Sports

The Cortez Leopard Sharks and Mesa Verde Aquatics Club (MVAC) each traveled to the Durango Summer Invite for their first away swim meet of the season last weekend. With 14 teams competing, the...

The Cortez Burst Triathlon is set to return for its seventh running on the Fourth of July. The event was started in 2010 by Friends of Recreation for a Healthy Community in order to raise money to...

The first Tri-Ute Games were held in Towaoc in 2007 and consisted of just two sports and a few demonstrations. The purpose of the games was to bring members of the Colorado and Utah-based Northern...

In a region surrounded by rodeos, the Silverpeak Equestrian Team is focused on learning to ride elegantly in an English-style saddle. The team of 13 middle and high school girls, now headed into...

Beginning in 1997, the Conquistador Junior Golf Program’s youth camp has swollen to around 80 participants each year. Last week’s five-day camp held true to form, with 80 kids registering to learn...

After qualifying in their respective state finals, Cooper McClain, David Jones and Cody Lansing are heading to the 12th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Lebanon, Tennessee, from June...

The third annual Rob Yates Memorial Cowboy Golf Tournament went off without a hitch on Friday at Conquistador Golf Course. A.J. Keesee, Keiran Keesee, Bo Wagoner and John Gross were the big...

The City of Cortez and the Dolores River Anglers had a great turnout during the seventh annual Fishing Festival & Derby on Saturday at Parque de Vida pavilion and pond. Organizer Brad Waltman said...

The Cortez Kiwanis Club and Groundhound Lake RV Park had 23 kids register for their fourth annual youth fishing tournament on Saturday. And by scheduling the event during Colorado’s free-fishing...