#20, Mike Price from Central High School gets fist bump after hitting a two RBI triple in the first inning in a game at Canyon View Park VS Doherty High School Saturday morning.

Bryanna Music from Delta High School with the winning toss in the Girls shot put competition with a put of 38 feet 4 inches.

Bobby DeSantis from Palisade High School takes off from the blocks during the start of the Boys 400 meter run at Stocker Stadium Saturday afternoon

14-year-old Kileen Miller gives a Vaulting demonstration during the Colorado West Paint Horse 2013 Expo at the Mes County Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon.

Jake White, a Grand Valley High School baseball player who injured his leg during a accident in shop class. He is already back playing for GVHS.

Jake White, the Grand Valley HS student who injured his leg in a shop accident at the school in November is already back playing baseball. Photo Special to the Sentinel/

Colorado Mesa University’s Jake Kluge, #7, is greeted by the team as he walks to the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning of Friday’s game against New Mexico Highlands University at Suplizio Field.

Colorado Mesa University’s Jake Kluge is all grins after rounding third base on his way to the plate after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning during Friday’s game against New Mexico Highland University at Suplizio Field.

Palisade’s Caden Woods connects with the ball for a triple that allows Troy Levinson to score from third base in the top of the second inning of Thursday’s game against Summit at Suplizio Field.

Wearing a new uniform, Austin Kaiser chases down the ball during baseball practice at Bergman Field. The Colorado Mesa University baseball player lost almost everything including his baseball gear in Tuesday’s gas explosion; his home at 1742 N. Seventh Street was next door to the house that was leveled in the blast and it burned to the ground .

Grand Junction’s Morgen Mantlo, left, leans into her return as her partner Natalie Sufka backs her up during their #1 doubles match against Central’s Hannah Keeling and Bryce Lambert Wednesday at Grand Junction High School.

Goallkeeper Katlin Davis of Delta watches a shot get past her by Palisade’s Cruz Maestas at Walker Field.

India Hilty, right, of Palisade heads a ball.

Delta’s Jannna Brieze and Natalie Combs of Palisade.

Stephanie Sidor, left, of Delta and India Hilty of Palisade fight for possession.

GJ pitcher No.17 delivers a pitch during the Grand Junction High School baseball game against Poudre Tuesday.

Wildlife rehabilitator Brenda Miller was given these these two-day-old kestrels after the tree holding their nest was cut down. Miller said the four birds required three skinned and chopped mice every four hours from dawn until dusk. They all survived and were released. Brenda Miller/Special to the Sentienl

The winter blahs disappear with memories of summer days time spent on a small high-country stream holding native cuthroat trout. Joel Evans of Montrose will share some of his favorite places in his “Colorado Kaleidoscope” presentation Thursday. Joel Evans/Special to the Sentinel

People may think that picking up young wildlife such as these foxes is the best thing to do. But without parents to teach them to hunt, find water and avoid predators, their chances of survival are slim. Photo Special to the Sentinel/ Brenda Miller

Crossing an ancient suspension bridge is just one of the challenges facing anglers headed to Tusheti, the historic region in the Caucasus Mountains of northeast Georgia. This and other destinations are shown in the Fly Fishing Film Tour presentation April 5 at the Mesa Theater and Club. Photo Special to the Sentinel/ Dan Armstrong

Katrina Selsor, left and Kelsey Sigl hold up the Regional championship trophy.

Colorado Mesa University basketball players and their fans celebrate Monday night after the Mavericks beat the Midwestern State University Mustangs to advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight Tournament in San Antonio, Texas. For story, see page 1B. See a photo gallery at GJSentinel.com.

Colorado Mesa University is celebrating the women’s basketball team’s victory over the Midwestern State Mustangs of Wichita Falls, Texas, 69-65 in the South Central Regional final on Monday night. The Mavericks and Mustangs went back and forth in a tight game that was tied at halftime. The Mavericks, who improved to 31-1, now advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in San Antonio, Texas, from March 26-29. The win Monday gave the Mavericks the first regional title for any Colorado Mesa basketball team.

Kate Shumer of Palisade High School tees off on hole No.1 at Lincoln Park Monday.

Colorado Mesa’s Makayla Kovac hits a home run in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader with Fort Lewis College at Bergman Field.

Cherrie Summers rolls a strike during Sunday’s Big O Tires March Madness Match Play Bowling Tournament. Summers won the Freeway Bowl-hosted tournament and bowled a perfect game during the finals, in which she faced Chris Foster, below. Summers, who dressed for the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day and thinks she might be part Irish, bowled a 751 series. With her 42 handicap, she finished up with a 793. The 40-person tournament was played in true March Madness style, replete with seeding and plenty of dramatic upsets.

Chris Foster was the runner-up at Sunday’s Big O Tires March Madness Match Play Bowling Tournament.

#21, CMU’s Kelsey Sigl hits the long jumper over the defense of Fort Lewis.

Tom Spicer will be introduced as Colorado Mesa’s new athletic director at tonight’s NCAA Division II South Central Regional women’s basketball championship game at Brownson Arena.

Sarah Rose and Melinda Mawdsley and Sarah Rose are at Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah, where some of the film “Thelma and Louise” was shot.

Melinda Mawdsley appears to be staring right at Fisher Towers in Professor Valley off Utah Highway 128.

Melinda Mawdsley takes a photo with Delicate Arch in the background. The round-trip hike to this arch, which is in Arches National Park, is three miles.

Sarah Rose and Melinda Mawdsley pretend to flee armed robbers a la Indiana Jones in the Double Arch area of Arches National Park in Utah.

Turkey hunting continues to grow in popularity, and there are plenty of hunting tips to go around. Photo Special to the Sentinel/National Wild Turkey Federation

Elias MacMillan of Grand Junction placed third recently in the youth division of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s World Elk Calling Championships presented by Leupold in Las Vegas.

Photos taken shortly after the January tanker spill in West Creek show extensive torching of the rocks, trees and stream-side vegetation as a result of the post-crash fire. Photo Special to the Sentinel/Pat Oglesby