Ben Bradley
Position: Special to The Journal

Southwest Colorado sports teams brought plenty of cheer in 2023

State titles and plenty of program firsts headline exciting year

Area wrestling teams wrap up 2023 at invitationals

All four schools head to holidays with strong performances

Solid start has Montezuma-Cortez Panthers dreaming big

Panthers above .500 entering the holiday break for second time since 2015-16

Montezuma-Cortez cheer takes 4th at state

Resilient Panthers land finals appearance

Mancos leads the way in selections for all-state football

Mancos’ Kail Wayman, Josh Gardner given highest 8-man honors

Brinley Duran representing Colorado at regional championships

10-year-old heading to Iowa for All-Star meet

Montezuma-Cortez band is 7th at state contest

Marching Panthers reinforce reputation in 2A classification

M-CHS boys basketball looks to outrun opposition

Panthers flying high with 3-1 start

Dolores wrestlers making strides with young core

Both DHS boys and girls programs seek success

Bluejays wrestling seeks to stay atop region

Mancos took third in state a year ago, hopes for league repeat

Montezuma-Cortez girls basketball primed for breakout year

M-CHS kicks off season in Shiprock

San Juan Basin boys basketball preview: Dove Creek defends title

Mancos and Dolores look to chase down Dove Creek