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Spring is right around the corner, and Niwot Youth Sports is gearing up for its 51st season of fun and friendly competition o...

The annual St. Vrain All-District meet marks the midway point of the girls swim season, and after an energetic performance...

The Niwot girls swim team lost nearly 20 swimmers to last year's graduation, so heading into the 2019-20 season, head coach...

Niwot heavyweight Jovani Lopez earned his fifth trip to the podium this season with a third-place finish in the 285-pound cla...

The Niwot boys basketball team improved to 7-4 on the year, after picking up another pair of wins as Northern League play...

Kyle Reeves has been on the brink of a breakout game for Niwot all season, and when it finally came in the Cougars' 63-40...

The Niwot High gym was stacked to the rafters on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the largest field ever took to the mat for the eighth...

The Niwot boys basketball team rang in 2020 by going 2-1 at the annual Rough Rider Shootout at Roosevelt, held Jan. 2-4. But...

The Niwot girls basketball team was without the services of top scorers Lily Sieben and Nikki Sims during the Rough Rider...

Keith Hemenway got a jump start on his New Year's resolution to finish his senior wrestling season strong with a trip to the...

VOLLEYBALL Mackenzie Fidelak (Niwot) was part of Stanford's NCAA national championship team, which defeated Wisconsin Dec....

The 2019 Niwot football season will be memorable for a number of reasons and the emergence of Jarrett Noterman as a standout...

Doug Richards' cyclocross skills took him to first place in Colorado in the 60+ men's division on Nov. 24 and then on to the...

The Niwot girls basketball team fell to 1-5 after dropping the home-opener to Erie 62-25 on Dec. 19. Afterwards, a clearly...

It wasn't quite a Christmas miracle, but Niwot's upset win over the 10th-ranked Erie Tigers on Dec. 19 certainly had fans...

Niwot's Jovani Lopez (far left) took seventh overall out of 35 competitors in the 285 lb. bracket at the Northern Colorado...

Coming off a Northern Conference championship and a 4A runner-up finish last season, the Niwot girl's swim team looks to...

The memorable moments have been few and far between for the Niwot wrestling team over the past few seasons, but fifth-year...

Clayton Wittrock isn't sure that the Niwot boys basketball team is ready to contend for a Northern League title, but the...

The Niwot girls basketball team hasn't been to the Class 4A postseason tournament since 2013, but longtime head coach Terri W...

It was another crowded National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Niwot, as seven athletes made official commitments to...

Niwot gymnast Mia Curry started preparing months in advance for the 2019 Class 4A state all-around competition, but she...

It may have lacked the life-and-death drama of Captain Ahab's pursuit of Moby Dick across the ocean, but Mia Curry's quest...

The Niwot boys soccer team found themselves on the wrong side of a quick start and some fortuitous bounces against Golden on...

A surefooted performance on the balance beam lifted the youthful Niwot gymnastics team to first place at the Class 4A Region...

Emotions were high on Niwot's bench after its shutout win over No.18 seed Regis Groff in the first round of the Class 4A...

Joelle McDonald wasn't expecting a life-changing experience when she joined the Niwot girls cross country team as a...

The Colorado state cross country meet has produced some amazing athletic achievements over the years, but few top Niwot's in...

Niwot senior Samrawit Dishon was holding on to a slim lead heading into the toughest stretch of the state cross country race...

There were plenty of emotions to go around after the Niwot boys' inspiring win at the 2019 Class 4A state cross country...

It's 6 p.m. on a Friday night in late October, and the unseasonably warm afternoon is quickly giving way to an autumnal...

On Oct. 24, the Niwot volleyball team closed out Northern League play for 2019 with a three-set loss to the Longmont Trojans...

There wasn't much mystery about the team winner of the Class 4A Region 3 girls cross country race, after Niwot's top five...

Dealing with a quirky teammate is an unwelcome annoyance for most high school athletes, but Niwot sophomore Bella Steiner...

The Niwot boys soccer team extended its win streak to eight with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Northridge Grizzlies...

Due to the early bout of winter on Oct. 10, the Class 4A Region 5 boys tennis tournament may not have started as expected,...

The Niwot softball team is headed back to the playoffs after a thrilling 2019 season that saw dramatic wins and...

Niwot golfer Christopher Gunlikson finished in 45th overall at the 2019 Class 4A State Championships, held Oct. 7-8 at the...

Niwot softball wrapped up its dramatic 2019 regular season with a tough extra-innings loss to Northridge on Oct. 9. The...

Public speaking comes naturally to Cougar’ football announcer Joe Bartko, who seemed destined for a life behind the...

The Cougars had a devil of a time hanging onto the football in their wrenching 18-14 loss to Eagle Valley, and not even a...

Volleyball fans were treated to a free emotional roller coaster ride during Niwot's gripping match against arch-rival...

Niwotian Doug Richards has been racing cyclocross for nearly a decade. Under the watchful eye of a new coach where he's been...

The Niwot boys soccer team extended their winning streak to four with a 3-0 victory over Thompson Valley on Oct. 3. Junior...

Niwot boys golf coach Ed Weaver knew he had to act after his number one golfer, Christopher Gunlikson, lost six strokes on...

Niwot forward Keegan Stobbe has been a dynamo for the Cougars' offense in 2019, but it wasn't until the 56th minute of their...

Scoring goals isn't Andy Worrell's specialty, but the Cougars' defender knows a good opportunity when he sees it. Luckily...

Niwot cross country has emerged as one of the top programs in Colorado, and now it can claim its spot among the best teams...

Senior Calista Law may not have had the most hits or RBIs in Niwot’s thrilling 19-17 win over the Northridge Grizzlies on...