Sports - The Journal

Gender-based violence: An athletic problem

Last weekend, while perusing the daily sports news, I stumbled across a harrowing story. Chris Boyd, a 21-year-old wide receiver for the Vanderbilt University Commodores, had been indicted f...

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Lucky 13 winners

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Micro sluggers

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Pinto Bean golf tourney a proud local tradition

The table is set for the 34th annual Pinto Bean Golf Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Conquistador Golf Course. A full field of 240-plus golfers will compete in the five-flight c...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: More Sports

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