Alex Hayworth, top,  of GJ pounds Joe Leber of Delta resulting a unanimous win 29-28

Dominic Martinez, top, of Grand Junction scores a tec Knockout over Alesio Velasquez of Montrose

Plateau Valley head football coach Dave Bristol addresses his team during halftime of their Oct. 20 home game against Nucla.

Plateau Valley football assistant coach Justin Clark wore a tan cowboy hat, black Western shirt, green kerchief and Wrangler blue jeans on the sidelines of the Cowboys’ home game Oct. 20 against Nucla.

Colorado Mesa nose tackle Cees Doxsey pressures Western State quarterback Kyle Motal into throwing an interception Saturday during the Mavericks’ 22-19 victory at Stocker Stadium.

Palisade’s Dalton Hannigan, #23, finds an opening in Moffat County’s defense.

Palisade quarterback Luke McLean stays out of reach of Moffat County’s Ryder Seely.

Fruita Monument’s Aidan Woomer hits the ground after carrying the ball just inside the marker for a touchdown during the third quarter of Fruita’s 70 to 36 win over Northglenn High School at Stocker Stadium on Friday.

Fruita Monument’s Brandon Kubick runs the ball from mid-field into the end zone for a touchdown during the third quarter of Friday’s game against Northglenn High School at Stocker Stadium.

MHS’s Brennan Woodruff is upended by CHS’s Wyatt McElwain during the kick-off against Central High School at MHS Friday night.

MHS’s Brennan Woodruff (24) runs for a gain behind blocker Grayson Burris in the first quarter against Central High School at MHS Friday night.

Fruita Monument’s MacKenzie Schuller, #15, spikes the ball over the net during a recent game against Durango High School.

From left, Palisade players Savannah Hanson, Morgan Thieszen and Shannon Rhodes celebrate after winning a point.

Grand Junction DE Austin Berk zooms in for a tackle against Central

#66, CMU Football OL Matt Mankoff.

Trevor Stapp CMU football Offensive Lineman, #75,

Grand Junction’s Kyler Rose smothers a running back.

On our fifth morning the Grand Canyon opened up and we could see all the way to the top of the South Rim. Photo by Andrew Gulliford/For The Sentinel

Bursting from the Grand Canyon’s Redwall layer, Vasey’s Paradise, home to the endangered Kanab Amber Snail, is an anomaly along the Colorado River’s desert corridor. Photo by Andrew Gulliford/For The Sentinel.

Many modern American Indian tribes claim cultural affiliation to Grand Canyon, especially the Hopis. Rock art such as this Basketmaker “lizardman” can be found in the canyon and across the Colorado Plateau. Photo by Andrew Gulliford/For The Sentinel.

Trip leader Nate Klema comes from a serious whitewater river running family from Durango. He taught trip participants the value of wearing wet cotton clothing in the Grand Canyon’s July desert heat.

In Marble Canyon the Bureau of Reclamation sought to build a dam in the mid-1960s. They constructed a support tunnel and these rusty tools are found at the tunnel’s entrance.

Climbing from river to rim the July heat gets intense. There are several warning signs on the Bright Angel Trail about not trying to hike from the South Rim to the Colorado River and back in the same day, especially in summer.

Looking down from the top, Bright Angel Trail snakes its way up along Bright Angel Fault. In traveling Grand Canyon below the rim, the only possibility for going up or down is on trails that intersect fault lines in the aged rock layers. Photo by Andrew Gulliford/For The Sentinel

In her book Down Canyon, Ann Zwinger accurately wrote that a Grand Canyon river trip represents “hours of quiet contemplation punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” As for the canyon itself, President Theodore Roosevelt called it “the one great sight which every American should see.” Photo by Andrew Gulliford/For The Sentinel

FMHS Softball’s Mallory Paulson is the 2012 SWL Softball MVP.

Mallory Paulson from Fruita Monument High School is the SWL Softball MVP.

Kelsey Sigl wants to live up to her RMAC Preseason Player of the Year honor this season for the Colorado Mesa women’s basketball team.

Colorado Mesa University’s Kelly Regimbal, #22, and Rachael Beaty, #14, block a shot and tip it back over the net as Ft. Lewis’ Jenna Kinzer goes low on defense during the third game of Tuesday’s match at Brownson Arena.

CMU soccer goalkeeper Micah Conrads.

Color guard choreographer Peter Gomez of Los Angeles advises the girls in the Palisade High School color guard on how to enhance their performance during a practice at the school.

The Lucy Ferril Ela Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 2004 to help protect endangered fish.

The Lucy Ferril Ela Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 2004 to help protect endangered fish.