Sports

Manning to Indy stirs NFL homecomings
Professional Sports

Manning to Indy stirs NFL homecomings

October 18, 2013

The majority of Indianapolis Colts fans likely will share this same sentiment when Peyton Manning returns with the Denver Broncos to face the Colts on Sunday in primetime. For Manning,…

No. 5 ’Diggers dig a shutout at home
College Sports

No. 5 ’Diggers dig a shutout at home

October 17, 2013

On Friday, the Skyhawks blinked first. No. 5 Colorado Mines scored in the 82nd minute to top the Fort Lewis College women’s soccer team 1-0 on Friday in Golden. The…

Durango football controls SWL fate
High School Sports

Durango football controls SWL fate

October 17, 2013

The Durango High School football team came back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to eke out a 17-10 victory over Fruita Monument on Friday at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction.…

Olathe one-ups Bayfield
High School Sports

Olathe one-ups Bayfield

October 17, 2013

Or so they thought. Trenton Jole carried the ball 27 times for 237 yards and two touchdowns, but Olathe quarterback Mitchell Carlson faked the handoff to Jole and took off…

Durango 4X4 team comes in second at national finals
Outdoors

Durango 4X4 team comes in second at national finals

October 17, 2013

The Durango-based Four Corners 4×4 Jeep driven by Jason Kaminsky and Doug Bigelow negotiates a rocky section at the 2012 King of the Hammers Everyman Challenge in Johnson Valley, Calif.…

Climbing St. Helens: A view worth the effort
Outdoors

Climbing St. Helens: A view worth the effort

October 17, 2013

“Two weeks ago, there was a snowfield right here,” the Puyallup, Wash., resident said, pointing at an ashy saddle between two humps on the crater rim. “My daughter was a…

Ignacio hosts two games in one
High School Sports

Ignacio hosts two games in one

October 17, 2013

Throw senior night on top of that and Ignacio High School football head coach Lupe Huerta has to do a lot to keep his players’ attention on the Bobcats’ home…

Manning’s silence speaks louder than words
Professional Sports

Manning’s silence speaks louder than words

October 17, 2013

It was a messy divorce between Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay and quarterback Peyton Manning, and the reunion hasn’t been much easier. What was supposed to be a warm and…

Marshawn has the moves
Professional Sports

Marshawn has the moves

October 16, 2013

Marshawn Lynch ran over and around Rashad Johnson and the Cardinals to the tune of 91 yards and a touchdown, and Seattle improved to 6-1 with a 34-22 victory over…

Aces everywhere
High School Sports

Aces everywhere

October 16, 2013

scores on 20 serves in sweep

Pistol Pete shoots and scores in Week 6 Green
The Green Side of Life

Pistol Pete shoots and scores in Week 6 Green

October 16, 2013

And he’s a remarkable shot, good from long range, great from distance. Which is why after six weeks of play, Tucson – aka “pistolpete” – has a one-point handle on…

A tough Hill(yer) to climb
High School Sports

A tough Hill(yer) to climb

October 16, 2013

Kirstie Hillyer celebrated the Bayfield Wolverines’ Pink Digs for the Cure cancer benefit match against Ignacio on Tuesday night with 15 kills in 19 attempts, zero errors for a .789…

2 YAFL teams survive Round 1
Youth Sports

2 YAFL teams survive Round 1

October 15, 2013

The fourth-grade Demons defeated the Farmington Punishers 27-13 behind four rushing touchdowns from Jake Swift, who scored from 25, 30, 45 and 70 yards out. Jordan Stanley and Emmett Thompson…