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Columbine girls clamp down defensively against Arvada West
BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS


LITTLETON — Columbine assistant girls basketball coach Kylie Bolding picked up her first win as the Rebels’ acting varsity coach Jan. 25.
“It felt great,” Bolding said after a 55-36 home victory against Arvada West in her varsity head coaching debut. “Greg and I have worked together a lot. It is a lot of pressure sometimes coming in and filling his shoes, but the girls did everything to a tee tonight. They really executed and made my job a lot easier on the sidelines.”
Greg Bolding Jr. — Columbine’s head coach who actually proposed to his assistant coach last season on the Rebels’ basketball court after a game — was in Portland, Ore. at a Nike directors conference until Jan. 27. Kylie said her husband is scheduled to fly back to Colorado on Friday in time for the Rebels’ home game against rival Chatfield.
“He might be back Friday, otherwise I’ll be looking for my second win against Chatfield,” Kylie said. “Hopefully there is no (flight) delays. Whatever happens, we’ll have the same energy Friday night.”
Columbine (8-10, 3-2 in Class 6A Jeffco League) was desperate for a conference victory after back-toback losses to Valor Christian and