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Local cross-country teams compete in Monticello

Still rounding into shape thanks to tough early season practices, cross-country runners from Montezuma-Cortez High School, Mancos High School and Dolores High School traveled to compete in the...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mancos Bluejays hope to continue rise

Fresh off a playoff appearance last season, the Mancos High School football team enters this year with high hopes thanks to several returning starters and some talented underclassmen.Leading the...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores Bears football team dreams big

Two weeks before the start of the prep football season, hope permeates the air around the Dolores High School football field. A brand-new locker room, complete with professional-style lockers...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dove Creek football team looking to gain experience

Heading into this season with a roster made up of five juniors, five sophomores, and 10 freshman, Shane Baughman is not quite sure what to expect. Dove Creek’s head football coach did say however,...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Panthers football team ready to rumble

In the locker room and on the practice field, the Montezuma-Cortez High School football team appear physically bigger and much faster than it has in previous seasons. Ask players what they expect...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

George Geer Memorial Car Show draws classic cars, honors fallen soldiers

Surrounded by classic cars of all shapes and sizes at the George Geer Memorial Car Show on Aug. 12, Mike and Kaitlyn Youell’s 2013 Ford Mustang stood out. Gray with an American flag adorning the...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Thayer Plewe enjoying junior golf circuit

Capping off an impressive summer in style, Cortez native Thayer Plewe won top honors in the Utah PGA junior program’s season-ending major championship at Hidden Valley Country Club on Aug. 14. For...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Francesca Toms climbing ranks in equestrian events

Trotting around a dressage arena atop her 6-year-old thoroughbred Mystery, Francesca Toms looks the part of a world-class eventer. Black boots cover feet, white riding pants wrap around legs, a...

DATE: Aug. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Doctors donate their time for athletes’ physicals

Before every prep sports season, students throughout Colorado flock to clinics to obtain sports physicals, which are a prerequisite to participation in middle school and high school athletics....

DATE: Aug. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Cortez swimmers compete in prestigious meet

Competing at the 2017 Arena Western Zone Senior Championships in Fresno, California, Aug. 1-5, Cortez’s top two swimmers represented Southwest Colorado well.Duran sets high standard Leading the way...

DATE: Aug. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Ranch Rodeo entertains while showcasing rugged life

For as long as Mancos resident Kole Yeomans can remember, summers have been spent riding horses and rustling cattle on ranches throughout the Southwest, including his family’s ranch near Mancos....

DATE: Aug. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Demolition Derby thrills capacity crowd

Fifteen minutes before the Montezuma County Fair’s Demolition Derby on of Aug. 4, the stands at Fairgrounds Speedway were packed and the energy was palpable. Big block engines roared, a public...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

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