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  • The former Bishop Machebeuf basketball star who gave up hoops to join a monastery

    Shelly Pennefather was a top-five basketball recruit coming out of high school, including three years at Bishop Machebeuf, where her teams went 70-0. She grew up with a strong religious background and that played major role in her college selection as she chose Villanova University.

    Pennefather holds the all-time scoring record for men and women at Villanova.

    Pennefather moved to Japan after college to play professional basketball. She made a deal with God that if she could pull her team out of last place and into the playoffs, she would vow to owe her time and postseason bonus to Mother Teresa’s convent in Pennsylvania.

    Her team made the playoffs and she later gave up her basketball career to join the monastery, a life where she can only embrace her family once every 25 years.

  • Video: June’s Jeffco Preps With Pleuss

    A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from May with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features Golden’s boys lacrosse team pulling out a thrilling overtime victory in the Class 4A state championship game. Evergreen girls soccer battling it out in the 4A state title game for the second time in three years and Jefferson Academy trying to repeat at 3A girls soccer state champs. Wheat Ridge and Golden baseball teams headed to Colorado Springs for the 4A state tournament. We take a look back at the track and field state three-day state meet at Jeffco Stadium.

  • Video: May’s Jeffco Preps With Pleuss

    A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from April with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features a trio of Jeffco League soccer games involving Wheat Ridge, Chatfield, Ralston Valley, Columbine and Arvada West, along with baseball action between Wheat Ridge and Arvada West. Lacrosse in Jeffco has heated up. Ralston Valley defeated Golden in boys lacrosse, while Chatfield girls lacrosse dominated in non-league action. We also give a reminder to all of how spring weather in Colorado treats prep sports.

  • No. 2 D’Evelyn and No. 3 Wheat Ridge girls soccer play to a draw

    The No. 2-ranked Jaguars and No. 3-ranked Farmers ended their key Class 4A match in a draw Thursday night.
     

  • Getting to Know … Ralston Valley senior AJ Jergensen

    Ralston Valley senior AJ Jergensen had a one-on-one interview with Jeffco Public Schools communications specialist Dennis Pleuss from centerfield at Nate Jurney Field. Jergensen is one of the top baseball players in Colorado and will play at the University of San Diego next school year. AJ talks about his four years at Ralston Valley where he played football, basketball and baseball, along with his experience in the Dominican Republic before he began his high school career.

    This is the seventh of the monthly series of “Getting to Know …” where we’ll have one-on-one interviews with Jeffco student-athletes.

  • No. 1 Colorado Academy girls lacrosse cruises past No. 3 Denver East

    The question in girls lacrosse over recent years remains if anyone will be able to knock off Colorado Academy.

  • Highlights: No. 1 Grandview and No. 2 Arapahoe girls soccer battle to tie

    It’s rare the two top ranked teams meet in the regular season, but the No. 1 Grandview Wolves and No. 2 Arapahoe Warriors took the pitch on Tuesday evening at LPS Stadium for a showing between Colorado’s best. 

  • No. 2 Cherry Creek boys lacrosse triumphs against No. 7 Mountain Vista

    After a close first half, Cherry Creek launched into an offensive frenzy to take down Mountain Vista at Shea Stadium.

  • No. 4 Cherry Creek girls lacrosse defeats No. 6 Chaparral

    A strong second half lifted No. 4 Cherry Creek girls lacrosse to an 11-6 victory over No. 6 Chaparral in their home opener, a rematch of last year’s state semifinal.

  • Video: April’s Jeffco Preps With Pleuss

    A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from March with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features state wrestling action where Pomona came away with another Class 5A team title, along with three individual crowns and Jefferson captured a pair of individual titles. The spring season got underway despite the ‘Bomb Cyclone’. Green Mountain scored a shutout victory over area-rival Lakewood in girls soccer action at Lakewood Memorial Field. At Trailblazer Stadium, Wheat Ridge boys lacrosse suffered a tough overtime loss and Conifer girls lacrosse dominated Summit. We finish with action from the 2019 Jeffco High School Senior Basketball Games at the Gold Crown Field House.