Today's Sports

DENVER — There’s not much glitz in the offense of the Front Range Christian boys basketball team. But if one wants to know why the Falcons are undefeated thus far during the 2013-14 season, just take a look at their defense.
The full-court man-to-man pressure that Brad Folk’s team brings predicates the play of the offense. That was evident in its 58-45 win Jan. 15 at Denver Academy.

With help from volunteers, Apex Park may be partially open to hikers and bikers by this spring, according to a timeline established by the staff at Jeffco Open Space.

The park in Golden has been closed since September, when flooding caused extensive trail damage. Other parks in the Jeffco Open Space system, which also were severely impacted, are slated for repairs in the coming months.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Chargers extend winning streak to seven, rout Bear Creek
LAKEWOOD — Darius Reiter led five players in double figures with a game-high 24 points as Chatfield stretched its winning streak to seven games with a 91-69 road victory at Bear Creek on Jan. 8.
Alec Wray and Andrew St. Germain added 12 points each, Riley Welch scored 11 and Sean Laczkowski poured in 10 for the Chargers (9-2).

HOCKEY
Late power-play goal lifts Columbine past Resurrection

By Craig Harper
For the Courier
Even for a veteran team, the Columbine boys’ non-league schedule would have been daunting. Throw in the fact the Rebels were rebuilding after losing their top five scorers, and “killer’’ became an appropriate adjective.
It played out that way for Clay Thielking’s squad, which went 2-5 with losses to four ranked 5A and 4A teams before opening Jeffco play with a three-point loss to Ralston Valley.