One very large question loomed over Colorado high school cross country on Halloween morning, 2011. After taking a beating over a rigorous course layout and a legendary case of traffic gridlock on East Quincy Avenue leaving the state meet, Smoky Hill High School made it known they would not be putting in a bid for the next two-year cycle of hosting the state meet.
Congratulations to Cole Gaddis of Longmont High School, the male recipient of the 2024 CHSCA Steinmark Award — the most prestigious award for a senior student-athlete in Colorado.
Congratulations to Zoe Martin of Colorado Academy, the female recipient of the 2024 CHSCA Steinmark Award — the most prestigious award for a senior student-athlete in Colorado.
From Peyton Manning and John Elway to Ray Bourke, the Mile High City has a history of seeing its sporting superstars ride off into the sunset with a championship trophy in tow. Now, Marc Johnson, Cherry Creek’s legendary baseball coach, will join that club.
Cherry Creek avenged its 3-0 semifinal round loss to Regis Jesuit in stellar fashion to send legendary head coach Marc Johnson off into the sunset with his ninth state championship title, at All-Star Park in Lakewood.
COLORADO SPRINGS – Holy Family head coach Marc Cowell was a bit difficult to find following the Tigers’ 13-6 triumph over Pueblo County. While the team members were frolicking in left field between congratulatory hugs, taking pictures, and hoisting the trophy, Cowell quietly slipped 30 or 40 meters away, identifiable only to those who already knew him. He was busily engaged in the kind of conversations with parents that rarely happen under normal circumstances.
When Patrick Elson enrolled at Denver Christian he had modest expectations for his baseball career.
Over the 2023-2024 Colorado High School Activities Association season, hundreds of champions have been named, but only one pair of siblings can say they won their championships in two different activities, on the same day – Merino’s Kaden and Kya Piel.
COMMERCE CITY – For the first time since 2017, the Mountain Vista girls soccer team is the Class 5A state champion.
