It’s time for local sports fans to grab their gloves, jackets and pants because fall is here and that means important fall sports action in cold temperatures at night.
All local high school fall sports teams have less than a month left in their seasons, while most Fort Lewis College teams have over a month left. Therefore, all local teams have a good idea of where they stand in the playoff picture and what they have to do to put themselves in a good position in the postseason. This includes having enough games of their opponents to scout their strengths, weaknesses and attack them.
There will be no football games in Durango this week as Durango and FLC are on the road. However, nearby Bayfield has its homecoming game on Friday. After over a month on the road to start its season, Durango volleyball has its first home games over the next week. FLC mountain biking also looks to finish its season strong at the mountain bike national championships.
Here’s the local sports schedule for the upcoming week:
Wednesday: Mountain bike national championships in Grand Junction
Thursday: Mountain bike national championships in Grand Junction
Friday: Mountain bike national championships in Grand Junction
Men’s soccer at Westminster at 7 p.m.
Women’s soccer vs. New Mexico Highlands at 7 p.m.
Saturday: Mountain bike national championships in Grand Junction
Men’s and women’s cross country at Lewis Crossover Invitational in Romeoville, Illinois
Football at CSU Pueblo at 2 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Colorado Mesa at 4 p.m.
Sunday: Mountain bike national championships in Grand Junction
Women’s soccer vs. Adams State at 1 p.m.
Men’s soccer at Colorado Mesa at 2 p.m.
Monday: Men’s golf at Cal State Monterey Bay Otter Invitational in Seaside, California
Women’s golf at CSU Pueblo NCAA West Regional Preview
Tuesday: Men’s golf at Cal State Monterey Bay Otter Invitational in Seaside, California
Women’s golf at CSU Pueblo NCAA West Regional Preview
Volleyball vs. Western Colorado at 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Durango boys tennis at Southwestern League Regionals
Thursday: Ignacio volleyball vs. Mancos at 5:30 p.m.
Friday: Durango boys and girls cross country teams at Southwest League Meet
Durango boys soccer at Grand Junction Central at 3 p.m.
Durango football at Palmer Ridge at 6 p.m.
Durango volleyball vs. Fruita Monument at 6 p.m.
Bayfield football vs. Pagosa Springs at 7 p.m.
Ignacio football vs. Trinidad at 7 p.m.
Saturday: Bayfield, Ignacio cross country teams at Chicken Creek Invitational
Durango softball at Grand Junction Central at 10 a.m.
Durango boys soccer at Grand Junction at noon
Durango softball at Grand Junction Central at noon
Durango volleyball vs. Montrose at 1 p.m.
Ignacio volleyball at Nucla at 1 p.m.
Tuesday: Bayfield boys soccer at Pagosa Springs at 4 p.m.
Bayfield volleyball vs. Pagosa Springs at 6:15 p.m.
