This upcoming is the middle of April and also the middle of league play for local high school sports as there are plenty of promising teams hitting their strides.
Luckily for local supporters, a lot of these teams are playing at home this week, so it’s a great time to see how these teams have progressed with only a few weeks left in the regular season.
Two teams that will be at home that are on a roll are the Durango High School baseball and girls soccer teams.
The girls soccer team started the season with a loss to one of the top teams in 5A, Ralston Valley, and since then, the Demons have won six consecutive games and are second in 4A in CHSAA’s Selection & Seeding Index. Durango has won 18 consecutive games in the 4A/5A Southwestern League dating back to 2024.
Durango baseball played a tough schedule to start the season against top teams in New Mexico and Colorado, but the Demons have things rolling now that they’re in league play. Durango has won four of its last five games to begin 4A/5A Southwestern League play 3-1. The Demons are ranked sixth in 4A in CHSAA’s Selection & Seeding Index.
The Demons’ track and field teams have been performing well, and they’ll host some local squads in the Ron Keller Invitational this weekend.
Ignacio baseball has won four of its past five games, with four of those games coming in blowout fashion.
Up at Fort Lewis College, the Skyhawks track and field teams have a busy week ahead on the road, and softball will return home at the end of the week.
Here’s the local sports schedule for the upcoming week:
Wednesday: Men’s, women’s track and field at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California
Thursday: Men’s, women’s track and field at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California
Friday: Men’s, women’s track and field at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California
Women’s lacrosse at Colorado Mesa at 4 p.m.
Saturday: Men’s, women’s track and field at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California
Cycling at Cobb Lake & Oval Crit in Fort Collins
Men’s, women’s track and Last Chance Qualifier in Gunnison
Softball vs. Chadron State at noon
Softball vs. Chadron State at 2 p.m.
Sunday: Men’s, women’s track and field at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California
Cycling at Cobb Lake & Oval Crit in Fort Collins
Men’s golf at RMAC Men’s Golf Championships in Boulder City, Nevada
Women’s golf at RMAC Women’s Golf Championships in Boulder City, Nevada
Softball vs. Chadron State at 11 a.m.
Women’s lacrosse at Westminster at noon
Softball vs. Chadron State at 1 p.m.
Monday: Durango girls golf at Montrose at the Links at Cobble Creek
Ignacio baseball vs. Dove Creek at 2 p.m.
Tuesday: Durango girls golf at Montrose at the Black Canyon Golf Course
Durango baseball vs. Pagosa Springs at 3 p.m.
Bayfield girls soccer vs. Pagosa Springs at 4 p.m.
Ignacio girls soccer vs. Alamosa at 4:30 p.m.
Durango baseball vs. Pagosa Springs at 5 p.m.
Durango girls soccer vs. Montezuma-Cortez at 5 p.m.
Friday: Durango girls tennis at Hornet Invitational
Ignacio baseball vs. Dolores at noon
Durango baseball vs. Fruita Monument at 3 p.m.
Durango boys lacrosse vs. Fruita Monument at 4 p.m.
Durango girls soccer vs. Montrose at 5 p.m.
Durango girls lacrosse at Eaglecrest at 6 p.m.
Bayfield baseball at Alamosa at 2 p.m.
Saturday: Durango track and field hosts Bayfield track and field, Ignacio track and field at Ron Keller Invitational at 8 a.m.
Durango boys lacrosse vs. Fruita Monument at 10 a.m.
Durango girls lacrosse at Palmer Ridge at 10 a.m.
Durango baseball vs. Fruita at 11 a.m.
Durango girls soccer vs. Grand Junction at noon
Bayfield girls soccer vs. Ridgeway at noon
