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Today's Sports

  • Frosh Hicken propels Eagles

    Taylor Hicken may only be a freshman but already she’s proving to be a spark plug for the Dakota Ridge Lady Eagles’ volleyball team.

    “I kind of knew at open gym that we were getting a good hitter in her, but the team didn’t know. When I brought her to the first team camp, it definitely ignited a spark in our team to have a middle that is so dominant and able to adjust so quickly and so well,” Dakota Ridge head coach Nikki Kneuer said. “It picked everybody up. It picked me up as a coach to see that on our team.”

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  • Chargers topple Lakewood in...

    LAKEWOOD — Lakewood running back/linebacker Chase Braun crouched down at the 4 yard line as Chatfield players ran onto the field in jubilation. Whether or not he was the intended target for a game-winning fake extra point was a moot point. 

    All that was certain was that the Chargers took a victory from the jaws of defeat against the ninth-ranked Tigers on Sept. 12 at Jeffco Stadium.

    And in the most dramatic of fashions at that.

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  • Cobb exceeds expectations at...

    Ask Columbine sophomore Noelle Cobb why she was able to run the way that she did at the 2014 Liberty Bell, and the answer is a simple one.

    “I’m in much better shape,” the petite Columbine sophomore said after she finished eighth in the Division 2 girls race in a time of 18 minutes, 38 seconds.

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  • Hike for Hospice planned Sunday

    More than 400 hikers are expected to trek to the summit of Olinger Mount Lindo in Morrison during the ninth annual Hike for Hospice on Sunday.

    “It’s really a unique way to connect with and honor those who have passed,” said Serena Sampat, marketing manager for Centura Health at Home.

    The event supports Porter Hospice and St. Anthony Hospice, two nonprofits that serve the Denver metro area.

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  • Sports briefs

    FOOTBALL 
    Clary, Eagles offense has its way in win over Silver Creek
    LAKEWOOD — Adam Clary completed 16 of 24 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns as Dakota Ridge rolled to a 42-22 win over Silver Creek on Sept. 5 at Jefferson County Stadium.

    Connor Neyen caught seven passes for 178 yards and a score, while Nick Cohn caught four more for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Jeremy Lujan rushed 25 times for 134 yards and three scores.

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  • Lady Chargers, Rebels have room...

    ARVADA — Overall, Elizabeth Dominguez was content with how she fared at Chatfield’s 5A Jeffco League gymnastics encounter with host Arvada West on Sept. 3. But the Lady Chargers senior also knows that there’s room to improve, especially early in the season.

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  • Weather wreaks havoc at Meadows

    Mother Nature seems to be rather fond of The Meadows Golf Course this season, and it has proved costly for boy golfers in the 5A Jeffco League.

    For the second time this season, weather played havoc at the course. The first time — on Aug. 18 — players only managed to get in five holes before the tournament was postponed until Sept. 4. This time, everybody got through at least nine holes, though, for some, that turned out to be a negative rather than a positive.

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  • Chatfield finds a rhythm, sweeps...

    It’s not all that uncommon for John Simpson to talk to himself in the third person during a boys tennis match. The Chatfield junior and No. 3 singles player will say things to get himself in the right mindset to win, even if his friends and colleagues find that to be a little awkward.

    “I guess sometimes they find it a little funny, a little weird. I don’t really mind that. If it helps that’s the only thing that matters,” Simpson said.

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  • There's oil in the Jeffco...

    Oil seeping from an outcrop of the Dakota Hogback formation and at another site north of U.S. 285 in Morrison suggests the oil and gas industry could one day get a toehold in Jefferson County

    “The Turkey Creek outcrop is oil-saturated,” said Dr. Steve Sonnenberg, professor of petroleum geology at the Colorado School of Mines.

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  • Lions turning program around

    By Craig Harper
    For the Courier

    Margaret Mangum has plenty of reasons to exude giddiness. The long-time Littleton volleyball coach got married in July, and she has a senior-laden team she believes is worthy of returning the Lady Lions to the state tournament for the first time since 2005.

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