All high school sports returned last week and it was great to see fans in the grandstands again and player battling under the lights on the turf. Next up are college sports.
Fort Lewis College’s sports teams will return to action soon, with the football team kicking off its season with a home game. Before that, plenty of high school teams will either try and continue their winning ways or try to get out of the loss column.
Here’s the local sports schedule for the upcoming week:
Cycling at Maverick Classic in Mesa, Colorado, from Friday-Sunday
Football vs. William Jewell College on Saturday at noon
Notes: The Skyhawks will begin their season on Saturday after finishing the 2024 season 3-8 overall and 2-7 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. FLC broke its 40-game losing streak last season.
Last season, the Skyhawks also began their season at home against William Jewell. FLC players and its fans will be looking for a different outcome after William Jewell won, 35-20.
Thursday: Ignacio volleyball vs. Del Norte at 4:30 p.m.
Durango volleyball at Delta at 6 p.m.
Friday: Ignacio cross country at Arapahoe Invitational in Littleton all day
Durango softball vs. Cedaredge at 3 p.m.
Bayfield boys soccer at Basalt at 4 p.m.
Bayfield volleyball vs. Montrose at 6 p.m.
Ignacio football at Cedaredge at 6 p.m.
Durango football at Farmington at 7 p.m.
Saturday: Bayfield cross country at Lake County Cross Country Meet in Leadville at 8 a.m.
Bayfield boys soccer at Grand Junction Central at 10 a.m.
Tuesday: Ignacio volleyball at Mancos at 4:30 p.m.
Durango boys soccer vs. Farmington at 5 p.m.
