Matt Sandoval battles Gordon York of Fruita Monument High School in the 138-pound match at MHS Thursday Jan. 24, 2013.

MHS’s Joe Sandoval battles Kaden Fife of Fruita Monument High School in the 152-pound match at MHS Thursday Jan. 24, 2013.

A Red-tailed Hawk flies from a tree in the James M. Robb Colorado River State, Connected Lakes Section. The raptor can grow to more than 2 feet in length and can weight as much as 4 pounds, with a wingspan of 4 feet. Red-tailed Hawks will hunt snakes, turtles, frogs, lizards, ducks, bobwhite, crows, starlings and other birds.

Geoff Tischbein from Montrose stretches out across a meadow at Top of the Pines with the majestic San Juan Mountains looming in the background.

The BLM Bridgeport trail head for the Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA.

Geoff Tischbein of Montrose enjoys the spectacular views of both the Mount Sneffels and the Cimarron mountain ranges that permeate the property.

This photo taken last November by Erik Knight of the Bureau of Reclamation shows a much-depleted Blue Mesa Reservoir when the lake was close to 68 feet low.

Fruita Monument junior diver Tamera Newland flips during an event at El Pomar Natatorium. Newland tried out and made the Wildcats’ Poms team.

Tamara Newland at diving practice at El Pomar.