Durango split a pair of youth hockey games last weekend at the Telluride Mites Tournament against Gunnison and host Telluride.

The Durango Steamers, a member of the Durango Area Youth Hockey Association, defeated Gunnison 5-3 in their first game of the tournament.

Quinn Simmons scored 28 seconds into the first period to give the Durango mites a 1-0 lead, and Cullen Robinette scored his first goal of the season in the victory.

Xander Sakadinsky scored a hat trick for the Steamers.

Ian Capdevielle earned the victory in net, then played the first period in the Steamers' 6-1 loss to tournament champion Telluride Lizardheads before taking ill.

Joe Arnwine played the final two periods against Telluride.

Simmons scored the Steamers' only goal in the loss.

Sakadinsky left the game in the first period in Game 2 after he was cut in the thigh from a skate blade.

Telluride won the tournament, and Durango finished second. Crested Butted took third and Gunnison fourth.

Durango will play in Flagstaff this weekend.

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