It will be a first high school state meet for Quinn McConnell and a last for Sydney Fesenmeyer on Saturday, and both want their season story to end well. Photos by Alan Versaw.
Moffat County and Frontier Academy won regional crowns. And teams like Alamosa, Colorado Academy, Kent Denver, and SkyView Academy have been solid all year long.
But, the truth of the matter is this one should come down between two teams--Salida and Peak to Peak.
Salida doesn't talk about it, but you know they are still smarting over last year's state meet. This has been a team with a singular focus all season long, and they've roughed up several quality 4A and 5A programs down the path of their season. This team isn't rolling over for anybody.
Salida prevailed easily over 3A Region 2 in Pueblo on Thursday, but you couldn't help but notice who was missing. While Taryn Ceglowski, Sydney Fesenmeyer, Cecilia Kastner, Olivia Lowe, and Bari Beasley were doing their thing, Phoebe Powell was conspicuously absent. Was Powe...
