Gunnison native Landon Ruggera recently competed at the Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, World Cup along with the U.S. shooting team.
A new route will be taken when Ian Baker returns to the Nike Cross Southwest Regional next year. It was the first time the Gunnison sophomore participated in the event and the drive to Arizona left him wanting for five hours with the dearth of food options along the way.
Romie Uhrig has one year of experience on the mat for the Gunnison wrestling team. As a freshman she was injured and as a junior she was recovering from knee surgery. But in her sophomore season she finished fourth at the Class 4A state tournament. Yet, on Nov. 12 she signed a letter of intent to continue her wrestling career at Western Colorado.
Jordan Callahan capped her freshman cross country season with Class 3A Honorable Mention All-State honors.
Fifteenth-ranked Western Colorado rallied from a third-quarter deficit to advance into the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs with Saturday’s 27-20 victory.
The men’s and women’s cross-country teams at Western Colorado University finished fifth overall at the 2025 NCAA DII Championships.
Gunnison High School senior Aubriel Loken signed a national letter of intent on Nov. 20 to play collegiate volleyball at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. She’s pictured here after the signing with her family. (Photo by Evan Bjornstad)
Rose Kowal, left, Natalia Sabino, second from left, and Gunnison teammates celebrate after a positive play in Gunnison's opening-round match of the state tournament on Thursday in Denver. Photos by …
Ian Baker has the dream of being a Division I runner. The Gunnison sophomore is headed to the Nike Cross Southwest Regional 2025 at Coyote Run Golf Course on Saturday in Mesa, Arizona. Baker, …
Post season accolades have poured in for the Gunnison boys soccer team. After the Cowboys’ quarterfinal run in the Class 2A state tournament, the deepest GHS postseason advancement in program …
Members of the Western Colorado University football team run onto the field at the beginning of Saturday's game. Pictured from left to right are Ian Loomis, Ernesto Lopez and Ricky Freymond. On …
Bright lights won’t be an issue for the Gunnison volleyball team at the state tournament. With consecutive 3-0 home wins in the Class 3A Region 9 tournament, the Cowboys punched their ticket to the state tournament in back-to-back seasons.
For the second time in two Saturdays, Western Colorado University put a mark in the loss column via a field goal on the final play of the game, this time falling to host Chadron State, 27-24, in overtime in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action at Elliott Field. Last Saturday the Mountaineers had to watch a field goal sail through the uprights on the final play in regulation in a 24-21 loss to visiting Colorado State Pueblo.
The Western Colorado men’s basketball team dropped its season opener against Colorado College in Colorado Springs last Friday, 92-94 in overtime. However, the team enters the 2025–26 season looking to grow and surprise within the competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
GHS soccer falls in quarterfinals It was just 15 minutes, but to Susan Powers it seemed like an eternity. In a 1-0 second round win in the Class 2A state tournament Cesar Marmolejo scored …
For the first time in Gunnison Middle School history, the boys cross country team won the Colorado Middle School State Championship on Oct. 25 at Fehringer Ranch Park in Denver. The team finished off an undefeated season with a score of 48 points — 61 points better than the second-place score of 109. The girls team finished in eighth place in the 24-team field with a score of 234 points.
Ethan Pierce scans downfield. (Photo by Evan Bjornstad) Stoic and focused, Jack Stone was all business for the GHS football team. The center took the field for each practice and game with …
Hips are the key when Sam Anderson makes a split-second decision. The senior goalkeeper on the GHS boys soccer team turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season in a 3-0 Class 2A first-round …
Deena and Bristol Buffington before the procedure in New Jersey. (Courtesy Deena Buffington) Deena Buffington felt tears well up in her eyes. A pack of runners emerged from a grove of trees in …
Blake Davis saw an inexperienced GHS cross country team reach its peak. The young Gunnison roster gained valuable experience and advanced three runners out of the Class 3A Region 2 race on Oct. 23 at …