Randi Pierce

Pagosa Springs

Assistant Editor at Pagosa Springs Sun

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Pirates looking to right ship in trio of home games

6 days ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

After Mother Nature again postponed play for the Pagosa Springs High School Pirate baseball team in Cortez on Saturday, the teams faced off Monday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Pirates, they returned home with two league losses to the Panthers. The Pirates, who now own a 7-6 record and are 0-4 in league play, are now looking ahead to a string of home games and the bigger picture as the season nears its end.
Pirates take on ‘good competition’ in rescheduled meet

6 days ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

The Pagosa Springs High School (PSHS) track and field team took part in the 15-team Ron Keller Invitational Monday in Durango after the event was rescheduled from Saturday due to inclement weather. “Yesterday was really windy, but at least it wasn’t snowing. It was a good meet with some good competition, coach Connie O’Donnell wrote in a Tuesday email to The SUN.
Pirates move to 7-4 record

1 week ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

The Pagosa Springs High School Pirate baseball team was dealt its first losses of the season over the last week, with the team moving to a 7-4 record. But, despite the losses, coach Ben Garcia indicated he’s proud of how the team responded Tuesday against Durango after falling to Alamosa on April 12. The Pirates believed in themselves, he noted. The Pirates opened league play on Saturday, April 12, in Alamosa, where they lost both halves of the day’s doubleheader.
More school records fall at Thunder-Storm Invitational

1 week ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

More Pagosa Springs High School records were broken at last weekend’s 36-team Thunder-Storm Invitational in Pueblo, despite the team being without some of its athletes, who were performing in the school’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.”The meet was held at Colorado State University Pueblo’s Thunderbowl on April 12. “The Thunderbowl is a beautiful facility,” coach Connie O’Donnell wrote in an email to The SUN. “It was really quite the experience to compete there.
Comment period open on draft environmental assessment for Pagosa Gateway Project

1 week ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

The draft environmental assessment for the Town of Pagosa Springs’ Pagosa Gateway Project is now available through the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The comment period on the draft assessment is open until May 16. According to a letter from Ed Warner, area manager for the Western Colorado Area Office of the DOI, “A draft Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Pirates score 67 in four games to improve to 7-0 on the season

2 weeks ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

The Pagosa Springs High School Pirate baseball team picked up four more wins over the last week, moving the team to a 7-0 record. The Pirates scored 67 runs over the course of the games while holding their opponents to four. “The long break has only strengthened us,” coach Ben Garcia said, giving credit to the team’s members who attended optional practices and who dedicated time to the sport over spring break.
Pirates break school records at Pueblo meet

2 weeks ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

Two Pagosa Springs High School track and field records were broken at the 30-team John Tate Steel City Fast Track Invitational on April 4 in Pueblo. Abi Nehring, coach Connie O’Donnell highlights in an email to The SUN, set a new record in discus with a throw of 138 feet, 6 inches. “The old record belonged to Keena Murphy set in 2017” O’Donnell notes, adding Nehring “is still ranked first in the state right now.
Special districts cancel elections, candidates declared elected

3 weeks ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

Posted Friday, April 4, 2025 4:00 am The Upper San Juan Health Service District, which operates Pagosa Springs Medical Center, is one of several local districts to cancel its May 6 election and deem candidates elected due to not having more candidates than positions available.
Pirates return to action following break

3 weeks ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

The Pagosa Springs High School Pirate baseball team returned to action on Wednesday, April 2, following spring break. While the team was not originally scheduled to return to action until April 8, coach Ben Garcia noted that the team was able to add a game against the 2A Trinidad Miners. “We had all those games canceled early on,” Garcia said, noting there has been an attempt to see if the school could arrange more games for the team.
Unemployment rate rises in January, February

3 weeks ago | pagosasun.com | Randi Pierce

Archuleta County’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.1 percent in January and 5.4 percent in February from 4.4 percent in December 2024, according to recent reports from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). January employment situationArchuleta County’s rate of 5.1 percent in January compares to 4.3 percent in January 2024, according to the January report. Colorado’s unemployment rate for January was 4.7 percent, up from the revised rate of 4.6 percent in December 2024.