Sports

Eli Tomac is picking up steam. Riding in the 450 Class of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, the Cortez native picked up his second win of the season – and second in three weeks – at...

The Dolores school board approved the promotion of Tiffany Hill to head coach of the varsity girls basketball program during its meeting last Tuesday, superintendent Scott Cooper confirmed via...

The Cortez Leopard Sharks and Mesa Verde Aquatics Club wrapped up their regular seasons last weekend at the Western Slope League Championships. The Leopard Sharks had ten swimmers compete in the...

The Southwest Colorado Youth Baseball Minors and Majors’ seasons have come to an end. After winning District 4 championships two weeks ago, both the Minors and Majors fell in their respective state...

Not even Mother Nature could stop the Southwest Colorado Youth Baseball Senior team. The group of Cortez, Dolores and Dove Creek players battled through multiple rain delays over two days to secure...

Nearly 300 fans filed into the bleachers at Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday evening to watch drivers cut through the dirt track under the lights on a chase for the checkered flag. Following the...

The Mancos High School basketball program has a new leading man. The hiring of Ed Aiken as the head boys basketball coach at MHS was made official during last month’s school board meeting, athletic...

Stephen Candelaria is at it again. Last fall, the 2012 Montezuma-Cortez graduate brought home honorable mention Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors for his play at right guard with the...

Dolores High School assistant principal and athletic director Jimmie Lankford has resigned. Lankford confirmed his resignation last week, saying that he plans to move back to Texas to get back into...

The Mesa Verde Aquatics Club and Cortez Leopard Sharks both made the journey to Montrose last weekend for the Montrose Marlins Summer Open. In a meet featuring 14 teams, both Cortez squads finished...