Author: Henry Mckenna

Wasson High School may be closing but the memorabilia, the physical archives from their athletics, will not go far. Many of the trophies won by Wasson since the opening of the school in 1959 will stay on site and will honor the school. Almost all of the athletic trophies in Wasson’s “Hall of Fame” will…

When Colorado College alumnus Chris Quon died at age 22 in 2009, he left behind a perpetuating vision of giving. He had been running a fundraising soccer tournament called the Answer for Cancer. In the year after his passing, his close friends Toby Cohen, Nate Danforth, Jessica Kautz and Trevor Cobb decided to continue the…

The long vowels and rolling R’s associated with Portuguese, the native language of Brazil, filled the Coronado High School gymnasium Saturday. The school hosted the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World SuperCup, and the Varallos of Colorado Springs made the tournament a family affair. The three, father Tim, mother Ali, and daughter Kirstin, all competed. After winning…

Fountain Valley girls’ lacrosse made its first state playoff berth last season. With five seniors graduated, senior co-captains Mara Whitehead and Sophie Feffer have a tall order if they hope to return to the playoffs. “Playoffs were a big motivator last season, and it’s something I really hope we’ll be doing again,” Feffer said. The…

The crowd began to cheer “USA” in the middle of the third round of the 185-pound class at the Air Force Wing Open. Cadets Phillip Mays and Gytenis Borusas threw wild punches, sending each other into the ropes. Mays, who had fought patiently in the previous two rounds, let loose, and took the  title. “(I…

Tytus Winters and Monta Scott scored all but three of No. 6 seed Sierra’s 27 fourth-quarter points to defeat the No. 11 Denver North Vikings 71-66 in a 4A state playoff opener. The excellent backcourt duo generated steals at midcourt and turned around a game where visiting Denver North led by 12. Scott shot 3-for-4 from…