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11/06/2025

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has secured a spot in the upcoming Tournament

The No. 8 seeded ThunderWolves will face No. 7 Adams State on Friday in the first round in Alamosa

11/05/2025

Las Animas will travel to Sanford in the opening round of the CHSAA Class A 8-Man State Football Tournament.

Sanford (8-1) won the A-8 Mountain (8 Man) League. The Mustangs are the tournament 4 seed. Las Animas (7-2) finished second in the A-8 Arkansas Valley (8 Man) League. The Trojans are the tournament 13 seed.

Sanford went 4-0 at home this season and enter the postseason on a six-game hot streak. The Mustangs offense averaged 43 points a game, while allowing just 17 defensively.

Las Animas has been perfect on the road, winning all five games this year. The Trojans defeated Sangre de Cristo, Walsenburg, Soroco, Springfield, and Rocky Ford away from home. In the five wins Las Animas outscored their opponents 203 to 30.

The Sanford offense works through Trason Gartrell. The senior signal caller has carried the ball 164 times totaling 1669 yards and 26 scores on the ground. Gartrell has completed 23 of 61 passes for 396 yards throwing four touchdown passes and five interceptions. He also 468 yards in return yardage.

Braydon Ortiz runs the offense for Las Animas. The junior has thrown for 842 yards on 57 of 102 pass attempts, 13 of which have been for scores. He has been picked off twice. Ortiz has also rushed for ten scores.

Trojan senior Orion Martinez leads the team in rushing. Martinez has carried the ball 136 times for 1596 yards and 15 scores. He also has one touchdown catch.

A pair of Mustangs lead the team in tackles. Rylan Mortensen, a junior, and sophomore Colton Reynolds have each recorded 50 total tackles.

Martinez leads Las Animas on the defensive side of the ball with 96 total tackles, 10 of which have been for a loss.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in Sanford.

📸- Las Animas Trojans Football Facebook

11/05/2025

Akron will travel to Westminster facing off against Flatirons Academy in a Colorado High School Activities Association Class 1A Girls Volleyball Regional Championship match on Friday. It will be one of the 12 regional championship matches played to determine the teams that will complete in the state championship tournament Nov. 13-15 at the Denver Coliseum.

Flatirons Academy (21-2) is the tournament 4 seed. The Bison finished second in the 2A/1A Mile High League. Akron (9-14) is the tournament 21 seed. The Rams finished eighth in the 2A/1A Lower Platte League.

The Rams went 4-6 on the road this season, winning games in Kit Carson, Wiley, Briggsdale, and Peetz. Flatirons Academy went 8-0 at home without dropping a set. The Bison have won 61 of 68 sets played this season.

Brylin Gomer leads Flatirons with 240 kills. The senior is averaging 3.6 kills a match carrying a 44.1 kill percentage.

A pair of Akron hitters have recorded over 200 kills. Kaydence Headden, a freshman, has 211 kills, averaging 2.5 kills per set with a 26.3 kill percentage. Sophomore Molly O'Neil has 202 kills, averaging 2.3 kills per set with a 25.8 kill percentage.

Lexi Richman leads the Bison at the Service Line. The sophomore has 60 aces carrying a 90.7 service percentage.

Rayna Fountain leads the Akron service game. The freshman has 27 aces with a 86.6 serving percentage.

First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday night at Flatirons High School.

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11/05/2025

Eads will host Branson/Kim in the opening round of the Colorado High School Activities Association Class A 6-Man Football State Tournament.

Eads (7-3) finished second in the A-6 Southwest (6 Man) League. The Eagles are the tournament 6 seed. Branson/Kim (6-3) is the tournament 11 seed. The Bearcats finished second in the A-6 Southeast (6 Man) League.

The Eagles offense has relied heavily on Karsten Buller. The senior has scored 27 touchdowns, 24 rushing and 3 receiving. Buller has carried the ball 111 times racking up 1155 yards, and has 9 receptions for 225 yards.

Will Doherty is the workhorse for the Bearcats. The senior has recorded 18 touchdowns, 13 rushing and 5 receiving. Doherty has rushed for 790 yards on 102 carries, and has 302 yards on 18 receptions.

Three Eagles have recorded over 50 total tackles. Buller leads the squad with 99, averaging 11 tackles a game. Shaine Winder, a senior, has made 66 tackles, averaging 5 a contest. Winder also leads the team with 3.5 sacks. Anthony Paez, a junior, has 51 tackles, averaging 8.5 a game.

Branson/Kim has a pair of defenders that have made over 90 tackles. Will Doherty has 94 total tackles, averaging 10.4 tackles a game. Cooper Winter, a junior, has made 92 tackles, averaging 10.2 tackles a contest.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in Eads.

📸 - Holly Mitchek

11/04/2025

Congratulations Jacob Dunning and all the other Lamar Thunder Football honorees!!

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11/04/2025

Granada will travel to Blanca facing off against Sierra Grande in the opening round of the Colorado High School Activities Association Class A 6-Man Football State Tournament.

Sierra Grande (9-1) won the A-6 Southwest (6 Man) League. The Panthers are the tournament 8 seed. Granada (6-3) is the tournament 9 seed. The Bobcats finished third in the A-6 Southeast (6 Man) League.

After dropping their season opener Sierra Grande has won nine straight. The Panthers offense is averaging 57 point a game, while allowing opponents to score 46 points a game.

Granada is averaging 42 points a game offensively, while surrendering 32 points on average defensively.

The Bobcats and Panthers faced off against four common opponents this season: Both teams earned road wins against Cotopaxi (Granada 60-0, Sierra Grande 54-6); Both teams beat Branson/Kim (Granada at home 47-7, Sierra Grande on the road 56-18); Both teams beat Cheraw (Granada on the road 61-24, Sierra Grande at home 50-34); and both lost to Eads (Granada at home 44-27, Sierra Grande on the road 84-54).

The Bobcats went 2-2 on the road. The Panthers are 3-0 at home.

Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Sierra Grande High School.

📸 - photo by Rhyelin Harper

11/04/2025

Eads will travel to Collbran facing off against Plateau Valley in a Colorado High School Activities Association Class 1A Girls Volleyball Regional Championship match on Saturday. It will be one of the 12 regional championship matches played to determine the teams that will complete in the state championship tournament Nov. 13-15 at the Denver Coliseum.

Plateau Valley (21-1) is the tournament 11 seed. The Cowboys finished second in the 2A/1A Western Slope League. Eads (13-6) is the tournament 14 seed. The Eagles finished fourth in the 1A High Plains League.

The Eagles went 3-4 on the road this season, winning matches in Springfield, Miami-Yoder, and Kim/Branson. Plateau Valley went 10-0 at home winning 30 of 37 sets.

Three different Eagles have recorded triple digit kills this season. Anna Wollert, a senior, leads the way with 181, averaging 3 kills a set carrying a 35.6 kill percentage. Kara Wilson has 169 kills. The senior is averaging 3 kills a set with a 32.9 kill percentage. Bailey Sierra, a junior, has 106 kills averaging 1.7 kills a set with a 28.2 kill percentage.

Kyanna Himes leads Plateau Valley with 178 kills. The senior averages 2.6 kills per set with a 41.1 kill percentage in her 69 sets played. Cowboys junior Presley Hawkins has recorded 118 kills averaging 1.7 kills per set with a 32.9 kill percentage. Macy Bevan, a junior, has 117 kills averaging 1.7 kills a set with a 28.9 kill percentage.

A pair of Eagles lead the team at the Service Line. Jordynn Turcotte and Sierra each have 33 aces. Turcotte, a sophomore, carries an 88.9 serve percentage. Sierra is hitting on 91.5 percent of her serves.

Lexi Taylor leads the Cowboys service game. The senior has recorded 50 aces carrying a 94.7 serve percentage.

Wollert leads Eads at the net with 42 total blocks.

Bevan has 43 blocks leading Plateau Valley.

First serve is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Plateau Valley High School.

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11/04/2025

Cheyenne Wells will host Prairie in the opening round of the Colorado High School Activities Association Class A 6-Man Football State Tournament.

Cheyenne Wells (8-1) won the A-6 Southeast (6 Man) League and is the tournament 3 seed. Prairie (5-5) is the 14 seed and finished third in the A-6 North (6 Man) League.

After dropping their season opener, the Tigers have rattled off eight straight wins. Cheyenne Wells is scoring at a 53 points per game clip. Defensively, the Tigers are holding opponents to 12 points a game.

Prairie is averaging 32 points a game offensively, while surrendering 28 points on average defensively.

Mason Marriott runs the show offensively for the Tigers. The senior signal caller is 38 for 62 throwing for 726 yards averaging over 80 yards a game. Marriott has thrown 16 touchdown passes and three interceptions.

Prairie features freshman Liam Bringelson at quarterback. Bringelson has thrown for 764 yards hitting 56 of 115 pass attempts averaging 76.4 yards a game. He has thrown nine touchdown passes and been picked off seven times.

Trey Scheler leads Cheyenne Wells on the ground. The senior has 966 yards on 90 carries and has scored 24 rushing touchdowns. Trevin Smith has scored 15 times on the ground having carried the ball 48 times for 680 yards. The sophomore is averaging 75 yards a game. Caden Muth, a sophomore, has seven rushing scores totaling 291 yards on 21 carries.

Brennan Bringelson is the workhorse for the Mustangs on the ground. The senior has rushed for 1004 yards carrying the ball 118 times averaging 100 yards a game scoring 15 touchdowns.

Cory Hill leads the Tigers with 10 receiving touchdowns. The senior has 285 yards on 14 catches.

Tyler Troudt has six touchdown receptions for Prairie. The senior has 25 catches for 335 yards.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in Cheyenne Wells.

📸 - Wendy Dickey

11/04/2025

Granada School District RE-1 will host Primero in a Colorado High School Activities Association Class 1A Girls Volleyball Regional Championship match on Friday. It will be one of the 12 regional championship matches played to determine the teams that will complete in the state championship tournament Nov. 13-15 at the Denver Coliseum.

Granada (20-2) is the tournament five seed. The Bobcats finished second in the High Plains League. Primero (18-5) is the tournament 20 seed. The Bulldogs won the Fishers Peak League.

The Bobcats enter the postseason on a nine-match win streak. Granada has won 24 straight sets.

Three different Bobcats have recorded triple digit kills this season. Camryn Coleman, a freshman, leads the way with 327, averaging 4.7 kills a set carrying a 51.3 kill percentage. Emersen Hernandez has 135 kills. The senior is averaging 2 kills a set with a 33 kill percentage. Dayzriana Quintana, a junior has 121 kills averaging 1.7 kills a set with a 31.3 kill percentage.

Jaleysia Atkins leads Primero with 211 kills. The junior averages 3.3 kills per set with a 42.2 kill percentage in her 64 sets played. Bulldogs’ freshman Jaelie Bowie has recorded 159 kills averaging 2.4 kills per set with a 26.5 kill percentage.

Kinsley Williams leads Granada with 82 service aces, carrying a 95 serve percentage. The junior averages 1.2 aces per set.

The Primero service game is led by Atkins and her 45 aces.

At the net, Coleman has a team high 72 blocks for Granada.

Riley Monarco, a senior, leads Primero with 12 total blocks in 55 sets played.

First serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon in Granada.

📸 - Granada School District RE-1 Facebook Photo by Tonya Kemp

11/04/2025

McClave will host Elbert in the opening round of the Colorado High School Activities Association Class A 8-Man State Football Tournament.

McClave (9-0) won the A-8 Arkansas Valley (8 Man) League and is the tournament three seed. Elbert (6-3) finished third in the A-8 Black Forest (8 Man) League and is the 14 seed.

It will be the second time these two have faced off this season. McClave beat Elbert 46-38 back in late August.

In the first contest, Elbert quarterback Ethan Tesman went 15 for 28 throwing both a pair of touchdown passes and a pair of interceptions. The senior also carried the ball 19 times for 120 yards and scored three times on the ground.

McClave quarterback Drew Howe was 4 for 8 for 72, throwing both a touchdown and an interception in the Cardinals victory. The sophomore carried the ball 22 times for 147 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns.

Cope Meston also had a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Cardinals. The senior carried the ball seven times for 36 yards.

Two Bulldogs had touchdown catches in the loss. Eli Cornell, a senior, had 84 yards on six catches, and senior Sam Cornell had five grabs for 76 yards.

Tuff Kelley had a touchdown catch for McClave. The junior caught three balls for 73 yards.

The Cardinals offense averaged 32 points a game while allowing just over 10 points a contest. Three times McClave shutout opponents. The Bulldogs scored 34 points a game, with their defense giving up 17.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in McClave.

📸 - TM Arrow Photography