Aspen High hockey beats Crested Butte to end skid<\/p>\n
The Aspen High School hockey team got a much-needed win Saturday, finding a way past host Crested Butte by a score of 5-4 at the Jorgensen ice rink in Gunnison.<\/p>\n
The Titans led 1-0 early in the first period, but two quick goals by Aspen’s Dominic Lanese and Matthew Rigney made it 2-1 Skiers after a period. Neither team scored in the second.<\/p>\n
The third period was a wild one. Crested Butte tied it at 2-2 less than a minute into the final period. AHS answered with two goals \u2014 one each by Robbie Fitzgerald and Jack Pevny \u2014 to make it 4-2 less than four minutes into the period.<\/p>\n
The Titans rallied to get the tie with back-to-back goals within about 30 seconds midway through the period. Aspen got the game-winner with just inside five minutes to play, a power-play goal by Lanese, assisted by Rigney.<\/p>\n
It was the first win for Aspen since beating Glenwood Springs 5-0 on Jan. 11. AHS had gone 0-4-2 in the six games since, including a 5-2 loss to Crested Butte on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Aspen (6-7-4 overall) will finish at least a point behind Crested Butte in the Peak Conference, as Saturday’s contest was its final league game. The Titans (14 points) still play Battle Mountain (12 points) on Friday.<\/p>\n
AHS will wrap up its regular season Saturday at Resurrection Christian. The teams played to a 2-2 draw back on Jan. 19 in Aspen.<\/p>\n
Aspen basketball teams swept by league-leading Delta<\/p>\n
The Aspen High School basketball teams couldn’t quite keep up with league-leading Delta on Saturday in their final home games of the regular season. The AHS boys dropped a 59-33 decision, while the AHS girls fell, 57-18. Both the Panther boys and girls teams remain undefeated and atop the 3A Western Slope League heading into the final week of play.<\/p>\n
The Aspen boys fell to 5-13 overall while the AHS girls now are 4-13. They have only one game remaining in the regular season, a Thursday trip to rival Basalt.<\/p>\n
Basalt wrestling closes out regular season at Meeker tournament<\/p>\n
The Basalt High School wrestling team wrapped up its regular season on Saturday by going 1-3 at a dual tournament hosted by Meeker. The Longhorns lost to Grand Valley (33-24), Palisade (39-30) and Rifle (54-24). The win came over Soroco, 40-18.<\/p>\n
Basalt will now turn its attention toward regionals, which are scheduled to get underway Friday in Alamosa.<\/p>\n