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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Board to vote on Soper next week

A crowd of residents filled the Dolores County School District board room Thursday night.The reason?Longtime Dove Creek High School football and baseball coach Ken Soper was up for discussion.The...

DATE: March 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Koppenhafer commits to Rattlers

Montezuma-Cortez High School girls soccer is sending another to college.Senior defender Ellen Koppenhafer will play for the inaugural Otero Junior College Rattlers womens soccer team this fall. The...

DATE: March 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Aiken chooses Mesa

Chris Aiken wanted it.He got it.Montezuma-Cortez High School’s successful golf program is graduating one more to the college level.Aiken wanted to play golf in college, and will. He signed a...

DATE: March 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Panthers plank Pirates

The baseball Gods blessed McAndrew Field with a ray of sunshine and a slight breeze Tuesday afternoon.Better yet, the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers were blessed with timely hitting,...

DATE: March 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Shorthanded Lady Panthers come up short

Four starters were out for the Lady Panthers soccer team Saturday afternoon.A defensive battle still ensued at Johnson Field between Montezuma-Cortez High School and a veteran Telluride team in the...

DATE: March 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Bulldogs begin 50th with Soper

A total of 15 kids are out for Dove Creek Bulldogs baseball this season.The only problem, just four of which are lettermen.“It’s looking better as far as the future, because we only lose one senior...

DATE: March 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores starts anew in 2012

It was the best season in 30 years for Dolores baseball.The Bears won 17 of 22 games in 2011, won the San Juan Basin League title, won the Region-I title and clinched a spot in the Final Four 2A...

DATE: March 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores hungry for state repeat

Two state titles in the 4 x 100-relay is great. But Dolores has bigger plans. Faster plans.Three sophmores, now juniors, return from last year’s state champion relay team. Lexi Atkinson, Mindy...

DATE: March 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dove Creek track springing into action

Despite the track being covered in snow, Dove Creek is bound and ready to go.A majority of the of the Lady Bulldogs fifth-place 1A state track and field team returns. Coach Jason Fury has high...

DATE: March 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

M-CHS ready for starting gun

A lot of unknowns surround the Montezuma-Cortez High School track and field team.One thing is for sure, Bob Archibeque’s team is ready for the starting gun.“We lost a lot of kids last year,” said...

DATE: March 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Chappell signs with Spartans

Montezuma-Cortez High School athletes continues to excel both in and out of the classroom.Senior outside hitter Amanda Chappell is the latest athlete to sign on at the college level this year. She...

DATE: March 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Ross the boss

A new era of Lady Panthers soccer has begun.Longtime Montezuma-Cortez High School assistant Nate Ross has taken the reigns of head man.M-CHS has been closer than a missed goal off the crossbar to...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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