Colorado Youth Sports

Updated: September 07, 2009 4:55:43 PM MDT
( Special to The Denver Post )
youth excellence in sports
Race won in sweet way
For Rachael Lopez of Fort Lupton, the taste of victory at the Hershey's Track & Field Games on Aug. 1 was just as delicious as, say, a big Kiss. 
YES! gets state Hall recognition
We're going to the Hall of Fame. That's right, and we don't even have to retire or wait five years. 

YES! Utter determination wins out
You might call it true devotion. Or maybe mind over matter. Perhaps heart and determination prevailing over an unfortunate incident. In the case of Lyndsay Williams, it likely was all of the above.  

Denver sports figure gives to kids
As Bill Roth remembers from his own experience, getting a bicycle is a major event in a young life. 

Greeley West golfer routs field with record-setting ease
At the AJGA's Junior All-Star golf tournament in Aspen from June 8-11, you could have been spotted 17 strokes . . . and lost. 

Early success good omen for standouts
At the time, no one knew. The coaches didn't. The parents didn't. The kids sure didn't. How could any of them know? 

Club hockey team has clout
Having captured their second consecutive High Plains Hockey League Tier 1 varsity boys championship, the Arapahoe Warriors have been named winners of The Denver Post Youth Excellence in Sports (YES) award for May. 

YOUTH EXCELLENCE in SPORTS

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Online Exclusives

Video: Ian Laperriere on youth hockey

The Denver Post's Mike Chambers speaks with Avalanche right wing Ian Laperriere about youth hockey's impact on children today.

Discussion: Youth hockey

Comment on The Post's latest youth-sports package on Mike Chambers' blog.

Video: Helmet use among skateboarders

Watch the video discussion on wearing helmets at the skatepark.

Blog: Some things hit close to home

The Post's Joel Erickson writes about the story he wrote about Travis Scott for the July 29 edition of The Sunday Denver Post.

Discussion: Skateboarders wearing helmets

Should municipal skateparks stricly enforce helmet rules? Talk about it in West Watch.

Video: Pitch counts

Watch video about the pitch-count controversy.

Discussion: Protecting young pitchers

What do you think of the practice of relying on pitch counts rather than innings to protect young pitchers?

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