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Grappling football players on the Mancos High School team.

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Junior quarterback Wyatt Koskie hopes to bring stability to a Dolores football team that went 0-9 last season.

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The Bears will get the opportunity to hit the ground running when the Bears open their season against perennial Class 1A powerhouse Hotchkiss High School in Dolores on Oct. 8.

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The Mancos Bluejays line up for practice before the start of the 2020 season.

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The Dove Creek defense rallies during practice before the start of the 2020 season.

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The Dove Creek Bulldogs scrimmage in preparation for their first game.

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Junior Chorbin Cressler leaps over players to protect the ball during practice at Dove Creek High School.

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Junior Chorbin Cressler will play quarterback for the Dove Creek Bulldogs this season.

Courtesy Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue

Three hikers in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains had to be rescued last month after becoming stranded on a ledge above South Zapata Lake Basin.

Courtesy San Miguel Sheriff’s Office

A rope rescue was required Saturday for a hiker who fell while trying to rescue a puppy that fell at Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride. The woman was taken to a hospital with traumatic injuries.