High School Sports

Madeleine Burns second at National High School Trail Championship

DHS alumna finally gets to race, shows elite form in Salida

Tennis, softball gain CHSAA approval

Contact sports the big question still to be answered this week

Virginia delays high school sports until Dec. 28

Winter sports competitions will begin Dec. 28, and the postseason will end Feb. 20, followed by fall sports from Feb. 15 until May 1, and spring sports from April 12…

Golf prepares for fall while rest of fall sports await word

Travel, overnight stays the concern for Durango Demons

Wood bat baseball tournament comes to Cortez after Telluride cancellation

Players miss Telluride but happy to play during pandemic

Whiteskunk continues basketball career at Midland University

Teagan Whiteskunk, front center, signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at Midland University in Nebraska this summer while surrounded by his family at Montezuma-Cortez High School.Courtesy…

California high school sports seasons delayed until December or January

The decision by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which administers high school playoffs, was announced Monday and follows a summer surge in the virus that has caused most public and…

Texas to delay high school football amid coronavirus

The delays for the state’s larger schools specifically will affect volleyball along with football. Teams in those sports at large schools now will be allowed to begin practice Sept. 7…

California high school sports seasons delayed until ‘December or January’

The decision by the California Interscholastic Federation, which administers high school playoffs, was announced Monday and follows a covid-19 summer surge that has caused most public and private schools in…

Colorado High School Cycling League pulls plug on 2020 NICA races

State championship event brought more than 800 athletes to Durango in 2018, 2019

Southwest Colorado high schools see New Mexico cancel fall football, soccer

Durango quarterback Jordan Woolverton won’t pass against the Farmington Scorpions in 2020, as New Mexico suspended fall football until at least the spring.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The announcement from New…

Vogt steps away from Durango volleyball coaching

Demons volleyball a big part of coach’s life

Gov. Lujan Grisham: No contact sports permitted in New Mexico in fall 2020

NMAA plans to hold football, soccer seasons in spring 2021

Texas high school football in danger of cancellation

Dallas school leader doubts it can be pulled off

Rifilato returns to volleyball bench at Durango High School

Longtime Fort Lewis College, Bayfield High coach now in charge of Demons

Bayfield volleyball cancels camps with CSU, NAU coaches

Plans being made for 2021

CHSAA has cautious optimism fall sports will play as scheduled

Knorr believes outdoor sports have better chance than indoor

Mack the man for Montezuma-Cortez football

Panthers have fifth head coach since 2010

Durango Herald Girls Athlete of the Year: Ignacio’s Makayla Howell

Bobcat a stat stuffer known more for her leadership

Durango Herald Boys Athlete of the Year: Bayfield’s John Foutz

State wrestling champ erased 7-year drought

Durango Herald Boys Comeback Athlete of the Year: Durango’s Everett Howland

DHS senior a 1,000-yard rusher, hockey state champ

Durango Herald Girls Comeback Athlete of the Year: Bayfield’s Mavis Edwards

Senior recovered from torn labrum to regain elite form

Durango Herald Girls Freshman of the Year: Durango’s Mason Rowland

Basketball star shined with 17 points per game in playoffs

Durango Herald Boys Freshman of the Year: Durango’s Toby Scarpella

Scarpella skied to a state championship

Florida high school football coach suspended for allegedly holding practice during pandemic

Max Edwards, the head coach at Miami Northwestern, allegedly held “an unsanctioned event” at a time when schools were closed and athletics across the state were suspended. Daisy Gonzalez-Diego, a…

Pac-12 pact: Herrera chooses Division I Washington

Former Ignacio star taking track and field chance at Washington

Senior Spotlight: The team to overcome any challenge

Durango junior soccer player Chloe Ragsdale writes about a season canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic

PHOTOS: Competition craving satisfied for Durango coaches

NFHS again rejects a high school basketball shot clock

While the NBA and college basketball play with a shot clock, high school has resisted the addition of a shot clock for years.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file That was the case…

High school coaches approve USA Football teaching model

The National High School Football Coaches Alliance, comprised of high school coaching associations across 41 states, has approved the model that aligns with the American Development Model designed by the…