#9, Palisade WR Tass Crow runs for a TD pass #80, Montezuma-Cortez DB Ryan Gurney in a Palisade 63-7 win.

#9, Palisade DB Tass Crow blocks this pass to Montezma-Cortez HS WR #4, Randy Haley.

Palisade running back Dalton Hannigan runs for one of his four touchdowns Saturday during the Bulldogs’ 63-7 victory over Montezuma-Cortez.

CMU QB Deke Cisco throws to Drew Holder against Chadron.

Cody Cottrell (95) of CMU blocks a kick in the first half.

Fruita Monument’s Will Berg has the ability to shoot low scores and will be hoping to do just that Monday in the Class 5A regional tournament in Colorado Springs.

Central’s Preston Grandbouche has the ability to shoot low scores and will be hoping to do just that Monday in the Class 5A regional tournament in Colorado Springs.

Over 275 runners took part in the 1st annual Filthy 5k Mud Run Saturday morning at Matchett Park.

Over 275 runners took part in the 1st annual Filthy 5k Mud Run Saturday morning at Matchett Park.

Over 275 runners took part in the 1st annual Filthy 5k Mud Run Saturday morning at Matchett Park.

Fruita Monument’s Zach Griggs, #9, picks up yardage during the first half of Friday’s game against Eaglecrest at Stocker Stadium. Griggs has two of Fruita’s four touchdowns with a 92-yard kickoff return at the beginning of the first quarter and a caught pass just seconds before the end of the first half.

Fruita Monument’s Friday night game against Eaglecrest at Stocker Stadium.

Five-year-old Austin Haire of Grand Junction clings to the back of his sheep as it leaves the gate during the mutton-busting competition at the Colorado Professional Rodeo Association’s annual finals at the Mesa County Fairgrounds on Friday.

As Colorado Mesa University keeper Sarah Schnetzler, No. 0, watches, her teammates Lauren Brouse, No. 20, and Jessica Kent successfully defend the net against Fort Lewis’ Megan Striedel on a direct kick during Friday’s game at Walker Field.

Ft. Lewis’ Elena Benavides, right, fouls Colorado Mesa University’s Jessica Kent as she pulls her back and down during the second half of Friday’s game at Walker Field.

The Southwestern League soccer matchup between Fruita Monument and Montrose was held Thursday at Canyon View Park.

Fruita players from left, Brett Payton and Lukas Smith with Braydon Reese of Montrose fight for control of the ball at Canyon View.

Brothers Trent, left, Trevor, center, and Frank deBraga are also teammates and all play defensive back for Colorado Mesa University’s football team.

Brothers Trent, #5, Trevor, #4, and Frank deBraga, #19, are also teammates and all play defensive back for Colorado Mesa University’s football team.

College junior Marco Escobar, center, plays forward and midfield for Colorado Mesa University, and now his 18-year-old twin brothers Kevin, left, and Nestor have joined the university’s soccer team.

Central quarterback Mike Price, No. 12, passes the ball down field to Shawn Moody, No. 8, during Saturday’s game against Longmont at Stocker Stadium.

From left, Joelle LeFavre, Jordan Eatwell and Alle Hatch of Fruita celebrate at Grand Junction after winning one of the games in a 3-0 match win.

CMU football coach Bill O’Boyle jokes with players at practice.

CMU coach Todd Auer.

The Gunnison River flows quietly under the Colorado Highway 149 (Lake City) bridge west of Gunnison. Blue Mesa Reservoir, which normally reaches the bridge, is about 60 feet below full, leaving river anglers with about a half-mile of “new” river to fish.

Gene Hart of Gunnison enjoys an early breakfast along the Gunnison River shortly before Saturday’s start of he 2012 Superfly contest. Hart eventually took Top Rod honors in the contest, catching 83 inches of trout. Mindy Sturm/Special to the Sentinel

Rob Young of Monticello, Utah, and his sons Cole, Mike, Brad, Tim and sister Lyndi caught striped bass at will on a recent family vacation to Good Hope Bay on beautiful Lake Powell. 

Jeff Popick says goodbye to Grand Junction Rockies trainer Josh Guteman in the Rockies clubhouse after he packed up to go home.

The locker room of the The Grand Junction Rockies was empty except for some baseball cards and signed balls after the team packed up Monday. The players headed home after a successful inaugural season in the Grand Valley. The team will resume play in mid June 2013, their second year in Grand Junction

A fly fisherman casts into the whitewater of the Animas River headwaters. The narrow canyon just north of Silverton on the Alpine Loop is very popular fishing spot for the sport.

A bird in the hand (in this case, a song sparrow held by licensed bird bander Amber Carver).

Iraqi War Veteran Dawn Gwinn grins with a rainbow trout “longer than my forearm!” Gwinn was one of four veterans from Grand Junction who participated in the annual August showdown on the pristine North Fork of the South Platte River. Also participating were Daniel Giller, Doug Tucker and Ted Fawcett.

Julian Yan, 10, hit a grand slam Sunday, but Ogden claimed an 11-9 win in the Pioneer League South championship game.