It wasn't exactly the start to the season head coach Lauren Johnson was hoping for. With every girl returning from last year, the Tiger gymnastics squad has the talent to challenge any team in the state.
Of course, if that talent can't make it into the lineup due to injuries, there's not much Summit can do about it.
With three key gymnasts saddled with soreness, the Tigers struggled to a team score of 143.05 in a tri-meet at Arvada West on Thursday. The score was a bit lower than that of last year's first meet.
"Taking into...

FARMER'S KORNER - For the second straight week, Summit dominated on defense. And for the second straight week, Summit sputtered on offense.
The Tigers were shut out Friday night at home by Battle Mountain, ending a five-year winning streak against their Shrine Pass rival and starting the season 0-2 for the first time under head coach Dylan Hollingsworth.
"Our defense was phenomenal," Hollingsworth said. "For two weeks in a row, we had just one missed play, and that happens. But offensively, we have to get the ball in the end zone, we have to put a drive...

The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is lending a high-tech hand to four species of endangered fish on the Western Slope.
At the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Rifle, a new "passive integrated transponder" (PIT) tag system is now monitoring the movement of endangered fish that are PIT tagged. A PIT tag is similar to a small microchip placed in a dog or cat at a veterinary clinic for individual identification if lost.
The new PIT tag system, installed in early August, consists of four, 6-foot-by-5-foot antennas...

BRECKENRIDGE - Local rainfall in August was about 35 percent above average, bringing the weather year's precipitation to date within a hundredth of average, said Rick Bly, National Weather Service observer in downtown Breckenridge.
"We got the majority in the first 10 days of August," he said.
The Labor Day weekend forecast is sunny skies and warm temperatures.
But it won't be long before the snow starts to fall. Bly said September averages about 4 inches of snow.
The High Country's monsoon season runs about July 15 to Aug....

BRECKENRIDGE - Thousands of little yellow ducks - of the rubber variety - will be floating down the Blue River today in the 23rd annual Labor Day weekend duck races.
The Summit Foundation's charity event is to be bigger than ever as the nonprofit marks 25 years serving the community, according to a press release from the foundation.
The Great Rubber Duck Race will stretch from Maggie Pond at Main Street Station to the Riverwalk Center.
At 3 p.m. "we will drop as many as 12,000 little yellow swimmers," with...

SUMMIT COUNTY - You're a conscientious recycler. You ride your bike and take the bus around town. You've changed out your incandescent light bulbs for compact flourescents.
But when you're in party mode, there's a sea of trash as far as the eye can see, and you're not sure how to bring a sense of sustainability to your entertaining.
For green-minded hosts like you, High Country Conservation Center (HC3) has introduced the Zero Waste Party Pack - a set of tips, resources, advice and materials that can maximize fun while minimizing...