Sports - The Journal

Good golf for a good cause

The skies were cloudy, but the golf was good. Such is the case every year at the Medicine Horse Masters golf tournament. Held at the South Forty Golf Course on August 10, the fifth annual 4-...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

An Olympic stand: Boycott Sochi games

After weeks of controversy, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, a short balding man with sharp features, delivered a stern message to homosexual athletes around the world. Come to the 2014...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Titans baseball hosts tournament

The city of Cortez is fast becoming a hotspot for youth baseball. Less than a month after hosting the Little League State Tournament for 10- and 11-year-olds, the city played host to the fir...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

And they’re off!

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Leopard Sharks finish season in top form

For the Cortez Leopard Sharks Swim Club, the 2014 Seasonal State Championship served as the perfect conclusion to a successful summer season. Swimming impressively, as they did throughout th...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

MCHS golf team looks strong

When the Montezuma-Cortez High School golf team won the Western Slope Regional Championship in 2010, many viewed the victory as an aberration. Two more consecutive regional championships lat...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Former editor pleads not guilty

Appearing in the Burleigh County, N.D., Courthouse on Aug. 5, former Cortez Journal Sports Editor Bobby Abplanalp pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted human trafficking. Ac...

DATE: Aug 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

A smashing good time

Bad luck, unexpected survival and an eventual victor: The 2013 Demolition Derby, held Aug. 2 at Fairgrounds Speedway, had it all. I present to you three drivers and their stories. I present ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Motorcycle ballet

Vintage trials back for Escalante Days

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Escalante Days brings bicyclists to Dolores

Bike aficionados, a big weekend is just around the corner. As part of Escalante Days, the Dolores Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Bike Rodeo on Aug, 9 and its annual Escal...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

All disc players welcome at Goaltimate in Dolores

Players are needed to play pick-up goaltimate games held every Thursday at Joe Rowell Park in Dolores. Games start at 6 p.m. and last until dusk. Beginners are welcome. ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

For athletes, high taxes are a necessary sacrifice

As a reward for winning last weekend’s British Open golf tournament, Phil Mickelson earned $1.4 million. Well, he sort of did. After taxes he will only pocket about $628,900. Still not a bad...

DATE: Jul 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports