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Community Sports

  • Scholl captures first place in Brighton Turkey Trot
          BRIGHTON – An 11-year-old from Kremmling took first place among all runners in the 27th annual Brighton Turkey Trot Saturday morning at the Brighton Recreation Center.
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  • Evans, Savage win racing titles at CNS
    DACONO -- Harold Evans and Dan Savage were among the season champions at the Colorado National Speedway this summer. The track closed out its racing season Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 as division champions and rookies of the year  were officially crowned. The Legends Division was the only one where the top spot was still in question going into the final race. All others saw the top spot locked up ahead of the last races. But some of the remaining spots within the top 10 were still up for grabs.
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  • Turkey Trot takes to the streets Saturday
    Anthony Day Contributing writer     BRIGHTON – If you are looking for a fun-filled morning to take the family to while helping the community, Brighton’s Annual Turkey Trot is the perfect place.     The city of Brighton’s Park and Recreation Department will host the 27th annual Turkey Trot at 8:30 a.m., Nov. 19. The Turkey Trot begins at the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave.
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  • BYBA swears in new board
    BRIGHTON – When the new season of Brighton Youth Baseball begins in the spring, there will be a new board of directors in place to run the program for 600 or so participants.     The players are in 21 competitive and 35 recreational teams stretching from T-ball through programs for 10-year-olds.
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  • Shrimp Bowl takes center stage
    COMMERCE CITY – Soggy, cold weather made for some tough playing conditions during the Commerce City Raiders Youth Football Association’s annual Shrimp Bowl games Saturday.   The football was literally like a greased pig as a myriad fumbles plagued both sides in all the games. The 11-, 12- and 13-year-old team games were on a muddy field reminiscent of the old NFL days. The teams slogged and battled their way through the tough weather and field conditions.
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  • Benefit softball tournament on tap for Lorraine Bachicha
    FORT LUPTON – If you have lived in Fort Lupton for quite some time, you may very well know the name Lorraine Bachicha.     You may also know that Lorraine needs your help and prayers.
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  • Local wrestling association slams community with entertainment
    John Lebsock Sports correspondent     COMMERCE CITY – For local fans of World Wrestling Entertainment, there is a new revolution in town that is bringing professional wrestling entertainment to the Denver metropolitan area.
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  • Skating
    FORT WAYNE, IND. – Two members of the Rocky Mountain Racing Inline Speed Skating team at Wagon Wheel Skate Center earned medals at the U.S. Roller Sports Inline Speed Skating National Championships.     Dave Pate won the bronze medal in the Esquire Men’s 1,000-meter race. Shannon Nelson won the gold medal in the Esquire Women’s 500-, 700- and 1,000-meter races. She also won the women’s national championship for the second year.     Visit www.rockymountainracing.net.
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  • Waltenburg takes all-around title in gymnastics meet
    COMMERCE CITY - Eight-year-old gymnast Kennedy Waltenburg is a state champion. She won the all-around title in her age bracket at the recent Colorado Association of Recreational Athletes state meet.     Waltenburg took gold medals in vault and uneven bar, along with a bronze medal on the balance beam in Level 4 competition at the meet July 29-30 in Aurora.
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  • Local MMA fighter, Simms, has sights set high
        Paul Zastrocky     BRIGHTON – Professional mixed-martial-arts fighter Matt Simms, 29, has a routine when he enters the cage.     “[I] basically let myself know that, convince myself, I am the best fighter in the world,” Simms said. He then added, “at 155 pounds.”
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