After fighting their way through four games in the season’s opening week, the Stratton Eagles were busy again last week. Stratton played three games in four days, picking up a pair of wins along the way. The Eagles began the week with a 15-5 win over Baca County at home on Tuesday, using a four-run […]
Now that the holiday break is over, the high school basketball season gets back into full swing and the chase for league championships and postseason berths – perhaps even the state tournament – resumes. And there are some matchups involving a pair of state-ranked teams this very weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 6, in girls basketball […]
The Stratton Eagles are hoping to end the 2023-24 season exactly where they are starting. The Eagles are the No. 1 team in the state in Class 1A in the Colorado High School Activities Association preseason rankings. The Eagles return plenty of talent from last season’s squad that finished third at the state tournament in […]
The six-man football playoffs got underway last weekend, and two of the top four seeds were from the local area. Idalia, the third-place team in the East Central League, had earned the No. 4 seed in the bracket, while the champion of that league, defending state champion Stratton, was the top overall seed. Idalia […]
For two of the local six-man teams, the season came to an end last weekend, as Bethune and Hi-Plains failed to make the playoffs. However, for Idalia and Stratton, the journey towards a state title continues, as both strengthened their hopes with big wins last Friday. Idalia Wolves (7-2) Idalia took its running game […]