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Fort Lewis College opens $6 million sports performance center

area should help advance sports teams

May 5, 2025

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Durango Olympians, top class athletes honored at City Hall

Mountain biking community represented on global stage since sport’s Olympic introduction in 1996

November 9, 2024

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Proposition 127: The end of lion hunting in Colorado?

Mountains northeast of Durango brings fourth-highest harvest of mountain lions

November 1, 2024

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Durango football star Braxton Waddell seriously injured in car crash

Head-on collision kills one, seriously injures four

October 31, 2024

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Bayfield High School to highlight inclusion efforts via ‘Unified Volleyball Showcase’

partnering with Special Olympics Unified Sports, which helps break down stereotypes about people with disabilities

September 28, 2024

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First-time competitor is named 4-H grand champion in .22 rifle shoot

9-year-old Dallas Geisinger wins event at Montezuma County Fair

July 27, 2024

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To buck or not to buck: Powder River Rodeo finds the right job for the horse

putting the saddle on, John Franzen familiarizes himself with the horse’s personality

June 9, 2024

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Longtime cyclist remembers rides after Iron Horse Citizen Tour

Hundreds put feet to pedals in 52nd annual bicycle race

May 25, 2024

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‘Peace Run’ stops through Durango

Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run launched in 1987; group began in New York, will circle back to end in New York

May 25, 2024

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Gusty winds could give Iron Horse Bicycle Classic riders a boost Saturday morning

race and McDonald’s Citizen Tour begin at 7:30 and 8 a.m., respectively

May 23, 2024

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Durango residents are rowing from California to Hawaii to raise awareness for Parkinson’s

Brendan Cusick and Pat Morrissey are part of a four-man crew training to complete the World’s Toughest Row in June

March 6, 2024

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New Durango Herald sports editor hits the ground running

Kelly, a Marcellus, New York native, started on Sept. 18

November 10, 2023

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Over 2,000 attend Sepp Kuss homecoming in downtown Durango

parade held at Buckley Park to celebrate star cyclist, who also signed autographs

October 20, 2023

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Durango Devo hosting homecoming celebration for famed cyclist Sepp Kuss

parade, speeches, autographs, live music - the party starts Oct. 19

September 29, 2023

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Durango Parks and Recreation opens youth fall sports registration

programs fill up faster than others

August 24, 2023

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Hesperus Ski Area starts nighttime skiing Thursday

skiing and tubing started New Year’s Eve

January 5, 2023

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Kokanee salmon will be given away at McPhee and Nighthorse lakes

salmon run recorded on Dolores River; arrive early in line and bring a bucket or cooler

October 22, 2022

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Where does the water in Glenwood Canyon’s iconic Hanging Lake come from?

U.S. Forest Service and a Missouri water-tracing company are trying to find the water source of the popular hiking destination

August 11, 2022

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Hiker traffic on Colorado 14ers fell in 2021 after setting a record in 2020

Hindered access to most popular 14ers decreases traffic

August 1, 2022

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Everest team sets a standard. Is the next generation watching?

Full Circle Everest team included Denverite Thomas Moore, Lafayette teacher Eddie Taylor and Cortez leader Philip Henderson

June 7, 2022

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Colorado appeals court revives river access, right-to-wade debate

Roger Hill is suing a landowner over a right to wade in the Arkansas River, arguing that historic commerce on…

February 14, 2022

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Family of Colorado avalanche victim drops one lawsuit, targets maker of air bag

Marshall was killed in a January 2019 avalanche while taking a class near Red Mountain Pass

December 21, 2021

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Chuska Challenge offers unique race on Navajo Nation

27-year tradition part of a growing mountain bike trend on reservation

September 24, 2021

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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…

August 9, 2021