Skyhawks basketball groups play at house for first time in almost a month
Jaxon Smith of Fort Lewis College drives to the basket whereas enjoying Adams State University on Dec. 13 at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Herald file)
Jerry McBride
After saying, “Happy New Year,” to everybody during the last week, it’s time to be glad that native sports are in full swing this upcoming week after a protracted vacation break.
Coaches, dad and mom and most significantly, gamers, ought to be refreshed heading into 2026. Nagging accidents are hopefully gone after some relaxation over the vacations. College athletes don’t have finals looming over them anymore and may begin contemporary with a brand new semester.
The break day was additionally vital as a result of native sports groups have key video games developing. Fort Lewis College’s basketball groups return to play at house for the primary time in a month as they dive headfirst into convention play. Durango High School’s basketball groups take part of their final non-league tournaments earlier than returning house. Local highschool wrestling groups will head to Pagosa Springs for a wrestling match.
Here’s the native sports schedule for the upcoming week:
FLC sports:
Thursday: Women’s basketball vs. Western Colorado at 5:30 p.m.
Notes: The Skyhawks girls’s basketball crew is off to its greatest begin in six years at 9-3 general and 2-2 within the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. FLC received its final two video games on the highway in Texas earlier than the vacation break.
FLC has a powerful protection and a balanced offensive assault, with 5 gamers averaging between eight and 12 factors per sport. Women’s basketball head coach Lauren Zuniga spreads out her minutes; no participant averages greater than 27 minutes per sport, and 10 gamers common greater than 13 minutes per sport.
Western Colorado is 5-5 general and 3-1 within the RMAC. The Mountaineers’ final sport was a 70-67 extra time loss to No. 12 Pittsburg State University in Oklahoma on Dec. 20. After dropping its first RMAC sport to Colorado Christian, Western Colorado has received its final three convention video games. The final win was a 62-53 victory over Regis on Dec. 13.
The Mountaineers have the main scorer within the RMAC in Ivey Schmidt. The senior guard is averaging 18.8 PPG and is taking pictures 42% from 3-point vary.
Men’s basketball vs. Western Colorado at 7:30 p.m.
Notes: The Skyhawks males are undefeated in convention play at 4-0 and are coming off their largest win of the season, an 81-68 victory over No. 13 St. Mary’s University on Dec. 17 in San Antonio, Texas. There was a somber undertone to the win as a result of FLC place to begin guard Yorgio Golesis tore his ACL and is out for the season.
FLC is 6-5 general and should depend on its high three scorers, redshirt sophomore guard Stewart Erhart, fifth-year ahead Chuol Deng and redshirt sophomore Jaxon Smith, to make up for the lack of Golesis. FLC’s high three scorers common between 14 and 16 PPG.
Western Colorado is 5-7 general and 3-1 within the RMAC. The Mountaineers misplaced their sport towards UCCS on Friday, 98-89. Western Colorado has misplaced three of its final 4 video games.
Just like the ladies’s crew, the Western Colorado males have the highest scorer within the convention. Guard Aidan McDowell is averaging 28.1 PPG, greater than eight PPG higher than any participant within the convention. He’s additionally the highest scorer in Division II.
Saturday: Women’s basketball vs. Westminster at 1 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Westminster at 3 p.m.
High faculty sports:
Thursday: Durango boys wrestling towards Palisade
Durango women wrestling at Montezuma-Cortez
Durango Alpine snowboarding at Loveland Ski Area
Durango boys basketball vs. Canon City at 6 p.m. in Canon City match
Ignacio boys basketball vs. Del Norte at 7 p.m.
Durango women basketball vs. Canon City at 7:30 p.m. in Canon City match
Friday: Bayfield boys, women wrestling groups, Durango boys, women wrestling groups and Ignacio boys, women wrestling groups at Pagosa Springs tournaments
Durango women basketball vs. Pueblo East on Friday at 3 p.m. in Canon City match
Durango boys basketball vs. Pueblo East on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Canon City match
Durango women swimming and diving at Delta at 5:15 p.m.
Bayfield women basketball vs. Aztec at 5:30 p.m.
Durango boys hockey at Aspen at 6 p.m.
Bayfield boys basketball vs. Aztec at 7 p.m.
Saturday: Bayfield boys, women wrestling groups, Durango boys, women wrestling groups and Ignacio boys, women wrestling groups at Pagosa Springs tournaments
Durango women basketball vs. Falcon at 10 a.m. in Canon City match
Durango women swimming and diving at Grand Junction Meet at 11:15 a.m.
Durango boys basketball vs. Cheyenne Mountain at 11:30 a.m. in Canon City match
Ignacio boys basketball vs. Dove Creek at 11:30 a.m.
Ignacio women basketball vs. Dove Creek at midday
Bayfield women basketball vs. Telluride at 12:30 p.m.
Bayfield boys basketball vs. Telluride at 1:30 p.m.
Durango boys hockey at Aspen at 3 p.m.
Tuesday: Ignacio women basketball vs. Sargent at 4:30 p.m.
Durango women basketball vs. Pagosa Springs at 5:30 p.m.
Ignacio boys basketball vs. Sargent at 6 p.m.
Durango boys basketball vs. Pagosa Springs at 7 p.m.