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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

Arickaree’s girls basketball team enters the final week of the regular season sitting in good shape for the postseason. The Bison are 10-6, going 3-2 in the YWKC, with a game today, February 15, at Kiowa, then a home game Friday against Miami-Yoder. They then have the Class 1A DistrictContinue Reading

Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team’s season is on the line this weekend. The Outlaws are at the Region 1 Tournament in Fort Lupton, Friday and Saturday. The top four placers in each weight will advance to the Girls State Wrestling Championship, next week at Ball Arena in Denver. “I’mContinue Reading

Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team will give its best shot this weekend. The Outlaws will be in the Akron High School fieldhouse, where their season began in early December, for the Class 2A Region 1 Tournament, Friday and Saturday. The top four placers in each weight will advance toContinue Reading

The streak is over, but everything still is in front of the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The Outlaws’ 13-game winning streak came to an end last Saturday with a 68-59 loss at a very good Strasburg team, preceded by a 76-48 home win over Wiggins two nights earlier.Continue Reading

It is a streak a team does not want to own, but the Yuma High School girls basketball team somehow has to find a way to put an end to it. “(We) just need to keep betting better as individuals,” coach Jeremy Robinson said. “Each individual has to win theirContinue Reading

The Otis High School boys basketball team keeps staying in the hunt for the postseason beyond district. Otis beat neighboring Lone Star 88-47 this past Tuesday to improve to 9-5, and is ranked No. 16 in the Class 1A CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index. The Bulldogs hit the road toContinue Reading