Montezuma-Cortez High School

Dolores High School

Panthers’ magical season runs out of steam against University in Great Eight

M-CHS lead evaporates in second half as Bulldogs knock out Panthers

March 12, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Dolores High School

Hall’s buzzer-beater propels Montezuma-Cortez to Great Eight

Panthers return to first state tournament since 2019, beating The Classical Academy in defensive battle

March 8, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Bayfield

Montezuma-Cortez girls ride wave of momentum into 4A playoffs

Panthers claim fourth win in five outings, cruise to Senior Day win over Bayfield

March 1, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Bayfield

Montezuma-Cortez caps undefeated regular season with Senior Night blitz against Bayfield

Junior Trey Hall reaches 1,000-point plateau on a celebratory night

March 1, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Basketball

Panthers girls basketball grabs 61-33 road win

M-CHS leaves Ignacio behind in second quarter

February 20, 2026 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

High school boys basketball

21 and not done

Still-unbeaten M-CHS wins 56-24 at Ignacio

February 19, 2026 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

High school girls basketball

Second-half deluge lifts Panthers to win over Ignacio

M-CHS freshman Aubrey Taveira tallies career-high to help Panthers end slide

January 29, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

High school boys basketball

Montezuma-Cortez beats Ignacio to continue league dominance

Suffocating defense from M-CHS holds Ignacio to eight field goals

January 29, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Dolores High School

Durango fends off M-CHS with strong perimeter shooting

Demons’ Goodwin, Alston catch fire in road victory

January 23, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Dolores High School

Cortez beats Durango to complete undefeated run through Southwestern League

Panthers improve to 13-0 behind Hall’s 23 points, smothering defense

January 23, 2026 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Aztec

2025 Rumble in the Jungle tourney tips off Thursday morning at Aztec High School

Boys and girls basketball teams from Colorado and Arizona visit Lillywhite Gym for important early season tournament, title games slated…

December 16, 2025 • Steven Bortstein — Tri-City Record Sports Editor

Bayfield

Wolverines football loses finale to Panthers, 41-12

Turnovers, injuries doom Bayfield at home

November 5, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Dolores High School

Dolores topples Ignacio to take San Juan Basin title

Bears capture league via tiebreaker, prepare to host first regional since 2019

October 29, 2025 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Bayfield

Bayfield volleyball again gets M-CHS in four

Wolverines earn third consecutive victory

October 9, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Bayfield

Wolverines boys soccer remains in title hunt

Bayfield hangs on, edge M-CHS 2-1

October 7, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Bayfield

Bayfield volleyball wins IML opener

Wolverines defeat Montezuma-Cortez in four sets

September 11, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Dolores High School

Late rally sends Demons softball past Panthers

M-CHS-Durango clash provides another diamond classic

September 10, 2025 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Durango

Demons softball off to best start since 2017 after two wins this week

Durango faces a very tough test against Grand Junction on Sept. 6

August 30, 2025 • Bryce Kelly — Herald Sports Editor

High school sports

Ignacio drops opener 3-1 to Montezuma-Cortez

Panthers, Bobcats continue seasons on Tuesday

August 29, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Bayfield

Bayfield, Ignacio XC begin 2025 at Boggy Draw Bear Chase

Locals Martin, Sutherlin, Robertson top 10 in Dolores

August 26, 2025 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald