2011 Sports Year in Review

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2011 Sports Year in Review

Coach Ken Soper gives instructions to players at halftime during the 8-man football playoff game with La Veta in October. Dove Creek won, 49-6.
Eli Tomac, middle white, holds up his first-place trophy he won at the AMA Supercross Series in February at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif.
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly relaxes and discusses his hunting at the Colorado Hunting Expeditions lodge above McPhee Reservoir in October.
Rob Robson, left, is presented with his fourth-place trophy at the 2011 Musclemania Mr. Universe competition in May at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami.
Former Mancos head basketball coach Gary Hill and Andres Aguilar celebrate the Bluejays last second win over Ridgway in the district playoffs in February at Montezuma-Cortez High School.
Dolores baseball coach Jim Everin congratulates former slugger Ryan Greene after he hit a bases loaded triple in April against Nucla. The Dolores Bears had their best season in 30 years advancing to the 2A state final four in Engelwood.
Keith Hawkins, Chris Aiken, Jakob Rudosky and Hayden Plewe putt on the practice green at Conquistador Golf Course in late September. The four Montezuma-Cortez Panthers placed fourth as team at state in October.
Kirk Archibeque competes in a Polish Basketball League game for LKS Sphinx (Lodz). The former Montezuma-Cortez standout led LKS, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, in a loss to Polpharma the week of Oct. 10-16. For his efforts, Archibeque was named the Round 4 PBL Player of the Week.
The Montezuma Titans fifth-grade youth football team celebrate after winning the Young America Football League, Super Bowl in Farmington, N.M., in October, as they hoist their trophy.
Shawn Gregory practices on his singlespeed mountain bike in preparation for the 2011 Colorado Trail Race. The 490-mile, 65,000-foot elevation gain race through the Rockies began in Denver on Monday, Aug. 1, and Gregory ended in Durango on Aug. 6. Gregory raced to fundraise for The NEST, which provides a safe, child-friendly environment that eases the emotional trauma experienced by children during the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases in Cortez.

2011 Sports Year in Review

Coach Ken Soper gives instructions to players at halftime during the 8-man football playoff game with La Veta in October. Dove Creek won, 49-6.
Eli Tomac, middle white, holds up his first-place trophy he won at the AMA Supercross Series in February at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif.
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly relaxes and discusses his hunting at the Colorado Hunting Expeditions lodge above McPhee Reservoir in October.
Rob Robson, left, is presented with his fourth-place trophy at the 2011 Musclemania Mr. Universe competition in May at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami.
Former Mancos head basketball coach Gary Hill and Andres Aguilar celebrate the Bluejays last second win over Ridgway in the district playoffs in February at Montezuma-Cortez High School.
Dolores baseball coach Jim Everin congratulates former slugger Ryan Greene after he hit a bases loaded triple in April against Nucla. The Dolores Bears had their best season in 30 years advancing to the 2A state final four in Engelwood.
Keith Hawkins, Chris Aiken, Jakob Rudosky and Hayden Plewe putt on the practice green at Conquistador Golf Course in late September. The four Montezuma-Cortez Panthers placed fourth as team at state in October.
Kirk Archibeque competes in a Polish Basketball League game for LKS Sphinx (Lodz). The former Montezuma-Cortez standout led LKS, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, in a loss to Polpharma the week of Oct. 10-16. For his efforts, Archibeque was named the Round 4 PBL Player of the Week.
The Montezuma Titans fifth-grade youth football team celebrate after winning the Young America Football League, Super Bowl in Farmington, N.M., in October, as they hoist their trophy.
Shawn Gregory practices on his singlespeed mountain bike in preparation for the 2011 Colorado Trail Race. The 490-mile, 65,000-foot elevation gain race through the Rockies began in Denver on Monday, Aug. 1, and Gregory ended in Durango on Aug. 6. Gregory raced to fundraise for The NEST, which provides a safe, child-friendly environment that eases the emotional trauma experienced by children during the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases in Cortez.