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 Bobcats take second in state 2A tourney
3/13/2010 By: Joel Priest
The Holyoke Dragons beat the Ignacio Bobcats Saturday, 54-38, in a defensive clash for the state 2A title.
Alex Herrera led Ignacio in scoring with 13 points in the game. Trae Seibel made 12 points, with two 3-pointers, Ryan Brooks made 5, with one 3-pointer. Shane Brooks scored 4. Oakley Hayes scored 2, and Pedro Vigil scored a free throw in the fourth quarter. Tony Hutchinson rounded out the Bobcats' scoring with one point.
Ignacio came into the 2A final after defeating Wiggins on Thursday and Lymon on Friday.
In Saturday's final, they came out in the first quarter trailing, ending the first quarter 18-10. At halftime, Holyoke had pulled ahead to 34, while the Bobcats had 19.
This was Ignacio's lowest-scoring game of the season. Their previous low game was 41 against Farmington, in one of the two regular season losses the team had this year. They finish the season 23-3, the same as last year's record, but they move from fourth place in state to second place.
Kyle Carper had an unstoppable game for Holyoke.
Ignacio is proud of the Bobcats and their incredible season, including three 100+ point games and a new state record for the single highest scoring game. Way to go, CATS!
Ryan Brooks, left, angles in for two against Wiggins during Thursday morning's Great Eight game at CSU Pueblo.
Friday's story: The Ignacio Bobcats are heading into Saturday night's championship final against Holyoke after defeating the Limon Badgers 56-37 Friday night in a tough and physical game.
Ignacio came out strong, ending the first quarter 13-3, with Oakley Hayes hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to close out the quarter.
At halftime, it was 25-14. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Bobcats were ahead 35 to 23. Then Ignacio stumbled somewhat, with Limon cutting down the lead to eight points.
Ignacio rallied, however, during the fourth quarter. The boys went into a freethrow frenzy as Limon tried to foul and stop the rallying Bobcats. During the fourth, Ignacio made only one basket, scored by Alex Herrera. The team's other 19 points were freethrows.
For the Bobcats, Pedro Vigil scored 14 points and Trae Seibel made 11 (all on freethrows in the 4th quarter, hitting 11 out of 14.) Shane Brooks also scored 11, and Alex Herrera scored 12, including a 3-pointer, which is rare for him to shoot during a game. Oakley Hayes scored 6, and Ryan Brooks and Jay Black each had one point.
The leading scorer for Limon was Matt Brown, with 16 points. His brother, Jason, scored 10 points. Limon also had two players foul out in the game.
On Saturday, the Bobcats take on Holyoke, who took second place last year in the 2A tourney. The defensively tough Holyoke team defeated Sanford 43-33 earlier on Friday in their semi-final game. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m.
Richard Clair Engler
Allison resident Richard Clair Engler died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at his home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 80.
Mr. Engler was born to Paris and Elizabeth “Betty" Engler on Feb. 16, 1930, at Mercy Hospital in Durango. He was taken home to the family farm, which his grandfather homesteaded in 1904. Mr. Engler continued to ranch and farm on the land until his health prevented him from keeping it going. He sold most of it to his grandson Jake Nossaman to keep it in the family.
As a boy, Mr. Engler herded sheep for his father in the Spring Gulch and Carbonate Basin areas during the summers. He attended school in Tiffany, usually riding his horse or walking the couple of miles from home.
On July 8, 1949, he married Shirley J. Tate in Aztec. They farmed part of the homestead, raising crops - potatoes, hay, wheat and certified oats - and sheep and cattle.
“Richard was at home outside," his family wrote. “Anyone who ever met him has a story to tell."
Summers found him moving cattle on the summer range on Carracas Mesa southeast of Navajo Lake.
He always looked forward to the fall, when he could hunt elk on the upper place in Spring Gulch. The potatoes always had to be dug and stored in the cellar, and the cattle brought home from Carracas before the hunt.
One of his other favorite places was Falls Creek where he fished for brook trout.
“He could out walk us all," his family wrote. “He would say, 'It's only another quarter mile,' but we thought they were long quarter miles."
He was an active member and officer of the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, Mt. Allison Grange, La Plata Pomona Grange, Colorado State Grange, National Grange, La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, National Cattlemen's Association, National Farmers Organization and Ignacio & Bayfield Lions Club.
Mr. Engler served on numerous boards, including: Pine River Canal, Federal Housing Administration, Southern Ute Community Action Program, Seed Growers, La Plata County Fair Board, La Plata Electric Association, La Plata County Weed and Rodent Committee and the Colorado State Brand Board. He was a 4-H leader, volunteer firefighter, served in the La Plata County Sheriff's posse, and, while working as a deputy, he helped transport prisoners to Cañon City.
Mr. Engler was named Cattleman of the Year in 1984, received the Durango Pro Rodeo's Western Heritage Award in 1991, the Outstanding Agriculturist of the Year Award from the Durango Chamber of Commerce in 1998 and was named an honorary member of the La Plata County Fair Board after more than 25 years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Engler were honored as Outstanding State Granger in 2006.
Mr. Engler was preceded in death by his grandson Douglas Glenn Phelps.
He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Shirley Engler, of Allison; daughters Norma Conley and Sharon Nossaman, both of Allison, Karen Baxter and Patricia Corman, both of Bayfield, and Louetta Phelps of Sarasota, Fla.; brothers David Engler of Allison and Ernest Engler of Apache Junction, Ariz.; sisters Grace Holcomb of Palm Desert, Calif., and Betty Jean Priddy of Colorado Springs; 13 grandchildren (Jake and Tandy Nossaman, Marlin and Mary Nossaman, Brad Corman, Kayla Corman, Dylan and Elizabeth Simons, Cory and Shona Baxter, Charles and Tanya Ruybal, Mellissa Deweese, Don and April Dukart, Steve and Yvonne Chapman, Derick Phelps, Shanda Price, Krissa Phelps); 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the Allison Community Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Alan TeBrink will officiate. Burial will take place at the Allison-Tiffany Cemetery in Allison.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1899, Arboles, CO 81121; or the Mt. Allison Grange, c/o George Knoll, 91 Happy Valley Lane, Ignacio, CO 81137.
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