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The Otis High School boys basketball team could see a familiar foe if they can advance to the Class 1A Sweet 16 this weekend. The Bulldogs, 14-7, are the 13th seed in the 32-team regional after reaching the District 5 semifinals last week. They will play 20th-seed Sangre de CristoContinue Reading

Max Brown of Yuma won the Colorado State Youth Wrestling tournament in Denver on Saturday, February 24. He wrestled in the 10U 90-pound division. Congratulations Max!Continue Reading

Talk about a stacked district. The awkwardly-named Confluence-Metro-Longs Peak District features five of the top 18 teams in the Class 3A CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index. Forge Christian is No. 1, and Yuma is right behind at No. 2. Both enter the postseason with 16-3 records. Manual is No. 11Continue Reading

It has been a season of wild swings for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. Perhaps the Outlaws are on the way back up as the postseason begins. “I think we are on the right direction,” head coach Jeremy Robinson said. “We are getting our confidence back. Winning isContinue Reading

It was a challenging time for the Yuma High School wrestlers at the CHSAA State Wrestling Championships held last week at Ball Arena in Denver. Two of the five wrestlers made it to Saturday, Trey Stegman and Gese Sanchez, and Sanchez ended up being the only one to place. TheContinue Reading

The Class 1A District 5 Tournament moves to Brush for its last two rounds on Friday and Saturday after playing quarterfinals earlier this week at the top two seeds. The quarterfinal round included a shocking upset on the boys side, Wednesday night. The girls’ quarterfinals were played Tuesday at top-seedContinue Reading

The Yuma High School boys wrestlers gave it all they had in a difficult Class 2A Region 1 Tournament, last weekend in Akron. The Outlaws qualified two for this week’s Class 2A State Tournament in Ball Arena, while scoring 61 points to place 10th in the 16-school field. “The teamContinue Reading

Yuma High School’s boys basketball team is looking to regain some momentum heading into the postseason. The Outlaws have gone 2-2 since two Saturdays ago, heading into the regular season finale Friday at Byers. “It is definitely time to start building momentum,” coach Dave Sheffield said. “We have had aContinue Reading

It definitely has been an interesting and challenging stretch for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. “We are trying to get better every day and fix our mistakes that we continue to make that has put us in this position,” coach Jeremy Robinson said. The Outlaws finally snapped aContinue Reading