Angeli drafted
The Boston Breakers of the Women’s Professional Soccer league selected Green Mountain High School graduate Jordan Angeli with the 16th-overall pick Friday, Jan. 15. Angeli will join Ralston Valley High School graduate Erika Sutton on the Breakers this season. Sutton signed as a free agent Oct. 10, 2009. Another Jeffco product, Green Mountain graduate Marian Dalmy, played for the Chicago Red Stars in the first year of the WPS.
Castor commits to CU
Arvada West High School senior Justin Castor has decided to stay close to home. The Wildcat place kicker and punter, who decommitted from the University of Kansas, has committed to play football at the University of Colorado.
FieldTurf honors Farmers
Wheat Ridge High School’s girls soccer team was named the Southwest High School Team of the Year (girls) by FieldTurf in its 4th annual high school awards. The Farmers finished off a perfect 18-0 2009 season with a 2-1 victory in the Class 4A state championship game against Valor Christian.
Mustangs swim to win
Ralston Valley’s girls swim team won the Jeffco Invite on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Meyers Pool in Arvada. The Mustangs (328 points) outpaced Chatfield (310), Denver East (245), Lakewood (191) and D’Evelyn (186) for the team title in the 23-team meet.
Ruthie Pappas (500 freestyle), Kristen Haeger (100 backstroke) and Raleigh Williams (diving) brought home individual titles for Ralston Valley. The Mustangs also won the 400 freestyle relay event. Lakewood’s Kylie Rathbone won the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Wheat Ridge’s Katie Hack came away with the 200 individual medley title.
Free softball clinics
Four free indoor introductory softball skills clinics for girls ages 5 to 8 will be held every Sunday in February at Alameda High School, 1255 S. Wadsworth Blvd., in Lakewood. The clinics will run from 1 to 3 p.m. Players will be taught proper techniques of throwing, catching, fielding, hitting and base running. The only required equipment will be running shoes. For more information, call George Andrews at 303-935-5921 or e-mail andrews1671@comcast.net.