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Ben Wilbur set out with his climbing partner last Wednesday and tried to break a record. They came up short. That was just fine for Wilbur, a 2015 Durango High School graduate. The record he and...
DATE: June 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Cory Gillespie is dialed in at the right time. A week after the 2016 Durango High School graduate won the 36-hole Durango Amateur Championship golf tournament at Hillcrest Golf Club after a...
DATE: June 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Non-conference games are gone for Fort Lewis College basketball for at least the 2020-21 season. It’s one of the many changes coming to NCAA Division II sports in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....
DATE: May 30, 2020 | UPDATED: 1 day 13 hours ago | CATEGORY: College Sports
Rebecca Rusch issued a challenge. Durango’s Payson McElveen answered the call, and he set out to gain her respect. Rusch, one of the world’s most accomplished ultra-endurance cyclists with seven...
DATE: May 29, 2020 | UPDATED: 1 day 14 hours ago | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Cory Gillespie needed to exhale after his round of golf Sunday. A tough 6-over-par 77 at Hillcrest Golf Club had him chasing after 18 holes of the 36-hole Durango Amateur Championship. Monday,...
DATE: May 27, 2020 | UPDATED: 5 days 2 hours ago | CATEGORY: Sports
After professional ultra-runner Sabrina Stanley won the 2018 Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run , she decided to move full time from Steamboat Springs to the Hardrock’s host town of Silverton. The move...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
The dirt called on a day when the asphalt typically rules the cycling world in Durango and Silverton. With the 49th edition of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic canceled because of the COVID-19...
DATE: May 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports
The Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run can’t catch a break. After unveiling a loaded field of U.S. and international runners selected through the lottery in December 2018, the Hardrock 100...
DATE: May 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
The new coronavirus pandemic has exposed the delicate financial footing on which professional and college sports stand. Youth sports are no different. While states such as Florida, Kansas, Iowa,...
DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports
A road ride from Durango to Silverton on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend is an annual rite of passage for many cyclists. Not this year. The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic canceled the 49th...
DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports
The last two years have been a whirlwind for up-and-coming women’s mountain biking star Madeline “Maddie Jo” Robbins. She hopes to slow it down this year while still riding fast at her hometown...
DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports
The Switzerland of America is about to have an added European feel for visitors. After four years of work, the Ouray Via Ferrata will open to the public Memorial Day weekend. A via ferrata, a...
DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
The homeless population at Purple Cliffs now have a kitchen, running water, bathrooms and hand sanitizer. They made a group decision not to leave the camp whenever possible due to the Coronavirus . They even have a mini-government growing. People not at the camp are having a different experience.
