Tribe needs win at Holyoke
Yuma High School’s football team likely can secure a playoff berth if it can win its 2021 regular season finale, Friday night at Holyoke. The Indians have lost three of four North Central Conference contests, including last Friday’s 13-7 home heartbreaker to ancient rival Wray, dropping to 4-4 overall. However,Continue Reading
Last chance for Yuma volleyball
Yuma High School’s volleyball team likely will qualify for next week’s 36-team Class 2A regional field. However, the Indians sure would not mind entering the postseason on a winning note. They close out the regular season on Friday at Holyoke. They have won three of their last five, a winContinue Reading
6-man football report
The Arickaree/Woodlin football team likely is headed to the 6-man playoffs, though they face a serious challenge in the regular season finale. The Indian Mustangs are at Idalia, Saturday afternoon. They are 5-3 overall, while Idalia is 6-2. Idalia is No. 4 in the 6-man Rating Percentage Index, while Arickaree/WoodlinContinue Reading
1A volleyball report
The Otis High School volleyball team is heading toward a regional berth if they can take care of business this week. The Bulldogs are 9-11 overall heading into today’s match at Prairie. They close out the regular season Saturday in Hugo, taking on LaVeta and Genoa-Hugo/Karval. They enter their finalContinue Reading
Lone Star’s Weathers is gymnast of the year
The Front Range League Gymnastics meet was held last night at Mountain Range HS in Westminster. The FRL is a mixed league, consisting of 5A Mountain Range, Thornton, Broomfield, and Rocky Mountain and 4A Niwot, Loveland, Roosevelt, Fort Morgan and Lone Star. The coaches voted on a Gymnast and aContinue Reading
Darcy Steven Stallings 1987-2021
Darcy Steven Stallings was born March 14, 1987 in Yuma, CO to Charlee and Susan (Baucke) Stallings, the second of three children. He was baptized on February 3, 1988, at St. John Lutheran Church. Darcy passed away doing what he loved on October 21, 2021 responding to a fire call.Continue Reading
Don Crow 1943-2021
Don Crow, 78, of Wray, Colorado, died Friday, October 15, 2021, at his home following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Donald George Crow was born in Pueblo, CO on June 24th, 1943, the son of George and Lois (Geroux) Crow. He grew up in Westcliffe, CO, attending school and graduatingContinue Reading
Bonnie Jean Bernhardt 1940-2021
Bonnie Jean Bernhardt (Klein), 81, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on October 18, 2021 in Yuma, Colorado. She was the wife and widow of Richard (Dick) Bernhardt, whom she married on July 30, 1960. Born in Johnstown, Colorado, she was a daughter of Reinhold and Frida Klein on JulyContinue Reading
William James Magruder 1933-2021
William James Magruder, known by his friends and family simply as Bill, Dad, Grandad, or Grandpa, and lovingly as Grandpa backhoe, came into the world May 29,1933 in Hugo, Colorado to parents Malvern and Mary (Flageole) Magruder and lived in Simla, Colorado until he was 7 years old. Later, BillContinue Reading
Yuma’s new mascot now has to be approved by commission
There are leaders in the clubhouse when it comes to selecting a new mascot for the Yuma schools. However, Yuma-1 District leaders also have recently learned the district needs to go through the Commission on Indian Affairs to get its new mascot cleared, and get Yuma off the list ofContinue Reading