Yuma High School wrestling soon will be under new management. Sort of. Kyle Newton has been a key coach in the program for the past four years. The only difference is everything stops with him now. “I’m really excited, I can’t stop thinking about it,” he said earlier this week.Continue Reading
It anything motivates Jeremy Robinson, it’s to keep the ball rolling for the Yuma High School girls basketball program. “Yuma basketball is Yuma basketball,” he said earlier this week, “everyone is accustomed to a certain standard, and it’s super fun to be a part of. And it’s a great environment.Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: The YHS boys basketball team could not have a team banquet after the season this year, for obvious reasons, so Dave Sheffield decided to have it in the newspaper. Season summary Coming off back to back State Championships, the 2019/2020 Yuma Indians came into the season with veryContinue Reading
The delayed spring turkey hunting season in Yuma County will begin Saturday, May 2. Yuma County has a split season for turkeys. The first is May 2-24, with the second overlapping the first May 9-31. Turkey hunting season began elsewhere in Colorado on April 11, despite the state’s stay-at-home orderContinue Reading
To CHSAA Member Schools: We have proceeded with cautious optimism, holding on to a thread of hope that the spring season would be able to realistically resume, knowing that the health and safety of our sports communities would dictate our course of action. It was our hope to be ableContinue Reading
Yuma High School boys basketball team had two selections to the 2019-20 All-Lower Platte Activities Association basketball team. The Indians won the league for the third straight year, running its LPAA winning streak to 24. Wray and Sedgwick County each ended up with the most selections with three. Yuma All-LPAAContinue Reading
The Yuma High School girls basketball team ended up with a total of three selections to the 2019-20 All-Lower Platte Activities Association basketball team. Yuma had two on the All-LPAA team and one honorable mention. League champion Holyoke and Wray each had three on the All-LPAA team. Yuma All-LPAA ReaganContinue Reading
The Lone Star girls, who won the program’s first league title in decades this past season, dominated the All-YWKC League Basketball Team selections. The Longhorns had four on the all-conference team, and two more honorable mention. They came one half away from reaching the state tournament this season, and returnContinue Reading
At first local spring sports were on hiatus until at least April 6, following the announcement last Thursday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. However, CHSAA followed up this past Tuesday with an announcement that high school spring sports will be delayed until at least April 18. The ColoradoContinue Reading
The pregame and postgame definitely were different. There was definitely a more intimate feeling with so few fans in the stands. However, the competition taking place on the court felt like any other tightly-contested state basketball tournament game. The Yuma Indians got to run their 2A tourney winning streak toContinue Reading