Position: Sports Editor

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 970-564-6035

About: Bobby came to Cortez in July of 2010 looking for a new, exciting challenge. He certainly found that as the sports editor at the Cortez Journal.
Bobby earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wyoming in the spring of 2010.
He was a sports writer for the U.W. newspaper — The Branding Iron — and worked as an intern for U.W. Athletic Media Relations.
He is a Logan, Utah, native. Before coming to Cortez, He lived in Laramie, Wyo., and around the Equality State for 10 years.
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Get out your racquets

March is here, and that signals spring is near.The Lady Panthers tennis team has had to battle the elements the first week of spring practice. But a full squad of 25 girls has turned out for what...

DATE: March 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Baseball season has arrived

It may be snowing, but it's baseball season.The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers swung into practice Monday. Although the Panthers have been caged indoors because of inclement weather, they...

DATE: Feb. 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Bluejays’ season grounded

Mancos basketball was like a roller coaster ride this week. The Bluejays soared to the highest of highs Tuesday, beating rival Dolores to earn a spot in the 2A San Juan Basin League, District III...

DATE: Feb. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Lady Bears bound for 2A regionals

It’s not quite Durango, but Alamosa will do.The Dolores Lady Bears and Katlynn McGee put on a offensive clinic Friday in a 65-51 win over Ignacio at Montezuma-Cortez High School.Dolores’ victory...

DATE: Feb. 27, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Right on Target

What does it take to be an Olympian?Years and years of practice to perfect a skill. Even then, many competitors never make it to the world’s games.Cortez resident Byron Crites, 18, is one of many...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: Living

Mancos moves on

Another nail biter? Of course.Who wouldn’t have it any other way in the Mancos and Dolores boys basketball rivalry.Except this time, bragging rights weren’t the only thing at stake — it was the...

DATE: Feb. 23, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Panthers doomed on senior night

The old saying “the refs let them play” described the Panthers-Demons slugfest Thursday.The Panthers sought revenge against their eastern rivals, Durango, at Montezuma-Cortez High School.Bodies...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Lady Panthers’ basketball season ends

Many times, the Lady Panthers would fall and not get back up this season.Not on Thursday’s senior night at Montezuma-Cortez High School.M-CHS erased the memories of a 57-30 walloping at Durango on...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Three days to destiny

Three days.That’s what the high school wrestling season comes down to. It’s what separates the good from the elite.In a sense, high school wrestling coaches are treating the Colorado High School...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Bluejays doomed at home

Mancos played a hard 32 minutes last Friday at first-place Ignacio.The end result was still a 64-46 loss.The results last Saturday at home versus Ridgway, was first half fatigue.Ridgway had more...

DATE: Feb. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Lady Bluejays banged up, bruised, beaten

The girls high school basketball regular season comes to a close this week.Mancos is definitely feeling the affects of a long year. The Lady Bluejays right now don’t have much left in the...

DATE: Feb. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Tomac Lites up supercross ranks

First it was Los Angeles, then it was Oakland and then it was Anaheim.Cortez native Eli Tomac continues to take California as well as the world of professional motocross by storm with win after win...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: More Sports

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