Among Western Slope 2A girls teams, only four return any runners at all from last fall's team. That effectively thins things out a little. And Hotchkiss and Paonia look a lot like the top teams for this fall.
Hotchkiss - It's highly likely that nobody in the entire state is surprised to see Hotchkiss at the top of this list, though the margin isn't what is used to be. Mae Anderson, Sophia Schelle, and Katy Parsons give Hotchkiss a solid scoring cast of returning runners, but any depth beyond that is a near-total mystery at this point unless your name is Kelly Cowan. The trio, by the way, make up the top three returning runners for the league. Aubree Harward, though, is a likely addition from the freshman class.
Paonia - Deon Jensen, a good distance runner for Paonia in the spring, plays volleyb...
