Author: Brent W. New
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Measuring up: Undersized Mead girls reach 5A hoops semis
Mar. 1—DENVER — Darby Haley, Mead’s 5-foot-6 star point guard, is becoming quite a nightmare for post players trying to beat her inside. For a second straight game in these Class 5A girls basketball playoffs, the junior seemed to climb an invisible stepladder to emphatically deny a 6-footer in the paint. “I don’t know —”…
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Boys basketball: Mead falters late, loses in 5A quarters to No. 1 Northfield
Mar. 1—DENVER — Mead couldn’t have asked for a much better setup in trying to pull off the first big upset in the Class 5A boys hoops playoffs. Twenty or so minutes later, as Northfield and its star players answered postgame questions about its resiliency following the No. 1 Nighthawks’ 61-52 comeback victory in Friday’s…
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State wrestling: Eyes on redemption for Broomfield, Legacy, Skyline grapplers
Feb. 15—DENVER — Broomfield senior Cody Tanner slumped to the ground, his back crumpled-in tight against a wall following his state match Thursday. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before he was completely sucked underneath the tile flooring at Ball Arena. Here, on ground level at the opening day of the state wrestling…
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Event of the week: Lots of local favorites at state wrestling tournament
Feb. 14—When and where: Thursday-Saturday at Ball Arena. The scouting report: Legacy senior Quinn Funk and Mead’s team are expected to bring back some hardware from the state tournament at Ball Arena, which starts with Thursday’s opening rounds, and ends after Saturday night’s championship matches. Nobody — and this isn’t a hyperbole — has been…
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BoCoPreps 10&10: Week 9
Feb. 12—Each full week of the winter season, BoCoPreps will highlight 10 teams and 10 athletes that had exceptional performances. Readers are encouraged to submit nominations to bwnew@prairiemountainmedia.com. 10 teams Boulder girls’ swimming: Sloan Zallen and Hazel Huilman each reached the state podium in two individual events, leading Panthers to a 12th-place finish at the…
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Girls swimming: Legacy’s Forsman edges Fairview’s Mason for gold
Feb. 9—THORNTON — Legacy senior Isabella Forsman and Fairview junior Amelia Mason shared the spotlight for one final showdown in the 100-yard butterfly, this at the Class 5A girls state swimming meet Friday night. The elder got her this time. Forsman edged Mason in the fly for the only 5A win by a Boulder or…
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Wrestling capsules: Local teams scattered across 11 regionals this weekend
Feb. 7—Wipe down the wrestling mats, then away the tears of joy and pain. This weekend, high school grapplers have a chance to qualify for next week’s state wrestling tournament at Ball Arena. They’ll need to finish inside the top four in their regional weight class. Scattered around the state are 20 regional tournaments (16…
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Basketball: Frederick sweeps Skyline in hoops DH on ‘Senior Night’
Feb. 8—FREDERICK — The leading scorer for Frederick’s girls’ basketball team was out again Thursday night. The star shooter for its boys’ team, a week after setting the school record in points, was limited to just one bucket through three quarters. The Golden Eagles swept Skyline in their ‘Senior Night’ doubleheader anyway. Following Gabby Jima’s…
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BoCoPreps 10&10: Week 8
Feb. 5—Each full week of the winter season, BoCoPreps will highlight 10 teams and 10 athletes that had exceptional performances. Readers are encouraged to submit nominations to bwnew@prairiemountainmedia.com. 10 teams Broomfield girls’ basketball: The Eagles (14-4) went 12 of 27 from deep against Monarch Tuesday, beating the Coyotes on the back of their second-most 3s…
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Boys basketball: Now-Erie assistant Grabau faces old team; Tigers beat Boulder
Feb. 6—ERIE — Tuesday night’s hoops game between Erie and Boulder seconded as a reunion for the Panthers’ basketball son. Riley Grabau — the former star player at Boulder, who later returned to coach the program — is now an assistant on Erie’s staff. His Tigers are trying to make a late run at a…