Montezuma-Cortez High School 17, Smoky Hill 5
Glenwood Springs 18, MCHS 7 (8 innings)
MCHS 7, Grand Junction Central 6
A series of barnburning contests at the Roaring Fork tournament saw the Panthers rebound from a marathon loss to the Demons with a come-from-behind win over the Warriors to improve to 8-2. After entering the weekend as a top 10 team in the 3A classification, head coach Jake Huff’s squad continued their strong start by mashing the ball in Carbondale.
Junior Cory Carver led the way over the weekend, supplying the Panthers with eight hits and nine RBIs between the three contests. Carver continues to sustain a batting average above .500, while his teammates followed suit to the tune of 40 hits in their outings.
The Panthers head to Durango with a full head of steam to face the Demons for a Tuesday, Apr. 8 afternoon clash in their lone action this week.
Monticello 5, Dove Creek 1
Monticello 13, Dove Creek 3
In contests played in Moab, Dove Creek dropped both meetings with the Buckaroos as the bats struggled to gain traction against tough Monticello pitching. Senior Sheldon Gardner and sophomore Cael Beanland collected a pair of hits on the afternoon, while sophomore Konnor Spigner blasted a two-run home run in the third inning of the second contest to cut the deficit to 4-2.
However, Monticello responded with a flurry of runs in the final innings to close out the sweep.
Dove Creek faces Dolores on Tuesday, April 8 for their home opener, followed by a meeting with Nucla the next day – with 3 p.m. opening pitches expected for both contests.
Both MCHS and Dolores took their track and field teams to Stocker Stadium for the Frank Woodburn Invitational. Here are the results of athletes and relays in the top 10 of their respective events:
Girls
300 meter hurdles: Faith Muzzy, MCHS, sixth, 52.51, Coralea Wright, DHS, seventh, 52.70
800 meters: Maya Lowe, DHS, ninth, 2:39.35
High jump: Addison Spitzer, MCHS, sixth, 4-6; Olivia Yarbrough, MCHS, 10th, 4-4.
Long jump: Hayden Matthias, MCHS, eighth, 14-6
Pole Vault: Tatum Endre, MCHS, second, 6-6
4x100 relay: MCHS, sixth, 54.54
4x200 relay: MCHS, sixth, 1:57.9; DHS, seventh, 1:58.22
4x400 relay: DHS, sixth, 4:32.49; MCHS, seventh, 4:34.03
Boys
200 meters: Michael Rantz, DHS, third, 23.72; Colby McMillian, MCHS, fourth, 23.73
110 hurdles: Atticus Keel, MCHS, sixth, 17.70; Wyatt Oliver, MCHS, seventh, 17.82; Asher Bennetts, MCHS, eighth, 18.62
300 hurdles: Oliver, MCHS, fourth, 43.54; Keel, MCHS, fifth, 43.89; Bradey Fresquez, MCHS, sixth, 44.91
High jump: Fresquez, MCHS, seventh, 5-8
Long jump: Tay Wheat, MCHS, third, 21-2¼
Pole vault: Houston Hurst, MCHS, second, 11-6; Cody Case, MCHS, sixth, 8-6
4x100 relay: MCHS, third, 45.12; DHS, sixth, 46.11
4x200 relay: MCHS, second, 1:33.44
4x400 relay: MCHS, second, 3:35.51; DHS, third, 3:41.44
4x800 relay: MCHS, second, 9:19.20; DHS, ninth, 9:21.31
Montezuma-Cortez High School will host the Bob Archibeque Invitational on Friday, April 11, at Panther Stadium.
