ERA students rally ‘round heart patient

Eagle Ridge Academy student body chips in for 6-year-old

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Eagle Ridge Academy students rallied around a youngster they have never met last week as part of the school’s Wish Week.

e bene ciary of the fundraising e ort is a young girl named Juniper, who lives in Erie. e Make-A-Wish Foundation directed the Eagle Ridge student council to Juniper. She had a number of heart surgeries before her rst birthday. Juniper is 8.

e student council organized three events to help raise money.

“She’s really sweet. She’s had heart disease before she was even 12 months old, so she had to get a heart transplant,” said Kaydence Her, a member of the school’s student council. “We wanted to help her reach an amount of money to reach her goal (an above-ground pool). She can’t go to a public pool. We decided we should help her.”

“ e money can go for doctors’ visits,” said Danielle Nikoli. “ e money won’t go directly to her. It goes to all the kids (who part of the Make-A-Wish pro- gram). But she will get her wish.”

Neither Nikoli nor Her has met Juniper.

“ e representatives from Make A Wish came out and spoke to our kids,” said Christine Willson, the student council advisor. “Yesterday (Feb. 8) was Trivia Night. ey did some challenges. ese guys, speci cally, were creative. If you bought a sabotage ticket, other teams would have to run around the table before they could answer the question or a 52-card pickup before they could answer the question. at was super cool. It got people involved in a lot of ways.” e goal is to raise $5,000.

“We’ve raised a lot. One of our teachers (science teacher Mildy Hildebrand) said she’d shave her head if we reached our goal,” Nikoli said. “So, we want to reach that goal.”

Her said the project is helping her spread awareness.

“I didn’t know anything about Make A Wish,” she said. “It feels really nice to be able to donate money. ey’ve been through so much. We just want to help them out. It brings a lot of positivity.

Colorado Academy beat Eagle Ridge Academy 66-59 in overtime Feb. 13. e game was in Littleton. No stats were available for the Warriors. George Buyers scored 25 for the Mustangs. Clyde Love scored 16, and Andrew Koclanes added a dozen.

Riverdale Ridge High School

Boys basketball e Ravens got past Northridge 58-55 in Greeley Feb. 14. Zach Van soest scored 19 points for the Grizzlies. Jackson Jenkins added 12. No stats were available for Riverdale Ridge.

Riverdale Ridge wrapped up the regular season Feb. 16 by beating Roosevelt 95-64 in ornton. No stats were available.

RRHS nished with a mark of 16-7.

Girls basketball e Ravens beat Northridge 45-34 in Greeley Feb. 14. Crittendon scored 22, and Herr added 13. Killyin Fulton scored 11 to lead the Grizzlies.

Riverdale Ridge closed out the regular season with as 70-57, home- oor win over Roosevelt Feb. 16. No stats were available for the Roughriders. Freshman Brihanna Crittendon led the Ravens with 34 points. Gabby Herr scored 14, and Macayla Stark added 11.

RRHS nished the regular season with a mark of 20-3;.

Prairie View High School Girls wrestling

Prairie View’s Raquel Rios-Paiz

Briefs

Borgmann service

A memorial service for former Colorado high School Activities Association assistant Commissioner Bert Borgmann will be at 10 a.m. Sat-

PVHS nished the regular season with a 9-14 record.

Brighton High School

Girls wrestling

DENVER -- Neither of Brighton’s quali ers to the girls state wrestling tournament placed in their respective weight classes.

Kiahna Spellman (39-12) split her four matches at state. Isabella Smouse (40-9) also split her four matches at Ball Arena.

Boys basketball

Monarch beat Brighton 100-69 in Louisville Feb. 16. Van Nellessen led the Coyotes with 22 points. Evan Trujillo poured in 17 points. Tyler Carlson and Dean Reeves added 15, and Aidan Kennedy chipped in with 14. No stats were available for BHS.

Boulder beat Brighton 61-53 in Brighton Feb. 14. Kyle Blauch led the Panthers with 23 points. Riley Stein tossed in 10. No stats were available for the Bulldogs. e Bulldogs nished the season with a mark of 8-15.

Girls basketball urday, March 4, at Smoky HIll United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road. A live stream will be available at facebook.com/smokyhillumc. org.

Monarch beat Brighton 65-28 in Brighton Feb. 16. Natalie Guanella scored 17 points for the Coyotes. Arezo Sa added 10. No stats were available for Brighton.

BHS beat Boulder 47-36 in Boulder Feb. 14. Shelby Musgrave and Amanda Byrnes led Brighton with 10 points. No stats were available for the Panthers.

BHS won ve of 23 games this season.

Thu 2/23

Finaleyes Band 80's & Beyond: Finaleyes Band @ Brewski's @ 8pm Brewski's Pub and Grill, 2100 E 104th Ave, Thornton

Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames @ 8pm / $84-$999

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Sun 2/26

Dave Mensch at Floodstage Ale Works - Brighton, CO @ 8pm

Flood Stage Ale Works, 170 S Main St, Brighton

Artist Spotlight: Craftsman & Apprentice @ 3:30pm

Anythink York Street, 8990 York Street, Thornton. jseelig@anythin klibraries.org, 303-405-3234

IMAX Movie T.B.A. (2/23) @ 5pm

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Fri 2/24

Art for All Abilities @ 1am

Feb 24th - Feb 23rd

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Potluck (2/24) @ 7pm

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Colorado Mammoth vs. Panther City Lacrosse Club @ 7pm / $20-$999

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Sat 2/25

Eagles Hockey Game @ 12:30am

Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Family Fun Friday- Nature Crafts @ 1am

Feb 25th - Feb 24th

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Jordan Yewey @ 6pm

The Glenn Bar & Grill, 11140 Irma Dr, Northglenn

Wildlife Detectives @ 7:30pm

Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Tue 2/28

Hiking Program- Coal Creek Trail @ 8pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Discovery Kids- Crazy Weather @ 9pm

Feb 28th - Mar 30th

Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Wed 3/01

Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils @ 7pm / $54-$999

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver World Class Train Series- The American Orient Express (3/1) @ 8pm

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Thu 3/02

Bald Eagle Walk @ 9am / Free

Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Pica‐dilly Rd, Brighton. 303-659-4348 ext. 53

Hunter Safety : FEBRUARY @ 4pm

Feb 25th - Feb 26th

Fort Lupton Community / Recreation Cen‐ter, 203 S. Harrison Avenue, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers @ 8pm / $29-$3410

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Brighton Music Choir & Orchestra Concert (2/26) @ 10:15pm

Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Mon 2/27

The Reminders Concert @ 7:30pm

Northglenn Arts, Parsons Theatre, Northglenn

Little Nature Creators @ 8pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Eric Golden @ 7pm

Vfw Post 7945, 10217 Quivas St, Thornton

Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights @ 7pm / $52-$999

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Bruce Springsteen @ 7:30pm

Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Cir, Den‐ver Anavrin's Day: AD @ Hoffbrau on Thursday! @ 9pm Hoffbrau, 9110 Wadsworth Pkwy, Westminster