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Women’s Final 4 In Denver March 29 2012

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 Denver hosts the NCAA Women’s Final 4 April 1-3, with all four No. 1 seeds advancing to the semi-finals, including top-ranked and unbeaten Baylor.   

Former Niwot High School player and coach Terri Ward has been working for the past year on the behind the scenes arrangements for the culmination of March Madness on the women’s side.  Lately, Ward has had help from former NHS and Arizona State player Jen Albert Morgan in attending to the details of the events, which begin with a Mile High Magic Salute Premiere Friday March 30 at the Buell Theater at 6 p.m.

Other events include Tourney Town at the Colorado Convention Center, free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with clinics, exhibits, interactive displays and concerts all weekend.  Saturday events include team practices at the Pepsi Center with autograph sessions, a 4Kay Run at Civic Center Park to benefit breast cancer research in memory of the late North Carolina State coach Kay Yow, youth clinics at Denver South and ThunderRidge high schools, a battle of the bands from all four schools at 3:45 p.m. at the Pepsi Center, the High School All-America Game at 4:30 p.m. at the Pepsi Center, and a free concert by Jewel at 5:30 p.m. at the Convention Center. 

On Sunday, the Mile High Dribble at Civic Center Park starts at 11:30 a.m., with the semi-final games beginning at 4:30 p.m., with Notre Dame playing Connecticut, and Baylor matching up against Stanford.  Tuesday, the semi-finals winners will play for the national championship at the Pepsi Center at 6:30 p.m.

Hangge And Dageenakis Families Honored by Niwot Youth Sports

Hangge And Dageenakis Families Honored by Niwot Youth Sports  July 2011

BY BRUCE WARREN 
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Hangge Fields at Monarch Park was unveiled as the new name of the Niwot Youth Sports ballfields in Niwot off Highway 52 near Shepherd Valley Waldorf School at a dedication ceremony June 5.  The fields were named in honor of Gregg Hangge and his family, including wife Karen, sons Joe, Jon and Jake, and daughter Jill Hasson.

At the same ceremony, the primary softball field at the complex was named “Dageenakis Field” in honor of John “Tony” Dageenakis and his family, including wife Elayne and sons Tony, Jeff and Craig.

The dedications honored two families who have volunteered countless hours to make sure that the Niwot-Gunbarrel area had quality sports programs and facilities for area youth.

Hangge Fields at Monarch Park

Gregg Hangge began his participation in Niwot Youth Sports, then known as Gunbarrel Lefthand Valley Recreation Association, as a volunteer when his son Joe jointed the K-2 basketball clinic in 1989.  Basketball Director Dennis Roth quickly recruited the elder Hangge to become the girls program coordinator when his daughter Jill began playing, and Hangge took over as Basketball Director from Roth in 1993, a position he held for many years.  Hangge was honored by the Colorado Association of Community Educators in 1994 for coordinating a program which had grown to 500 youth.

Bike-a-thon for LIVESTRONG

BY GENEVIEVE JACOBI

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On Aug. 13, Boulder will be the site of the first ever LIVESTRONG bike-a-thon. LIVESTRONG, established by Lance Armstrong in 1997, is a national cancer support, advocacy and fundraising institution.

The money raised from the event, called BStrong, is earmarked for the cancer center being built at Boulder Community Hospital’s Foothill Campus, specifically for quality of life enhancements for cancer patients. This would include outdoor gardens and walkways, sleeping arrangements for loved ones, communication improvements like Skype, and exercise equipment.

Out in Leftfield - June 2011

Out In Leftfield - June 2011

BY BRUCE WARREN

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NIWOT YOUTH SPORTS

The ballfields at Monarch Park will be renamed “Hangge Fields at Monarch Park,” in a ceremony scheduled for Sunday, June 5, at 5 p.m., in honor of volunteer Gregg Hangge and his family’s service to the organization for over 20 years. At the same time, one of the softball fields at Monarch Park will be named Dageenakis Field in recognition of John A. Dageenakis and his family’s long support of Niwot Youth Sports.  All current and former NYS participants, parents and coaches are invited to attend. Opening Day activities, with games, food and raffles, will be held that afternoon. Read more: Out in Leftfield - June 2011