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The Lady Panthers swimming team is accustomed to travel throughout the year. Montezuma-Cortez High School hasn’t had much of that after the first week of the season. The confidence is certainly...

The Panthers started fast last Friday, and then had to scrap and claw their way to the Four Corners Classic tournament championship.After dispatching Shiprock, N.M.’s Northwest, 99-35, and the...

A new era of Bluejays basketball tipped off in Cortez Friday afternoon at the Four Corners Classic, hosted by Montezuma-Cortez.Mike Glover’s scrappy Mancos team played three games, most against...

Same story. Different year.In the most anticipated season opening wrestling match Thursday night, two rivals in Montezuma-Cortez and Dove Creek squared off. Two competitive rivals highlighted the...

Kick it out to Katlynn McGee for 3, good.Kick it out to Lexi Atkinson for 3, good.It was a good night for the Dolores Lady Bears. The hot shooting Lady Bears took care of business against the...

The Dove Creek Lady Bulldogs return to the basketball court with great anticipation.Sisters Zoey and Madison Young control the post, and a slew of speedy guards run the back court. Dove Creek fans...

Dove Creek returns five of seven state qualifiers from a season ago. As always, expectations are high.Five years removed from a 2A state championship, 18-year coach Shane Baughman feels his...

The Dolores Bears wrestling team is continuing to build success under second-year coach Dean Valdez.All four state qualifiers return from last year, including junior Wyatt Wade, who took second at...

Just three seniors are on the Mancos girls basketball team.Some new freshmen grace the hardwood, as well as a new coach.Former football coach Craig Paschal is now in charge of the Mancos Lady...

Dolores Bears basketball begins a fresh start.Many new varsity faces aren’t the only thing this season. There’s a new head coach in Larry Schwartz, who’s installing a new uptempo run-and-gun...