Mines win slips away
The Colorado School of Mines football team let a golden opportunity slip through its fingers Saturday, Oct. 25, in Chadron, Neb. The Orediggers turned the ball over six times in a 34-17 loss to No. 13-ranked Chadron State College, ending the team’s Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title hopes.
Mines (6-3, 5-2 in the RMAC) led 17-10 at halftime, but the Eagles (8-1, 7-0) scored 24 unanswered points. Orediggers quarterback David Pesek was intercepted by Trevor Hyatt three times and the team also lost three fumbles. Pesek threw a touchdown pass to Adam Saur and Corey Huck ran for another score.
The Orediggers close out their home schedule at noon Saturday, Nov. 1, against Nebraska-Kearney.
X-country fares well
The Mines men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the RMAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 25, with the men placing third and the women sixth.
Ben Zywicki was 11th out of 85 runners in the men’s race, finishing with a time of 25 minutes, 57.9 seconds. Melanie Peddle led the women with a 15th-place finish in 22:51.2.
Orediggers post key wins
The Mines women’s soccer teams posted a pair of shutouts over the weekend, downing New Mexico Highlands 5-0 before handing Fort Lewis its first RMAC loss, 1-0 on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Long Lake Ranch Park. The Orediggers (10-3-3, 8-1-2) got two goals from Kayla Mitchell against Highlands, and the senior scored her 19th goal of the season against the Skyhawks. Briana Schulze had four saves in net against Fort Lewis.
Mixed results
The Mines men’s soccer team downed Mesa State 2-1 over the weekend before losing 1-0 to No. 3-ranked Fort Lewis. The Orediggers (8-7-2, 6-4-2) received goals from Josh Cruz and Cameron Brown against the Mavericks. Fort Lewis’ Euan Purcell scored the lone goal Sunday in the 80th minute.
Volleyball sweeps
The Orediggers (16-9, 11-4) ran their winning streak to five with victories over Colorado Christian and UC-Colorado Springs. Elizabeth Serra-Hsu led the way with 26 kills and 20 digs in the two matches.
4A volleyball districts
Arvada wasn’t able to take advantage of the gift given out by league rival Wheat Ridge. The Bulldogs thought their season was over after they finished ninth in the Class 4A Jeffco League volleyball standings, however, it was discovered days before the district volleyball tournaments Saturday, Oct. 25, that Wheat Ridge played 20 regular-season games. The Colorado High School Activities Association allows teams to play only 19 games in the regular season. The Farmers, who finished second in the conference with a 9-1 mark, were disqualified from postseason play. Arvada was awarded the eighth and final Jeffco seed for the playoffs.
Arvada defeated host Thomas Jefferson 3-1 on Saturday, but losses to Windsor and Greeley West eliminated the Bulldogs. Golden was one win away from qualifying for the regionals, but lost to Longmont in the District 1 semifinals at Berthoud High School.
3A boys soccer playoffs
Faith Christian Academy’s boys soccer team had its season ended by Hotchkiss at the Class 3A state tournament Friday, Oct. 24. The Eagles (6-8-3 record) were blanked 3-0.
Baseball camp
Ralston Valley High School in Arvada will be the site of the third annual College Coaches Youth Baseball Camp on Dec. 7. The camp is designed for baseball players ages 8 to 12. Each camp will have two hitting and pitching sessions. Coaches featured at the camp will be from five major NCAA Division I universities (Purdue University, Creighton University, University of Kansas, University of Iowa and Sam Houston State University) are scheduled to attend. For more information, go online at www.DenverYouthBase
ballCamp.com.
Let it Fly
The largest 4-on-4 flag football tournament in the world — Let it Fly — will make a tour stop at Schaefer Athletic Complex, 9750 W. Hampden Dr., the weekend of Nov. 22 and 23. For more details on the tournament, go online at www.letitfly.org.
Seeking players
The Colorado Eagles, 10-and-younger girls softball team, is looking for two players for its 2009 season. Those interested can call George Andrews at 303-935-5921.