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BHS feels the 3A pain
McMenimen and Nava wrestled off state’s podium Day 3 in Denver
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DHS ‘pumped’ for a title shot
Durango boys basketball sweeps the season series against Montrose
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Demons ‘surprise’ at districts
Playing in the consolation bracket of the Class 4A Southwestern League/Western Slope League District Tournament, the No. 8 Durango Demons’ girls basketball team faced tough competition in No. 4 Eagle…
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Bobcats play for the SJBL crown
Wyatt Hayes, Clayton Jefferson and the Ignacio Bobcats knocked off Monticello, Utah, by 22 points on Tuesday, and the Buckaroos were ranked third in Class 1A Utah. Ignacio is ranked…
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Gustavson’s fate falls on pins and needles
Durango High School’s Daniel Gustavson found that out Friday at the state wrestling tournament in Denver. He pinned Golden’s Noah Lennox with 12 seconds remaining in the second period of…
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BHS father/son analyze Day 3
They’re looking for tendencies, weaknesses and anything else that could give him an edge. The pair completed that ritual twice Friday at the Pepsi Center after Colter McMenimen lost his…
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Robbins punches his ticket to 2A final
Ignacio’s Stocker Robbins has his eyes firmly on a medal at the CHSAA Class 2A Wrestling State Championships. He beat Peyton’s Taylor Claman in the quarterfinals, then beat Akron’s Tanner…
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BHS can’t claw past Mean Moose
The Bayfield Wolverines (6-11, 1-7 Intermountain League) fell 54-49 against the Alamosa Mean Moose (11-8, 5-3 IML) in their final regular-season game. “We made some mental mistakes in the fourth…
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Eye of the Wolverine
Bayfield rallies past Alamosa to finish a perfect 6-0 home slate
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A battle of the Demons
Durango (7-12) fell 74-43 to Glenwood Springs (20-1) in the opening round of the Southwestern League/Western Slope League tournament in Grand Junction. DHS entered the game as the No. 8…
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DHS puts on its hard hat to beat Delta at districts
Demons earn a ‘blue-collar win’ Round 1 in Grand Junction
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IHS freshmen acquit themselves quite well
Four of the eight wrestlers Ignacio High School brought to the state tournament Thursday were freshmen. Five of the eight won Thursday to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals. “It was a…
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Pins, pins for everybody
Cunnion, Gustavson & Lavengood win by pin, while Hall falls by pin
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The Hardy Boys
Preston Hardy and the Bayfield Wolverines are streaking toward the Intermountain League tournament. Hardy scored 13 points in the Wolverines’ victory against No. 10 Centauri on Saturday night at BHS…
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A Hall pass to state
Hunter Hall is one of 14 wrestlers representing Bayfield, Durango and Ignacio High School at this year’s CHSAA State Championships on Thursday through Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.…
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Bobcats buck the Buckaroos by 22 in Utah
Ignacio High School defeated Monticello 73-51 on Tuesday night in Monticello, Utah, to improve to a perfect 17-0 this season. Ignacio led 40-20 at halftime. “I told the boys at…
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Saddle up, Buckaroos
Bo Ward and the Ignacio Bobcats have streaked to an undefeated 16-0 start this season and the No. 1 ranking in Class 2A Colorado boys basketball. They’re 6-0 in the…
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Local 14ers hope to peak at the Pepsi Center
Patrick Cunnion jumped on Alex Weber of Discovery Canyon in his 182-pound bout for the regional championship. Weber won an 8-7 decision, but Cunnion’s runner-up result Saturday in Montrose promised…
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Kniffin gets a high-five at state meet
DHS senior swimmer improves her seed time and places 5th in 4A
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Ignacio wrestling shows an Elite Eight at regionals
Nine reached the semifinal round of the Class 2A Region 1 wrestling tournament in Grand Junction. All but one of those boys qualified for the state tournament, with the one…
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BHS upsets No. 10 Centauri
‘This game was by far the biggest game we’ve had all year’
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McMenimen, Nava turn focus to state
A pair of Bayfield Wolverines qualified Saturday for the Class 3A state tournament at the regional meet in Colorado Springs. Along with McMenimen, Ryan Nava will make the trip to…
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Nothing comes free at Bayfield
You still need to put the ball through the hoop. The Bayfield High School girls basketball team didn’t, and it cost them against Centauri. BHS (6-10, 1-6 Intermountain League) missed…
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Durango runs out of gas vs. Tigers
Instead, it was the girls basketball game that stole the show. Durango went toe-to-toe with the Grand Junction Tigers, but the Demons didn’t quite have enough in the tank to…
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A share of the SWL title eludes Demons at DHS
Durango loses big at home to Grand Junction in its finale
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McMenimen, Nava reach regional semis
Colter McMenimen and Ryan Nava both advanced through Friday’s quarterfinals to reach the semifinal round. “Both looked pretty good,” Bayfield High School wrestling head coach Todd McMenimen said. McMenimen received…