Craig Daily Press / Joshua Gordon

Joshua Gordon is a graduate of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. He earned his bachelor’s degree in news editorial journalism. He started his internship at the Craig Daily Press in May 2010 and joined the staff full-time in December 2010. He was raised in Pittsford, Mich., and attended Pittsford High School. Being a sports fan, he enjoys following the Duke Blue Devils, Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons as well as the Green Bay Packers. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding, camping, reading and playing soccer and basketball.

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Buzzer beater gives MCHS girls basketball team 61-60 victory in Delta: By Joshua Gordon; February 11, 2012; The Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team needed a win Friday night in Delta. The Bulldogs trailed the Panthers in the Western Slope League by two games a week ago, but following Delta’s first league loss to Glenwood on Feb. 4, MCHS had a chance to pull even with their league foe with a victory. The MCHS seniors made it happen. Melissa Camilletti led MCHS with 27 points and Annie Sadvar scored 18 as the Bulldogs pulled out a 61-60 win in a thriller that saw Melissa hit a driving lay-up as the buzzer went off to give her team the win.
MCHS boys basketball team fails to slow Delta: By Joshua Gordon; February 11, 2012; Moffat County High School boys varsity basketball players put up a fight Friday at Delta High School. While Delta was trying to stay in the race for the Western Slope League title, the Bulldogs were looking to get an upset on the road. MCHS pulled within two points in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome Delta’s hot shooters, falling 80-58. “The score doesn’t show how close the game really was,” head coach Eric Hamilton said. “All our guys played their hearts out and they were really close to getting a win.
MCHS senior Parker King commits to play golf at CMU: By Joshua Gordon; February 10, 2012; Parker King was 2 years old when he was first introduced to golf. In his grandparents’ backyard, King was swinging away at plastic wiffle balls with all his might. King has come a long way since then, qualifying for the 4A state tournament in his junior year and averaging a score of around 77 this season as a senior at Moffat County High School. Now, King has made the decision to play for the Colorado Mesa University men’s golf team beginning in the fall.
MCHS basketball teams look to impact league race in Delta: By Joshua Gordon; February 8, 2012; The Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team scored 12 points in the second half on Jan. 20 against Delta while falling, 54-39, at home. The loss dropped the Bulldogs two games behind Delta in the Western Slope League race and forced Moffat County to rely on another league team to trip the Panthers up. On Saturday, Glenwood Springs went into Delta and left with a 56-48 win to hand the Panthers their first WSL loss. Now, the Bulldogs have a chance Friday to go to Delta and pull even with the Panthers if they can score a road victory.
MCHS boys basketball team earns second straight win: By Joshua Gordon; February 8, 2012; The Moffat County High School boys varsity basketball team’s starters didn’t see the court much Tuesday against Basalt, but made use of the time they did have. The Bulldogs hosted the winless Basalt Longhorns in a non-league game and MCHS head coach Eric Hamilton said he wanted to make sure the younger players saw some playing time. The starting five each scored a bucket in the opening minutes to give Moffat County a 10-0 lead and a mixture of experienced and freshmen players closed out a 70-58 victory. The win gave the Bulldogs their first back-to-back wins of the season.
Bulldog swimmers show strong at Western Slope regional meet: By Joshua Gordon; February 6, 2012; Meghan Francone said the Moffat County High School girls varsity swimming team wanted to leave the Western Slope regional meet with the right mind set. The regional meet, held Friday and Saturday at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, was the Bulldogs final meet before this weekend’s 4A state competition in Thornton. The Bulldogs’ individual leaders — junior Eryn Leonard and Steamboat Springs senior Amy Brodie — showed no signs of slowing down in their events, with each swimming around their best times of the season. Brodie took first in the 100-yard freestyle and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle, while Leonard finished in third place in both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.
MCHS boys earn 1st home victory with 58-31 rout: By Joshua Gordon; February 6, 2012; Tyler Hildebrandt was called into the starting lineup for the Moffat County High School boys varsity basketball team earlier this season following an injury to senior Jacob Scroggs. On Saturday against Battle Mountain at home, Hildebrandt, an MCHS junior, got off to a hot start, scoring the game’s first seven points. Hildebrandt ended the game with a team-high 15 points in leading the Bulldogs to a 58-31 win and the team’s first home victory of the season. “It feels great,” Hildebrandt said. “We really played as a team and had a lot of trust in each other and put in a lot of effort. “It was just a good team win.”
MCHS girls overcome slow start in 56-24 home court win: By Joshua Gordon; February 6, 2012; The Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team jumped to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter Saturday against Battle Mountain at home. However, the six points were the only points the Bulldogs scored in the first quarter and MCHS only put 19 total on the board in the first half. Head coach Matt Ray said it could be hard for players to get ready for a game against a lesser opponent, such as the Huskies, who came into Saturday’s game without a league win. But, after halftime, the Bulldogs came out firing, scoring 22 points in the third quarter en route to a 56-24 victory.
Craig youth hockey player Hunter Beckett selected to skate with Colorado Avalanche: By Joshua Gordon; 12:00 a.m., February 4, 2012 Updated 11:20 a.m.; At 5, Hunter Beckett had to decide which sport to pursue — hockey or wrestling. Hunter had been competing for the Craig Bad Dogs youth wrestling program, but said he wanted to try something new. Hunter’s parents, Matt and Stephanie Beckett, had been playing hockey as he was growing up, and ultimately Hunter decided to follow his parents. Now, five years later, Hunter’s decision and hard work has paid off. The Moffat County Commission chose him to skate with the Colorado Avalanche during the team’s warm-up before a March 24 game against the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center.
MCHS girls basketball cruises to 54-27 victory at Eagle Valley: By Joshua Gordon; February 4, 2012; Matt Ray said the Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team expected to get a win Friday at Eagle Valley. The Bulldogs lived up to their own expectations, riding a big first-half lead to a 54-27 victory to score a sweep over the Devils this season. But, Ray said it is the work a team puts in against a lesser opponent that can make the difference later in the season, something his team didn’t do in the second half against Eagle Valley. “In the first half, we came out and did what we needed to take a 31-10 halftime lead,” he said. “But in the second half, we were not as good as I had hoped and we let one of their girls look better than she probably should have.”

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Braeden Sullivan, a Moffat County High School senior, breaks around a Basalt defender Tuesday at MCHS. The boys varsity basketball team jumped to an early 21-7 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 70-58 win at home.

The Moffat County High School girls varsity swimming team had a strong showing Friday and Saturday at the Western Slope regional meet at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, bringing home six top-five finishes. The Bulldogs will send two individual swimmers and three relay teams to compete in the 4A state competition this weekend in Thornton.

Colby Haddan, a Moffat County High School senior, shoots Saturday against Battle Mountain at MCHS. The MCHS boys varsity basketball team never trailed in a 58-31 win over the Huskies, the Bulldogs’ first home court victory of the season.

Makayla Camilletti, a Moffat County High School junior, squares her feet before knocking down a 3-pointer Saturday against Battle Mountain at MCHS. Makayla scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to help lead the MCHS girls varsity basketball team to a 56-24 victory over the Huskies.

The Moffat County High School girls varsity basketball team jumped out to a 31-10 halftime lead Friday at Eagle Valley en route to a 54-27 victory. Despite the win, head coach Matt Ray said the Bulldogs need to keep striving to improve as the season’s toughest games draw nearer.

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