Panthers tryouts
The Pitching Panthers 16-under fastpitch traveling team will be holding tryouts at a time and place to be determined. For information, call 320-0526.

Bulldogs kick way into quarterfinals
Bulldogs survive Lincoln in Class 4A state soccer playoffs.

College football returns to the Dutch

CSU Pueblo 45 Adam State 21

Wishful
Thinking?

Now
only if "CSU Pueblo" could put a football team together. Hey come
on......Grand
Junction's Mesa State College has a nice program on their
budget. Hey USC Error CSU lets get the football rolling. Build it and
they will come.

CHIEFTAIN
PHOTO/MIKE SWEENEY
Western
State's Jon Watson (right) is brought
down by Adams
State defender Mike
McDonald during the first half Saturday at Dutch Clark Stadium. Adams State beat Western 28-10 in the inaugural
Colorado Classic, pitting the Grizzlies against the Mountaineers at Dutch
Clark.

Florence
product dominates as big crowd watches Adams
top Western. By JEFF LETOFSKYTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN It was only fitting one of
Southern Colorado's own grabbed the spotlight
in the inaugural Colorado Classic football game Saturday night at Dutch Clark
Stadium. Quarterback Clint Buderus, who prepped at Florence High
School, ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead
Adams State College to a 28-10 victory over Western State in a Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference clash. Buderus, a junior, ran for 78 yards on 13 carries and threw
for 139 more as the Grizzlies improved to 5-4 overall and 4-3 in the conference.
Western
State fell to 2-7 overall
and 1-5 in the RMAC.
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Dorsey-Spitz

should make the

Pueblo Sports Hall Of Fame. We are proud of her accomplishments.

Dorsey-Spitz finished a distant second to Vanatta at last year's state cross country meet, and the scenario played out again on Saturday at this year's state meet.
Vanatta simply ran away from the pack en route to her second consecutive state cross country title, clocking a time of 18 minutes, 14.95 seconds. Dorsey-Spitz was second at 19:27.09, followed by Alamosa's Lindsey Sowards at 19:37.8. Pueblo West freshman Anna Marshall finished ninth at 20:14.9.

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CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/MIKE SWEENEY

Pueblo County High School defensive back Josh Muniz (20) breaks up a pass intended for Harrison's O'Bryan Hewitt during their South Metro League game Friday night at Hornets Stadium.

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/MIKE SWEENEY

Pueblo County High School running back Myles Martinez slips through the tackle of Harrison's Chris Burris during the first half Friday at Hornets Stadium. Martinez finished 173 yards rushing.

Hornets earn playoff berth

Hornets manhandle Harrison 30-7 on Friday.

Harrison 7 0 0 0 - 7
P.County 8 16 6 0 - 30

SCORING

P-Myles Martinez 63 run (Myles Meserve pass from J.T. Greenhood)

H-Courtney Burris 21 run (Luis Arceo kick)

P-Greenhood 40 run (M.Martinez run)

P-M.Martinez 14 run (M.Martinez run)

P-M.Martinez 40 run (pass failed)

TEAM STATISTICS

Harrison County
First downs 11 14
Rushes-yards 38-124 47-388
Passing yards 114 34
Comp-Att-Int 7-26-1 3-7-1
Punts 4-36.5 4-30.5
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-70 6-50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Harrison: Tony Cabello 16-64, Co.Burris 7-3, TD, Demetrius Gilmore 5-15, Chris Burris 10-42; Pueblo County: M.Martinez 14-173, 3TDs, Zach Martinez 13-85, Greenhood 6-56, TD, Joe Pullara 9-46, Devin Meyers 5-28.

PASSING-Harrison: Co.Burris 7-26-1, 114 yards; Pueblo County: Greenhood 3-7-1, 34 yards.

RECEIVING-Harrison: O'Bryan Hewitt 4-23, Eddie Johnson 2-78, Gilmore 1-13; Pueblo County: Z.Martinez 2-28, Pullara 1-6.

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COLORADO
CLASSIC

Adams
State vs. Western State

• When: 7 p.m. today
  
  
• Where: Dutch Clark
  Stadium
  
• At stake: Colorado Classic traveling trophy
  
  
• Series history: Western State holds a 37-22 lead in the all-time
  series. The Mountaineers won 11 consecutive games from 1991-2001. The Grizzlies
  have won the past four games, including a 42-0 shutout in Gunnison in 2005.
  
• Tickets: $5
  
• Full Story>>

South Colts Dominate City

Once again the South Colts are the king of the hill for the seventh year
in a row. This team is dynamite with the fuse still burning. I can not remember
a more balanced and confident South team. They will represent Pueblo’s pride.

South 45, Central 7

South 7 32 6 0 - 45
Central 0 0 0 7 -
7

SCORING

S-Stephen O'Dorisio 13 run (O'Dorisio kick)

S-Marco Macaluso 32 pass from Niko Marinucci (O'Dorisio
kick)

S-Nick Haning blocked punt recovery in end zone (O'Dorisio
kick)

S-O'Dorisio 9 run (O'Dorisio kick)

S-O'Dorisio 32 field goal

S-Macaluso 7 pass from Marinucci (O'Dorisio
kick)

S-Macaluso 65 interception return (kick
blocked)

C-Drake Castro 23 run (Castro kick)

TEAM STATISTICS

South Central
First downs 10 8
Rushes-yards 33-96 27-93
Passing yards 136
109
Comp-Att-Int 11-13-0 8-22-3
Punts 3-25.0 6-19.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1
2-1
Penalties-Yards 3-30 9-55

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-South:
O'Dorisio 19-68, 3TDs, Marinucci 4-1, Kameron Rucker 7-15, Chad Elizondo 1-4,
Kameron Wilhite 1-3, Brodie Lockett 1-5; Central: Castro 13-61, TD, Damien
Trujillo 5-33, Luke Perse 6-5, Devon Gonzales
1-(minus)-6.

PASSING-South:
Marinucci 10-12-0, 135 yards, 2TDs, Wilhite 1-1-0, 1 yard; Central: Perse
8-22-3, 109 yards.

RECEIVING-South:
Macaluso 4-62, 2TDs, Daniel Montoya 3-32, John Cartwright 1-18, Marshall De la
Cruz 1-8, Ryan Romero 1-15, Lockett 1-1; Central: Castro 3-30, Trujillo 2-26,
Chris Romero 2-38, Jared Galvan 1-15.

To Victor goes the spoils at state

Cross country runners embark on final race of the season.

By MIKE SPENCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

Perhaps it's served as an omen of things to come. Or, maybe, it's simply a Freudian slip of the typist, but it's happened without fail.

Whenever cross country results have come in this season to be re-entered for publication in The Chieftain, every typist (and there have been several) has inadvertently added a "y" at the end of Victor Montoya's first name.

The mistake has been corrected before publication. But make no mistake, Montoya and victory have become synonymous this season. More >>

STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

A must watch! Support Pueblo Sports! Be proud and help make them proud! :

• When: Saturday, first race starts at 10 a.m.
• Where: The Vineyard Golf Course/El Pomar Youth Sports Complex, Colorado Springs.
• Schedule: 10 a.m., 3A girls; 10:30 a.m., 4A boys; 11 a.m., 5A girls; 11:30 a.m., 3A boys; noon, 4A girls; 12:30 p.m., 5A boys.

Today's game
South at Central, 7 p.m., Dutch Clark Stadium - Central was the last Pueblo team to beat the Colts - in 1999. South is looking to protect that streak and steamroll toward the playoffs.
Friday's games
Centennial at East, 7 p.m., Dutch Clark Stadium - The Bulldogs are on a three-game winning streak, which East would love to snap for its second win of the season.
n Harrison at Pueblo County, 7 p.m. - A win over the Panthers would clinch a top-three finish in the South Metro League for the Hornets and land em in the Class 3A playoffs.
Pueblo West at Fountain-Fort Carson, 7 p.m. - Facing a team that was unbeaten before last week, the Cyclones are in a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Centennial survives against Ralston Valley; Pueblo West also wins while Canon City and Pueblo South fall.

By JEFF LETOFSKY
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

For more than 78 minutes Wednesday night at Dutch Clark Stadium, Centennial High School's boys soccer playoff life hung in the balance.

It wasn't supposed to be that difficult - especially in the first round - but the playoffs never are.

The unbeaten and untied Bulldogs, seeded fifth in the 32-team Class 4A state boys soccer field, were being pushed to the limit by 28th seed Ralston Valley of the Jefferson County League.

More on this story>>

Class 4A state boys soccer playoffs

South-Central League teams Wednesday's results

Centennial 2, Ralston Valley 1
Pueblo West 1, Cherokee Trail 0 (OT)
Lincoln 4, Canon City 1
Cheyenne Mountain 5, Pueblo South 0

Bulldogs on the attack

Midfielder Alex Sandoval, left, and his Pueblo Centennial teammates have improved during the past few seasons, advancing to the Class 4A state semifinals last year. Now, their sights are set on a state title. "Our whole attitude kind of changed," junior Jeff Wrona said.

Centennial gains No. 5 seed in boys state soccer bracket
By JEFF LETOFSKY THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
South-Central League boys soccer kingpin Centennial High School garnered the No. 5 seed entering the 2006 Class 4A state soccer tournament.
The Bulldogs (15-0), who made history by making the semifinals in 2005, will host 28th seed Ralston Valley (6-9) Wednesday at Dutch Clark Stadium in the first round of the 32-team bracket. Centennial veteran head coach Jeff Sterling said Sunday he's not happy with his team's seeding.
"We should have been at least a No. 3. That's where we were last year with the same record," Sterling said. "I'm not happy with our entire league seeding."
Three other S-CL teams made the bracket but will have to play road contests.
League runnerup Pueblo West (11-2-2) drew the 17th seed and will travel to meet 16th seed Cherokee Trail (10-4-1). Canon City (9-5-1) is the 21st seed and will head to Denver to take on 12th seed Lincoln (6-8). And Pueblo South drew the 29th seed and has a difficult task ahead in No. 4 seed Cheyenne Mountain (14-1).
First-round games must be completed by Wednesday. The round of 16 must be played Saturday. The quarterfinals are set for Nov. 1 with the semifinals Nov. 4 and champion games Nov. 7 set for Pirate Field at Englewood High School.
Centennial, which has captured six consecutive league titles, has won 33 of its past 34 games. In addition, the Bulldogs have lost only once at Dutch Clark Stadium since soccer has been played there. They currently own a 46-game winning streak at Dutch Clark.
One other interesting statistic: Centennial has allowed the fewest goals in the entire classification. The Bulldogs have posted 11 shutouts in 15 games.
In Class 3A, Salida was the lone Southern Colorado team to make the 16-team state field. The Spartans (9-5-1) are the No. 6 seed and will host a first round game either Tuesday or Wednesday against 11th seed Kent Denver (9-5-1).

MORE STATS>>

Nice Oct 5th Story >>

Complete effort carries Bulldogs
Centennial stuns previously undefeated Fountain-Fort Carson in Pikes Peak.
By TOM PURFIELD THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

For 3 quarters Saturday afternoon, Centennial High School played near-perfect football.
Although Fountain-Fort Carson made things interesting late, the Bulldogs rode their complete effort to a 21-14 Pikes Peak League win over the previously undefeated and Class 4A fifth-ranked Trojans at Dutch Clark Stadium.
It was a sweet homecoming win for Centennial (4-4 overall, 3-3 league), which was a decisive underdog entering the contest against Fountain (7-1, 6-1).

RUSHING-Centennial: Cuevas 11-136, Rodriguez 13-16, TD, Bechina 2-56, TD, Philson 8-48, TD.

PASSING- Centennial: None.

More on this game >

Colts Trample Air Academy 41-14

and clinched at least a tie for the conference title with a 6-0 Foothills mark and 8-0 overall.

PASSING-Air Academy: Price 4-17-1 86 yards; South: Marinucci 7-12-1 187 yards.

RECEIVING- South: Macaluco 4-153, John Cartwright 1-13, O'Dorisio 1-11, Ryan Romero 1-10.

RUSHING- South: Marinucci 3-13, Kameron Wilhite 3-minus 8, O'Dorisio 22-105, Rucker 9-44, Chad Elizondo 3-8.

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West stops Coronado
Quarterback Jerry Denogean threw four touchdown passes and ran in for another score, leading Pueblo West High School to a 42-29 win over Coronado Friday night in a Pikes Peak League game at the PWHS field.
West upped its record to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in league. Coronado drops to 2-6 overall and to 2-4 in league.
Denogean threw three of his scoring strikes to Randy Reese and Ryan Wormington also caught a touchdown pass from him. Justin Jackson also had a 102 yards rushing in the West victory. More>>

Pueblo West 42, Coronado 29

Tiny Miscues lead to big disappointment for local softball teams

Pueblo West's run of consecutive state softball title ends at two after 4-1 loss on Friday.
By JOE E. CERVITHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
AURORA - The difference between the top 16 teams in the Class 4A state softball tournament is so small that the tiniest of miscues can end a team's season in a heartbeat.
They did on Friday.
Twice.
Two-time defending champion Pueblo West dropped a heart-breaking 4-1 decision to No. 12 Northridge in a morning game at the Aurora Sports Park.
Two hours later, on the same exact field, No. 15 Pueblo Central took No. 2 Windsor to an extra inning, eventually falling 4-3 in eight.
"Sometimes you can get away with little mistakes during the season, but not up here," Cyclones head coach Bob Zinanti said as his team ended its season 15-6-1. "It was the little things - pitching ahead, making good throws, stuff like that. Maybe we had some jitters, I don't know. We played hard, we just didn't play loose. And we need to play loose to be successful."
The first-round loss was a rarity, indeed, for the Cyclones, having won back-to-back state titles in 2004 and ’05. MORE>>

Class 4A state softball
No. 12 Northridge 4, No. 5 Pueblo West 1

Pueblo County falls to highly touted Alamosa on failed two-point conversion 21-20.


By TOM PURFIELDTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Once in a great while, a high school football game exceeds expectations, where statistics and strategy go out the window and the contest turns into a battle of wills.
Pueblo County and Alamosa high schools engaged in that type of battle Friday night, leaving the crowd of 3,500 buzzing at Hornets Stadium after a game that went to the wire between the only two unbeaten teams in South-Metro League play.
The Hornets went for the win after scoring a touchdown with 20 seconds to play, but the Mean Moose stuffed running back Myles Martinez and Alamosa floated away with a 21-20 win that will be talked about for some time to come.
"I had faith in them," Pueblo County coach Jeff Wilson said. "We run off tackle all the way down the field and, hey, I thought we could do it there at the end, too."
The Hornets went toe-to-toe with undefeated Alamosa, complete with its No. 1 ranking in Class 3A, an offense that entered averaging 54.7 yards per game and an average margin of victory of 50.4 points. MORE>>

College Football Returns to Pueblo Adam State Grizzlies VS. Western State Mountaineers

College football is back in Pueblo for the first time since 1984. Saturday, October 28, Pueblo will host the Adam State Grizzlies and Western State Mountaineers at Dutch Clark Stadium, 5pm-10pm. Alumni from both schools are encouraged to attend as is the public. So get your tailgate party on (don’t forget the weenies) and come out for this fifty-six year rivalry!

Adam State Grizzlies VS. Western State Mountaineers
Tickets for the first ever Colorado Classic Football game, featuring Western State College against Adams State College at Pueblo’s Dutch Clark Stadium on Saturday, October 28, are on sale now at Pueblo-area Little Caesar’s Pizza Restaurants. Tickets are $5 each for ages six and up. Ages five years and under will be admitted free.Western State College and Adams State College, long-time rivals, have played every year since 1950 on their respective campuses. Western State holds a 37-22 lead in the all-time series. The Mountaineers had won 11 straight games from 1991-2001 although the Adams State Grizzlies have won the last four games, including a 42-0 shutout win in Gunnison last year.Don't miss the first College Football game to be held in Pueblo since 1984. For more information, please contact Kirk Kochenberger at 546-3333.

Canon Games

The Eagles felt Friday the 13 while the
Colts have second half explosion by blasting the Eagles 41-5
South High School running back Stephen O'Dorisio has 22-239 Rushing yards for 3TDs

Colts drive on to perfection..

2006
CANNON GAME

The
48th game between South and East high schools - 31st for the cannon - will be
played at 7 o'clock tonight at Dutch Clark
Stadium.

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/CHRIS McLEAN South High School's Giovanni Zanotelli (left) and East's Joshua Mack are two of the most dominant defensive ends in Pueblo. Both will be big factors tonight when the Colts host the Eagles in the 31st edition of the Cannon Game. more on the game >>>

Pueblo West High School's Rachael Ratzlaff (right) reaches to make a kill shot through the defense of East's Lisa Jones during Game 1 of their match Wednesday night at Mel Spence Gymnasium. West won in five games.

In comic books and cartoons, super heroes always seem to embody unique qualities.

Superman, for instance, is the Man of Steel.

The girls on the Pueblo West High School volleyball team also have one distinct attribute - they are just like Teflon, nothing sticks to them or bothers them.

The Cyclones proved that again Wednesday night in their biggest match of the season.

West outlasted East 19-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-19, 15-9 at the Mel Spence Gymnasium to win its sixth South-Central League title in the last seven years. MORE>>>

Dustin Time

Dustin in not from Pueblo however he must get the recognition which he deserves.

As a 6-2, 200lb Senior, Dustin Bolt from Alamosa Colorado serves his name correct. This guy is making headlines all over the state of Colorado. On Friday night October 6 2006 Mean Mooses' Dustin bolted a 62 yard field goal to help complete the shut out over Woodland Park 64-0
Coincidently, Dustin Bolt is second in the record books to Dustin Griffiths from Eaglecrest who holds the record by booting a 64 yarder back in 2001.

Added infornation 2/14/08 Football Profile Dustin Bolt Pos.: WR/K Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown: Alamosa, Colo. Previous School: Alamosa HS Eligibility: Fr. Major: Undecided
Recent Headlines 2/6/2008 - Grizzlies sign 26 high school seniors to football scholarships 12/29/2007 - Durham, Dyson named to Don Hansen’s all-region teams 12/21/2007 - Final RMAC Football Release 12/18/2007 - Wilson added to Grizzly football staff 12/5/2007 - Heaton names two more ASC alums to football coaching staff 12/3/2007 - Wasinger tabbed as ASC’s offensive coordinator 11/30/2007 - Durham picks up Daktronics all-region honor 11/22/2007 - Heaton tabbed as new Grizzly football coach 11/15/2007 - Grizzlies place 17 on All-RMAC teams 11/12/2007 - RMAC Football Release #13

South's Colts claim eighth consecutive district tennis title
Pueblo West's bid to end South's streak falls short with losses at No. 3 and 4 doubles.

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/CHRIS McLEAN
South High School's Will Clark (left) and Andrew Johnson breathe a collective sigh of relief on Saturday after defeating Central's Brent Hockaday and Steven Starcer 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 for the No. 2 doubles title in Class 4A Region 7.

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South Colts keep on trucking

They went on the road to an emotional
homecoming environment and shut out the Cheyenne
Mountain Indians 16 – 0. With this
kind of score you can see it was all defense. The colts move on with their perfect record of
6-0 overall, 5-0 in Foothills League. More on the game>>

We
are very sadden to hear about the Colorado springs’
Harrison high
school football player, Senior Fermin Vialpando who died Friday
night after falling on the field in the third quarter of play . May all our
thoughts and prayers go out to all his family and
friends. More on this story>>

This week end's games

The Colts (5-0 overall,
4-0 Foothills League) will attempt to do that again tonight at Cheyenne Mountain
(2-3, 1-3). South's practices have taken a turn this week as it prepares for the
Indians' single-wing offense. Fountain-Fort Carson at East, 7 p.m., Dutch Clark
Stadium - The Eagles have their work cut out for them against the undefeated
Trojans, one of the top running teams in Class 4A.Pueblo West at Pine Creek, 7
p.m., District 20 Stadium - In a matchup of 4-1 teams, the Cyclones could
establish themselves as a playoff contender with a win over the talented
Eagles.Pueblo County at Falcon, 7 p.m. - Flying high after a big-time win at
Florence, the Hornets will have to guard against a letdown game while facing an
improved Falcon team.South at Cheyenne Mountain, 7 p.m.Saturday's
gamesCentennial at Coronado, 7 p.m. - Playing in their third conference game on
the road, the Bulldogs are still looking to break into the win column in the
Pikes Peak League. n Sierra at Central, 7 p.m., Dutch Clark Stadium - The
Wildcats will try to get back on track after two consecutive losses while the
Stallions are going for their first league win.

more on this weekend
games

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West & Central

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Central High School, junior
Bitterlich, who attends Pueblo West High School, is in her third season with the Central co-op gymnastics team.
A solid performer, she excels in floor exercise and also competes on bars and beam for the Wildcats. She also can compete as an all-arounder if needed.
"Trista's a solid performer who helps with the depth of the team," coach Kelly Downs said. "She's improved her floor routine this year. She's a strong tumbler with dance skills to go along with the tumbling."
Bitterlich competed at the Class 4A state meet as a freshman and sophomore, helping the Wildcats to a runner-up state finish last fall.
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Toy Bowl fundraiser Saturday the 29th annual Toy Bowl fundraiser

County High School football field. Kickoff is scheduled at 10:30 a.m.

Tennis All in the Family

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/BRYAN KELSEN
Pueblo South High School's Joe Garcia (center) and brother Stefan Garcia push their cousin Karl Anderson in a cart full of tennis balls during practice Tuesday at South High School.

South looks to maintain stronghold on regional tournament.

By TRACY RENCKTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

Team chemistry is always important in sports.
When players gel, success usually follows.
Bonding isn't a problem for a trio of players on the Pueblo South High boys tennis team.
Joe Garcia (No. 3 singles) and Stefan Garcia (No. 1 doubles) are brothers and Karl Anderson (No. 2 singles) is their cousin. MORE>>>