In what their coach described as a “magical season,” the Denver East Angels hockey team captured both the state and USA hockey’s national high school championship titles this spring.
East Hockey Takes State, National Titles
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Sports
Pickleball Fever: Fastest Growing Sport in The Country
It may have a funny-sounding name, but it’s the fastest growing sport across the nation and in Denver. Pickleball, which is a cross between tennis and ping pong, is delighting players of all ages even as it’s causing challenges for municipal recreation departments.
Local Sixth-Grade Girls’ Lacrosse Team No. 1 in the West, No. 7 in the U.S.
In the summer of 2020, a group of parents gathered on Alivian Jorgensen’s Central Park front porch to sip coffee and discuss their daughter’s futures in lacrosse.
Coach: It didn’t come fast and it didn’t come easy—Northfield Wins Soccer Title
Before the big game, the boys showed their unity by bleaching their hair blonde. “Some were very reluctant, even refusing to do it, but we were all at a teammate’s house and one person did it, then another, and eventually everyone gave in; I actually think it’s a greater sign of unity that everyone did it even though they didn’t want to,” says Team Captain Max Garfield.
Where Baseball Hits the Tracks: Two Museums Make a Connection
Baseball and trains have a shared history in the U.S. From the early days of baseball until the 1950s, baseball teams traveled by train and many teams were named for train lines. A collaborative presentation of the National Ballpark Museum and the Forney Museum of Transportation, “Where Baseball Hits the Tracks” treated about 30 visitors to some entertaining history about America’s pastime.
A Winning Softball Season
Four years ago, the Riptide girls competitive softball team was formed—and they didn’t win a single tournament game that year.
Jets Lacrosse Nets 6 State Championship Teams
The Jets Lacrosse Club, which started in 2009 with “a handful” of players, now has 14 teams with a total of about 250 players, mostly from Stapleton, Park Hill and Lowry, says U13 coach Stephen Flannery.
Kellye Giles: Sharing Her Lifelong Passion for Karate
“I don’t know where it comes from,” Kellye Giles says, “when I am on the deck I’m a whole new person.”
Black Baseball in Denver
The Pueblo Blues, the Lipton Teas, The Colorado Black Diamonds, The ABCs and the Denver White Elephants are some of the many Black baseball teams that played in Colorado.
More than Just a Game: History Colorado Takes a Deep Look at Baseball on and off the Field
The History Colorado Center in downtown Denver was presented with an interesting proposition: Collector Marshall Fogel would allow the museum to use his substantial baseball collection, but only during the 2018 Rockies’ season.
Pentathletes, Fencers Go for the Gold
“The pentathlon is the only sport that was created for the Olympic games,” says Elaine Cheris, a former Olympic fencer who trains pentathletes. “It’s a crazy combination of sports that couldn’t be more different from each other.”
Girls Run for Fitness and Self Esteem
Westerly Creek Elementary third grader Kam’ryn Martin proudly admits she has “fire feet.” She’s not the only one.
