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Skyhawk stats: How Fort Lewis College fall sports athletes measure up

Several FLC athletes in national top 10

DATE: Dec 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks finish with five players in double figures in 88-71 win

Fort Lewis shot a season-high 49% from the field in win

DATE: Dec 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Deng’s 28 points lead Fort Lewis to 80-77 home win

Skyhawks win their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game

DATE: Dec 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

New Mexico Highlands pulls away in fourth quarter for 64-52 win over Fort Lewis

Juliana Aragon led Cowgirls with 24 points

DATE: Dec 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis loses in overtime to Regis on layup at buzzer

Skyhawks trailed by 18 points in second half

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks fall to CSU Pueblo 1-0 in NCAA quarterfinals

Fort Lewis couldn’t find offense in fourth matchup with ThunderWolves

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Regis beats Fort Lewis 76-65 with strong 3-point shooting

Rangers started second half on 14-0 run

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Photos: Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball

Fort Lewis College men’s and women’s basketball lost to Regis on Saturday

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Looking back at how many Skyhawks teams made it to NCAA quarterfinals this century

Men’s soccer plays against CSU Pueblo in NCAA quarterfinals today

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks never recover from poor start, losing 65-48 to MSU Denver

Skyhawks’ 48 points are worst in program history

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Lamb’s career-high 22 points lead Skyhawks to 74-66 win over MSU Denver

Fort Lewis overcame nine-point second half deficit

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

High school basketball, wrestling teams begin seasons

DATE: Dec 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members donned costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the secret circus society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving the Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this years costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don'ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since it’s inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Skyhawk stats: How Fort Lewis College fall sports athletes measure up

Skyhawks finish with five players in double figures in 88-71 win

Deng’s 28 points lead Fort Lewis to 80-77 home win

New Mexico Highlands pulls away in fourth quarter for 64-52 win over Fort Lewis

Fort Lewis loses in overtime to Regis on layup at buzzer

Skyhawks fall to CSU Pueblo 1-0 in NCAA quarterfinals

Regis beats Fort Lewis 76-65 with strong 3-point shooting

Photos: Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball

Looking back at how many Skyhawks teams made it to NCAA quarterfinals this century

Skyhawks never recover from poor start, losing 65-48 to MSU Denver

Lamb’s career-high 22 points lead Skyhawks to 74-66 win over MSU Denver

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

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