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Six area athletes have been named to Colorado High School all-state teams for spring sports, with two more receiving honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
Adrian Hernandez, Simon Kearns, Jake McKie and Ro Paschal of Mancos were named to the Class 2A track and field all-state first team, Dolores golfer Kiselya Plewe was named to the Class 4A all-state first team and Jordan Ernst of Dove Creek was named to the Class 1A baseball all-state first team.<\/p>\n
Case Baughman and Derek Kibel, also from Dove Creek, received honorable mentions for the Class 1A baseball all-state team.<\/p>\n
All-state teams in track and field and golf are based upon state championship results, while baseball teams are judged by leagues and coaches.<\/p>\n
All teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n
The Mancos Blue Jays\u2019 4\u00d7800 meter relay team was named to the Class 2A all-state first team after seniors Hernandez and Paschal and sophomores Kearns and McKie won the state championship in a new school-record time of 8:19.01.<\/p>\n
In individual events at the state meet, Paschal finished third in the 800-meter dash (1:58.96) and fourth in the mile (4:33.15), Hernandez was 14th in both the 800 (2:04.97) and mile (4:49.31) and Kearns placed 18th in the mile (5:01.95) and 12th in the 3,200 (10:26.19).<\/p>\n
Hernandez and Paschal also ran on the 4\u00d74 team that finished 16th (3:43.40).<\/p>\n
Paschal was also named to the Colorado Track XC 2016 boys all-state team, with the selections voted upon by coaches.<\/p>\n
After tying for fourth place in the girls golf state championship, Plewe, a 2016 Montezuma-Cortez High School graduate, was named to the Class 4A all-state first team.<\/p>\n
As a member of the Dolores golf team, Plewe placed at the state tournament in each year of high school.<\/p>\n
She finished in 11th place as a freshman, tied for sixth as a sophomore, took fourth her junior year and capped off her illustrious high-school career shooting +13 to tie for fourth.<\/p>\n
After another postseason run, the Dove Creek Bulldogs were finally eliminated by Fleming High School in the Class 1A state semifinals.<\/p>\n
However, the Bulldogs\u2019 success was recognized as Ernst was named to the Class 1A all-state first team and Baughman and Kibel were honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
Ernst, a 2016 graduate, started nine games on the mound for Dove Creek, finishing with a 4-3 record with a 4.13 ERA and 74 strikeouts.<\/p>\n
He also had success at the plate, hitting .410 on the year with two home runs and a team-leading 33 RBIs.<\/p>\n
Baughman, also a 2016 grad, hit .392 with 15 RBIs and two home runs, and Kibel, a sophomore, led the Bulldogs in batting average (.463) and doubles (12) and finished with 12 RBIs on the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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