Delta High School juniors and seniors who participated in a CHSAA activity/sport and maintained a GPA of 3.6 or higher have been named CHSAA Academic All-State.

Registration is being taken for the 2018 Cherry Days softball tournament scheduled for June 30-July 1 at Volunteer Park in Paonia. A men's wood bat tournament will be held June 30, and a co-ed tournament (with men using wood bat only) will be held July 1.

An estimated 250 wrestlers from three states took the opportunity last weekend to wrestle at the Paonia Summer Duals. While the number was down, those who showed up are likely to see their efforts rewarded this winter when the 82nd annual Colorado High School wrestling season opens.

The following eight members of the 2018 Cedaredge boys track and field team were honored by being named to this year's Class 2A All-State First Team in track and field by the Colorado High School Activities Association:

Cedaredge and Delta 18U baseball teams competed in a weekend tournament to provide playing-time experience for returning athletes from both schools. According to Delta High School baseball coach Steve Reiher the summer season generates a compliment of full-season games for the Panthers and Bruins.

Hotchkiss junior Kaiya Firor was named Class 2A co-Athlete of the Year by the CHSAA. Firor repeated her 2017 performance, winning the 400-meter dash and 300m hurdles.

Colton Peebles, shown with mom Amy, recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison. As a senior Peebles was named to the all-state second team by the CHSAA at running back/middle linebacker/punter.

The annual Cherry Days 5k run/walk happens Saturday, June 30. The course begins and ends at Apple Valley Park and is stroller friendly.

Hotchkiss High School won't soon forget Josie Hiatt. A member of Hotchkiss High School graduating class of 2018, Hiatt recently signed to play softball at Colorado Northwestern Community College.

In an "It's a small world" story, two former high school running mates found themselves on the same track once again. Hotchkiss High School alumnae and former running teammates Katy Parsons and Jenny Celis competed against one another at the Division I Big 12 Outdoor Championships held May 12-14 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

All through high school, Sam Rodriguez dreamed of playing college basketball. As a senior point guard he averaged 11.3 points per game for the Hotchkiss Bulldogs and was named All-State honorable mention.

The 12th annual Paonia Summer Duals wrestling camp opens Saturday, June 9, at Paonia High School. Roughly 250 wrestlers representing 16 teams from Colorado, Arizona and Wyoming are expected to attend this year's camp, said Paonia wrestling coach Nate Wiggins. The numbers are down due to competition from football camps, which in the past have traditionally been held in August.

Skylyn Webb, a graduate student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, won the women's 800m run at the 2018 NCAA Division II outdoor track and field event in Charlotte, N.C. She is the first women's outdoor track and field student-athlete at UCCS to win a national championship.