A great start eventually gave way to a disappointing finish for the Yuma High School boys basketball team, Thursday night in its season opener in Brush. The Indians raced out to a 11-1 lead in the game’s first two minutes. However, Brush battled back, sending the Indians home with aContinue Reading
The Yuma High School girls basketball team experienced a rough start to its season with a 61-37 loss at Brush, Thursday night. A new-look lineup, breaking in a new system under first-year head coach Jeremy Robinson, ran into an experienced Beetdiggers squad that featured plenty of scoring options. Brush quicklyContinue Reading
Wrestling returned to The Pit, Thursday night. The mats were rolled out on the venerable old gym’s floor for the first time in nearly a year as the Yuma High School wrestlers opened their shortened Season B with a sweep of Highland and Sterling in a triangular hosted by theContinue Reading
Kyle Newton is getting closer to making his head coaching debut for the Yuma High School wrestling teams. An assistant for the past few years, Newton was promoted to head coach last spring following the retirement of Rory Lynch. His hiring came at a time when there was not aContinue Reading
Jeremy Robinson picked a heck of a year to become the head coach for Yuma High School girls basketball. “Not a good year for a new program, but it is what it is,” he said Monday prior to the first official practice for the shortened Season B. “The girls haveContinue Reading
It is finally time to have something to play for. “It’s just good to be in a spot to get to do something,” Yuma High School boys basketball head coach Dave Sheffield said Monday, prior to the first official practice. The Indians first actual high school-sanctioned game is next Thursday,Continue Reading
At this point it appears Colorado high school basketball players are going to have to wear masks during games in Season B — though there is a petition effort underway to get that changed. Practices officially started this past Monday, with games beginning next week. District and high school leadersContinue Reading
Yuma High School Boys Basketball — At Brush, Thursday, January 28, JV 4 p.m., C-team 5:30 p.m., Varsity 7 p.m.; vs. Limon, home, Saturday, January 30, JV 1 p.m., C-team 2:30 p.m., Varsity 4 p.m. Girls Basketball — At Brush, Thursday, January 28, JV 4 p.m., Varsity 5:30 p.m., C-teamContinue Reading
Basketball players will be required to wear masks when their pandemic-shortened season begins later this month, at least according to the latest modifications from the Colorado High School Activities Association. Wrestlers will not be required to wear masks when in one-on-one situations, either in practice or in an actual competition.Continue Reading
Well, the 2020 Sports Year in Review definitely is going to be shorter than most years. COVID-19 wiped out months of competitions, resulted in shortened seasons and stole a chance for the YHS boys basketball team win a third straight state title. Still, the year was not a total loss,Continue Reading