***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.

***IHS travels to Telluride, prevails 3-1 ***

Fired up to have gotten at least one match victory – a five-gamer over Littleton-based Front Range Christian – at the highly-competitive Denver Christian Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 7, Ignacio Volleyball head coach Jennifer Seibel knew her varsity could gain just as much from losses to DCHS as well as the beast of Colorado’s northeast: Sedgwick County, last season’s CHSAA Class 2A State Runner-up and State Champion in both 2021 and ’22 (as well as Runner-up during the COVID-delayed Spring ’21 season). 

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Running at the revitalized 2024 Bayfield Invitational Saturday morning, Sept. 14, Ignacio High’s boys booked two top five finishes upon the Dove Ranch/Pine Valley Church course, though with only four entrants IHS wasn’t in contention for the meet’s team title. 

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Ignacio junior Gabe Archuleta (21) speeds past Cedaredge’s John Morrow (45) while returning a kickoff during IHS’ 2024 home opener Friday night, Aug. 30. Archuleta would score the game’s first six points by returning a CHS fumble 39 yards.

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Ignacio sophomore Maliyah Martinez (10) goes for a kill between Ridgway’s Ava Berwanger (22) and Sophia Forrest (21) during the second of the varsities’ two matches – both won by Ignacio – Saturday, Aug. 31, at RHS.

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Ignacio’s Forrest Vega (82), Matthew Maestas (49) and Tommy Seibel (75) prepare to take off from the starting line during the middle-school boys’ race at IHS’ season-opening 2024 Ignatius Invitational.

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Ignacio's Ollyvia Howe (8) greets the officials prior to last season's 2A-Region IX Tournament's championship match up in Edwards, pitting IHS against Vail Christian. Now a senior, Howe will be expected to be an on-court leader for the Volleycats in 2024.

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***IHS going to Denver for football opener ***

Highlighted by the first varsity-level clash with neighboring Bayfield since 2010, Ignacio High’s 2024 football season gets underway this weekend with a game about as far from the Pine River Valley as one might consider. 

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