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Today's Sports

  • Somber Saturday

    It was a heartbreaking day Nov. 22 for supporters of Dakota Ridge and Columbine high schools.

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  • Eagles soar into semis

    LAKEWOOD — Everything almost went according to plan for Dakota Ridge in its playoff game against Longmont.

    And that was almost very, very bad.

    “We kind of went with the plan that if they were going to beat us, they were going to have to beat us throwing,” Eagles football coach Ron Woitalewicz said. “I just didn’t think they were going to get 7,000 yards, or whatever it was, throwing.”

    Actually, it was 329 yards and five touchdowns passes from Trojans’ run-first quarterback Jake Johnson.

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  • Rebels get revenge, bounce...

    ARVADA — The recipe for success has always been simple for Columbine.

    Run the ball with power.

    Play lights-out defense.

    The Rebels did both Nov. 14 in their rematch with Pomona in the Class 5A quarterfinals, grinding out a 23-8 victory in the process. The No. 5 Rebels (11-1) advance to the semifinals and will face No. 9 Cherry Creek (10-2) Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Stutler Bowl.

    The quarterfinal rematch between the two Jefferson County rivals was, at least for Columbine, a stark contrast to the initial encounter.

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  • Melton makes Eagles run

    LAKEWOOD — Picture this: A workhorse running back.

    The kid has got to be fast, right? Durable. Tough. Have a real nose for the end zone. Get you those tough yards between the tackles. When times are rough – and they always are at some point in the playoffs – you have to be able to hitch your offense to him and ride his legs to victory.

    That describes Eagles running back Andrew Melton perfectly, even if the senior doesn’t always look the part.

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  • Defense rises to the occasion

    ARVADA — Nathan Wiggins wasn’t really sure what happened with 8 minutes, 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

    The Pomona Panthers were trying to pick on him at the North Area Athletic Complex as they trailed the Columbine Rebels 23-8. The home team was going for a home run and Wiggins was their prey.

    Or not.

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  • Rebels roll into quarters

    LAKEWOOD — Columbine and Arvada West each learned an important lesson Nov. 8.

    The Rebels learned that they must always take responsibility for their actions – both on and off the field – following the suspension of eight players who were cited for underage possession of alcohol while attending a party last weekend.

    Arvada West learned that Columbine is still Columbine, regardless of who is – and isn’t – in uniform.

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  • Rebels bounced early from state...

    DENVER — The turning point came early for the Columbine Rebels, and they quickly found themselves on a long and lonely road.

    Faced with a pivotal Class 5A state volleyball tournament game bright and early the morning of Nov. 7, the Rebels rallied to force a fifth game against Highlands Ranch. The Rebels (22-7) got down 4-0, then 7-2, then 10-3 before losing the decisive game 15-9.

    “They wanted it more than we did,” Rebels coach Kathy Miks said.

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  • Panthers pounce on Chargers

    LAKEWOOD — The 2008 football season for Chatfield had been littered with close games.

    It ended with a blowout.

    Unable to contain Pomona’s Donovan Bowens, who rushed for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the No. 20 Chargers wound up on the short side of a 28-3 score Nov. 8 in a Class 5A state playoff second round game at Jefferson County Stadium.

    Pomona, the No. 4 seed in the 32-team field, advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on No. 5 Columbine. The Chargers end the season with a 6-5 record.

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  • Eagles pick up first playoff win...

    Playing in Pueblo hadn’t been pretty for Dakota Ridge in recent years.

    In 2005 and 2007, the Eagles’ football season came to a close in the city to the south.

    This year, that all changed.

    Dakota Ridge, the No. 14 seed in the 16-team Class 4A state football tournament, toppled previously unbeaten and third-seeded Pueblo South 37-22 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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  • Norris epitomizes Rebels'...

    LAKEWOOD — Zane Norris.

    Perhaps no one else on the current Columbine roster reflects why the Rebels have been the state’s elite football program over the past decade better than he.

    After all, how many other teams can throw a linebacker into its starting backfield and have him rush for over 100 yards and score three touchdowns?

    For Columbine, the shuffling of players has always been an Andy Lowry tradition, but this year it’s become a necessity.

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