Ian MacLaren
Position: Special to The Journal

Leopard Sharks finish season in top form

For the Cortez Leopard Sharks Swim Club, the 2014 Seasonal State Championship served as the perfect conclusion to a successful summer season. Swimming impressively, as they did throughout th...

MCHS golf team looks strong

When the Montezuma-Cortez High School golf team won the Western Slope Regional Championship in 2010, many viewed the victory as an aberration. Two more consecutive regional championships lat...

Stacey Hall takes over as new athletic director

With the prep sports season fast approaching, long-time Montezuma High-School employee Stacey Hall will be taking over as coordinator of Activities and Athletics. Entering her 29...

Ranch Rodeo: Insight into stockgrower’s life

Everyone knows that ranchers provide the food that sustains us. Few people realize the work that goes in to moving food from the field to the dinner plate, however. Hoping to edu...

Fun golf for a good cause

Good weather, good food, good people and a good cause. Such was the theme of the 2013 Ute Mountain Oil Classic Golf Tournament, held at Conquistador Golf Course on Aug. 3. A truly wonderful ...

A smashing good time

Bad luck, unexpected survival and an eventual victor: The 2013 Demolition Derby, held Aug. 2 at Fairgrounds Speedway, had it all. I present to you three drivers and their stories. I present ...

Lockhart wins world saddle bronc title

For local high school cowboy Tanner Lockhart, the trophies just keep coming. Fresh off a ninth-place finish at the National High School Finals Rodeo, Lockhart kept his hot streak alive, winn...

Rising soccer star

Montezuma-Cortez High School midfielder/forward Gabriella Wolf possesses all the physical tools necessary to be an outstanding soccer player. She is strong, she is fast and she is aggressive...

Escalante Days brings bicyclists to Dolores

Bike aficionados, a big weekend is just around the corner. As part of Escalante Days, the Dolores Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Bike Rodeo on Aug, 9 and its annual Escal...

Escalante Days brings bikes

Bike aficionados, a big weekend is just around the corner. As part of Escalante Days, the Dolores Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Bike Rodeo on Aug, 9 and its annual Escal...

Lockhart wins world saddle bronc title

For local high school cowboy Tanner Lockhart, the trophies just keep coming. Fresh off a ninth-place finish at the National High School Finals Rodeo, Lockhart kept his hot streak alive, winn...

MCHS volleyball performs well at team camp

High school volleyball in the state of Colorado is always competitive. At the Northern Colorado Team Volleyball Camp, held July 17-19, a team composed of Montezuma-Cortez High School volleyb...