Billups heads CHSAA’s latest hall of fame class to be inducted in January

A release from the Colorado High School Activities Association:

Aurora – The latest class of the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame, the 24th in the history of the organization, features a broad range of inductees including three former student participants, a long-time official, a pair of highly successful coaches and a veteran public address announcer for many state championship events.

December 4, 2012, 12:58 am

In the Spirit: News from the Cheer world

The Colorado Spirit Coaches Association has announced its competitors and coaches of the year.

Categories: CHSAA, Uncategorized

December 1, 2012, 9:10 pm

Week 1 winter sports recap

Oh yeah, lost in the mix of championship football week was the start of the winter season and the first week brought a few surprises across the board and I’ll make note of a few that stand out to me …

Categories: Roundup

November 29, 2012, 12:04 pm

Video preview: Class 5A, 4A championship games

It’s Valor Christian vs. Cherokee Trail in Class 5A; Denver South vs. Monarch in 4A. A preview of both games:

Categories: Football

November 29, 2012, 11:40 am

Longmont punter Miles Bergner to be named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Longmont punter Miles Bergner will join Ponderosa offensive lineman Chris Fox in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

He’ll be honored at a ceremony at the high school on Dec. 5, according to a release.

Bergner, who is averaging 40.4 yards per punt, has offers from Northern Colorado and South Dakota, according to Scout.com. Read more…

Categories: Alumni, Football, Girls Basketball

November 29, 2012, 8:15 am

Valor Christian’s Christian McCaffrey wins state’s Gatorade award

Christian McCaffrey, pictured in last week’s semifinal win over ThunderRidge. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)

Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian’s standout playmaker, was named Colorado’s Gatorade player of the year this morning.

McCaffrey, a junior, is primarily a running back, but the Eagles often line him up in the slot as well. He’s rushed for 1,264 yards and 22 touchdowns this season, and also has 14 receiving touchdowns. He also has three returns for scores, and has a defensive touchdown. In Valor’s last two games, McCaffrey has 11 total touchdowns.

“The issue with Christian is just how many different things that he can do,” Valor Christian coach Brent Vieselmeyer said Wednesday.

Said Legacy coach Wayne Voorhees, in a release: “We couldn’t stop him at all.”

McCaffrey, the son of former Broncos wide receiver Ed, has a 3.36 GPA. He is now a finalist for the national player of the year award.

Former Highlands Ranch athlete Joe Hansley, now at Colorado State, won the award last season.

Valor Christian plays Cherokee Trail in the Class 5A championship game on Saturday.

Categories: Football

November 24, 2012, 5:42 pm

Kent Denver’s Gatorade moment

What a great game it was today between Kent Denver and Platte Valley. A real shame someone had to lose, as they say. Platte Valley lost, 28-17 to Kent Denver, but their fighting spirit is something that I won’t forget anytime soon.
The Sun Devils made the big plays in the end, though, most especially the 67-yard scoring run by senior Brannan Jones that turned a 17-14 Platte Valley lead into a 21-17 Sun Devils lead, with just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Here is some video of the aftermath of Kent Denver’s first state football championship since 1991, starting off with a Gatorade dump on coach Scott Yates – then followed by two players tackling him to the ground! Jones, No. 25, helps with the tackle.

And this:

Categories: Uncategorized

November 22, 2012, 10:08 pm

Giving thanks for the opportunity to practice on Thanksgiving Day

Of course, and just like most everyone else who had the opportunity, Colorado football players still alive in the playoffs ate heartily on Thanksgiving Day.

But these guys weren’t like the joggers you saw Thursday morning or the people out and about walking their dogs or riding bicycles or just out for a stroll.

Categories: Football, Uncategorized

November 22, 2012, 4:12 pm

Pueblo prep followers: On the big football weekend down south

Alert for prep football followers: Here’s my blog in the The Field House category on Pueblo’s big weekend of football, both high school and college.

Categories: Class 3A, Class 4A, Football, High School Sports, Week Ahead

November 20, 2012, 1:26 am

DPS’ Karen Higel to be honored

Denver’s Karen Higel has been named as one of nine individuals who have made outstanding contributions to interscholastic athletics. They are recipients of the 2012 Distinguished Service Awards given by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

They will be honored on Dec. 18 in San Antonio, Texas, during the banquet at the 43rd annual National Athletic Directors Conference conducted jointly by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the NIAAA.

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