Sierra Grande defeats Aguilar in volleyball debut
Posted: Friday, Sep 3rd, 2010
Which animal is more fierce, a wildcat or a panther? Last night it proved to be the panthers as the Panthers of Sierra Grande defeated the Aguilar Wildcats winning three sets in a best of five.
The Panthers started off quickly, running away with the first set by a score of 25-16. In the second set it was up and ...more

ALAMOSA — The Adams State Men’s soccer team has been thoroughly preparing for their home opener against Eastern New Mexico State this weekend. The inaugural season for the Grizzlies was full of trials as the team finished with a disappointing record of 0-10-3 in 2009. Because of this, the team hasn’t received much love in the pre-season, as they were picked to finish 9th out of 9 teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. But in the past two weeks, the team has been preparing for its home opener with multiple practices and scrimmages in order to build team chemistry going into this year. The team is relatively young compared to its RMAC counterparts, as 24 of the 35 players on this year’s squad are freshmen. Conversely, Eastern New Mexico will prove do be a challenge for the Grizzlies this weekend, at least in the experience department, with a roster that boasts eight seniors. Despite the relative youth and inexperience of the team, their four international players should bolster the Grizzlies, Bruno Falcao and Diego Santos, and Joaquim Resende of Brazil, Beverly Hottor of Ghana, and Joesph Jallow of Gambia. Another bright spot on this years roster will be returning junior Peter Freeman, who was the Grizzlies’ second leader in points last year with three goals and one assist. Fans of Alamosa High School should also be happy to see former Mean Moose goalie Paul Pizza on the roster as one of two freshman goalkeepers this year. The Grizzlies will also be entering their first season under head coach Tim Busen, hired just this April. The role of head coach for a Division II men’s team will definitely be different for Busen, as his previous college coaching experience was head coaching the Michigan State club team and as an assistant women’s coach for Division III Olivet College (Mich.) However, Busen seems to be the right kind of coach the Grizzlies are looking for, seemingly possessing a Midas touch, as he had previously turned around numerous soccer programs while he was in Michigan. At Perry High School (Mich.), his most recent coaching job prior to being hired on at Adams State, he was the catalyst in changing the 2-16 girls soccer team into a team that finished second in their league with a record of 15-3-1. Similarly, during his tenure at Olivet, he helped turn around a team that had a 3-16 record into a team with a 15-3 record. One reason for Busen’s success may be the importance he places on team building. This summer, coach Bussey climbed Blanca Peak, with two of the Grizzlies soccer upperclassmen: Beverly Hottor and Bruno Falcao. Climbing a mountain with players isn’t something most coaches would do, which shows the confidence Busen has with his team. Additionally, the addition of 24 freshmen may put a scare in some fans, but doing this shows that Busen is also willing to build a corps of players who will know each well on and off the field for the next four years. Eastern New Mexico should prove to be a formidable foe for the Grizzlies with the Greyhounds having beaten the Grizzlies twice last season including a 5-1 drubbing in Portales, N.M. and a 3-0 shutout at home. Eastern New Mexico won’t be the only challenging opponent the Grizzlies will face this season as they will face a number of RMAC opponents who beat them last year, including Fort Lewis, who won last year’s NCAA DII men’s soccer National Championship. But supporters of Grizzlies men’s soccer should not be discouraged, because with the influx of young talent under the strong leadership of coach Busen, things are definitely looking up for Adams State this season. Fans of the Grizzlies can catch the men’s soccer home opener tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. at Murphy Field. The ASC women’s soccer team will follow with a game against in-state rivals CSU-Pueblo at 3 p.m.
Posted: Thursday, Sep 2nd, 2010
ALAMOSA -- The Adams State Men's soccer team has been thoroughly preparing for their home opener against Eastern New Mexico State this weekend. The inaugural season for the Grizzlies was full of trials as the team finished with a disappointing record of 0-10-3 in 2009. Because of this, the team hasn't received much love in the pre-season, as they were ...more

Moose to test the waters in 3A Cross Country
Modified: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
ALAMOSA--As fall sports are getting ready to start their official seasons, the Alamosa Mean Moose Cross Country team has been racking up the miles and building the base for their season as they prepare to test the challenge that is 3A cross country.
Alamosa, a team that was always very competitive in 4A, is coming fresh off of being crowned ...more

Alamosa Mean Moose struggle against Pirates
Posted: Monday, Aug 30th, 2010
ALAMOSA, Monte Vista, who is dropping to Class 1A in football this year, gave the newly 2A anointed Alamosa Mean Moose all they could handle and then some in the early going of a controlled scrimmage held Saturday at Al Bennett Field.
The visiting Pirates scored at will in their early drives and prevented the hosts from scoring on a ...more

Ready, set, go for Maroons Volleyball this season
Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Earlier this year, the Alamosa High School volleyball program definitely took a blow when longtime head coach Amy Ortega had to step down in order to take on her new role as Dean of Students at the school.
The team passed this major hurdle by rallying behind rookie head coach Donna Armenta. Even though Armenta is taking on ...more

Moose ready with Maroon vs. White scrimmages
Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Yesterday marked the "unofficial" start of the 2010 high school sports season for the Alamosa High School Mean Moose as both the girls volleyball team and the boys football team played their respective annual "Maroon vs. White" scrimmages.
The AHS girls volleyball team seemed particularly excited for their scrimmage as they had just been issued brand-new uniforms ...more

8-man season starts with Antonito as favorites
Posted: Thursday, Aug 26th, 2010
SAN LUIS VALLEY -- The NFL season is already in gear, the Adams State Grizzlies are playing their home opener this Saturday, and high schools throughout the Valley are having their first games this week and next week. With all of the action occurring in 11-man football, many of us may be forgetting about another type of football coming to ...more

Southern Colorado Little Britches Rodeo Results
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 24th, 2010

ALAMOSA -- This weekend's Southern Colorado Little Britches Rodeo was a great success with events being held throughout the weekend starting on Friday and culminating with finals events held on Sunday. Many familiar faces were seen amongst the competitors, although a good number of those returning were competing in higher age-divisions.
Although all the young cowboys and cowgirls ...more

Alamosa H.S. Golf Invitational boys' results
Posted: Monday, Aug 23rd, 2010
ALAMOSA -- In their third tournament of the season thus far, the Alamosa High School boys' golf team took on a new role: that of tournament hosts. Twenty-one teams participated in the tournament from as far away as Denver.
There was fog an hour before the tournament and what seemed to be signs of rain, but by the ...more

Coloradans should root for Arsenal, and Kroenke
Posted: Saturday, Aug 21st, 2010
With the World Cup being held earlier this summer a lot of us "yanks" (as Americans are referred to in the soccer world) started paying attention to international soccer, whether we liked it or not. But here's another reason why Coloradans should start to pay closer attention to international soccer: Stan Kroenke.
Kroenke is one of the most prominent billionaires ...more