Ian MacLaren
Position: Special to The Journal

2018: A championship year in Montezuma County sports

Locals win prestigious titles; prep athletes leave lasting legacies

Montezuma-Cortez wrestling team rolls over Centauri

Buffington, Higgins, Broughton, Noyes and Tom earn impressive pin victories

M-CHS defeats Mancos in front of raucous crowd

Whiteskunk leads Panthers with 25 points

Lady Jays struggle to break press during loss to Durango

Mancos sophomore Madi Hale scores 10 points in team’s 48-17 defeat

Bluejays drop hard-fought contest to Durango

Mancos unable to maintain halftime lead against 4A foe

M-CHS grapplers earn victory over Monticello

Senior co-captain Matthew Broughton praises Panthers’ performance against ‘good team’

Dove Creek boys split games at home tournament

Bulldogs look much improved, but coach says team has work to do

Bluejays split games against San Luis Valley competition

<span class="Drop cap">Mancos boys impressive in win over Center; but loses to Sargent</span>

Broughton finishes third in Warrior Classic wrestling tournament

Broughton places third at 152 pounds

Bears finish seventh at Meeker Cowboy Shootout

Tristen Swagerty earns all-tournament honors; Dolores wins one out of three games

Phillip Hufman, of Dolores, signs to run at Humboldt State University

Seated next to his family members and his high school coach, Lance Webster, Dolores High School standout Phillip Hufman signed a national letter of intent to run at Humboldt State University...

Bluejays finish third in Meeker Cowboy Shootout

Caden Showalter named to all-tournament team; Vassar Stephens wins dunk contest