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“You kind of get addicted to it” What can you do on four hours’ of sleep total over the course of …
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Whetstoners crush Sofa Kings
No more music? Before I get into the rec league game of the week between Sofa King Cool and the Whetstoners, …
Read More »Nuts and Honeys peaking as post season approaches
No pizza for you Believe it or not, the end of the softball regular season is just around the corner and …
Read More »Inaugural Grand Traverse Mountain Run set for August 24
“They can catch the scenery in the daylight” For 16 years, teams of two skiers have headed into the night air …
Read More »Bryan Dillon continues to rise on national mountain bike race scene
Takes B-68 title It came down to the final turn to the finish line. After 71 miles of riding, complete with …
Read More »Gunnison Blades and Crested Butte Wolfpack hockey talk merger, someday
West Elk Cutthroat? The rivalry has been in place since high-school-age hockey started in the Gunnison Valley. For years, the Crested …
Read More »Meatsticks hand Eldo first loss of the season
MEAT…STICKS! MEAT…STICKS! Well, it had to happen at some point—it always does. No team can maintain a perfect record for an …
Read More »Justin Howard defends Irwin Fishing Derby title
Three-way tie results in playoff round At approximately 1 p.m. Sunday, the trumpet sounded and it was on. Five hours later, …
Read More »Whetstoners edge out win over Tully’s
Pure rec league softball at its best A week ago as I was wrapping up my scene at the early game …
Read More »Crested Butte tennis court project fighting off service break
“Theoretically, they could be ready for play by July 2014” In 1979, one of the first Crested Butte Parks and Recreation …
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