The Primero Bulldogs saw success in their final game ahead of post-season play over the weekend, overcoming the Walsh Eagles in an on-the-road non-league game 61-58. The final game of the regular season Saturday, Feb.
With postseason seeding on the line, it was a mad dash for allimportant wins in the final week of the regular season of high school basketball across the region last week. Hoehne Ranked fourth in the 3A/2A Santa Fe League, the 11-6 Hoehne Farmers were looking to extend their four-game winning streak when they traveled to Walsenburg on Tuesday, Feb.
The Hoehne Farmers boys’ basketball team has now won five games in a row after two Santa Fe League wins over John Mall (59-45) and Fowler (44-37) and a non-league road win over Del Norte (43-40). “We had three tough road games last week, long trips to Fowler and Del Norte were games that our team showed a lot of heart in,” said Jesse Price, Hoehne Farmers head basketball coach.
The Primero Bulldogs have seen an up-and-down time on the court recently, pulling in another win but also another loss. The 5-11 Bulldogs first welcomed the 9-7 La Veta Redhawks to their court for a league game Friday, Feb.
The 3-14 Primero Lady Bulldogs saw disappointment last weekend when they fell twice in a row, adding to their losing streak. The trouble started on their home court Friday, Feb.
The Primero Bulldog Wrestling program, still in its first season, continues to see success on the mats, securing its most recent wins during the Sierra Grande Wrestling Tournament in Blanca. The men from up the valley saw two of their teammates take home wins Friday, Feb.
Primero’s boys in orange faced tough competitors on the court this month, ultimately falling to both teams within just single-digit differentials. The Primero Boys’ Basketball team first hit the road Feb.
The Primero Lady Bulldogs found the same fate as their counterparts during two basketball games this month, failing to secure the wins for the 3-12 team. The team is currently carrying a five game losing streak but remains ranked first in the 1A Fishers Peak league, according to MaxPreps.
Primero’s ladies welcomed the Sierra Grande Lady Panthers to their court for a non-league game and lost 61-34 on Thursday, Jan. 26. On Jan. 27 Primero hit the road and played against the Holly Wildcats in an aggressive game, losing 71-18.
The Valley Tournament, held in Center, is one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in Colorado. This month, the Miner wrestling team finished in eighth place at the tourney — with four Miner wrestlers finishing in the top five individually — including junior Eddie Bowman at 132lbs., who finished in first place, and senior Jake Armijo who finished a solid second at 215lbs.