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3 weeks ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
The McClave Girls’ athletics program just did something that hardly happens—in fact, we couldn’t find another example in Colorado of it having ever happened—they won the Triple Crown in the 2024-25 school year with three state championships in three separate sports. There’s no doubt that girls’ sports supremacy is back in southeastern Colorado.
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1 month ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
Lamar High School will have five athletes competing in the 2025 Class 3A Track and Field State Championships on May 15-17 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.
Lamar freshman Carlin Weber is one of the top contenders in the high jump and is the #2 seed with a leap of 5-05.
Myah Scott, a freshman from Salida, is #1 seed with a leap of 5-05.
The 3A girl’s high jump competition is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17.
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1 month ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
Despite losing in the semifinals of the Class 1A District 4 Tournament last week, Holly Wildcats qualified for the regional/state tournament thanks to the CHSAA Seeding Index.
The Wildcats fell to Cheyenne Wells, 5-3, in their semifinal showdown in the district tournament on Saturday, May 3 in Las Animas.
Holly will head to Akron for the Region 1 Tournament on Saturday, May 10.
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1 month ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
Only two weeks remain in the regular season before the Lamar Thunder varsity baseball team set their sights on the start of the postseason.
The Thunder sits in fifth place in the Tri-Peaks League standings and sports a 12-6 overall record.
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2 months ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
The Holly Wildcats baseball team tightened their grip of second place in the Class 1A District 4 standings following a 12-2 victory over the Wiley Panthers on Wednesday, April 23 in Holly.
With the win, the #8 state-ranked Wildcats improved their record to 6-1 in district play and 11-6 overall.
In Wednesday’s game, Holly scored three runs in the first inning, one run in the second, one run in fourth, and erupted for seven runs in the fifth.
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2 months ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
The Lamar Thunder baseball team currently sports a 7-3 record following a split with Alamosa on April 4 and a Tri-Peaks League win over La Junta on April 8.
In their first league game of the season, Lamar paid a visit to La Junta to take on the rival Tigers on Tuesday the 8th.
Lamar won a slugfest against the Tigers by the score of 18-14 in 8 innings at Potter Park.
Alex Aguilar fueled the Thunder on offense as he collected four hits in five at bats.
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2 months ago | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | John Contreras
McClave, Eads, and Stratton currently remain unbeaten in the Class 1A District 4 race.
Two area baseball games were played on Wednesday involving teams in the district.
Granada hosted the Class 1A #5 state-ranked McClave Cardinals in District 4 action at Manuel Gonzales Field.
McClave used a big third inning to spark a 16-4 victory over the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, the #8 state-ranked Eads Eagles defeated Cheyenne Wells, 19-4, to remain in the hunt for the district title.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | With Rich O'Brian |John Contreras |Betsy Barnett
All-State Girls Basketball Teams for the 2024-2025 season announced
The 2024-25 all-state girls basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of coaches.
A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | With Rich O'Brian |John Contreras
The Colorado High School Activities Association announced the 2024-25 all-state boys basketball teams. The teams are presented by CHSAANow.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based on voting by head coaches across the state, with players placed onto First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention based upon votes received.
A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
kiowacountyindependent.com | With Rich O'Brian |John Contreras
It was history in the making for the McClave girls’ and boys’ basketball programs in the 2025 Class 1A Colorado State Basketball Championships that were held on March 13-15 at UNC’s Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley.
McClave stole the show as it marked the first time in the school’s basketball programs that both teams captured state championships in the same year.
