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Though there are many deserving young men and women who have made a name for themselves in Moffat County High School’s sports venues and classrooms, there can be only two seniors who end their four years by picking up the top honors as part of the annual Lewis “Dude” Dent Memorial Award ceremony.
The yearly celebration of high school students excelling in academics and athletics alike took place Monday evening at the Center of Craig, with a full banquet, speeches, trophies and more to acknowledge multi-talented teens.
The namesake of the Dude Dent award was a storied football, basketball and track athlete at Craig High School who graduated in 1939 and promptly went to the next level of sports success by achieving All-Conference honors in the Big 7 at Colorado A&M now Colorado State University and later named the best all-around athlete in the Mountain States Conference.
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Moffat County s Caden Call pins Steamboat s Owen Kirby in the 132-pound match Thursday at Steamboat Springs High School. (Andy Bockelman / For Craig Press)
Staring down a busy 6-match weekend Friday and Saturday, the Moffat County Bulldogs’ wrestling team rose to the occasion in late-season action, rolling to a perfect 6-0 mark against the likes of Coal Ridge, Battle Mountain, Summit, Gunnison, Delta, and Alamosa.
The Bulldogs traveled to New Castle Friday night to take on the Coal Ridge Titans, Battle Mountain and Summit Tigers, before then turning right around on Saturday to hit the road for a quad dual against the Gunnison Cowboys, Delta Panthers, and Alamosa Moose in Delta.
With just one meet left before regionals, the Moffat County Bulldogs’ girls swim team turned in a strong performance in the pool Saturday at Montrose, finishing fifth overall against the likes of Montrose, Grand Junction, Durango, Gunnison, and Delta.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs competed in all nine events in Montrose. The 400 free varsity relay of Hailey Knowles, Ellina Jones, Alexa Neton and Kelsey McDiffett placed second with a time of 4:16.32, opening up the meet in strong fashion for the Bulldogs.
The 200 free relay, made up of Jones, Knowles, Neton and McDiffett, placed fourth and had their fastest time yet of 1:53.89. Their 200 Medley relay also placed fourth with a time of 2:08.58.
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