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RIFLE, Colorado — John Wisniewski has countless fond memories from his high school athletics heyday. No moment was more memorable for the present-day Rifle wrestling coach than a football game against a rival school. more... |
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RIFLE, Colorado — John Wisniewski has countless fond memories from his high school athletics heyday. No moment was more memorable for the present-day Rifle wrestling coach than a football game against a rival school. more... |
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Rifle's girls had quite the weekend, holding their opponents to a combined 33 points in a pair of wins.
On Jan. 28, the Bears beat visiting Grand Valley, 38-16. A night earlier, Rifle picked up a 49-17 win at Cedaredge. |
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CARBONDALE — Rifle girls basketball coach Stephanie Heald knew the shots would fall eventually.
After shooting at a 5-of-34 clip in the first half, the Bears caught fire in the second, running away with a 49-30 win at Roaring Fork on Jan. 20. |
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Though they trailed 33-14 late in the meet, Rifle High's wrestlers surged back to win Wednesday's dual meet at Delta.
“It was a very exciting dual,” said Bears coach John Wisniewski, whose team finished the night with a 35-33 win. |
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Coach John Wisniewski always tells his Rifle wrestling team that every point is precious in a dual team tournament.
On Saturday, the Bears learned firsthand just how true Wisniewski's words were. |
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PEACH VALLEY, Colorado — Jake Statler joked that all the noise caused his eardrums to rumble a little bit.
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Stephanie Heald isn't sure where it comes from, but the Rifle girls basketball coach has a team that flourishes under pressure.
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Coach Chris Lowther sensed the lethargy early on. Even before Saturday's game between Lowther's Rifle boys basketball team and Hotchkiss ever tipped off, he was imploring his players to liven up.
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There are few wrestling tournaments in the state of Colorado with the cachet of the Warrior Classic, Grand Junction Central's annual pre-holiday break battle.
As such, winning a title of any kind in Junction is a big deal. |
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Numerous Bears had big days.
Isaac Rider went 3-0 to win the 120-pound weight division. Saul Cerros finished second at 195 pounds, going 1-1. |
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Sometimes speed wins, sometimes size wins.
On Saturday, the Windsor Wizards combined a little speed and an enormous amount of size to come away with a 36-15 victory over the Rifle Bears. |
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A somber Chris Jones didn't revel much. Though his team had just polished off a 36-15 win in the 3A state quarterfinals, the Windsor head football coach's thoughts were with Jake Whaley and the Rifle Bears.
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Rifle head coach Damon Wells didn't take long to find the right word to define the 2011 Rifle Bears.
“Fighters,” he said with a proud smile. |
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RIFLE — It wasn't surprising that Rifle's two touchdowns came on running plays. Nor was it surprising that one score was on an inside run and the other came on an outside run.
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Roosevelt head football coach Noland Eastin sees something special brewing for the Rifle Bears.
“They've got some magic going on,” the young coach said. “I'm telling you, something's going on over there.” |
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The Rifle Bears football team has found success all year without one of its own.
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