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…NE News Updates

February 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger and Mary Jo Brooks / Commerce City, Denver News, Development, News Updates, Schools/Education, Sports / No Comments

This month: 1) The Suncor Shutdown; 2) Northfield HS Principal Announces Retirement; 3) Groundbreaking for Nature Play in City Park; and 4) East High Hockey Coach Wins Coach of the Year.

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5A and 4A State Champions!

December 1, 2022 / Brian Heuberger / Sports / No Comments

The Denver East Angels boys soccer team won their 5A state championship and the Northfield Nighthawks boys soccer team won their second state championship in a row to establish their dominance in the 4A league.

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Northfield High School Girl’s Soccer Team Wins 4A State Championship

June 1, 2022 / Melinda Pearson / Announcements, Schools/Education, Sports / No Comments

The Northfield Nighthawks met the #1-ranked Windsor Wizards in the Girls’ Varsity 4A State Championships on May 24.

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East Hockey Takes State, National Titles

May 1, 2022 / Mary Jo Brooks / Sports / No Comments

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.

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Pickleball Fever: Fastest Growing Sport in The Country

March 1, 2022 / Mary Jo Brooks / Central Park, Health & Wellness, Sports / 6 Comments

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.

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Local Sixth-Grade Girls’ Lacrosse Team No. 1 in the West, No. 7 in the U.S.

March 1, 2022 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne / Sports / No Comments

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.

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Coach: It didn’t come fast and it didn’t come easy—Northfield Wins Soccer Title

December 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne / Denver News, Sports / 1 Comment

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.

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Where Baseball Hits the Tracks: Two Museums Make a Connection

April 1, 2021 / Ken Lutes / History, Sports, Transportation / No Comments

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.

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A Winning Softball Season

September 1, 2018 / Carol Roberts / Announcements, Community Organization, Kids, Recognitions, Sports / No Comments

Four years ago, the Riptide girls competitive softball team was formed—and they didn’t win a single tournament game that year.

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Jets Lacrosse Nets 6 State Championship Teams

August 1, 2018 / Carol Roberts / Announcements, Community Organization, Kids, Sports / No Comments

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.

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