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Photos: Durango High School boys golf competes at stateDemons finished 14th after two rounds at Fox Hill Club in Longmont20101424Durango High School senior Nolan Pace competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001712Durango High School senior Wyatt Lafferty competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001565Durango High School senior Nolan Pace fixes a divot on the green in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 20101301Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Hayes Malone checks his phone with Durango head coach Kirk Rawles looking on at the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002223Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Hayes Malone lines up a tee shot in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001954Durango High School senior Nolan Pace competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002092Durango High School senior Nolan Pace chats with his dad, Joe, at the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001396Durango High School senior Nolan Pace takes off his putter cover at the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002289Durango High School senior Nolan Pace putts in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001429Durango High School boys golf head coach Kirk Rawles watches as his Demons compete in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002102Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Drew Jepson competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001774Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Hayes Malone competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 20101296Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Drew Jepson competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002038Durango High School senior Nolan Pace looks on at the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001298Durango High School senior Nolan Pace smiles while competing in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15001799Durango High School senior Wyatt Lafferty competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002067Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Drew Jepson competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald) 15002262Golfing for Durango High School, Bayfield High School junior Drew Jepson competes in the 2025 4A Boys State Golf Championships at Fox Hill Club in Longmont on Tuesday. (Jen Jardeleza/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Durango High School boys golf competes at state
Demons finished 14th after two rounds at Fox Hill Club in Longmont
Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade30001925The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001931Ballet Folklorico de Durango performs during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001717The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002294Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp, and Jessica Sugar Wolf is dressed in 1820s-style clothing on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101694Rylo Sjoberg, 4, and his brother Koa, 8, enjoy the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002126Smitty Smith gives Evelynn Silas a ride on his horse Dolly on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000McKenzie Kuehnert, 4, shows her empty hand to her mom Michelle as she and her sister Bexley, 2, being held by her dad Mark, while feeding alfalfa pellets to Moon. Moon is being ridden by Patty Ann Rager as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001514Bexley Kuehnert, 2, being held by her dad Mark Kuehnert, feeds alfalfa pellets to Moon, being ridden by Patty Ann Rager, as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101786The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001550The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002252Syd Masters & The Swing riders – Danny Winters, left, Syd Masters, center, and Jared Putnam – play during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002024Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001965Lisa and Loren Skyhorse were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001399The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001736The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)42183081The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002004Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002112Mckenzie Wedemeyer, left, and Thomas Crook ride their horses up and down Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001871The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001836The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001871The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001513The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002044The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Teams of three get to pick up what the horses leave behind during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002167Some of the saddle work done by Lisa and Loren Skyhorse, who were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002065The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade
Photos: High County Cattle Auction30001925Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101957Tom Conway watches the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002004Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)47793388The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002036Debra Cugnini, front, owner of Debras Cafe and Natalie Douglas work in the kitchen that is inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002017Amber Belvin with High Country Cattle Auction looks over the newly renovated front of the auction barn that also houses Debras Cafe on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Debras Cafe inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001813Bodie Hines moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001535Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001996Hank Greer, 5, left, Wyatt Horvath, 3, center, and Ryle Runyan, 3, play with trucks during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29682219The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001924Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001596Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001913A dog waits for its owner to return to the truck during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001886Chris McElroy moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001924Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle sell for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: High County Cattle Auction
High Country Cattle Auction brings top-notch stock and country charm to Southwest ColoradoFamily run, generational business dates back to 1940s30002038Auctioneer Shane Hatch looks for the highest bid for the cattle in the ring on Sept. 23, at High Country Cattle Auction in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)BREEN – The family-owned and operated High Country Cattle Auction is “in the bones” of the Cugnini family, said third-generation owner Chris Cugnini. The business was founded by Chris’ grandfather, Pat Cugnini, in the 1940s. Pat then passed the business down to his son, Duane Cugnini, who then turned the business over to daughters, Becky Hawkins and Chris Cugnini, whose daughters plan to take over the family business one day. The auction, which takes place once or twice a month from April to January at 13062 La Plata Highway (Colorado Highway 140) near Breen, attracts ranchers, farmers and those in the cattle industry from far and wide. 924673Longtime bidder Steve Greenburg, formerly of Durango, now living in Arizona, concentrates on the cattle being auctioned Sept. 23 at the High Country Cattle Auction near Breen. Longtime employee Amber Belvin sits to his left. (Elizabeth Pond/Durango Herald)Former Durango resident Steve Greenburg has been attending the High Country Cattle auction for more than 40 years, and continues to travel to Breen all the way from Arizona, where he now lives. He attended the September auction last week, where around 1,200 animals were up for sale. Greenburg said effective bidding takes concentration and a practiced hand. “You want to make sure you don’t pay too much,” he said. “And if you do, you want to buy the business.” Amber Belvin, employee of 15 years and Chris’ operations “sidekick,” said bidders are most often looking for signs of good health in an animal, like a plump, filled-out body. If bidding on a herd, a look of uniformity among the animals is key to a good purchase, she said. 30001813Bodie Hines moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen, southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)938700Greenburg holds his completed bidding cards marking all the cattle he had won at the High Country Auction near Breen on Sept. 23. (Elizabeth Pond/Durango Herald)Despite Greenburg already having a handful of filled out bidding cards marking the cattle he had won within an hour of the Sept. 23 auction, he said the day was young. One sale day last year culminated in Greenburg taking home 22 semi-trucks worth of cattle, he said. Chris said Greenburg is one of the auction’s longest-term and most generous supporters. “(Greenburg) pays top-dollar,” Chris said. “And (that) makes me feel good, because we’re giving back to (the sellers). I know these people around here, and they’re the hardest working people on the planet. If I can get them 10 or 20 cents more per pound, then that makes us happy.” 0VideoYouTube480360Cattle auction prices have gone up in recent years, both at High Country and nationally, Chris said. This year, animals are going for $2,500 to $3,000 a head – double and triple the average prices from last year. The increase, Chris said, is in part because of a screw worm making the rounds in cattle in Mexico, which has lowered the number of cattle coming in from the south, along with people subdividing and selling cattle branches, and local cattle herd numbers diminishing, which has increased demand. 30002000Debra’s Cafe inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23, in Breen, southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Chris called the price increase “good and bad.” “It’s great if you’re a seller, because there’s prices that you’ve never seen before,” she said. “Older men come in, (and they) can’t believe the prices. Some of them do this for a living, and they count on that, so they’re so happy.” Belvin said some smaller farmers opt to buy less cattle during price surges like this, but echoed Chris’ sentiment about sellers being ecstatic about the unprecedented profit. 898638Lawrence Martinez entered 59 steer and 95 heifers in the High Country Cattle Auction near Breen on Sept. 23. (Elizabeth Pond/Durango Herald)Local cattle farmer Lawrence Martinez entered 59 steers and 95 heifers in the auction Tuesday. Martinez has been involved in the High Country Cattle Auction “pretty much forever,” but recent years have been especially fruitful for sales, he said. “These last few years, we’ve been coming here to sell, because this is the place to go,” he said. “I wouldn’t sell anywhere else. (The market here has) been so good.”The auction’s community roots and generational touch doesn’t stop at the Cugnini family: Shane Hatch, the auctioneer, took over the job after his father’s death, Belvin said. 30001535Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)The auction serves as an opportunity for community members to get together and bond, Belvin said. “When we do have an auction, it’s a great place where local farmers and ranchers can get together and talk,” she said. “They come to the cafe, and they talk about the hay, and the drought situation, and I think it’s a good connecting point.” Chris and Belvin both expressed feeling glad the auction can supply so much generational value to the local farming and ranching community. “I mean, what other business can you think of around here that’s the same, right?” Belvin said. “We’re fair, and we’re very meticulous at our jobs. We take it very seriously, because this is (some peoples’) livelihood.” 30002017Amber Belvin, with High Country Cattle Auction, looks over the newly renovated front of the auction barn that also houses Debra’s Cafe on Sept. 23, in Breen, southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)For the Cugninis – and long-term employees like Belvin, who have become an honorary part of the close-knit High Country Cattle Auction family – the heart of the business aligns with the heart of the local farming and ranching community. “We’re just good, hard working people – Americans – that want to make a good living, and live off this great land,” Belvin said. epond@durangoherald.com Upcoming High Country Cattle Auction datesOct. 7 Oct. 21Nov. 4Nov. 18Dec. 2 (weaned calf) Jan. 13For more information, visit www.hi-countryauction.com
High Country Cattle Auction brings top-notch stock and country charm to Southwest Colorado
Family run, generational business dates back to 1940s
Photos: Ride with the Champions bike parade44313576Sepp Kuss, Grand Tour champion, signs an autograph on the back of Preston Ryan, 5, as Will Kleinsmith, 6, looks on before the start of the Champions bike parade Friday that started at Buckley Park and went down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looped back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001831Lining up to lead the Ride with the Champions bike parade from left, junior national champions Cooper Wells, 11, Anna Morozowich, 13, Leah Morozowich, 15, and Zoey Wage, 11; Grand Tour champion Sepp Kuss; long time local rider Bob Smith; Olympian Riley Amo; national champion Bailey Cioppa; national champion Ivan Sippy; Izzi Cowan; Olympian Todd Wells and world champion Ned Overend before the start of the Champions bike parade Friday that started at Buckley Park and went down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looped back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)54583495A projector screen erected in Buckley Park for a showing of the GC Kuss documentary on Friday after the Ride with the Champions bike parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002211Sepp Kuss, Grand Tour champion, has his picture taken with Jr. National Champions, from left, Anna Morozowich, 13, Leah Morozowich, 15, and Zoey Wage, 11, before the start of the Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday that started at Buckley Park. Hundreds rode down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looped back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002173The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002032Riders park their bikes in Buckley Park for a showing of the GC Kuss documentary on Friday after the Ride with the Champions bike parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002060The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002099The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002023Roberto Delgado and his son Roberto Delgado Jr. 3, go to line up for the start of the Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday at Buckley Park. The ride went down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looped back on East Second Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001070Riders finish the Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday that started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looped back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001885A projector screen erected in Buckley Park for a showing of the GC Kuss documentary on Friday after the Ride with the Champions bike parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002005The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002265Olympian Riley Amos rides along in the Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday that started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001908Participants line up on 12th Street before the start of the Ride with the Champions bike parade on Friday that started at Buckley Park riding down Main Avenue to Fifth Street and looping back on East Second Avenue to the park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Ride with the Champions bike parade
Photos: Changing colors30002119The overlook on Molas Pass offers great views of the changing aspens on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002025A cow grazes as aspens begin to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Aspens begin to change into their fall colors Tuesday near Purgatory Resort north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002109A stand of aspens on Coal Bank Pass is rich in red colors year after year. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Aspens begin to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001906Different kinds foliage on Molas Pass add to the changing aspens Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001995Aspens begin to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002109A stand of aspens on Coal Bank Pass is rich in red colors year after year. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002072Aspens begin to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Aspens begin to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A stand of aspens on Coal Bank Pass is rich in red colors year after year. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001928Aspen trees are about to change into their fall colors. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001990Gambel oak begins to change into fall colors Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002056Aspens begin to change into fall colors on Wednesday up La Plata Canyon west of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001906Aspens begin to change into fall colors between Coal Bank and Molas passes on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001951Henry Newton of New Mexico takes photos of a stand of aspens on Coal Bank Pass on Tuesday that is rich in red colors year after year. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002074Aspens begin to change into their fall colors between Coal Bank and Molas Passes on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Aspens begin to change into their fall colors between Coal Bank and Molas passes on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002004Aspens begin to change into their fall colors on Coal Bank Pass on Tuesday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Changing colors
Photos: Fort Lewis College Volleyball sweeps Black Hills StateSkyhawks off to best start since 200620101492Ella Butler of Fort Lewis College kills the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101636Fort Lewis College volleyball head coach Justin Wong directs his team while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002056Caroline Munson of Fort Lewis College kills the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29521905Fort Lewis College gets ready for a serve while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101363Chloe Ruhl of Fort Lewis College digs the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Fort Lewis College celebrates on the sidelines while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101475Fort Lewis College gets ready for a serve while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101506Ella Butler of Fort Lewis College digs the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751876Cambria Freymuth of Fort Lewis College kills the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)1500948Jordan DeJesus of Fort Lewis College receives the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101228Fort Lewis College celebrates a point while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002284Jordan DeJesus of Fort Lewis College makes a kill while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001356Alyx Daugherty of Fort Lewis College sets the ball while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101464Fort Lewis College volleyball head coach Justin Wong talks with his team while playing Black Hills State on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Fort Lewis College Volleyball sweeps Black Hills State
Skyhawks off to best start since 2006
Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High SchoolDemons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night20101528Dawson McInnes of Durango High School runs the ball with the help of the offensive line while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)33262426Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney is brought down by Piedra Vista High School players Mason Duncan, left, and Kael Farley on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001859Oliver Clark of Durango High School sacks Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20102070Oliver Clark of Durango High School leaps up after sacking Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751277Oliver Clark of Durango High School is pumped up after sacking Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101829Mason Miller of Durango High School makes a leaping catch against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101405Mason Miller of Durango High School runs with the ball against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001981Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney looks down field while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001915Deegan Herrera of Piedra Vista High School tries a field goal kick on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001842Durango High School head coach Hunter Holmes talks with his quarterback, Grady Feeney, while playing Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango High School student section celebrates a touchdown against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001605Ernesto Galvan of Durango High School blocks of Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101596Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney scores a touchdown while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002224Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney celebrates his touchdown while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101462Amasi Griego of Piedra Vista High School breaks a tackle on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101721Reuban Marquez of Piedra Vista High School passes the ball on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101216Rashad Reece, left, and Mason Miller of Durango High School brings down quarterback Reuban Marquez of Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001978Amasi Griego of Piedra Vista High School runs the ball on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001795Nathan Beal of Durango High School stops a run at the line on Friday while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High School
Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night
Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccerSkyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday15001763Casey Stracher of Fort Lewis College goes for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001808Fort Lewis College men’s soccer head coach David Oberholtzer watches his team play Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20102006William Bretvik of Fort Lewis College passes the ball through the legs of his Lubbock Christian University defender on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001622Lorenz Guintini of Fort Lewis College battles for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101185Raul Baptista Filipe of Fort Lewis College is crushed by a Lubbock Christian University defender on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101482Lorenz Guintini of Fort Lewis College dribbles the ball past Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001783Francisco Pinto of Fort Lewis College battles for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001885Kaden Schufft of Fort Lewis College follows the ball into the net after Alessio Andreottola scored a goal against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001396Raul Baptista Filipe of Fort Lewis College celebrates Alessio Andreottola’s goal against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001693Francisco Pinto of Fort Lewis College battles against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001629Lucas Martin goalie for Fort Lewis College kicks the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer
Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle RallyLots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler and Austin compete in a tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin competes in the tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles competes for worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles wins worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Brandon Stickland competes for best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Jannelle Stickland wins best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Dwayne Cates poses with his bike at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Lots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday
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