Christmas is just over a week away, and the local sports schedule is full of action over the next week as players and coaches look to head home for the holidays with victories.
For local high school sports teams, tournament action continues. Wrestling teams have some of their best tournaments of the season coming up, while basketball teams continue the tournament part of their schedule before Christmas break and eventually league play.
Fort Lewis College’s basketball teams play some tough competition in Texas before a much needed Christmas break.
Here’s the local sports schedule for the upcoming week:
Wednesday: Men’s basketball vs. No. 13 St. Mary’s University in the River City Holiday Classis in San Antonio, Texas, at 10 a.m.
Notes: The FLC men’s basketball team ended last week on a good note, beating Adams State at home 94-85 on Saturday. The Skyhawks scored 54 points in the second half to pull away late in the second half to improve FLC’s Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record to 4-0.
However, the good vibes didn’t last very long as the Skyhawks struggled in a 87-61 loss to St. Edward’s University on Tuesday in San Antonio as part of the River City Holiday Classic. FLC dropped to 5-5 overall after it fell behind by 23 points in the first half and shot 36% from the field, 20% from 3-point range and 75% from the free-throw line.
FLC will look to rebound against St. Mary’s, which enters the game 8-1 overall. The Rattlers have three wins against RMAC schools, and beat Western New Mexico, a team FLC went 1-1 against this season.
Women’s basketball vs. Maryville University in Tyler, Texas at 11 a.m.
Notes: The Skyhawks enter this game after a tough 78-50 loss to Adams State. FLC was outscored 23-4 in the first quarter and couldn’t recover. FLC shot 31% from the field, 22% from 3-point range and 36% from the free-throw line in the loss that dropped the Skyhawks to 7-3 overall and 2-2 in the RMAC.
Maryville enters the game 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Thursday: Women’s basketball at UT Tyler at 1 p.m.
Thursday: Bayfield girls basketball vs. Robertson at 1:30 p.m. at Rye tournament
Ignacio girls basketball vs. Piedra Vista at 9 a.m. in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango boys basketball vs Bloomfield at 10:30 a.m. in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango girls basketball vs. Grants at noon in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Bayfield boys basketball vs. Robertson at 1:30 p.m. in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Bayfield girls basketball vs. Swallows Charter Academy at 5 p.m. at Rye tournament
Ignacio boys basketball vs. Aztec at 7:30 p.m. in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Friday:
Durango boys basketball in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango girls basketball in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango, Bayfield boys wrestling teams at Warrior Classic at Grand Junction High School
Ignacio boys, girls basketball teams at Center tournament
Bayfield girls wrestling at Hotchkiss at 5 p.m.
Durango girls swimming and diving at Cheyenne Mountain at 5 p.m.
Saturday: Durango boys basketball in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango girls basketball in Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle tournament
Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio girls wrestling teams at Warrior Classic in Grand Junction
Bayfield, Ignacio boys wrestling teams at Warrior Classic in Grand Junction
Ignacio boys, girls basketball teams at Center tournament
Durango girls swimming and diving at Cheyenne Mountain at 10 a.m.
Durango boys ice hockey at Crested Butte Secondary School at 12:30 p.m.
