#10, Cade Wasser DB, from Cedaredge HS is pulled down by #13, Hotchkiss HS WR Devan Rupe after Wasser picked off a pass in the first half.

#10, Cade Wasser from Cedaredge HS scores a two points after a Cedaredge TD in the first half VS Hotchkiss HS.

#16 Cedaredge HS QB Trent Walker.

The Cadaredge High School Bruins and fans circle for a post game payer after beating Hotchkiss HS and will play next week for the state championship.

Rifle’s Ryan Moeller takes the ball past the 30 yard marker on his way to a 95-yard touchdown during the third quarter of Saturday’s playoff game against Roosevelt High School in Rifle.

Rifle’s Aaron Wagler, center, almost loses his balance after dodging a tackle but continues on to pick up yardage during Saturday’s playoff game against Roosevelt High School in Rifle.

Rifle quarterback Adam Rice looks to hand the ball off to a teammate during the second half of Saturday’s playoff game against Roosevelt High School in Rifle.

Robert Williams is one of Delta High School’s good tacklers, averaging 7.9 tackles per game. The Panthers have posted back-to-back shutouts as they prepare to face Pueblo East in the Class 3A state football quarterfinals Saturday at 1 p.m. in Delta.

Rifle’s Aaron Wagler, right, tries to outrun a tacke by Palisade’s Austin Terry during a recent game at Stocker Stadium.

Rifle’s Kellin Leigh picks up yardage as a teammate blocks a Palisade defender, at right, during a recent game at Stocker Stadium.

Two fisherman try their luck on the Gunnison River at the Gunnison River Pleasure Park in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.

Vern McGee Central HS head football coach resigned.

Montrose High School football head coach Todd Casebier talks with his team during practice at MHS Thursday afternoon Aug. 16, 2012.

A recent weekend storm on Grand Mesa brought plenty of new snow for tracking. For some hunters, such as Gabe Cisneros of Littleton, the storm caused them to shift from four-wheelers to snowmobiles,.

Colorado Mesa University’s Sharaya Selsor looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to during a drill at practice at Saunders Fieldhouse.

Colorado Mesa University’s Taylor Rock sends the ball to a teammate during practice at Saunders Fieldhouse.

Colorado Mesa University’s Katrina Selsor looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to during a drill at practice at Saunders Fieldhouse.

Colorado Mesa University’s Christen Lopez dribbles the ball down the court during a drill at practice at Saunders Fieldhouse.

Racharl Beaty with the CMU Women’s Volleyball team with a kill over the defense of Adams State at the net.

CMU Head Coach Martin instructs players on the sideline.

Forrest Aley, right and Adam Werner both from Palisade hike up to the top of Powderhon Mountain Resort for a day of skiing Monday. A storm this past weekend dropped 18 inches on the slopes. Powderhorn is scheduled to open the season on December 13th.

Colt Jackson of Grand Junction holds on to the six-point bull he killed in Unit 61 during the 2012 second rifle season.

Steve Stewart of Grand Junction pauses mid-stream during the initial Brothers in Arms big-game hunt held in late October on the Buck Creek Ranch near Paonia.

Disabled veteran Ray Robinson of Grand Junction was one of the participants in the initial Brothers in Arms Buck Creek Ranch big-game hunt in late October.

The American flag flew high at the base camp for the first Brothers in Arms big-game hunt for veterans at the Buck Creek Ranch near Paonia.