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Friday Night Blitz ‘26: Week 6
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - It’s the second half of the High School Football Season in Colorado and the push for the playoffs is ramping up. In a rematch from the 2025 postseason, the Montrose Red Hawks hosted the Palmer Ridge Bears looking to turn the tables on the team that ended their season a year ago. However, Palmer Ridge came out of the gate hot, going up 21-0 in just the first quarter. Montrose tried to battle back in the second half, but the Palmer Ridge avalanche was too powerful to stop with the Bears upending the Hawks 56-28.
USA TODAY
How to watch Montrose vs Palmer Ridge high school football
Montrose takes on Palmer Ridge tonight as the 2026 high school football schedule ramps up across the country. Searching for how to watch the game live? Fans can stream the Colorado high school football game live on the NFHS Network from a laptop, mobile device or even Smart TV apps like Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Google TV and Roku. Don't miss a moment of the game with on-demand replays, too. Ahead of the kickoff, here's what to know about the Montrose vs. Palmer Ridge clash. Looking beyond the football field? The digital streaming service broadcasts the best of preps action from more than 30 sports all season, so fans can watch more of their favorite high school teams . Watch Montrose vs. Palmer Ridge When is Montrose (Colorado) vs Palmer Ridge? Montrose takes on Palmer Ridge on Oct. 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT. More: High school football rankings: USA TODAY Sports reveals Week 2 Super 25 Watch Montrose vs. Palmer Ridge This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How to watch Montrose vs Palmer Ridge high school football Our editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our
kkco11news.com
Friday Night Blitz ‘26: Week 6
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - It’s the second half of the High School Football Season in Colorado and the push for the playoffs is ramping up. In a rematch from the 2025 postseason, the Montrose Red Hawks hosted the Palmer Ridge Bears looking to turn the tables on the team that ended their season a year ago. However, Palmer Ridge came out of the gate hot, going up 21-0 in just the first quarter. Montrose tried to battle back in the second half, but the Palmer Ridge avalanche was too powerful to stop with the Bears upending the Hawks 56-28.
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Paonia teen's first podcast earns an honorable mention from NPR
Hope and Resistance is the first piece of audio Zinnia Bender has ever made. The Paonia teen recorded it on her phone, in a closet at home, and NPR gave it an honorable mention in its national Student Podcast Challenge. For the nation's 250th anniversary, this year's challenge added a...
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Lost but not forgotten: Local Ute man calls for memorial to children who died at Grand Junction’s Native American boarding school
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - “I remember the Indian agents coming to the ranch and telling my father that I needed to go to school,” said Roland McCook. “So, they took me out of that area. Me and my brothers, Floyd and Lafayette, and we were sent to the Indian boarding school in Whiterocks, Utah.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Demonic collapse: Second-half collapse spoils Glenwood Springs homecoming
The struggling Glenwood Springs Demons varsity football team’s homecoming game Friday night told a tale of two halves. When the halftime buzzer sounded, the massive homecoming crowd was already planning the celebration, but as the fourth quarter ticked down, the nervous energy throughout Stubler Memorial Field at Glenwood Springs High School was palpable.
thebusinesstimes.com
Montessori school is Clifton’s newest opportunity for education
The pursuit of happiness requires the freedom to shape your family’s life and strengthen the community around you. In Clifton, Lavender Bee Montessori School leaders Lexi Brown and Megan Gil built a school to make that pursuit possible for so many more families. School District 51 operates several school...
KJCT8
Friday Night Blitz ‘26: Week 5
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - We are already halfway through the High School Football Season in Colorado, as teams look to begin the push for the playoffs. Fruita Monument Wildcats defeated the Prairie View Thunderhawks 42-6 at Stocker Stadium during homecoming. Bryson Crabb returned the opening kickoff to set up a Weston Sharpe touchdown, and Asher Eliss and Isaac Miller added scores to help Fruita Monument build a 21-0 halftime lead. Klive Terrell and Tucker Gillian led a Wildcats defense that limited Prairie View for most of the game. JT Apple scored in the first half, and Eliss added a second-half touchdown on a keeper behind blocking from JJ Martinez, Kane Murphy and Gillian. The win marks Fruita Monument’s second consecutive 4A Big 8 league victory. The Wildcats play at Broomfield next week.
OutThere Colorado
Colorado Mesa University to guarantee admission for Aurora students
Aurora Public Schools is partnering with Colorado Mesa University to guarantee admission for students. The agreement with the university is the sixth direct-admission agreement APS officials have signed with Colorado colleges and universities, according to a news release. Through the agreement, APS senior students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher will get guaranteed admission […]
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‘Massive hole in the shower’
Junior mass communications major EmilyAnn Morales found a hole in the shower tile, a dirty bathtub and an incomplete kitchen cabinet after moving into her Townhouse Apartment. Residence Life (ResLife) did not inform Morales or her roommates about these issues, and they persisted for over a week starting July 31.
thecrite.com
Second ASL instructor supports student signers
Phones are usually hard to escape in a college classroom. In Instructor of American Sign Language (ASL) Bret Cummens’ new ASL class, not a single student was looking at one. Cummens was hired following student demand for additional ASL sections last year, with eight sections now available taught by either Cummens or Instructor of ASL Lisa Aiken-Allen.
sentinelcolorado.com
Colorado Mesa to offer guaranteed admission to eligible APS students under new pact
AURORA | Eligible Aurora Public Schools students could get guaranteed admission and scholarships to Colorado Mesa University under a new partnership between the district and college signed Wednesday. Under the pact, APS high-school juniors with a weighted or unweighted GPA of 3.2 or higher will receive guaranteed admission to Colorado...
thebusinesstimes.com
Record $10 million donation to CMU for student housing
Colorado Mesa University on Sept. 16 announced it received a $10 million donation, the largest philanthropic donation in the school’s history, from the Denver-based ZOMA Foundation. The announcement came during a ribbon-cutting event for CMU’s Centennial Apartments, the university’s newest student-housing development. CMU also celebrated the official...
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Pre-law pursuers critical of legal studies minor
CMU welcomed a new Legal Studies minor over the summer. It offers a handful of interdisciplinary courses. No students from the Pre-Law Society are currently pursuing the minor. Other students interested in pre-law are seeking additional LSAT preparation opportunities and law-focused programming from professors with a Juris Doctorate (JD). Senior...