Position: Sports Editor

Email: bobbya@cortezjournal.com

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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A new level of confidence

It takes time to rebuild a struggling sports’ program.But Montezuma-Cortez High School appears to have the right man for its boys soccer team.After posting just one win in 2011, new head coach Gary...

DATE: Aug. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Netting results

The Lady Panthers volleyball team had many near misses last season.Including a five set loss to Delta at regionals that ended the season for Montezuma-Cortez High School.Three seniors graduated...

DATE: Aug. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Welcome to the big leagues

Most of this year’s Montezuma-Cortez High School softball team played little league last year.A large group of freshmen on coach Heath Elliott’s squad this season saw firsthand what high school...

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

Panthers back on par

It was a dark and gloomy Wednesday morning in Cortez.But the Panthers golf play was bright and shiny at Conquistador Golf Course in the Montezuma-Cortez High School Invitational.Junior captain...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Garver reclaims crown

One stroke.The was what kept Curtis Garver from repeating as Pinto Bean Classic champion in 2011.It was a frustrating end result, as it often is in golf. To play so well, so consistent. But the...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2012 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Racing Escalante

It was hot, dry and dusty. But those conditions are typical in mountain bike racing.Jens Nielsen took a nasty spill in Bean Canyon during the 14th annual Escalante Days Bike Race in Dolores. But...

DATE: Aug. 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Changing times

As the Panthers blitz into the second football season under head coach Casey Coulter; 2012, indeed, feels like a fresh start.Coulter has a new coaching staff, a new offense, a new defense and a new...

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

Racing Escalante

It was hot, dry and dusty. But those conditions are typical in mountain bike racing.Jens Nielsen took a nasty spill in Bean Canyon during the 14th annual Escalante Days Bike Race in Dolores. But...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Softball vs. Cancer

It was a typical Saturday in Montrose a few days before the summer solstice.Michael Smith took his son to Walmart for some weekend shopping.What was supposed to be an ordinary Saturday in western...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Living

Moving on up... to the West Slope

The Montezuma-Cortez High School football team totaled a record of five wins and 14 losses the last two years.Apparently, the Panthers .36 winning percentage was too high to keep them in the 2A...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Panthers seek 3-peat

The Panthers golf team officially teed off Monday morning in defense of their Western Slope region championship.Coach Micah Rudosky and his boys have been here before. They’ll have to defend their...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Another hole-in-one for Ute Mtn. Oil Classic

A little rain. A little delay. But no problem.A total of 188 golfers turned out for the 23rd rendition of the Ute Mountain Oil Classic on Saturday at Conquistador Golf Course.The team best-ball...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: More Sports

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