Adam Busack

3 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

The Colorado Special Olympics State Summer Games return to Grand Junction this weekend. The statewide games will take place Friday through Sunday, with events held both on campus at Colorado Mesa University as well as at nearby Stocker Stadium. The three-day summer games will feature athletes from across the state competing in soccer, power lifting, swimming and track and field events.

6 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

On top of taking home the national championship trophy at the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series, three Salt Lake Bruins added additional hardware to their personal trophy cases Saturday at Suplizio Field. Jalen Seward won the Kirby Puckett Memorial MVP trophy and headlined the trio of Bruins who were selected to the 2025 JUCO World Series All-Tournament team.

6 days ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

For the first time in program history, the Bruins of Salt Lake Community College are Alpine Bank Junior College World Series champions. The Bruins ascended to the mountaintop with a 9-6 win over top seed Walters State in front of a sold-out crowd of 12,305 on Saturday night at Suplizio Field. "From the start... we always had the goal of getting to the national championship," Bruins outfielder Luke Jacobs said.

1 week ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

Let’s face it: the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series is long. Like, really long. Between pre-tournament festivities such as the Challenger Game, the MLB PLAY BALL Youth Clinic and the JUCO banquet, as well as the 10-team double-elimination tournament, the event lasts nearly two weeks, all told. In a way, the tournament is a perfect reflection of the nature of the sport. There’s nothing fast-paced about baseball whatsoever.

1 week ago | gjsentinel.com | Adam Busack

The District 51 spring athletic season officially ended Friday as the Palisade High School baseball team bowed out of the Class 4A state tournament with a 5-3 loss to Cheyenne Mountain. The Bulldogs, who were on the hunt for their first state title under head coach Nate Porter, won their home regional and survived with only one loss in the first weekend of the state tournament, qualifying them for the state final four.