Author - The Journal
Ian MacLaren
Position: Special to The Journal

The Mancos Project

Runners kick into higher gear with thin-air workouts

Local swimmers conquer McPhee

After months of hard training, swimmers from the FCAT-Towaoc Swim Club joined members of the Durango Swim Club to complete an open-water swim on McPhee Reservoir. Held on June 29, the swim r...

M-CHS boys’ basketball athletes working hard

After an up-and-down season in which they won six out of 20 games, members of the Montezuma-Cortez basketball team have been working hard to improve. Since March, team members have been lift...

Volleyball team takes advantage of off-season

Nearly every successful high school athletic program in the country shares one thing in common: A group of dedicated athletes and coaches who work throughout the off-season to improve their ...

Cortez boxer gets chance to be noticed

For most young professional boxers, getting the opportunity to fight on the undercard of a boxing legend is nothing more than a dream. For Cortez boxer Zamir Young, that dream will soon beco...

Groups unite to restore creek

Using a combination of equipment, raw materials and manpower, the Dolores River Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited, in conjunction with the United States Forest Service, recently completed a...

Small-town speed

Driver notches 100th IMCA win at weekend races

Kicking up the college ranks

For former Cortez soccer player Anthony Presnell, the assent from small-town soccer player to college coach has been a fast one. Recently hired as an assistant men’s soccer coach for Regis U...

Public-private partners

Trout Unlimited, Forest Service work together to restore creek

Ute Mountain impressive at rodeo finals

Junior Jake Cruzan wins two state championships

Fast fingers leading to slow feet for student athletes?

What an amazing sight, watching their fingers fly so effortlessly over those cellphone keys. If only high school athletes’ legs were as eager to fly over athletic fields. With the arrival ce...

Are fast fingers leading to slow feet?

Cellphone use affecting high school sports