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THEY SAID IT
“We’re playing better than we were at the beginning of the season but we definitely have some work to do.” Douglas County sophomore forward Ryley Stewart said about the 3-7 Huskies boys basketball squad
“She has the ability to make shots from all over the court as well as attacking the basket.” Chaparral girls coach Tony Speights talking about Katrina Bacovcin’s school record 33-point performance against Montbello last Thursday
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ThunderRidge’s P.J. Sawyers pins his opponent Jan. 12. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen
Ka 33 p recor poste Mon Th the poin Mart Ba mitte at Id 13.1 son. “K best arral ghts. year. amo game here. “A just and shots ThunderRidge’s Matthew Stanley, top, wrestles Rock Canyon’s Bendon Frazier Jan. 12 during to m the c the Legend High School Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Courtney Kuhlen ing th ThunderRidge finished fifth in there and get five matches,” saidI cou the tournament which was won Fries. “I love wrestling. I was sixthfor h by Mesa Ridge. Legend wound up as a sophomore at the state tour- W nament and didn’t place last year. beate taking second place. “Obviously, I’d like to win it allArap One of the wrestlers leading the Titans was 170 pounder Colton this season but I’d like to go downLeag Fries who had his nose taped after to the Pepsi Center and get myselfwin butting heads with another wres- a place on the podium.” a 50Brandon Champagne, Legend’sHill. tler during this third match of the 160-pound wrestler, was also un- Te day. Fries, a Titans linebacker/run- defeated in the tournament. again “Colton did real good andriors ning back who led the Pioneer League in tackles, won all five of Brandon went undefeated,” saidbalan his matches, two by decisions and Legend coach Nick Rider. “If weSmo wrestle like we did in this tourna-ley le three by pins. “It’s tiring but it’s fun to get out ment, we’ll be okay.” poin TO Rock in la colle over Cassou was the winner of the 500 Le shutout of Rampart. Dalton Horne tallied two goals freestyle (5:19.12). poin SMOKY HILL INVITATIONALslosk in a 6-3 setback to Fountain Valley and Evan Hunchar scored a hat -Chaparral won the Smoky HillMcC Invitational swim meet with 500 trick in a 6-4 loss to Air Academy. VALOR CHRISTIAN TIES - points. Heritage was second and Cody Letsinger and Ben Joseph Mountain Vista third. Taila Colalancia of Chaparscored in Valor Christian 2-2 tie against Lewis Palmer. The Eagles ral captured the 100 butterfly are 3-2-1 in conference play and (1:00.03), Legend’s Lauren Moden was first in the 500 freestyle (24.73) 6-3-1 overall. VALOR INVITATIONAL - finals, Chaparral’s Makenna WilThunderRidge’s Annie Ochitwa son notched the win in the 200 won the 200 freestyle (1:59.97) individual medley (2:15.35) and and 100 breaststroke (1:08.59) at Heritage’s Mary Hinton won both the 200 freestyle (1:56.54) and 500 the Valor Invitational Swim Meet. Rock Canyon freshman Made- freestyle (5:08.69). Chaparral won all three relay line Lacy captured the 100 butterfly (59.00) and the Jaguars’ Nicole events.
Red-hot Rutz rolls through tournament ThunderRidge senior dominant at Legend Invite By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com PARKER - Kyndall Rutz propped open a door and stepped outside of the Legend gymnasium into the bitter cold during Saturday’s Legend Invitational Dual Meet Wrestling Tournament. That was the only thing that cooled off the 113-pound wrestler from ThunderRidge. Rutz won all of his five matches, four by technical falls and one by a pin. “Being in the gym all day with everybody, I decided to get some fresh air,” said Rutz. “I was expecting to be out there for a minute or two but I had to come back in because it was pretty cold.” Rutz, ranked No. 2 in his weight division by On The Mat, has lost only once this season. “He’s having a good year,” said ThunderRidge coach Casey Paul. “His one loss was to a kid (Cherry Creek’s Zach Finesilver) that made the state finals last year. That was when he was at 120 pounds. He’s gone down to 113.” Rutz has placed fifth in the
Class 5A state tournament the past two years. “This year has been different,” explained Rutz. “It’s my senior year and I have to get as much as I can in these last two months. I thought 120s was an alright weight class for me but I felt I could perform better at 113. “I’d have to say technique and speed are my best assets. You can outmuscle a lot of people but not a lot of people have the speed and technique to beat kids that are stronger. I can wrestle a kid and he can be stronger but if I have the mentality to be stronger in my position and you are quicker, then by all rights I should be able to win that match.” Rutz is putting in extra work this season. “In practice I’ll do more sprints than everybody else and once practice is over, I’ll stay out for a couple more minutes and drill with coaches. “If I stay out after practice and work on some stuff, I feel like I have kind of mastered and tweaked a move and made it better so I can take it out in the competition world and be able to use it. I’m just trying to take kids down and get ready for that tournament in February down at the Pepsi Center.”
Roundup: Sports luncheon set for Friday By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com The National Girls and Women in Sports luncheon will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Chaparral High School. There will be 135 girls from Douglas County middle schools and high schools who will be honored at the luncheon. The event is hosted by the Douglas County Educational Foundation and Douglas County School District to recognize young women who exhibit outstanding athletic accomplishments and character in the Douglas County schools.
ROUGH SCHEDULE - Mountain Vista’s hockey teams played four games in four nights, winning twice and losing two contests. The Golden Eagles (6-2-0 in the Peak Conference and 9-3-0 overall) had an abbreviated roster of 12 players for three of the games because several players were missing because they were playing on club teams in Canada. “We were tired halfway through the third game and it caught up with us,” said Mountain Vista coach Lev Cohen. Five different players scored in a 5-1 conquest of Pine Creek while Tanner Gillis and Devin Jarvis each had two goals in the 5-0