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  • Chargers find zero offense in...

    LAKEWOOD — The Chatfield Chargers know they have the talent to be one of the top soccer teams in the state, and that’s why head coach Brock Blume wasn’t terribly pleased with his team’s performance on April 9 at Lakewood Memorial Field.

    “It’s kind of a little bit of a regression. We had players that were making mistakes and kind of missing assignments and were maybe a little bit surprised by the pressure. We’ve been training with that stuff all week,” Blume said.

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  • Chargers rout rival Rebels

    DENVER — Chatfield against Columbine is always an intense rivalry, especially when it comes to lacrosse.     

    Add in the setting of Invesco Field, and the rivalry becomes just that much better.

    Unfortunately for the Rebels, however, they just couldn’t hang with the No. 5-ranked team in the state, as the Chargers built a big lead and put away Columbine early in the second half on their way to a 10-3 win on April 10.

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  • Eagles give Ralston Valley a...

    LAKEWOOD — The Dakota Ridge Eagles needed someone to do something incredible April 7.

    Carly Mace was listening.

    “I was like, ‘Well, I guess I should be the person to step it up,’” the junior striker said.

    Voila. Mace shattered a tie game against Ralston Valley, scoring a hat-trick over a seven-minute span as the Eagles ran out 5-1 winners at Lakewood Memorial Field.

    “It was so exciting,” Mace said. “I haven’t had a hat-trick all year.”

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  • Big innings reap big win for...

    Big innings are killing the Dakota Ridge Eagles.

    First it was their March 11 game at Cherry Creek when the Eagles allowed the Bruins to put up a seven-run second inning, followed by a five-run sixth in a 15-5 loss.

    This time it was Wheat Ridge doing damage in the same innings, as the Farmers also put up seven runs in the second inning and added six in the sixth to cruise to a 13-5 win on April 8 at Dakota Ridge.

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  • Young athlete takes dead aim

    CONIFER — Tanner Clem isn’t Robin Hood.

    The 11-year-old, however, might just be better when it comes to stringing up a bow and hitting a target. And he doesn’t have to wear those green tights.

    Tanner, a fifth-grader at Marshdale Elementary, has been into archery since he was 4. About three years ago, he entered his first formal competition. Last month, he took first place in his age group at the National Indoor Championships in Louisville, Ky.

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  • SPORTS BRIEFS: Lacrosse rivalry...

    Boys lacrosse

    Chatfield and Columbine

    lacrosse rivalry heads to Invesco Field

    The Chatfield Chargers and Columbine Rebels boys lacrosse rivalry will be raised to another level April 10 as this always exciting match will be played on the big stage of Invesco Field at Mile High.

    The game, which starts at noon, will be a great day of lacrosse for two of the top Foothills Conference teams. Tickets are $12 and include admission to the second game — Valor Christian boys vs. Pueblo. Parking is free.

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  • SPORTS BRIEFS: Jeffco awards

    Boys basketball

    Chargers and Eagles lead first team

    The Class 5A Jefferson County League champion Chatfield Chargers and runner-up Dakota Ridge Eagles both landed two players on the first team for all-conference selections.

    Landon Vermeer and Trevor Wages were selected for the Chargers, while Dan DiFolco and Derek VanderVelde were honored for the Eagles.

    Columbine senior Neil Myer also made the first team.

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  • Average start not hitting the...

    For head coach Damon Smerchek and the Dakota Ridge Eagles’ girls soccer team, a 3-3 start is not what they had in mind.

    “The season has not started out as I hoped. We dropped a few games I thought we could win; the Legacy game specifically,” Smerchek said.

    The Legacy game Smerchek is referring to was the Eagles’ 2-1 loss that was the first of the year for Dakota Ridge, and gave the Lightning its first, and to this point, only win of the young season.

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  • Farmers shine, but Chargers take...

    Having depth in a sport contested in water seems like a no-brainer. Thankfully for the Chargers, they had plenty of it March 26 against Wheat Ridge.

    The Chargers won just four of the nine individual events, and won one of the three relay events, but still cruised to a 172-122 victory over the Farmers at The Ridge.

    Travis Roundy (200 yard freestyle), Bryce Carter (50 freestyle), Austin Layman (100 butterfly) and LJ Lavecchia (diving) all won their events, while the quartet of Nathan Jensen, Zach Kugler, Spencer Ollila and Layman combined to take the 400 freestyle relay.

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  • Rebels lose it late to Wildcats

    The Columbine Rebels had enough talent to win just about every battle March 26 against Arvada West.

    The war, however, well, that was won in the end — literally — by the Wildcats.

    A 1-3 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the day, gave the Wildcats enough points for a 152-143 victory at the Ridge.

    A-West led by a single point coming in to the race, but their first quartet earned a dominating win, while their second squad was nearly a minute better than Columbine’s.

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