High Schools

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Briefs: Prep Roundup Aug. 29, 2009

Football Montrose roughs up defending champs • Defending Class 3A state champion Glenwood Springs High School was brought back to reality Friday night. Montrose compiled 500 yards of offense as the Indians traveled to Glenwood and ...

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Steamboat Springs’ Hinder headed to Cal

There never was much of a question of where Steamboat Springs quarterback Austin Hinder wanted to play his college football. Hinder wanted to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, former St. Louis Cardinals head coach Jim Hanifan, and ...

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Paonia puts emphasis on passing game

The 2008 season was a good way for Craig Cerise to begin his tenure as head football coach at Paonia High School. The Eagles went 6-4 and nearly upset Lyons in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs before losing 18-17. Paonia’s ...

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Palisade hoping to build on football tradition starting Friday against Woodland Park

Palisade at Woodland Park, Friday, 7 p.m. Focus: Palisade begins the season trekking nearly five hours to take on the Panthers. Woodland Park finished the season 6-5 last season but returns its quarterback, Lee Stunkard, and running back ...

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Briefs: Local sports Aug. 28, 2009

High School Golf • Tigers’ Holman wins in Pagosa Cody Holman of Grand Junction won the Pagosa Springs Invitational boys golf tournament Thursday with a 1-over-par 72, edging Joey Saad of Fruita Monument by one ...

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New coach Melendez brings fresh attitude to Plateau Valley

COLLBRAN — There’s a new face (again) fronting the Plateau Valley High School football team. Joe Melendez is the Cowboys’ third head coach in as many years. He’s not new to Western Slope athletics, though. He was ...

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Johnson hopes to get Delta on track

DELTA — If there’s one thing the Delta High School football program could use right now, it’s stability. This year’s senior class has had three head coaches in its four years. Ben Johnson is hoping to change ...

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Fruita Monument putting emphasis on regional tourney

The Fruita Monument boys tennis team has one eye on its next opponent and another on a date down the road. When the Wildcats open the boys tennis season today against Montrose, they will be the first Grand Valley team to start building toward ...

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GJ’s Latta one of several new coaches learning the ropes

School District 51 has several varsity coaches with plenty of tenure. There’s Palisade’s Drake Jandreau, who has coached boys soccer for 16 years, and Central football coach Vern McGee, who’s been on the sidelines as a ...

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Aspen’s Beetham wins Warrior Invitational

By KENT MINCER Jesse Beetham spent his entire summer break on the golf course. “I missed one day of golf all summer,” the Aspen High School freshman said. His summer included playing in some tournaments on the Colorado Junior ...

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