Local football teams see seasons end in quarterfinals of playoffs
ALAMOSA — The season came to an end for four San Luis Valley football teams on Saturday as all were defeated in quarterfinal state playoff action.
Updated: 2 months ago
MVMS and Center football photos
Nehemias Sarinana, a Monte Vista Middle School seventh-grade football player, picks up a first down against the Center Vikings on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Updated: 4 months ago
Pirates come alive in second half, down Lions
MONTE VISTA — It was a case of both teams on the outside looking into the Class 1A football rankings as Monte Vista High School hosted the Colorado Springs Christian School Friday at Harvey Sullivan Field.
Updated: 4 months ago
Moorman wins BFO Colorado Championship
MONTE VISTA – Chance Moorman of Lytle, Texas, won the 2022 Bullfighters Only (BFO) Colorado Championship Saturday, July 9, at the Ski Hi Complex.
Updated: 6 months ago
Sierra Grande wins boys district, Sangre wins girls
ALAMOSA — The Sierra Grande High School boys basketball team won the Class 1A District 6 championship while Sangre de Cristo won the girls title Saturday at Plachy Hall.
Updated: 11 months ago
Sanford sweeps Class 2A District 1 championships
ALAMOSA — The Sanford High School basketball teams won both the boys and girls championship games at the Class 2A District 1 Tournament Saturday at Plachy Hall.
Updated: 11 months ago
Centauri wrestlers win region, advance 11 to state tournament
DEL NORTE – The top-ranked Centauri High School wrestling team won the Class 2A Region 2 Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Del Norte High School gym.
Updated: 11 months ago
Centauri crushes Monte Vista, secures playoff berth
MONTE VISTA — The Centauri High School football team entered Friday’s game at Monte Vista ranked second in the CHSAA Class 1A poll and first in the CHSAA rating percentage index (RPI). The Falcons remained perfect on the season and secured a berth in the Class 1A state playoffs with a 55-8 win over the Pirates, thus winning the Southern Peaks League.
Updated: 1 year ago
Monte Vista boys golf team fourth at Regional
MONTE VISTA — In a Regional Golf Tournament in Alamosa on Sept. 21, the Monte Vista boys golf team took fourth place and two players qualified to go on to the State Tournaments, Colton and Kaden Mellott will move on to the State Tournaments that are being held on Oct. 4 and 5 in Gunnison.
Updated: 1 year ago
South Fork prepares for fall and offers fall color drives
SOUTH FORK — With the Town of South Fork being nestled into the heart of the San Juan and La Garita mountain ranges, it is a wonderful place to be during the changing of the seasons, especially fall. Using the town as a starting point for some beautiful fall drives leads travelers through the high mountain highways that offer spectacular views of the changing trees as they shift into their fall colors.
Updated: 1 year ago
Collaborative effort brings interpretive signs to RGNA
The San Luis Valley is widely known for its collaborative partnerships. The beautiful new interpretive signs in the Rio Grande Natural Area (RGNA) at the Highway 142 bridge are a prime example of public and private entities working together to achieve good outcomes for the communities and visitors alike.
Updated: 1 year ago
Monte Vista Recreation Department is now on Heja app
MONTE VISTA — The Monte Vista Recreation Department is improving its ability to communicate with the community and is now on the popular app Heja.
Updated: 1 year ago
Centauri boys win 2A state wrestling title
A dramatic win in the 145-pound final by junior Eyan Chavez locked up the 2A boys state wrestling team title for Centauri High School on Friday, March 12, in Pueblo.
Updated: 1 year ago
Spring fishing clinics at the Rio Grande Club
SOUTH FORK — The Rio Grande Club and Resort in South Fork is hosting a series of fly-fishing clinics beginning Saturday, March 13, and slated to run on Saturdays through May 22.
Updated: 1 year ago
Regional wrestling in the rearview, wrestlers prepare for state
At the 2A Region 2 finals at Dolores Huerta High School in Pueblo, Centauri crowned five first-place finishers in Mario Vigil, Eyan Chavez, Jordan Martin, Erik Mestas, Zach Buhr and collected 198.5 points as a team to become regional champions.
Updated: 1 year ago
DNHS hosts wrestling triangular Feb. 12
Del Norte’s Malachi Gallegos controls Center’s Jordon Duran during their bout at 113 pounds on Friday, Feb. 12, at a DNHS-hosted triangular.
Updated: 1 year ago