A lot of games and few practices is now the norm for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. “The big part is keeping energy high,” coach Dave Sheffield said. “It’s a little like having practice with a game, learning and adjusting as you go.” Thanks to multiple rescheduled games,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team should be ready for the rigors of the postseason by the time the regular season concludes. Thanks to multiple rescheduled games, Yuma is in the middle of playing nine games in three weeks — three last week, three this week and three more nextContinue Reading
Otis High School’s boys basketball team has a three-game homestand as the Bulldogs hit the stretch run of the regular season. They are 10-3 overall, 5-0 in the YWKC, and are up to No. 7 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index thanks to an eight-game winning streak. They alsoContinue Reading
Yuma Middle School’s girls basketball teams keep rolling along on February. YMS played Haxtun earlier last week. The A-team won 36-8. Berkley Nighswonger had 15 points and eight rebounds, Taryn Sheffield had 11 points and five rebounds, Aubrey Black four points and four assists, Kinsley Mendoza two points and twoContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team seems to be on to something in the 2022-23 season. Yuma entered this week on an eight-game winning streak, sitting at 8-2 overall, and 4-0 in the Lower Platte heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against Limon. They then put on aContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestlers will close out the 2022-23 regular season in the friendly confines. YHS will be hosting the Big O Duals, Saturday, with several schools participating. The tournament is named in honor of the late Terry Oestman, a long-time assistant coach at YHS whose sons were successfulContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team entered this week having won five straight. The boys were 8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Lower Platte, heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against undefeated, Class 2A top-ranked Limon. Yuma entered this week No. 4 in the Class 3A RPI, and No.Continue Reading
The Yuma High School girls wrestling team will conclude the regular season Friday. The young ladies are at Platte Valley on Friday. Their next action will be next weekend at the North Regional in Broomfield, competing for state berth. Yuma had one last home appearance last Thursday in The Pit,Continue Reading
The Otis High School boys basketball team keeps climbing up the ladder. The Bulldogs, 8-3, 3-0, have won six straight heading into Friday’s YWKC League home game against neighboring rival Arickaree. They are at Hi-Plains on Saturday. Otis entered this week No. 9 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball players are working hard during their shifts. Borrowing from hockey’s practice of line shifts every 90 seconds or so, the Yuma girls keep running out waves of players. “They must like the hockey line changes,” head coach Jeremy Robinson said. “We preach to them aboutContinue Reading