Story Behind the Name: Comer Field

Monte Comer was a kid with a lot of friends. He was a fixture on his baseball team in the Gunbarrel Lefthand Valley Recreation Association, or GLVRA as it was known (now Niwot Youth Sports). He had buddies on his basketball team, his Boy Scout troop, his class at Niwot Elementary School and everywhere else.

“Back then I don’t think they had the Pee Wee Football they have now,” said Monte’s sister,...