The Durango High School softball team had a great opening day to the 2016 season.
Not only did the Demons find a coach at the last minute to take the reins by nabbing all-time Fort Lewis College hit leader and NCAA Woman of the Year nominee Missy Fundora to spread her knowledge, but Durango started the season on the right foot.
The acquisition of Fundora paid off immediately for the Demons (2-0), who started the new era with six runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back as they swept a doubleheader against Aspen, 14-2 and 16-15.
DHS scored in four of the five innings played in the mercy-rule season opener and led 8-0 after 1½ innings.
Despite allowing seven runs to the Skiers in the final inning, Durango recorded the final out just in time to hang on in Game 2.
The Demons will try to keep the momentum going as they’ll travel to play Palmer Ridge at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
The Bayfield High School boys and girls cross-country teams traveled Friday to Colorado Springs to compete in the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede.
Bayfield came in 12th for the boys team with 311 points and 10th in the girls competition with 244 points.
Top finisher for both the boys and girls was junior Sloan Mazur, who took 31st out of 130 runners. Mazur finished with a time of 18 minutes, 59.2 seconds.
Next for the boys was freshman Elco Garcia, who finished 38th with a time of 19:18.40. Senior Cody Speece took 53rd overall with a time of 20:02.40. Senior Jackson Sibley took 89th with 21:25.90, junior Nathan Smith took 109th with 22:30.50, senior Bryan Gram took 112th with 22:48.50.
On the girls side, senior Bridget Goddard took 34th out of 99 runners. Goddard took a time of 23:21.70. Freshman Claire Hufnagel took 53rd in 24:42.70. Senior Amber Johnson was 56th in 24:56.20, senior Rachel Cooper was 72nd in 25:51.70, senior Isis Gonzales took 81st in 26:44.10, and sophomore Sarah Ruybal took 98th with 33:52.20.
Alamosa won the boys overall team score with 34 points, while Elizabeth High School took first in the girls category with 58 points.
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