Farmers hire swim coach
Mark Collings has been hired as Wheat Ridge High School’s new girls swim coach. Collings previously coached the Farmers from 1982 to 1992, when Wheat Ridge won the state team title in 1987.
Racking up the points
Wheat Ridge’s homecoming football game became a rout in the rain Thursday, Sept. 11, at Jeffco Stadium. The Farmers (3-0, 2-0 in the Class 4A West Metro League) hammered winless Denver West 68-0. Wheat Ridge scored 10 touchdowns to stay undefeated on the season. The Farmers face Dakota Ridge (2-1, 2-0) at noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at Jeffco Stadium.
Schwaderer sets record
Wheat Ridge senior Dart Schwaderer set the Division 2 meet record at the Liberty Bell cross country meet Friday, Sept. 12, at Heritage High School. Schwaderer covered the 3.1-mile course in a time of 15 minutes, 14.5 seconds to edge Dakota Ridge senior Evan Appel by five seconds. Wheat Ridge teammates Scott Fauble and Henry Cowhick placed fifth and sixth, respectively. The Farmers placed fourth in the team standings.
Memorial golf tournament
The Kyle Lewis Memorial Scramble Tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 26, at Park Hill Golf Club in Denver. Proceeds from the event benefit underprivileged youth programs. For more information, call 303-333-5411 ext. 11. Lewis was a Golden High School graduate who died in a snowboarding accident two years ago.