Chelsea Self / Post Independent
The Coal Ridge High School girls dominated the day Friday to win their home track and field invitational, punctuated by senior Phoebe Young’s new school and meet record in the pole vault.
Young vaulted 11 feet, 2 inches, bettering her previous best by 2 inches and topping the rest of the field by more than 3 feet.
Junior Peyton Garrison also swept the sprint events for the host team, winning the 100, 200 and 400 meters and carrying the 4×100 relay team to the first-place finish, as well.
Overall, the Lady Titans amassed 160 points on the day, including 15 top-3 event finishes, to second-place Moffat County’s 64.5 points. Glenwood Springs was fourth in the girls team results with 52 points.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent
The data simply speaks for itself.
Compare the winning percentages of all Garfield County high school sports programs for the 2020-2021 school year so far, you’ll find that Coal Ridge holds sway over everyone.
The Titans athletic program in regards to volleyball, soccer, football and boys and girls basketball currently boasts an overall 46-17 record. That’s 73%.
Now compare Coal Ridge’s 73% win-to-loss ratio with the rest of the 3A Western Slope League. Though Delta (38-20, 66%) comes in second, the Titans athletic department still can put the feather in their caps as having the highest win percentage.
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Large icicles hang from the ceiling of the lower ice cave, also known as the Ice Palace, dwarf a a visitor to Rifle Mountain Park last weekend north of Rifle. Kyle Mills / Citizen Telegram
Looking back at 2020, the city of Rifle and western Garfield County saw their fair share of interesting stories. Here’s a trip down memory lane as as we take a look back at some of the headlines from the Citizen Telegram in 2020:
BIG PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN
After visiting reconstruction concepts and receiving public feedback, the city of Rifle made final plans in February to revitalize downtown with a new project slated for 2021.