Sports https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/sports/ 2026-08-03 02:27:04 -0700 en-us https://www.the-journal.com/articles/boggy-draw-beat-down-riders-put-pedal-to-metal-in-events-28th-year/ DOLORES – For each year of the past 28 summers, the Boggy Draw Beat Down has supplied local racers a chance to turn their focus away from the dog days of summer and onto the forested glens of Boggy Dr... 2026-08-02 06:08:49 -0700 2f05c096-8f12-49d3-9903-8b28c2e3c60f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/dove-creek-dropping-varsity-football-for-fall-season/ DOVE CREEK – With the high school season kicking off in less than four weeks, the Four Corners football landscape took a dramatic shift last week. On July 28, Dove Creek schools sent out a message to ... 2026-08-02 05:40:22 -0700 a2be1370-ee23-4146-8ba9-ef094d43a572 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hunter-lawrence-lengthens-motocross-lead-at-washougal/ Hunter Lawrence extended his overall points lead to 12 points following two top-two finishes in the Motocross races at Round 8 in Washougal, Washington. Overall for the day, Hunter Lawrence placed fir... 2026-07-28 06:06:31 -0700 e86e85af-9e91-4bf6-a271-92b8b7510cde https://www.the-journal.com/articles/dove-creeks-spanglers-rule-the-roost-at-cortez-speedway-to-kick-off-county-fair/ CORTEZ – All week long at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, 4-H members will be earning blue ribbons to celebrate their hard work. Kicking off the big fair week, the Spangler family took home their ve... 2026-07-27 03:56:43 -0700 5860508c-241c-4026-a2ff-43b69cf75c83 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/durangos-shylene-drumm-wins-breakaway-roping-title-to-lead-basin-ute-mountain-rodeo-teams-at-natio/ LINCOLN, Neb. – Just the experience of the national spotlight would rank as the top highlight of any rodeo competitor’s season. To finish atop the leaderboard among the best high schoolers in the coun... 2026-07-26 05:11:47 -0700 7d1e21a0-bc33-4e9c-b1c9-5310cf5f771e https://www.the-journal.com/articles/free-skate-camp-at-lost-canyon-skate-park-offered-for-montezuma-county-youths/ A free three-day skateboarding camp for children ages 8 to 15 will take place next month at Dolores’s Lost Canyon Skate Park in partnership with Square State Skate of Boulder. The skate park is locate... 2026-07-22 10:27:38 -0700 7a3a2f1d-9626-46f3-bba6-126c76cd10ff https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hunter-lawrence-retakes-points-lead-cortezs-eli-tomac-returns-to-racing/ The weekend of Motocross racing at Spring Creek started with Cortez’s Eli Tomac back on the track following an injury and ended with Australian Hunter Lawrence growing the gap between first and second... 2026-07-20 07:03:24 -0700 99c3056b-0a0d-4247-a895-adf92c85d603 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/battle-of-brothers-continues-jett-lawrence-now-leads-motocross-overall-by-one-point/ The back and forth between Australian brothers Jett Lawrence and Hunter Lawrence for the 2026 Motocross Championship title continued in Southwick, Massachusetts, on Saturday, with Jett once again leap... 2026-07-13 07:48:41 -0700 2fcace36-78d5-4075-9b78-7ac65285972b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hunter-lawrence-overtakes-brother-for-overall-points-lead-after-fourth-of-july-win/ On the Fourth of July, fireworks came before dark with Hunter Lawrence’s win over his brother, Jett Lawrence. With his win in Moto 2, Hunter won overall for the weekend, giving him the points needed t... 2026-07-07 12:36:30 -0700 9ceca407-4771-4f1d-bdf8-c50579d08a9f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/moniak-and-goodman-power-rockies-past-marlins-6-3-to-stop-8-game-skid-against-miami-2/ DENVER (AP) — Mickey Moniak finished a single shy of the cycle, Hunter Goodman hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Miami 6-3 on Wednesday night to snap an ... 2026-07-02 04:23:35 -0700 0f9b57ab-2de4-415a-bcd2-9354276d29c5 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/montezuma-cortez-graduate-receives-roy-halladay-award-prior-to-entering-u-s-naval-academy/ Montezuma-Cortez High School Class of 2026 graduate Cory Dean Carver was named the second ever recipient of The Denver Post’s Roy Halladay award before he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in June.... 2026-07-02 05:00:00 -0700 7cca7802-bd43-461c-9b5c-74d0f2ae2edf https://www.the-journal.com/articles/rising-stock-car-star-layne-bellm-using-cortez-speedway-as-a-springboard-for-championship-season/ CORTEZ – One of the attractions for any racer who takes to the Cortez Fairgrounds Speedway oval – once that green flag drops, anything can happen. On the right night, drivers who only race once per mo... 2026-06-29 02:35:10 -0700 f20df3cd-396e-4c6a-8087-8015b315904a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/mancos-quincy-morgan-montoya-earns-reserve-all-around-champion-at-college-national-finals-rodeo/ CASPER, WY – When the lights shine the brightest, Mancos High School alumnus Quincy Morgan-Montoya shows up with her best. Competing on the national stage has become old hat for the Class of ’24 Bluej... 2026-06-28 05:10:23 -0700 0575e4be-4c44-41f0-aa51-0d5cccc852d9 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/it-runs-in-the-family-kirtlands-shim-father-son-duo-sweeps-doubleheader-at-cortez-speedway/ CORTEZ – Gabe Shim had several role models to look up to when he first tried his hand at go-kart racing scarcely after he had learned how to walk. Now, the Four Corners mod-lite division is looking up... 2026-06-28 05:03:22 -0700 297cca3d-ce42-4fd7-a16c-b24383b1bf28 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/mchs-graduate-thayer-plewe-finishes-outstanding-freshman-golf-season-at-unm/ Montezuma-Cortez High School graduate and University of New Mexico freshman Thayer Plewe was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year during his first year with the team. He also finished o... 2026-06-22 04:23:57 -0700 599167e5-1de5-4c4b-b998-bd3eda0c4dd1 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hunter-lawrence-dethrones-brother-for-motocross-round-4-victory-at-high-point/ The rivalry between brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence hit a new peak during Motocross’s Round 4 at High Point Raceway this weekend, with Hunter breaking his brother’s recent winning streak. Though Hun... 2026-06-22 02:32:21 -0700 c06b8a54-336d-4cdc-a5a8-5e552518149a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/monster-trucks-take-over-cortez-in-a-barrage-of-noise-and-dirt/ Spectators at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds suddenly were struck by the sheer volume of trucks when, at 7 p.m., six supercharged engines roared to life beginning Friday’s small-town stadium show Ju... 2026-06-21 12:26:16 -0700 c0a1c73a-3f30-443b-8cc7-6f17c81e6782 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jones-healey-go-low-to-separate-from-pack-in-round-2-of-navajo-trail-open/ Saturday is considered moving day in professional golf tournaments, and two players used it to move up the leaderboard in the second round of the Navajo Trail Open. Connor Jones and Dylan Healey took... 2026-06-20 08:33:18 -0700 7dcba987-a259-47ce-af46-e870c4e30b2c https://www.the-journal.com/articles/ute-mountain-basin-rodeo-teams-sending-seven-athletes-to-national-championships/ CORTEZ – For the fans that fill up rodeo arena stands across the country every summer and fall, they get to bear witness to just a few-second snapshots of the competitors’ journeys. The athletes thems... 2026-06-16 08:39:50 -0700 2c1cbf65-a72d-4144-989d-8a987f73de74 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jett-lawrence-remains-on-top-for-motocross-round-3-at-thunder-valley/ Jett Lawrence placed first in both Motocross races on Saturday at Thunder Valley in Lakewood. The 2025 450SX Motocross champion bested his brother Hunter Lawrence and Belgian racer Lucas Coenen to sta... 2026-06-15 01:18:19 -0700 fbf7f071-4e57-4a1a-b0cb-0feeff6691a3 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorados-jacoby-campbell-lives-on-the-edge-as-bareback-rider/ CORTEZ – The debate may never cease between rodeo competitors – which event is the toughest? Perhaps the entrant total sheds some light on resolving that matter. If the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo is a... 2026-06-15 05:00:00 -0700 45b4194c-5c79-4820-82cd-621a56fed9f6 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/photos-ute-mountain-rodeo-wraps-up-exciting-weekend/ ... 2026-06-14 06:50:54 -0700 19431a7a-99c0-4532-a6f7-1d1860e4fbfc https://www.the-journal.com/articles/umr-rodeo-celebrates-freedom-250-with-riveting-performances/ CORTEZ – Once the first bucket chute opens, there’s no telling where the night might lead. It’s one of the attractions of rodeo – work-a-day rodeo veterans or plucky rookies might have their day when ... 2026-06-14 06:33:44 -0700 066eca9b-1fe2-4fb3-9fc9-fb001267df66 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-cowboy-traven-sharon-making-college-nfr-a-family-affair/ CORTEZ – “Family” – it’s the word that immediately comes to mind as the source of inspiration for the hundreds of riders that grace the Four Corners every summer for the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo. Th... 2026-06-14 06:17:06 -0700 60043b21-e078-4699-983b-ab8c7d2d1f9d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/the-comeback-knicks-are-the-champion-knicks/ SAN ANTONIO – Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 st... 2026-06-14 03:42:18 -0700 0aa77f90-f701-4b68-b041-f365a6c22c07 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/cortez-cruzan-helps-razorbacks-win-team-national-championship-in-track-and-field/ EUGENE, Ore., – From Panther Stadium to Hayward Field, Cortez native Zander Cruzan’s humble beginnings within track and field have taken him to the pinnacle of collegiate athletics. On Friday night at... 2026-06-14 12:13:53 -0700 743264ca-2ec4-4505-8b4f-a37a4cfe5493 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/eight-area-baseball-players-named-to-all-state-teams/ DENVER – With the final exclamation point on the 2025-26 athletic calendar, CHSAA released its all-state baseball teams as another high school athletic season closed its final chapter. Among the honor... 2026-06-10 07:39:01 -0700 3a5b3e4a-1eaf-4e78-9508-31277aa1db40 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/eli-tomac-out-for-injury-jett-lawrence-sweeps-both-450-motos-at-hangtown/ KTM provided an update on Eli Tomac’s injuries from the crash in Motocross’ Round 1 last weekend, while Jett Lawrence swept both 450SX motocross races on Saturday. Despite Jett’s wins, Hunter Lawrence... 2026-06-09 12:05:17 -0700 ec15e3e9-94de-4f9e-a67d-694f57e20434 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/cortez-water-dragons-using-strong-foundation-for-big-summer-goals/ CORTEZ – For any youth athletic program, turnout isn’t a sign of passing interest but of a long-standing community investment that’s bearing its fruit. The Cortez Water Dragons have earned the bumper ... 2026-06-07 06:02:05 -0700 2985ff05-5d9c-4b61-99cb-1434893d016d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/ute-mountain-roundup-rodeo-revved-up-for-proud-performances-in-freedom-250/ CORTEZ – Eight events, many over in just eight seconds, have become an iconic part of an early summer tradition in the Four Corners. The Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo takes on another level this week, as... 2026-06-07 05:23:55 -0700 35a03fa3-d4c1-409e-898b-8fb98b8b5ccd