Three Yuma High School baseball players got to play one last game, last week, after missing all of their senior season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 2020 graduates Giovanny Rodriguez, Fabian Salcido and Manny Tena participate in the Senior Showcase presented by the Colorado Dugout Club at Aurora High School.Continue Reading
Morning League Points Wright/Mekelburg 30.50 West/Jones 28.50 Faris/Ison 26.50 Packer/Gustafson 25.00 Spellman/Mueller 23.00 Dresen/Ernst 21.50 Snelling/Moore 21.00 Beaman/Probasco 19.50 Probasco/Probasco 17.00 Taylor/Mathies 15.50 Swehla/McClung 12.00 Afternoon A Points Goeglein/Prior 27.00 Packer/Packer 25.00 Baucke/Fix 24.50 Dresen/Moore 24.00 Rayl/Coughlin 23.50 Spellman/Gustafson 22.00 Wright/Mekelburg 22.00 Hoch/Swehla 18.00 Jones/Gissell 17.50 Probasco/Probasco 14.00 Beaman/Probasco 13.00Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls softball team will have only three home dates, if the 2020 schedule is played as planned. Coach Morgan Spencer’s squad is set to open its season August 21-22 at the Platte Valley Tournament. The Indians’ first home date is September 19 when they are set toContinue Reading
There is no guarantee at this point that there will be high school athletics in the fall. However, we are going to proceed as if the games will be played, even though there will probably be some special precautions in place. Let’s start with looking at the Yuma High SchoolContinue Reading
The 2020 Colorado High School Coaches Association All-State Games have been canceled. The annual prep event features outgoing senior athletes in a variety of sports, including football, basketball and softball. Traditionally, it has been held in June, but in light of the coronavirus outbreak this year’s games were moved inContinue Reading
Yuma High School began morning workouts for its student/athletes — keeping groups small and going at different times — earlier this month. YHS then introduced team activities in the evening last week. YHS Athletic Director Michael Dischner said the district received some updated guidelines from the Yuma County COVID Taskforce.Continue Reading
Assignments for returning coaches for the 2020-21 school year were approved by the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education, Monday night during its regular monthly meeting. The list was split into district employees and non-district employees who coach. We will just break it down into sports, beginning the fall. YumaContinue Reading
The Yuma Summer Recreation leagues began play this week, though on a limited and restricted basis. Adult Co-Ed Softball got going Monday night and played again Wednesday. Unfortunately, we missed getting photos of girls softball earlier on Monday, but will catch them soon. We were around the first day ofContinue Reading
Play ball! The City of Yuma’s plan for summer recreation at the Jeff Armstrong Ball Field complex was approved by the Yuma County Task Force last Friday. Registration was this week, and games will begin next week. The leagues will last for six weeks. Girls softball will play on Mondays,Continue Reading
Yuma High School student-athletes got back into the weight room this week. Wednesday morning was the first day for the workouts, after YHS’s plan was approved by the Yuma County Task Force last Friday. “It’s just going to be nice to get them moving again,” YHS athletic director Michael DischnerContinue Reading