From the Pioneer archives The frenzy on the floor said it all. Four years of pent-up frustrations were let loose when the clock finally struck zero, last Saturday in the Class 2A girls basketball championship game in Massari Arena on the CSU-Pueblo campus. Yuma 55, Paonia 46. The Yuma playersContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball program concluded its four-year stay in 3A in style last week in Hamilton Gymnasium on the University of Denver campus. The Outlaws nearly won the program’s fifth state title, losing 48-38 to Salida, last Saturday afternoon. It was Salida’s first girls state title. Yuma’s girlsContinue Reading
It was an uneven season opener for the Yuma High School baseball team Tuesday afternoon at a windswept Outlaws Lair. The Outlaws split a doubleheader with Merino, 3-6, 11-6 for the opening salvo on the 2026 season. Yuma hosts Caliche Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. for a Varsity/JV double dip.Continue Reading
The Yuma girls basketball team held off Colorado Springs Christian 31-27, Thursday morning in the Class 3A Great 8 in Hamilton Gym on the University of Denver campus. The Outlaws, 20-6, advance to the 1 p.m. semifinal on Friday against the winner of the Resurrection Christian-Wiggins quarterfinal, which will beContinue Reading
It was a tough ending for the Yuma High School boys basketball team last Saturday in the Sweet 16 in The Pit. A 73-72 loss to Colorado Springs Christian ended the Outlaws’ bid of reaching the 3A Great 8 for the fourth straight season. “It’s pretty tough when you don’tContinue Reading
The Yuma High School track and field teams will open the spring season Saturday at the Murray Kula Invitational in Windsor. There will be more than 40 students out for track when all the basketball players are available. Lucas Lubbers returns as head coach.Continue Reading
It could be a fun spring on the diamond for the Yuma High School baseball team. “I’m pretty excited,” skipper Brady Nighswonger said. “We return a whole bunch of people from last year. We’re going to be older, so I expect us to be better.” The Outlaws went 17-7 lastContinue Reading
Otis High School’s boys basketball team came up one win short of advancing to the 1A Great 8 again. The Bulldogs saw their season come to an end last Saturday in the Sweet 16 with 64-59 overtime loss at Elbert. They finished with an 18-7 record. Otis began regional playContinue Reading
Home is where state dreams will be realized or dashed for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. “It’s do-or-die now, so you can’t be looking on to the next game,” coach Jeremy Robinson said. The Outlaws, 17-6, are the No. 3 seed in the 32-team 3A regional field. TheyContinue Reading
Four-for-Four will be the goal of the Yuma High School boys basketball team when the Outlaws host a four-team regional this weekend. This is the fourth and final season for Yuma basketball in 3A as it will go back to 2A next season. The boys have advanced to the 3AContinue Reading