High Schools

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Briefs: Prep Roundup December 14, 2008

Prep Wrestling •  ’Dogs dominate on mat at Sheridan Invite The Palisade High School wrestling team placed first in eight weight classes and second in five others to win the Sheridan Invitational in convincing fashion ...

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Full-court press by Dinos causes plenty of frustration for ’Cats

Carbon County, Utah, applied the press and Fruita Monument pressed. At the final day of the Wildcat Invitational at Fruita Monument High School on Saturday, Carbon County used its full-court press from the opening tip and seemed to be one ...

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Central girls roughs up Battle Mountain

The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team probably won’t want to play Central again anytime soon. After two disappointing losses to ThunderRidge and Columbine, the Warriors (3-2) routed the Huskies 78-10 on the final day of ...

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Maverick Duals turn out to be big success

Despite being short one team, the inaugural Maverick Duals wrestling tournament at Mesa State College turned out to be a success. Perhaps most importantly, the tournament, which drew 11 teams from throughout the state, gave wrestlers an ...

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Tigers taking steps in positive direction

Grand Junction High School girls basketball coach Sam Provenza looked at the final totals Saturday morning. Despite the disparity in the score of his team’s game with ThunderRidge in the Wildcat Invitational at Fruita Monument, he was ...

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Depth helps Glenwood sweep pair of swimming duals with Fruita, Aspen

Sierra Grove wasn’t too sure about swimming the 500-yard freestyle, but she agreed to it without question. Although the Glenwood Springs High School senior has swam the event numerous times with her club team, she has never competed in ...

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Briefs: Prep Roundup December 13, 2008

Prep Basketball • Poor 1st, 4th quarters cost Wildcats vs Littleton If a team starts slow and ends poorly, the middle doesn’t really matter. So although the Fruita Monument boys basketball team outscored Littleton 30-24 in the ...

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Central can’t overcome fatigue, Columbine at Fruita Invitational

The Central High School girls basketball team was ready for revenge, but that will have to wait. The Warriors hoped to take out their frustration from Thursday’s loss to ThunderRidge on Columbine on Friday night at the Wildcat ...

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Defense lifts Tigers to first win of season

After opening the season with three losses, the Grand Junction High School girls basketball team needed a confidence-builders. The Tigers got one Friday. Grand Junction used defensive pressure and an effective transition game to run past ...

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ThunderRidge cruises past Fruita Monument in tournament

Oh, that relentless pressure. The ThunderRidge High School girls basketball team prides itself on making life as difficult as possible for opposing offenses. The Grizzles (3-0 and ranked in the top five in Class 5A) gave Fruita Monument fits ...

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