Basketball

Young Lady Panthers make a late run, but lose to Monticello

Two days, two hard-fought battles for the Montezuma Cortez Lady Panthers, who wrapped up their opening weekend with a 37-26…

Dove Creek falls 94-21 as Ignacio scores 39 points on 3-pointers

Bobcat boys hit 10 3-pointers in first half for 54-12 lead

Panthers looking to return to state playoffs

M-CHS boys' basketball team aiming to win Intermountain League title

Lady Panthers looking to improve

M-CHS girls basketball enters year with young talent and positive outlook

Cortez photographer retiring after 27 years at local papers

Photographer Sam Green retiring after 27 years at county newspapers

Pro basketball player to host free camp in Cortez

M-CHS graduate Kirk Archibeque excited to teach local players fundamental skills

Wade Mortensen set to coach at college level

Longtime M-CHS coach signs on as Adams State assistant

Engel and Keetch named first team, all-conference

Over the course of the 2016-17 season, the Montezuma-Cortez High School basketball team won seven of its 21 games and…

Cortez junior basketball tournament grows in second year

More than 600 kids compete

M-CHS makes state tourney for first time since 2009

M-CHS boys qualify for state tourney for first time since 2009

Ignacio basketball teams win San Juan Basin League titles

Boys, girls handle semis with ease

Dolores beats Mancos to advance to district tournament

Lady Jays soar past dejected Dolores

Brittney Peacock scores 32-points in final home game of four-year career

Dolores Bears turn back energized Mancos Blue Jays

Dolores overcomes early deficit to defeat Mancos in San Juan Basin League rivalry game

Bayfield rallies past Lady Panthers

First-half promise goes unfulfilled in 50-32 loss

Surging Panthers lose battle with Bayfield

Wolverines pull away in a tight game, 66-57

Photo: Parent appreciation night in Dolores

Dolores basketball players thank the people that supported them through the season during Parents Night last week.Sam Green/The Journal

Lady Bears fall to Nucla in overtime

Nucla edges gritty Dolores in OT

‘Fired up’ Bears destroy Nucla

Dolores defense shuts down Mustangs after drawing motivation from Ignacio coach’s comments

Lady Bears fall short in overtime classic

On paper at least, it appeared that the Dolores girls’ basketball team (3-11 overall, 2-6 in the SJBL) would have…

Bears score ‘moral victory’ against Ignacio

Dolores pushes league leaders for four quarters, but falls short at the free throw line

Mancos boys rally, but fall short against Ignacio at home

The Ignacio High School basketball team on Tuesday night filled its lineup with four junior-varsity players after a flu bug…

Lady Jays fall in a makeup game to Ignacio

The Lady Blue Jays fell to Ignacio 61-26 on Tuesday at the Mancos Performance Center, playing a game that had…

Bayfield throttles Panthers with a 3-pointer at the buzzer

Three-pointer caps a thriller