Sports

While all other fall high school sports must wait another week before beginning official practices, the Montezuma-Cortez boys’ golf team gets underway on Monday, Aug. 10 at 8 a.m. at Conquistador...

Seven-year-old Ayden Jay Baker is a Peyton Manning fan.And he recently learned that the 39-year-old Broncos quarterback is a fan of his.Born in Cortez in 2008, Ayden and his mother, Rebecca, moved...

There were seven drivers in the ninth annual Demolition Derby on Saturday at Montezuma County Speedway. And they each had their own strategy. Some were new to the competition, like Braxton Newkirk...

There were seven drivers in the 9th Annual Demolition Derby on Saturday at Montezuma County Speedway. And they each had their own strategy. Some were new to the competition, like Braxton Newkirk...

The Montezuma-Cortez football scrimmage against Durango on Friday revealed both strengths and weaknesses that the Panthers plan to address before the season starts. “It was an eye-opener,” said...

Montezuma-Cortez head football coach Dave Wagner has coached football at the high school, college and semi-professional levels. He’s instructed workouts that have included ballet and classical...

Montezuma-Cortez senior quarterback Cordell Ridings stepped forward and crossed his arms, then cleared his throat. “I’m head coach Dave Wagner from Arizona,” Ridings announced to the players and...

Colorado cutthroat trout, native to the state, is making a comeback in the headwaters of Hermosa Creek. The fish, also native to Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, is found in only about 14 percent of...

Inside an old courthouse in San Juan County, the adage “all politics is local” rings true. Sitting and standing shoulder-to-shoulder inside a small room in the county courthouse in Silverton,...

Colorado cutthroat trout is making a comeback in the headwaters of Hermosa Creek. The fish, native to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, is now found in only about 14 percent of its historic...

Montezuma-Cortez baseball coaches Travis Greenlee and Tim Passell spent Thursday and Friday of last week instructing 38 youth players during the M-CHS baseball camp. Returning senior Andrew Laymon...