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Youth football teams heading to playoffs
Sports

Youth football teams heading to playoffs

October 9, 2014

The fifth grade team has a 5-3 record and plays at 11 a.m. in Durango versus the Kirtland Broncos. The fourth-grade team has a 6-2 record after a forfeit last…

Lucky No. 7?
College Sports

Lucky No. 7?

October 9, 2014

Haleigh Macomb and the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks’ women’s soccer team hasn’t allowed a goal in six games, since Sept. 19 in a 1-0 loss to Regis in Denver. In…

Sports Extra
Sports

Sports Extra

October 9, 2014

Busch wins Charlotte pole; Chase drivers struggle CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Busch won the pole for Saturday night’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Joe Gibbs Racing could surge into…

Hardcores invade Moab for Outerbike
Outdoors

Hardcores invade Moab for Outerbike

October 9, 2014

It seemed simple. Round up as many mountain bike manufacturers as she could in the Utah desert, then invite the pedaling masses to come out for new bikes, a little…

Outdoors Briefs
Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

October 9, 2014

Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort is adding 11 new energy-efficient snowmaking tower guns and a high-output fan gun as part of its offseason improvements. The new Burton Riglet Park anchors…

Paddleboarding makes waves in Oregon’s Rogue
Outdoors

Paddleboarding makes waves in Oregon’s Rogue

October 9, 2014

“There were some snickers, for sure,” says Baracker, a stand-up paddleboarder. “I’d get … ‘Do you know what you’re doing here?’ ‘Don’t you understand this is a river?’ ‘Are you…

A three-way tie for 10th
College Sports

A three-way tie for 10th

October 9, 2014

Losers of four of five matches in their recent road stretch, senior defensive specialist Tehya Smith and the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks’ volleyball team returns home for two in a…

Win out, or stay home
High School Sports

Win out, or stay home

October 9, 2014

football will host its second consecutive top-10 opponent

A fear of ‘letting down Peyton’ fires up Thomas
Professional Sports

A fear of ‘letting down Peyton’ fires up Thomas

October 9, 2014

“He knew he wasn’t playing up to his capabilities. He has high goals and high standards, and for whatever reason, I think he’s been thinking a lot. … He’s been…

Colts in the Hilton penthouse
Professional Sports

Colts in the Hilton penthouse

October 8, 2014

Andrew Luck, T.Y. Hilton (pictured) and the Indianapolis Colts had a great first quarter and did just enough the rest of the way to hold on for a 33-28 victory…

The Green Side of Life
The Green Side of Life

The Green Side of Life

October 8, 2014

When it comes to Week 5 of the Gridiron Green, they lied. Waylon Foreman of Farmington beat out an octet of pickers with 14-of-15 right around last week’s NFL slate…

Sports Extra
Sports

Sports Extra

October 8, 2014

EPO positives at Astana ‘extremely serious’ PARIS – The governing body of cycling said two “extremely serious” doping positives at Astana raise questions about ethics and management at the team…

Durango Swim Club a bunch of busy bees
Youth Sports

Durango Swim Club a bunch of busy bees

October 8, 2014

The Aspen Speedos, with swimmers in every event over both days, won the competition Sept. 27-28 at the rec-center pool. Also competing were Cortez, Durango, Farmington, Grand Junction, Ignacio, Montrose,…

Sports Briefs
Sports

Sports Briefs

October 7, 2014

Follow the white chalk arrows. It’s that time of the year again: Wednesday cyclocross racing at the Factory Trails behind Bader Dorm on the Fort Lewis College campus. This year’s…