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Articles from the April 12, 2017 edition


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  • Baseball: Cougars split wins with last place Centaurus

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    On an otherwise beautiful spring day, the Niwot Cougars baseball team turned in its ugliest performance of the season last Saturday, losing 16-6 at home to league opponent Centaurus (3-9, 1-7) in the second of a two-game series. Niwot was outplayed in all three phases of the game, going a collective 6-for-30 at the plate on the day, while committing five errors and surrendering 13 hits. For Head Coach Craig McBride, the defeat was a discouraging step backwards for his recently improved squad....

  • Tennis team bounces back

    Jeremy Jaeger, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    After consecutive match losses to close out the month of March left the squad in a 1-2 hole, the Niwot girls tennis team came out swinging after spring break. The Cougars posted three consecutive dominant victories in the first week of April, winning 6-1 over Thompson Valley, 6-1 over Broomfield and posting a 7-0 shutout against Silver Creek to give Niwot a 4-2 overall recordd on the season. Niwot’s two losses in March, both on the road, came at the hands of the cream of this year’s 4A crop, a 5-2 defeat against 8-time state champion Che...

  • Track & Field: Niwot competes in Mullen Invitational

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    On April 8, the Niwot track and field teams traveled to south Denver to compete in the small but exclusive Mullen Invitational, and once again there were many familiar names at the top of the girls leaderboard. Niwot junior Mary Gillett finished second in the 200-meter dash, with a season best time of 25.10 seconds. She also claimed a second and another season-best in the 300m hurdles (45.14). Senior Alexis Carroll finished second in the 100m hurdles (14.73, a season-best) and the triple jump...

  • Girls Soccer: Niwot extends shutout streak to three with 4-0 win over Palmer Ridge

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    Niwot girls head soccer coach Stephen Dimit was unabashedly pleased with his team’s performance at home against the Palmer Ridge Bears last Saturday. Behind junior Anna McCarthy’s two goals, the Cougars beat the Bears 4-0 to post their third consecutive victory and sixth consecutive half without allowing a point. “I’m really happy,” a grinning Dimit admitted following the game. “It was a great game. This was a really big win for us.” An animated Niwot offense generated a scoring chance in the...

  • A celebration of community: Niwot Elementary marks 50 years

    Jennifer Simms, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    Niwot Elementary was hoping for good weather for the school’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, and Saturday, April 8, turned out to be a perfect sunny spring day. “It was so important to be outside today because where you’re sitting is Ward Field,” principal Nancy Pitz told the audience of past and present Niwot Elementary staff, students, and families as she introduced the field’s namesake and the celebration’s keynote speaker, Terri Ward. Ward was a fifth grade student at Niwot Elementary when th...

  • Swimming: Silver Creek off to good start

    Jeremy Jaeger, [email protected]|Apr 12, 2017

    The Silver Creek boys swim team has passed the quarter-pole of its 2017 season, with some goals already accomplished and others still outstanding. The Raptors’ meet record for the season stands at 2-1, with a win over Longmont (122-63) and a close loss at Thompson Valley (92-88) before spring break, followed by a solid victory over Mountain View (126-57) April 6. Silver Creek also finished in 13th place at the Dick Rush Memorial Invitational before the break, swimming in competition against 46 teams from across both the 5A and 4A state division...