JUCO

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2013 JUCO baseball tickets on sale

General admission tournament passes for the 2013 Alpine Bank Junior College World Series are on sale at outlets throughout the Western Slope. Passes are $35 for adults, $25 for students (ages 6-21) and senior citizens (65-older) and are good ...

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Double no-no is a historic moment for Central Arizona College

It doesn’t happen often, and as it’s happening, it’s one of those things you just don’t talk about. Central Arizona College pitchers Niccoli Blank and Tatum Hendrix each threw no-hitters for the Vaqueros — in the ...

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Lamar CC cools off after hot start on diamond

Scott Crampton drove out to the baseball field at Lamar Community College on Tuesday morning just to make sure there was still dirt on the infield. The spring storm that howled through much of the state Tuesday didn’t bring snow to the ...

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JUCO Notes: Eddie Mort honored for Suplizio green thumb

The neck of the swan on Grand Mesa hasn’t broken yet, but the grass at Suplizio Field is green. JUCO is 51 days away. The turf at Suplizio, which took a beating one year ago because of construction at the sports complex, then the ...

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Rob Miech will be JUCO banquet speaker

Bryce Harper’s story has been well-chronicled in recent years, but no writer has been closer to it than Rob Miech. The Las Vegas sports writer’s book, The Last Natural, chronicles the everyday life of Harper and the 2010 College ...

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Former GJ mayor Bruce Hill to be inducted into NJCAA Hall

Superior Alarm Inc. owner and former Grand Junction mayor Bruce Hill highlights a class of four to be inducted into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this spring. The NJCAA released the names of the inductees ...

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Reviers top preseason NJCAA poll

The defending National Junior College Athletic Association baseball champions are back on top. Iowa Western Community College is the No. 1-ranked team in the NJCAA preseason poll, which was released Thursday. “To be No. 1 in the ...

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NJCAA preseason poll, Jan. 24, 2013

NJCAA Preseason Poll As of Jan. 24 Rank ‘12 Record 1. Iowa Western CC 62-6 2. Central Arizona 47-15 3. Palm Beach State (Fla.) 38-16 4. Jefferson (Mo.) 53-13 5. Seminole State (Okla.) 41-16 6. San Jacinto (Texas) 38-23 7. ...

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Pool play could add spice to JUCO

I get it; it’s too cold to think about playing baseball in Grand Junction anytime soon. Thinking “JUCO weather isn’t that far away” helps a bit. A couple of weeks ago, junior college baseball coaches met during the ...

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Reserved passes now on sale

Reserved tournament passes for the 2013 Alpine Bank Junior College World Series are now on sale. Seats in the “Tower” section behind first base (with seat backs) are $152, good for all 19 games of the tournament. Grandstand ...

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