Challenging week for Niwot baseball

The Niwot High School varsity baseball team endured a difficult week, dropping consecutive games against Erie High School and Broomfield High School as they head into May and continue through league play.

The Cougars fell 8-1 at Erie on Tuesday in a game that started promising before the host Tigers pulled away.

Niwot showed early offensive potential when Charlie Shaw worked a walk to lead off the...