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Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:55:07 -0600 en-us 30 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/fort-lewis-college-opens-6-million-sports-performance-center/ New area should help advance sports teams Mon, 05 May 2025 05:00:00 -0600 E0E0C1BC-4461-48D2-92AF-1B7AB75E2F65 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/durango-olympians-top-class-athletes-honored-at-city-hall/ Mountain biking community represented on global stage since sport’s Olympic introduction in 1996 Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:39:00 -0700 EDD3122E-E7FF-48E0-B656-29FAA7E1418A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/proposition-127-the-end-of-lion-hunting-in-colorado/ Mountains northeast of Durango brings fourth-highest harvest of mountain lions Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:00:10 -0600 C41EBB60-20B0-44B7-A349-A13A2AFBEF81 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/durango-football-star-braxton-waddell-seriously-injured-in-car-crash/ Head-on collision kills one, seriously injures four Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:40:08 -0600 731B3C3D-CA71-437E-86AE-C1D7FFEE3DD9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/bayfield-high-school-to-highlight-inclusion-efforts-via-unified-volleyball-showcase/ BHS partnering with Special Olympics Unified Sports, which helps break down stereotypes about people with disabilities Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0600 6F443033-9D70-489D-850F-368B1AC5FCAD https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/first-time-competitor-is-named-4-h-grand-champion-in-22-rifle-shoot/ 9-year-old Dallas Geisinger wins event at Montezuma County Fair Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:08:00 -0600 47AD6811-F861-4C76-94B4-4A1A47520E6B https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/to-buck-or-not-to-buck-powder-river-rodeo-finds-the-right-job-for-the-horse/ Before putting the saddle on, John Franzen familiarizes himself with the horse’s personality Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0600 9E4E9C80-7797-447A-AE4E-E7E741B56366 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/longtime-cyclist-remembers-rides-after-iron-horse-citizen-tour/ Hundreds put feet to pedals in 52nd annual bicycle race Sat, 25 May 2024 22:00:00 -0600 D856CB6A-9031-4DFF-9838-C717257C4F86 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/peace-run-stops-through-durango/ Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run launched in 1987; group began in New York, will circle back to end in New York Sat, 25 May 2024 19:34:57 -0600 9592BB05-A35E-47EC-9B9A-9C4EE4A78917 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/gusty-winds-could-give-iron-horse-bicycle-classic-riders-a-boost-saturday-morning/ Road race and McDonald’s Citizen Tour begin at 7:30 and 8 a.m., respectively Thu, 23 May 2024 20:34:23 -0600 FA20DCA3-1BB9-4DCD-8D8D-803BC63210DD https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/durango-residents-are-rowing-from-california-to-hawaii-to-raise-awareness-for-parkinsons/ Brendan Cusick and Pat Morrissey are part of a four-man crew training to complete the World’s Toughest Row in June Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0700 1C955A29-6FCB-450A-9919-95353D10B56F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/new-durango-herald-sports-editor-hits-the-ground-running/ Bryce Kelly, a Marcellus, New York native, started on Sept. 18 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:04:51 -0700 FD5C28B3-3C68-43A9-84EA-9CDBCE159998 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/over-2000-attend-sepp-kuss-homecoming-in-downtown-durango/ Bike parade held at Buckley Park to celebrate star cyclist, who also signed autographs Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0600 F88B881A-4B51-479E-B8DB-46F14450A13C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/durango-devo-hosting-homecoming-celebration-for-famed-cyclist-sepp-kuss/ Bike parade, speeches, autographs, live music - the party starts Oct. 19 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:28:05 -0600 893E2FF0-15CA-4357-8E23-2F2F2993EA1B https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/durango-parks-and-recreation-opens-youth-fall-sports-registration/ Some programs fill up faster than others Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -0600 4F3B6E07-BB97-41EE-8961-00442D8AF0E4 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/hesperus-ski-area-starts-nighttime-skiing-thursday/ Uphill skiing and tubing started New Year’s Eve Thu, 05 Jan 2023 02:10:48 -0700 D3E867D6-196E-4C74-8E89-9F553111E90A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/kokanee-salmon-will-be-given-away-at-mcphee-and-nighthorse-lakes/ Strong salmon run recorded on Dolores River; arrive early in line and bring a bucket or cooler Sat, 22 Oct 2022 01:33:44 -0600 53BA1A08-D9BD-49D7-9677-4171FA71181A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/where-does-the-water-in-glenwood-canyons-iconic-hanging-lake-come-from/ The U.S. Forest Service and a Missouri water-tracing company are trying to find the water source of the popular hiking destination Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:12:45 -0600 C3686229-F1F8-409F-B626-72B039FEF198 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/hiker-traffic-on-colorado-14ers-fell-in-2021-after-setting-a-record-in-2020/ Hindered access to most popular 14ers decreases traffic Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:38:26 -0600 963AC3AE-0529-4EC2-BE6E-62854B01B07C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/everest-team-sets-a-standard-is-the-next-generation-watching/ The Full Circle Everest team included Denverite Thomas Moore, Lafayette teacher Eddie Taylor and Cortez leader Philip Henderson Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:58:45 -0600 6B4FD4EE-EE94-400B-AAF9-FC129991AC5D https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/colorado-appeals-court-revives-river-access-right-to-wade-debate/ Angler Roger Hill is suing a landowner over a right to wade in the Arkansas River, arguing that historic commerce on the river proves navigability, which requires public access Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:56:50 -0700 0DC37C14-5511-470A-9874-69899777B48E https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/family-of-colorado-avalanche-victim-drops-one-lawsuit-targets-maker-of-air-bag/ Peter Marshall was killed in a January 2019 avalanche while taking a class near Red Mountain Pass Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:59:53 -0700 8D8FB9BF-92CC-4EB8-B36C-AB7824555B0F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/chuska-challenge-offers-unique-race-on-navajo-nation/ 27-year tradition part of a growing mountain bike trend on reservation Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:29:00 -0600 C7D65F53-CCD4-4545-8DB9-3177B2BEC187 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/as-hikers-flock-to-colorado-14ers-trail-building-crews-work-to-rescue-the-alpine-tundra/ Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has worked on 35 of the state’s 58 mountains higher than 14,000 feet, fixing ‘social trails’ created by climbers taking the most direct route to the summit Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:17:00 -0600 C23D5653-7997-4948-A410-854621740D76 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/ride-the-ancients-attracts-127-cyclists/ Travis Brown, Ashley Carelock win 95-mile gravel grinder through San Juan Mountains Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:54:00 -0600 35AF59DC-E73E-4488-AF61-8D024FD420A9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sports/grand-junction-school-to-retire-warrior-mascot-as-polis-signs-ban-into-law/ Schools have until June 2022 to retire mascots that use Native American images or names. Or they can be fined $25,000 a month Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:08:00 -0600 EAABD6FB-5672-4B34-8637-310DC4FFB646