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Resurrection Christian softball counting on experience, chemistry to continue program's success
Even though the program is entering just its seventh season, the Resurrection Christian softball team has made a habit of qualifying for the postseason. RCS has played in a regional each of the past four campaigns. After two of them, 2022 and 2024, the Cougars advanced to the state tournament. Tradition and culture are being built, and this year's team wants to continue the program's early success.
CSU Rams defeat San Diego State for fifth straight win Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FORT COLLINS — Carey Booth and Jase Butler combined to score 47 points and lead Colorado State past San Diego State on Saturday at Moby Arena. Butler had a team-high 25 points while Booth added 22 as the Rams won their fifth game in a row, matching their longest winning streak of the season. With the win, the Rams improved to 17-10 overall and 8-8 in the Mountain West Conference, evening their league record after starting 3-8.
Benalla pair secure blazers in Shepparton News’ GVL senior football team of the year for 2025 Original
As the second month of spring hits and daylight savings draw closer, it is upon reluctant reflection that the 2025 season of football is over. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content After an enthralling Goulburn Valley League campaign saw Kyabram reclaim its position atop the league mountain with its first flag since the dynasty of the late 2010s, The News has named its best 22 for the season that was, featuring players from nine clubs in the line-up.
Who secured a blazer in the News’ GVL senior football team of the year for 2025? Original
As the second month of spring hits and daylight savings draw closer, it is upon reluctant reflection that the 2025 season of football is over. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content After an enthralling Goulburn Valley League campaign saw Kyabram reclaim its position atop the league mountain with its first flag since the dynasty of the late 2010s, The News has named its best 22 for the season that was, featuring players from nine clubs in the line-up.
Loveland Football Dominates Poudre 35-0 in Season Finale
Even with a record below .500, Loveland football will take a three-game winning streak and some momentum into the first round of the Class 4A playoffs next week. The Red Wolves ended the regular season with a convincing 35-0 victory over Poudre on Friday at Ray Patterson Stadium. It was Loveland's third straight win after starting the season 1-6, and its second shutout in its past three games. Loveland finished the regular season at 4-6 and 3-2 in 4A North 1 league play.
Assaults on Christians and Vandalism of Holy Sites in Israel Spark Outrage
Nathan Wright31 minutes ago Jerusalem is witnessing a distressing trend: an increase in attacks and harassment against Christian clergy and the vandalism of Christian sites. This worrying situation has prompted Israeli officials, including President Isaac Herzog and Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, to address the issue urgently. In Jerusalem's Old City, Christians report frequent harassment, including spitting, physical attacks, and verbal abuse, primarily by religious Jewish youth.
The Haley-Ramaswamy Debate and What It Means for Nikki Haley's Presidential Run
Nathan Wright is a journalist with an eagle eye for detail and a nose for the truth. His articles are more than just words; they're windows into the heart of every story. Nathan's not just reporting news, he's weaving narratives that resonate with his readers, making him not just a journalist, but a trusted narrator in an era of endless information.
Montrose falls to Loveland in 4A quarterfinals
LOVELAND — Garrett Harstad scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:11 left in Friday night's game and for the third time in the past five seasons, the Loveland High School football team has advanced to the Class 4A state semifinals. Those other two trips, in 2018 and 2020, ended with state championships. The Red Wolves (11-1) punched their ticket to a semifinal contest next weekend with a 20-15 quarterfinal victory against Montrose at Ray Patterson Stadium.
CSU’s Tanner Arkin makes preseason all-Mountain West football team Original
Colorado State redshirt freshman Tanner Arkin has some big shoes to fill at the tight end position, but his potential was enough for him to be the only Ram named to the preseason all-Mountain West team. The team and preseason superlatives were released Thursday at the conference’s media days in Las Vegas and selected by media members who cover the conference.
CSU football picked fourth in MW Mountain Division Original
As a new era begins at Colorado State this fall, prognosticators have taken notice and expect the Rams to show some improvement over last year’s performance. Mountain West Conference media days kicked off Wednedsay with the release of the 2022 football preseason poll, where CSU has been picked to finish fourth in the Mountain Division by media members who cover the conference. Boise State was picked to win the Mountain Division, followed by Air Force, Utah State, CSU, Wyoming and New Mexico.
Baseball: Boulder stays in thick of 5A regional contention with win Original
LOUISVILLE — In a Class 5A Front Range League battle Saturday between two teams hoping to make the postseason, Boulder pitcher Danny Balderas-Lujan stuck to his game plan and the end result took care of itself. Balderas-Lujan pitched a complete game and the Panthers’ offense capitalized on just about every mistake by Monarch en route to a 4-0 victory on the Coyotes’ home diamond.
Baseball: Silver Creek edges Erie in slugfest Original
LONGMONT — Silver Creek senior Bryce Gorr didn’t expect to see much playing time Thursday as the Raptors hosted Erie, much less come in to pinch hit in just the bottom of the third inning. But there he was, at the plate with the bases loaded, trying to help get his team back in the game after a 10-run top of the third gave the visiting Tigers a commanding 12-0 lead going into the bottom of the frame.
Boys basketball: Holy Family upset in Class 4A second round Original
BROOMFIELD — With 22 seconds remaining Saturday, No. 13 seed Holy Family had the ball with a chance to tie its Class 4A second round basketball game and send the contest to overtime. It seemed an improbable situation as early in the fourth quarter, the Tigers were down by 15 points and every time they appeared to gain some momentum, No. 20 Discovery Canyon took it away. After battling back to pull within one possession, Holy Family called a timeout to set up a game-tying play.
Wrestling: Broomfield sends nine wrestlers to state Original
BROOMFIELD — Two of the state’s top teams were among a loaded field at the Class 4A Region 1 wrestling tournament Saturday at Broomfield High School and each had its share of success on the mat. Host Broomfield won the regional championship with 205.5 points while qualifying nine wrestlers to the state tournament. Loveland was eighth, with 99 points, and qualified four wrestlers to state.
Mountain View girls basketball gets back to .500
NIWOT — Needing a win to stay in contention for a spot in the Longs Peak League tournament, the Mountain View girls basketball team used a strong second half against Niwot to do just that. Clinging to a two-point lead at halftime, the Mountain Lions (9-9, 2-6) outscored the Cougars (5-13, 1-8) 28-10 in the second half to pull away for a 41-21 Class 4A victory Saturday at Niwot High School on what was the host’s senior night.
Girls basketball: Holy Family holds down Mead Original
BROOMFIELD — Each with one loss in league play and identical 14-2 records on the season, Class 4A No. 3 Mead and No. 7 Holy Family went into their Friday night matchup at Holy Family anticipating an epic clash. It proved to be a defensive battle with the Tigers eventually coming out on top, 46-33, putting them in the driver’s seat for the 5A/4A Northern League’s No. 2 seed. Both teams’ only league loss prior to Friday’s meeting was to league-leading and the No. 1 team in the state, Windsor.
Berthoud girls double up Niwot Original
BERTHOUD — Coming off a pair of league losses, a home game combined with senior night was just what the Berthoud girls basketball team needed. The Spartans led wire-to-wire en route to a 50-24 victory against Niwot in a Class 4A Longs Peak League contest Thursday, snapping their losing streak while celebrating a decorated senior class. “First and foremost, it was our senior night,” Berthoud head coach Alan Gibson said, his team 14-4 overall and 5-3 in the LPL.
Resurrection Christian boys hoops cruises to victory
In the opening seconds of the fourth quarter Saturday, Resurrection Christian’s Cody Michaelson missed a dunk — but the ball went straight up in the air and right back down through the net. It was that kind of game for the Class 3A No. 10 Cougars, where not much went wrong and just about everything went their way. With three players in double figures, led by the team’s lone senior Ryan Ward, the Cougars (10-3) made quick of Summit in a nonleague contest at RCS, 75-36.
Wrestling: Erie nabs second place at Niwot Gary Daum Invite
NIWOT — The end of the holiday break means the return to the mat for boys wrestling teams and a pair of Class 4A squads put on some dominating performances at the Gary Daum Classic on Saturday. Thompson Valley came away with the team title with 266 points, followed not too far behind by Erie, with 194 points as teams shook off some rust from a two-week layoff from competition.
Girls swimming: Locals shine at REX Coaches Invite
THORNTON — Niwot senior Mary Codevilla swam the anchor leg of her team’s 400-yard freestyle relay and admitted afterward she was exhausted. The Cougars finished eighth in the ‘A’ final of that race and Codevilla won a pair of individual titles at the REX Coaches Invite on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center to cap an intense couple of weekends for her.
Mountain View girls, Loveland boys take ends of doubleheader
After 16 minutes of basketball against crosstown rival Loveland on Friday, the Mountain View girls had three points. At halftime, the Mountain Lions trailed by 11. One field goal and one free throw was all the offense they could muster. But in the second half, they chipped away at the Red Wolves’ advantage and eventually took the lead in the final minutes and came away with a 37-32 victory. “The girls never stopped believing,” Mountain View head coach Patrick Huddlston said.
Loveland boys hoops get past Skyline
Despite struggling from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, the Loveland Red Wolves made just enough to rally past Skyline on Friday night at Loveland High School. The Red Wolves missed 12 shots from the charity stripe in the final period, but the eight they made were enough to erase a one-point deficit entering the final period and pull away for a 45-42 victory. “We work on free throws in practice, as does every team,” Loveland head coach Chris Gebhardt said.
Angelo State football team's fourth-quarter rally falls short in quarterfinals
GOLDEN, COLORADO -- A promising start quickly turned sour and a late rally came up just short for the Angelo State football team Saturday. After the Rams took a 3-0 lead and held the Colorado School of Mines’ offense in check in the first quarter, the Orediggers scored 20 unanswered points in the second period and went on to defeat ASU 34-26 in the Division II quarterfinals at Marv Kay Stadium.
Football: Holy Family can’t keep up with Roosevelt
JOHNSTOWN — In the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A playoffs, the Holy Family Tigers showed just how far they had come since a 42-point loss to top-seeded Roosevelt in early September. However, despite scoring more points against the Roughriders than any other team has this season, the Tigers fell 51-33 in a shootout Saturday at Peterson Field, ending their season at 7-5.
Brush holds Resurrection Christian’s offense in check in Class 2A playoffs
After scoring a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Resurrection Christian Cougars made the defensive play that would seal a victory and a trip to the Class 2A state semifinals. But a couple of minutes later, the Cougars saw that win slip away and their season come to an end. Brush capitalized on a fourth-down sack of RCS quarterback Eddie Lemos and scored the game-winning touchdown with 47 seconds left to stun the Cougars, 21-17, on Saturday.
Football: Mead hangs on to beat Northridge
LONGMONT — Hungry for a postseason run after missing the playoffs last year due to COVID-19 protocols, the Mead Mavericks got off to a fast start in their Class 3A first-round contest against Northridge on Friday. But after building a 14-point lead in the first quarter and a half, the Mavericks had to rally in the second half to overcome the upset-minded Grizzlies.
Thompson Valley volleyball sweeps way into Class 4A state tournament
From the first serve of its morning match against Golden to the final point against Woodland Park on Saturday, nerves filled the minds and bodies of the Thompson Valley volleyball team with its season at stake in the Class 4A Region 4 tournament. But when freshman Avery Gibbs’ kill attempt got past a pair of Woodland Park blockers and hit the TVHS gym floor, those nerves quickly turned to elation.
Loveland football roars into Class 4A postseason after another dominant effort
Friday night at Ray Patterson Stadium, the Grand Junction Central Warriors found out the same thing Loveland High’s other nine opponents did this season — the Red Wolves’ running game is almost impossible to stop, let alone slow down. Class 4A No. 4-ranked Loveland came into its regular-season and Northern 2 League finale averaging 322 yards per game on the ground.
Football: Holy Family packs a punch against Skyview Original
BROOMFIELD — Thursday night on their home field, the only thing that slowed down Holy Family were the Tigers themselves. And even that couldn’t keep them from lighting up their scoreboard. Overcoming a first half filled with penalties, running backs Jacob Lawver and Chase McNaughton ran all over Skyview, combining for 246 yards and five touchdowns as the Tigers rolled to a 49-0 victory to keep a firm hold on second place in the Class 3A North Central 2.
Mississippi teacher and football coach arrested on campus for multiple counts of lustful touching
October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Nathan Wright mississippi news, quess hood arrest A Mississippi high school football coach was arrested on Tuesday and charged with multiple counts of lustful touching, according to officials in Tippah County. Quess Hood, former head coach at Falkner and current assistant coach at Potts Camp, was arrested shortly after 3:30 on Tuesday, October 26th according to Kelly McMillen with the Marshall County Sheriffs Department.
Mountain View football falls just short of third win of season
LONGMONT — Mountain View junior quarterback Josh Santos came into Friday’s 3A North Central 3 league contest against Niwot having attempted only nine passes in his first start for the Mountain Lions last week. He had more than that in the first quarter Friday against the Cougars at Everly-Montgomery Field. And as the third Mountain Lions quarterback to see significant time behind center this season, Santos made the most of his opportunity.
Softball: Mead works way back into Class 4A state berth
LONGMONT — The 2020 Class 4A runner-up Mead softball team is headed back to the state tournament. Despite losing a hard-fought 7-5 game to No. 10 seed D’Evelyn for the Region 7 championship, the No. 7 Mavericks bounced back with an 11-1 victory against No. 23 Falcon on Saturday to earn the region’s second state berth. By going 2-0, D’Evelyn was declared the regional champion and earned the first state berth. With its 2-1 record, Mead claimed the second state spot.
Loveland football runs roughshod over Skyline
LONGMONT — After its strong start to the season was derailed a few weeks ago due to COVID-19 protocols, defending Class 4A state champion Loveland is officially back on track. Using their signature relentless rushing attack, the Red Wolves won their fourth game in a row after their lone loss to Ralston Valley, and second in a row by shutout, with a 48-0 victory over Skyline on Saturday at Everly-Montgomery Field.
Thompson Valley soccer takes another important step toward playoff hopes
With league play in full swing, the Thompson Valley boys soccer team needs all of the games like Tuesday’s it can get as the Eagles look toward the postseason. Sitting right at the cutoff for the playoffs in the Class 4A RPI rankings, the Eagles put together a complete game on both sides of the ball en route to a 9-1 victory over crosstown rival Mountain View at Ray Patterson Field.
Boys soccer: Visiting Legacy holds on to beat Broomfield Original
BROOMFIELD — With one team ranked within the Class 5A top 5 and the other sitting just outside the top 10, Saturday’s Front Range League opener between rivals Legacy and Broomfield lived up to its billing. The No. 4 Lightning (6-0) scored a pair of second-half goals and then kept the Eagles (3-3) from tying the contest after an accidental own goal for a 2-1 victory at Elizabeth Kennedy Stadium. “Dare I say a typical Broomfield-Legacy game,” Lightning head coach Anthony Romano said.
Thompson Valley football tastes victory against Berthoud
BERTHOUD — Through the first two and a half games of the season, not much had gone right for the Thompson Valley football team. In a little over a half Friday night in Berthoud, a lot of things went right for the Eagles. An early score in the second half, a safety late in the fourth quarter and an interception in the final seconds led to the Eagles’ first victory of the season, a 16-13 win over the Spartans (1-2). “It’s really good for these guys,” Thompson Valley head coach Chris Tedford said.
Mead soccer puts strong second half together to defeat Berthoud
BERTHOUD — Just days after breaking into the Class 4A top 10, the Mead boys soccer team kept its undefeated season intact. With a three-goal second-half surge, the No. 8 Mavericks defeated Berthoud 4-1 Saturday at Max Marr Stadium to improve to 5-0. “When it started out, we were pressuring and we played well,” Mead head coach Shane Adler said. “We were challenged and we had a little adversity.
Berthoud softball clobbers Frederick
FREDERICK — In an up-and-down season so far for the Berthoud softball team, Tuesday’s run-rule victory against Frederick was a step in the right direction. Behind an awe-inspiring performance in the circle and at the plate from sophomore pitcher Cemryn Pickett, Berthoud needed only five innings to get past the Warriors, 14-3, in the Class 4A Longs Peak League opener for both teams. After defeating Loveland on Aug. 26, it was the first time the Spartans (4-3) have won consecutive games this season.
Boys swimming: Silver Creek rallies the troops to win Class 4A state team title
THORNTON — Despite not winning a single event at the Class 4A boys swimming state championship meet Friday, the Silver Creek Raptors were left hoisting the biggest trophy of the day when the water finally settled at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. They have a state championship banner to go along with it, too.
Boys swimming: Legacy places fifth as a team at Class 5A state meet
THORNTON — While it wasn’t quite the performance the Legacy boys swimming team was looking for, the Lightning saved their best for last at the 5A state swim meet Thursday at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. Despite coming in with several top-5 seeds, the only event in which Legacy finished that high was the meet-ending, 400-yard freestyle relay.
Girls lacrosse: Regis Jesuit defeats Fairview to end Knights’ season
A back-and-forth contest got away from the Fairview girls lacrosse team late in the second half Saturday and ultimately ended the Knights’ season. Visiting Regis Jesuit closed the Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game by outscoring Fairview 6-1 to advance to the semifinals with an 11-7 victory. The No. 6 seed Raiders will face No. 2 seed Valor Christian, a 17-7 winner over No. 7 seed Kent Denver.
Berthoud baseball states it case
BERTHOUD — In a game Berthoud needed to win to keep its slim chances of making a regional alive, starting pitcher Adrian Short and the Spartans offense did everything they could to keep those hopes afloat. Short pitched five strong innings and the Spartans pounded out 13 hits en route to an 11-4 victory over Mead on Friday in the regular-season finale at Jack Sommers Field.
Broomfield baseball explodes late to beat Loveland
For four innings Thursday, the Loveland baseball team could do little wrong in its Class 5A Front Range League contest against Broomfield. For the final three innings, not much went right for the home team. After holding Broomfield scoreless for four innings and taking a 2-0 lead into the fifth, Loveland’s defense had an inning to forget, its pitching began to struggle and its offense did little to help its cause and the Eagles scored 13 unanswered runs in a 13-4 victory at Loveland High.
Thompson Valley baseball nips Mountain View
In the third week of a six-week season where every game is important, the Thompson Valley Eagles relied on the arm and the bat of pitcher James Dyken to pull away from crosstown rival Mountain View in the late innings for a 9-5 victory Tuesday at Don Constanz Field. Dyken struck out 13 and drove in a pair of runs, one that ended up being the game-winner, on three hits as the Eagles improved to 2-4 overall and 2-1 in the 4A/3A Longs Peak League. Mountain View fell to 3-2 and 1-2.
Volleyball: Mead dominates home regional, bound for Class 4A state tournament
MEAD — In a season that has been anything but easy for the Mead volleyball team, the Mavericks made Saturday’s Class 4A Region 6 championship match look simple. In dominating fashion, the No. 6 seeded Mavericks (11-3) defeated previously unbeaten and No. 11 seed Skyview, 25-10, 25-13, 25-10 to advance to the state tournament. “We are so excited,” Mead junior Quincey Coyle said. “We had some struggles at the beginning of the season, which really meant a lot to us, especially from our last season.
Boys soccer: Boulder the latest victim of Cherry Creek’s playoff surge
With their season and third trip to the Class 5A state semifinals on the line, the Boulder Panthers battled through 89 minutes of scoreless soccer against Cherry Creek on Saturday night at Recht Field. But halfway through the first overtime of the quarterfinal contest, following a scoreless two periods of regulation, Cherry Creek’s Macklin Riley scored off a throw-in to send the 16-seeded Bruins, who knocked off top seed Regis Jesuit in the first round, to the semifinals.
Boys soccer: Niwot has no troubles getting past Coronado
LONGMONT — Having not played since April 8, even Niwot head boys soccer coach Stephen Dimit said his Cougars came out a little rusty in their postseason opener Thursday night. But after taking a 1-0 lead into halftime, No. 3 seed Niwot scored three goals in the second half for a 4-0 victory over No. 14 seed Coronado in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs at Everly-Montgomery Field.
Volleyball: Frederick hands Mead first defeat of season Original
FREDERICK — Emotions ran high Saturday in Frederick where the Warriors were facing an undefeated Mead team with the final week of the volleyball regular season on the horizon. By the end of a three-set match decided by a total of seven points, it was the Warriors who were able to let go of those emotions and celebrate. Frederick (11-2) defeated the Mavericks 25-22, 27-25, 26-24, handing Mead (7-1) its first loss of the season.
Boys basketball: Mead vaults past Pueblo South to earn Class 4A title game berth
LONGMONT — A year after their season was cut short before they got a chance to play for a state title, the Mead Mavericks punched their ticket to the 2021 Class 4A championship game Thursday night. Semifinalists for a second straight year, the No. 5 seed Mavericks (14-3) defended their home court with a 73-53 victory over No. 9 seed Pueblo South and will face undefeated No. 3 seed Montrose at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at World Arena in Colorado Springs. “It’s huge,” Mead head coach Darin Reese said.
Boys basketball: Longmont boys avoid Scorpion sting, beat Sand Creek in 4A Sweet 16
For the second time in two nights, the Class 4A No. 2 seed Longmont boys basketball team’s playoff run and season were in jeopardy Thursday. But just like Tuesday when they held off a late charge by Falcon, the Trojans pulled out a victory, this time by outscoring No. 18 seed Sand Creek 26-8 in the fourth quarter en route to a 50-38 win and a berth in the Great 8. Longmont (12-3) will host No. 7 seed Pueblo Central on Monday.
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