The Yuma and Platte Canyon football teams opened their seasons this past week against the top two teams in Class 1A. Yuma met up with top-ranked Limon on Monday night, suffering a 40-0 loss, while Platte Canyon lost 41-0 to No. 2 Strasburg last Saturday. Now, after such difficult openers,Continue Reading
Top-ranked Stratton/Liberty got its 6-man football season off to a resounding start with a 64-19 home win over the Genoa-Hugo Pirates, last Friday night at Liberty. Now the Knighted Eagles host seventh-ranked Eads, Friday night at Stratton. Kickoff is at 7. “Eads is a very good team that will createContinue Reading
It has been an interesting, and successful, season for the Yuma High School cross country teams. The Indians have done very well while navigating through the 2020 COVID-impacted shortened season. It included two weeks in which the runners could not practice together as the majority of YHS students were onContinue Reading
Perhaps the most unusual football season in Yuma High School history kicks off Monday night. The fact that the opener is on a Monday night says it all. “If we can at least play six games, and stay healthy, and the seniors get somewhat of a senior season, I’d sayContinue Reading
Yuma High School football fans wanting to attend the Indians’ home games will have to get a ticket from a player, cheerleader or their coaches, according to the protocols put out by the school earlier this week. However, all games will be streamed on the NFHS network, produced by YumaContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s softball team wrapped up its truncated 2020 season with a pair of doubleheader losses to state bound teams. The Indians, who returned to game action earlier last week after two weeks no practice or games, were swept by Burlington at home, last Thursday, then lost two atContinue Reading
Otis High School has announced the protocols when its host Friday’s football season opener against Briggsdale. A total of 175 spectators will be allowed. Otis will use the east entrance, and will remain on the east side. The visiting team and fans will use the west entrance, and will remainContinue Reading
The preseason Top 10 polls for every classification were released on CHSAANow.com, Monday. One area team, Stratton/Liberty, is top-ranked in 6-man. The Yuma Indians were not ranked in Class 1A, though the Indians did receive votes. Several North Central Conference teams made the 1A Top 10, led by two-time defendingContinue Reading
Whomever is lucky enough not to be in quarantine will kickoff the Yuma High School football season with the first day of practice today, September 24. All of YHS is on remote learning through the end of September, thanks to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases over the past week. AsContinue Reading
Things seem to keep falling into place for the Yuma High School cross country teams. Both the boys and girls teams continue to have very strong seasons, following another quality effort at the Platte Valley Invitational last Friday. And now even YHS having to go to remote learning until theContinue Reading