***boys second at South Fork regional ***

Looking at the cover of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 2024 Cross-Country Bulletin, one can see a photo from the ’23 State Championships’ Class 2A Boys’ race. And in it, Ignacio’s then-freshman prospect Cayson Burcham. 

Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/11/01/ihs-xc-makes-state-bound-splash/

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Ignacio Football head coach, Alfonso 'Ponch' Garcia accepts congratulations on a lengthy career from Monte Vista counterpart Manny Wasinger Friday night, Oct. 25, after coaching his final actual game with the Bobcats. Winner of two Class 3A State Championships during his 1985-2007 stay at Alamosa, Wasinger and MVHS – of which he took charge in 2013 (Garcia's first season at Ignacio was in 2015) – prevailed 32-8 at IHS Field.

Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/11/01/pirates-scuttle-bobcats-season-32-8/

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Ignacio libero Tarah Baker digs up a Mancos attack and directs it back towards her front-row teammates during IHS' win Thursday night, Oct. 10, inside MHS Gymnasium.

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Taking their second proverbial swing at 2A/1A San Juan Basin League heavyweight Dove Creek on Saturday, Oct. 26, Ignacio Volleyball fared far better than in the teams’ first rumble back on Sept. 21, but after going the distance with the Lady Bulldogs fell 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 11-15. 

Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/10/30/volleyball-closing-out-regular-season/

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Ignacio's Tallias Cantsee (75), Miguel Red (58) and Charley Pargin (55) swarm and sandwich a Trinidad player while nearly knocking the ball loose during IHS' 53-6 road win Friday night, Oct. 11, at Dutch Nogel Field.

Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/10/18/bobcats-mar-miners-homecoming-53-6/

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Ignacio's D.J. Hendren tries breaking free from two Bayfield tacklers during IHS' road game Friday night, Sept. 20, at BHS. The Bobcats, however, fell 38-35 in the schools' first varsity-level gridiron meeting since 2010.

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Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/10/03/bobcats-set-to-begin-conference-play/

***Bobcats chew up relocated Chicken Creek Challenge ***

Probably somewhat embarrassed by how their previous showing north of Dolores shook out, Ignacio Cross-Country’s boys may have – whether they knew it or not – subconsciously been eager to return to the same Boggy Draw Bear Chase course three weeks later. 

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Read the full article here: https://www.sudrum.com/sports/2024/10/18/boys-xc-takes-second-in-league/

***Pontine flings 5 TD, Ignacio rolls 34-7 ***

Beginning a brutal stretch of four consecutive out-of-town games, the Ignacio Bobcats went, well, ballistic Friday night, Sept. 13, and bombed Olathe 34-7 at welcoming Wilson Field.