High Schools

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GJ’s Marsh finishes 7th in high jump

LAKEWOOD - Madi Marsh brought home the Western Slope’s first medal in the Class 5A State Track and Field Championships on Friday. The Grand Junction junior finished in a tie for seventh in the high jump. She cleared 5 feet, 2 inches, ...

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Strong
 debut

LAKEWOOD — Greta Van Calcar knows she has a race under control when she can’t hear anyone breathing behind her. Unfortunately for the Palisade High School freshman, the sound of Elise Cranny’s lungs working was very much ...

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Montrose qualifies four for 4A state swim finals

Clay Zentmeyer and Lars Knutson each qualified for the finals in both of their individual events Friday at the Class 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships in Thornton. Zentmeyer enters today’s finals with the second-fastest time ...

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Small victories

After Tyler Fair won his heat in the 100 breaststroke, District 51 boys swimming coach Jessica Haley nearly fell in the pool while cheering. After one of her assistants hoisted her from the pool, soaked from the knees down in water, Haley ...

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Montrose falls to Valor in state baseball playoffs

Montrose will have to do it the hard way if the Indians are to win the Class 4A state baseball championship. Valor Christian, which handed Montrose one of its two losses entering the double-elimination tournament for the final eight teams, ...

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Just short

LAKEWOOD — It’s not often an athlete finishes second at a state competition and then apologizes to her coaches afterward. But that’s Joey Kuheim, a perfectionist to the core who is harder on herself than anyone else could ...

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Track bloodlines

LAKEWOOD — Her dad holds school records in both hurdles events and the 200-meter dash at Hotchkiss High School. Her grandfather was a state champion hurdler at Roaring Fork back in the 1960s. Kenzie Henderson has no shortage of role ...

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A relay runaway

LAKEWOOD — In a matter of minutes, the Class 2A State Track and Field Championships got a bit exciting for a couple of North Fork Valley teams Thursday. The late-afternoon thrills began with the finals of the girls 3,200-meter relay, ...

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El Pomar Natatorium set
 to host state’s best swimmers

The best high school boys swimmers and divers in Colorado will be in Grand Junction today and Saturday for the annual Class 5A state championships. Powerhouse teams such as Regis Jesuit, Cherry Creek, Loveland and other Front Range schools ...

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High School sports briefs, May 16, 2013

Softball ‘Dogs coach exits to pursue education Nicole Zuniga is stepping down as Palisade High School’s softball coach to further her education, Palisade Athletic Director Mike Krueger said in a news release Thursday. Zuniga ...

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