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 By Isaac Stephens    Sports    March 8, 2023

Season Preview: Girls Soccer

The Niwot High School girl's soccer season is now upon us, with the first game coming this Thursday, March 9, against Centaurus High School. The team is coached by Niwot High School boy's soccer...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    March 8, 2023

Spring starts boys volleyball at NHS

There is a new sport in town as the new all-St. Vrain Valley School District boys volleyball team takes shape under experienced and seasoned coach John Miller. The "Niwot" team is comprised of...

 
 By Bruce Warren    Sports    March 8, 2023

NYS Monarch Improvement Project underway

Niwot Youth Sports, which has provided youth sports programs in the Niwot and Gunbarrel area for over 50 years, has started construction on a multi-purpose building at Hangge Fields at Monarch Park,...

 
 By Jack Carlough    Sports    March 8, 2023

Niwot track and field ready to 'slay' 2023 season

For the Niwot High School track and field team, "slay" isn't used in jest. The trendy phrase is instead an acronym that head coach Maurice Henriques hopes can be a guiding force: Sacrifice. Loyalty....

 

Frank Ryder visits NYS basketball practice

On Feb. 21, Niwot Youth Sports basketball welcomed special guest Frank Ryder to practice at Flagstaff Academy. Ryder, a Boulder native and former Colorado Buffaloes center, stopped by NYS Coach Jason...

 
 By Jack Carlough    Sports    March 8, 2023

Where are they now? Former Niwot baseball standout Sean Ratliff

Following an illustrious baseball career that included time playing, coaching and managing in the New York Mets' minor league system, 2005 Niwot High graduate Sean Ratliff is now writing a new...

 
 By Bruce Warren    Sports    March 8, 2023

Boulder Swim Team hires new coach

Boulder Swim Team, a midsize swimming club in Colorado, lost its long-time head coach, but wasted no time in filling the position. The club team, which includes several swimmers from the Niwot-Gunbarr...

 
 By Jack Carlough    Sports    March 8, 2023

Student Athlete of the Week: Sophie Spalding

Although the Rocky Mountain slopes are within reach, there are surprisingly few young athletes in the Front Range who ski competitively. Why? Skiing can't exactly be learned in a backyard or driveway;...

 
 By Jack Carlough    Sports    March 1, 2023

Niwot unified basketball wraps up successful second season

The end of a season can bring about many emotions, but it was all smiles on Feb. 25 as the Niwot High School unified basketball team wrapped its final pair of games. Junior Natalie Carrillo was one...

 
 By Jack Carlough    Sports    March 1, 2023

Student Athlete of the Week Veer Gandhakwala

The bigger picture doesn't go unseen by Niwot High School senior Veer Gandhakwala. In an age where demands on students only seem to be increasing, Gandhakwala has dedicated countless hours of his...

 

Niwot boys basketball season wraps up

Niwot High School boys basketball wrapped up the season with games on the road against the Fort Morgan Mustangs and at home against the Northridge Grizzlies Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, respectively. Niwot...

 

Monarch Improvement Project taking shape

The Monarch Improvement Project at Hangge Fields at Monarch Park is starting to take shape. The Niwot Youth Sports construction project, which includes building a permanent building for concessions,...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    February 22, 2023

NHS Girls win at Ft. Morgan, lose season final to Northridge

Niwot High School's varsity girls basketball team picked up its fourth win of the season at Fort Morgan High School (52-35) before dropping the final game of the season at home to Greeley's...

 

Student Athlete of the Week Jamieson Legh

After falling just short the past two years, Jamieson Legh finally got over the hump of winning an individual state championship in her final run. The fourth-year Niwot High School swimmer finished...

 

Niwot falls to 5-15 ahead of the final week of season

In the penultimate week of the Niwot High School boys basketball season, Niwot battled both the Frederick High School Golden Eagles on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and the Mountain View High School Mountain Lions...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    February 15, 2023

NHS girls varsity basketball falls to Mountain View 57-21

Despite the support of a large home crowd that came out Feb. 9 for the Niwot High School varsity girls basketball game, and the team's flashes of moxie and grit, Niwot coach Jon Hill's young varsity...

 

NHS Wrestling season ends

Niwot High School wrestlers came up short of qualifying for the state tournament, but three wrestlers placed at the regional tournament. "We had two sixth-place finishes and one fifth-place," head...

 

Story Behind the Name: Pickleball

When Niwot resident Carolyn Bradley steps onto the field of battle, she comes armed with strategy. Keep your opponents at the baseline. Get yourself and your partner to the net. Drop the ball low and...

 

Niwot girls swim and dive takes fourth at state

Overall, head coach Ella Thramann would consider her first year leading the Niwot High School girls swim program a success. The Cougars wrapped up their season at the Class 4A state championships on Feb. 9, and led by senior Jamieson Legh, took fourt...

 

NYS basketball wrapping up as baseball & softball registration opens

Niwot Youth Sports (NYS) basketball is in full swing, with 200 youth participants this winter competing in the Rocky Mountain Youth Basketball league. NYS is fielding 15 teams this winter and teams...

 

Where are they now?: Former Left Hand Valley Courier writer Jordyn Ballard

Jordyn Ballard has come a long way since interning with the Left Hand Valley Courier during her senior year at Silver Creek High School eight years ago. Following a memorable three-plus year run...

 

Niwot boys basketball drops three straight, falling to 5-13

Niwot High School's boys basketball team continued a three-game slide last week, doubling up on a previous three-game losing streak, falling to the Severance Silver Knights, the Skyline Falcons, and...

 

Niwot girls swim devours podium at Longs Peak League Championships

For quite a few Niwot girls swimmers, the Longs Peak League Championships on Feb. 4 was a back and forth trek from the pool to the podium. Charlotte Heuer and Jamieson Legh each won a pair of...

 

Student Athlete of the Week Izzy Fay

Everything is coming together at the best time possible for Izzy Fay, the lone diver on the Niwot girls swim and dive team. In Niwot's final meet before the state championships, Fay ran away with a fi...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    February 8, 2023

NHS girls hoops nets 3rd win vs. Skyline

Showing great poise and determination, Niwot High School's young varsity girls basketball squad picked up its third win of the season on Feb. 2 with a hard-fought 41-31 victory over cross-town rival...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    February 1, 2023

NHS beats Silver Creek in Unified Co-ed Basketball

The Niwot High School Cougars outscored crosstown rival Silver Creek High School 58-51 in a high-scoring, co-ed Unified Basketball game. Coaches Dawn Zwisler and Amy Holle led a fired-up group of...

 

Coach Bobby Matthews seeing improvement among Niwot wrestlers

It hasn’t been an easy season for the young Niwot High School boys wrestling team. Wins have been tough to assemble and with a limited number of opportunities remaining, head coach Bobby Matthews wants his Cougars to continue “pushing...

 

AaaRRR! Cougar boys basketball suffers tough losses to Roosevelt and Riverdale Ridge

The Niwot High School boys basketball team had two matchups this week, facing off against the Roosevelt Roughriders and the Riverdale Ridge Ravens, as the Cougars' game against the Battle Mountain...

 

Student Athlete of the Week - Rowan Lavigne

Looking back at her nearly-complete Niwot High School girls swim career, the relationships Rowan Lavigne has built come to the senior's mind almost immediately. "Since freshman year, I've made my...

 

High school sports officials get pay increase

The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Legislative Council approved a plan to increase the pay structure for high school game officials in Colorado on Jan. 24 by a strong majority...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    January 25, 2023

NHS girls basketball gets 2nd win

A young group of mostly sophomore Niwot High School girls picked up just their second basketball win of the season in Tuesday's home matchup with visiting Fort Morgan High School. The convincing...

 

Student Athlete of the Week: Eric Falcon

The first two years of Eric Falcon's Niwot High School wrestling career didn't go according to plan. Beset by the COVID-19 pandemic and a leg injury, he was unable to dedicate his complete focus to...

 

Niwot boys basketball splits a three-game week

The Niwot High School boys basketball team played three games this week, taking on the Mountain View Mountain Lions on Tuesday, the Fort Morgan Mustangs on Thursday, and the Northridge Grizzlies on...

 

NHS girls take second in SVVSD swim meet

First-year coach Ella Thramann was pleased with the performance of her swimmers and diver Jan. 21 at the District Swimming and Diving Meet at Mountain View High School, but disappointed with a...

 

Niwot boys basketball falls twice dropping to 4-6 on the season

The Niwot High School boy's basketball team had two matchups this week, one against the Thompson Valley Eagles, and the other against the Frederick Golden Eagles. The first of the two games was against Thompson Valley on Tuesday, where Niwot failed...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    January 18, 2023

NHS girls swim and dive team has strong showing at BOCO Invitational

Three meets in a busy week kicked off earlier this month at the Mountain Vista Invitational Jan. 7 where the Niwot High School swim and dive team placed 11th in a field of 23 teams. Highlights...

 

Student-Athlete of the Week: Molly Slupik

While Niwot High School girls basketball's first win of 2022-23 was inarguably a team effort, few Cougars were as critical to the victory as Molly Slupik. A junior starting forward, Slupik had...

 

Niwot girls basketball secures first win at Skyline

The Niwot girls basketball team is winless no more. Following an 0-9 start to the Niwot High School girls basketball season, head coach Jon Hill's Cougars rallied late in the game to beat the Skyline...

 

Stephen Dimit to take over as interim NHS girls soccer coach

Niwot High School Athletic Director Joe Brown announced that girls soccer coach Jenna Machado has resigned due to the time demands of a growing family. With informal workouts beginning, Brown did not...

 

Out in Leftfield

VOLLEYBALL Morgan Daugherty (Niwot) played in 21 of 27 matches for South Dakota School of Mines as a freshman this season. Daugherty, an opposite hitter, recorded 110 kills for Mines, to go along...

 

Gary Daum Classic brings wrestling fans to Niwot

Niwot High School's wrestling coach, Bobby Matthews, opened the Gary Daum Classic wrestling tournament with a brief tribute to the late NHS wrestling coach, then asked the crowd to join him in a...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    January 11, 2023

Five NHS Gymnasts make state finals

Now in her eighth year as Niwot High School girls' gymnastics coach, Marisa Purcell and her assistant coach, Maddi York, took a young squad to the 4A gymnastics state championships in Thornton where...

 

Niwot boys basketball defeats Skyline to snap cold streak

The Niwot High School boys basketball team (4-4) faced off against the Skyline High School Falcons (3-5) this past Friday, playing their first game of the new year. The Cougars were triumphant in...

 

Student Athlete of the Week: Ryder Evans

Although only a sophomore, Ryder Evans has proven early on that he can compete against Colorado's top wrestlers. The 126-pound Niwot High underclassman owns an 18-5 record so far this season and his...

 

Niwot boys basketball falls to Longmont 50-33

Niwot High School boys basketball's final game of 2022 against local rival, the Longmont High School Trojans, resulted in Niwot's 50-33 loss. The loss compliments a theme of defensive success, but a...

 

Student Athlete of the Week: Alexander Long

For the first time since breaking his ankle as a sophomore, Alexander Long finally feels like a "complete basketball player" midway through his senior season at Niwot High School. "I didn't really...

 

Burrage, Evans lead Niwot boys wrestling at Keith Kilker Memorial

Overall, it was a mixed bag of results for the Niwot High School wrestling team at the Keith Kilker Memorial boys wrestling event held from Dec.16-17 in Keenesburg. The Cougars left Weld Central High School 3-4 in duals with junior Gavin Burrage...

 
 By Chris Teta    Sports    January 4, 2023

NHS girl's volleyball finishes strong, reaches state semifinals

First-year coach Tony Engel stepped in to take over for Daisha Agho, and took Niwot High School's girls volleyball team to State, finishing 21-9 on the season and 10-1 in league play. That record does...

 

NHS girls basketball still looking for first win

With three minutes to go in the first half against Longmont High School, the Niwot High School girls basketball team was matching the more experienced Trojans point for point. Niwot junior Molly Slupi...

 

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