High Schools

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Montrose wins on walk-off home run

After bunting two balls foul, Ben Cruz hit a walk-off, opposite field home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Montrose to a 5-2 victory over Fruita Monument in Southwestern League baseball Tuesday. Cruz had three extra-base hits ...

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Keeping 
it close

Between the Grand Junction and Aspen high school lacrosse teams, they average a combined 20 goals per game. So a 2-1 Aspen lead after one quarter, with only pockets of clean passing, was something Tigers coach James States needed to ...

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Tigers triumphant at Yampa Valley

Prep Golf Tigers triumphant at Yampa Valley Grand Junction High School’s girls golfers thrived in the relaxed atmosphere of Monday’s two-person, best-ball tournament at Yampa Valley Golf Course in Craig. With Ryann Tufly and ...

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It’s all about the kids

For Bernie Goss, it was always about the kids. After more than 40 years of serving as an athletic trainer, game official, rules interpreter and public address announcer at countless high school events, Goss, 66, will receive the 2013 ...

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Nightmare ending

With Trey Garcia dodging the bullpen mound as he chased down a popup in foul ground to record the first out, the seventh inning began innocently enough. Unfortunately for Garcia and his Central High School baseball teammates, Warrior pitchers ...

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Durango header deflates ‘Cats

Durango’s goal with about 10 minutes left in the first half came on a penalty kick after Fruita Monument was called for a hand ball in the box. That was frustrating for the Wildcats. But trailing 1-0 was nothing to get down about. They ...

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Prep roundup

Soccer GJ’s Torres records third straight shutout Guadalupe Torres made eight saves to notch her third straight shutout Saturday as Grand Junction defeated Montezuma-Cortez 4-0 in a Southwestern League game. “Guadalupe kept ...

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Basinger’s triples ignite 8-run 1st inning in Fruita’s win

Cody Basinger stepped up to the plate with an aggressive mindset. “I wanted to hit his first pitch,” Fruita Monument High School’s junior third baseman said. “I usually try to hit the first pitch, to get that ...

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Central battles to 1-1 draw

Ties rarely yield satisfaction, but Central and Delta each had reasons to feel good after fighting to a 1-1 draw in their nonleague girls soccer game Friday. Central lost a 1-0 game to Southwestern League leader Montrose on Tuesday, and ...

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Relentless Tigers take 1-0 win

As Friday’s girls soccer game between Grand Junction and Durango progressed, it developed into something resembling extreme Ping-Pong. Playing on an already battered field at Long Family Memorial Park, the squads tore it up further ...

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