The all-conference selections for the area’s 6-man football leagues were released this week. Northeast Conference Junior Flores, Weldon Valley, sr.; Yahir Enriquez, Idalia, jr.; Samuel Koolstra, Arickaree/Woodlin, jr.; Tyler Reynolds, Otis, sr.; Riley Hughes, Weldon Valley, sr.; Koy Smith, Idalia, jr.; Logan Wright, Arickaree/Woodlin, so.; Eduardo Estrada, Idalia, so.; AngelContinue Reading
The delayed and shortened 2020 high school football season was an interesting one for sure. Somehow, however, the Yuma High School Indians successfully navigated through seven games without missing a single contest, finishing 4-3 in the process. It was the second straight year the Indians finished with a winning record,Continue Reading
Not bad. Not bad at all. Or, to put it in a more-positive way, great job; great job indeed. In a most unusual of seasons, the Yuma High School football team closed out the shortened 2020 campaign with a 58-6 shellacking of visiting Prospect Ridge Academy, Friday night, even withContinue Reading
Stratton/Liberty’s conditioning should be a little better by the time the Knighted Eagles host Cheyenne Wells on Saturday in the 6-man semifinals. The second-seed Knighted Eagles were playing their first game in four weeks when they hosted Briggsdale last Saturday in a quarterfinal game at Liberty. They ran out toContinue Reading
Another game at Powell Field that looked promising ended in bitter defeat, last Friday night for the Yuma High School football team. However, the Indians get one more chance to end this most unusual of 2020 seasons on a positive note. It took some scrambling earlier this week, but theContinue Reading
The Stratton/Liberty Knighted Eagles are the second-seed for the 6-man playoffs despite not playing a game in quite awhile. The Knighted Eagles open the postseason Saturday at 1 p.m. at Liberty, hosting seventh-seed Briggsdale. The Falcons qualified for the postseason by finally getting in their fourth game last Saturday, beatingContinue Reading
Top-ranked Limon played only four regular-season games, missing its final two against Wray and Holyoke due to several COVID-19 cases in the Limon schools. However, the Badgers return to in-person school just in time this week to get in some practices and open the playoffs on Saturday. And they stillContinue Reading
Bring a seat to Wray Yuma fans fortunate enough to have a ticket to the Harvest Cup showdown between ancient rivals Yuma and Wray will need to bring their own seating. Wray does not have any bleachers set up on the visitors’ side this season. Fans can bring lawn chairsContinue Reading
Arickaree/Woodlin, and possibly Otis will close out the regular season on the field. The Indian/Mustangs, 2-3 overall, close out the truncated 2020 campaign Saturday afternoon at Hanover. It was Hanover that state-title contender Stratton/Liberty was supposed to play last Saturday, after its game with Kit Carson was called off dueContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s JV football team rallied in the second half for a 24-14 win over Burlington, Monday in Yuma. The Indians fell behind 14-0 in the first half, but dominated the final two quarters. They scored two plays into the third on Nash Richardson’s long run. The two-point conversionContinue Reading