Paonia’s Johanna Reed runs away from the pack toward the finish line Saturday afternoon during Class 2A girls 1600-meter state championship run at Jeffco Stadium. Reed finished with a time of 5:17.08, and drew praise from the public address announcer before crossing the finish line. Reed won three state titles in two days.

Norwood’s Mollie Lane releases the discus against strong winds Saturday during her third-place finish in the event at Jeffco Stadium.

Fruita Golfer Jessica Sinner watches a drive as golfer Summer Igo watches.

Central High School’s Scott Davison, was 5th in the 5A Boys 110 Meter Hurdles with a time of 15:00.

Andre Crespin picks up yardage during a team scrimmage at practice at Fruita Middle School.

Johanna Reed, in front in black, from Paonia High School runs in the Girls 2A 3200 Meter race.

Taylor Chaffetz, center, dribbles through defenders during a passing drill Wednesday evening during a Fire FC soccer club practice.

Basley McClaskey, center, dribbles through defenders during a passing drill Wednesday evening during a Fire FC soccer club practice.

Josh Pittman, left, president of the Grand Junction Soccer Club, and Fire FC head coach Alex Chaffetz, second from left, give instruction to members of the Fire FC girls soccer club Wednesday evening at Canyon View Park. The team of 12-year-old soccer players are going to play for the state championship.

Fruita Monument High School 4X4 Relay team from left, Kyle Thornburg, Mike Dannar, Keenan Widhammer and Woody Seagren are competing for a top finished in this week’s state meet in Denver.

Central High School’s Loren Forney practices at Bookcliff Country Club Tuesday May 18 , 2010.

Members of the U.S. Reclamation Bureau from Grand Junction Colo., observe a massive water release over the spillway of the Crystal Dam in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose Colo., Tuesday morning May 18, 2010. Roughly 4,500 cubic feet per second of water was flowing through the dam with another 500 cfs over the dam which is used to purify fishing habit in the canyon.

Montrose High School’s from left, Jeremy Storter, Tyler McCollum and Nate Robertson celebrate a win May 8 against Central High School at Suplizio Field.

A biker’s shadow is cast along the Lunch Loop Trail off of Monument Road. The Grand Valley has hundreds of miles of great mountain bike trails.

MMA fighter and Grand Junction resident Jason Brenton screams encouragement to local fighter Angelo Archuleta Saturday before the start of Archuleta’s bout with Dan Hudak of Glenwood Springs at Two Rivers Convention Center.

Michelle Wheatley and Hank Schoch weave their way through No Thoroughfare Canyon last week on the southern flanks of the Colorado National Monument.