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By Martin B. Hamilton/The Johnstown Breeze
JOHNSTOWN – How soon Roosevelt High School arrives at the vacancies in its season-opening lineup depends on which weight class is the first to wrestle during the match set for today (Dec. 5) at RHS.
Earlier this week, Coach Darren Hankins offered a tentative starting lineup for the Rough Riders’ Tri-Valley League dual against Berthoud. Three weights were open heading into the 6:30 p.m. contest.
Projected to start were seniors Tylar Francis (126 lbs.), Chris Derrera (160), Andrew Dimmitt (195), and Desmond Hamby (220), juniors Logan Newcomb (120), Harley Bending (132), Dustin Hayden (138), and Keagan Davis (152), sophomore Blake Slaymaker (113), and freshmen Chase Geddis (145) and Jacob Schlagel (170).
By Karalyn Dorn/The Johnstown Breeze
Maybe you’ve seen the “meme” on the Internet.
Image 1 shows a classic middle-class white American family, heads bowed, saying grace at a traditional Thanksgiving meal. “Thank you, Jesus, for this food.” it reads.
Image 2 shows a Latino farm worker, presumably named Jesús, harvesting onions in a field. “De nada (You’re welcome),” he says.
By Martin B. Hamilton/The Johnstown Breeze
JOHNSTOWN – A football game can come down to one play, but it’s usually a number of events that determine its outcome.
Figuring out what went wrong in Roosevelt High School’s 29-27 loss to Coronado in last Saturday’s Class 3A state quarterfinal game on Peterson Field is certainly a puzzler. But four turnovers, 100 yards in penalties, and allowing the Cougars to return a kickoff for a touchdown on the last play of the first half is a lot of evidence.
“Our players did the best they could. There were just some mental mistakes and a play here and a play there,” RHS Coach Noland Eastin said earlier this week. “The penalties were atrocious. We got called for a lot of things on effort. There were a lot of calls made right at the boundary that could’ve been called either way and went in (Coronado’s) favor. That happens, but several tackles made along the sideline resulted in personal fouls.
“We put ourselves in bad-yardage situations, and we had to go to (atypical) plays to get yards for those first downs. It does change your play calling."
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Milliken 'Festival of Lights' tonight
MILLIKEN -- If Santa was making his rounds tonight, he'd have not trouble finding this community, as it will be lit up like a holiday runway at DIA.
It's going to be festive. And yes, there will be lights.
Forfeits a big part of Riders’ season-opening mat dual
Roosevelt High School senior Tylar Francis, top, controlled the action Thursday night when he wrestled Berthoud’s Tristan Atkinson in both school’s season-opening match in the RHS gymnasium. Photo by Martin B. HamiltonBy Martin B. Hamilton/The Johnstown Breeze
JOHNSTOWN – It didn’t determine the outcome, but it didn’t help matters, either.
During Thursday night’s season-opening wrestling match between Roosevelt and Berthoud, a surprise move by the visiting Spartans provided them six additional points.
The evening’s printed program indicated they did have a competitor at 182 pounds, while the Rough Riders did not. Then, during the team introductions, it was announced there would be no match at that weight. However, once the meet was well under way and the Class 3A Tri-Valley League dual proceeded to that point, Berthoud hurriedly had senior Clay Smith don his headgear and take the mat, thereby accepting a forfeit – worth six team points.
Jury renders verdict in Paul Acuña court case
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GREELEY – A verdict was given Thursday afternoon in the case of Paul Acuña, who grew up in Milliken, and whose failed Greeley funeral home business became the focus of criminal prosecution after he was charged with forging contracts and stealing money from a county program designed to provide financial assistance for funeral expenses for low-income families.
Acuña, 45, was charged with 12 counts of forgery and one count of theft regarding his dealings with the Weld County Department of Human Services. He was accused of stealing more than $12,000 by submitting altered contracts. Under the county program, families can request up to $1,500 in assistance. Total funeral costs cannot exceed $2,500.
Prosecutors and defense attorney made opening statements Monday in Weld County Court. The trial continued through Thursday, when the jury came to a decision.
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