Sports

Area golfers compete at state meet

Las Animas’ Damien Baca placed an area best 29th and Fowler High School made school history in fielding and scoring a full team at the Class 3A State Golf Championships last week in Denver. Baca led a field of six Arkansas Valley qualifiers that include La Junta’s Steven Salas, Swink’s Nick Paoluccia, and a trio of Grizzlies, including Harrison Proctor, Blake Buchner, and Hagen McCuistion.

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Area teams climbing in CHSAA polls

La Junta and Crowley County high schools moved up in their respective football polls this week, following blowout wins over the weekend and a bit of help from teams previously ranked above them. La Junta made the leap from ninth to eighth in the Class 2A football poll released Monday by the Colorado High School Activities Association.

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