Robertson ties for 9th
A year after not qualifying for the Class 5A boys golf state tournament, Bear Creek senior Matt Robertson made the most of his opportunity Monday and Tuesday at Bookcliff Country Club in Grand Junction. Robertson shot rounds of 72 and 75 to finish 6-over-par 148 for the state tournament and tied for ninth. Bear Creek teammate Keegan Ketterlin fired rounds of 85 and 87.
Lakewood’s duo of Taylor Seal and Sam Lange finished tied for 55th and tied for 60th, respectively in Grand Junction.
Marunas earn gold
The father-son tandem of Edward and Dean Maruna of Arvada earned gold medals in their respective age groups last week at the ITU Duathlon World Championship in Gijon, Spain. Dean won the men’s 50-54 age group in the sprint-distant event with a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 58 seconds in the 5-kilometer run, 19.2-kilometer bike and 2.5-kilometer run Sept. 25. Later in the day, Edward captured gold in the men’s 80-84 age group title in the standard distance event with a time of 4:35.18 over a 10K run, 38.4K bike and 5K run.
Eagles flying
Faith Christian Academy’s softball team is in line to take second in the Class 3A Metro League this fall. The Eagles (14-4, 5-1) wrap up their regular season at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, against Sheridan at Lutz Sports Complex in Arvada. Faith’s lone conference loss this season came at the hands of Holy Family. Junior pitcher Keely Gray has been dominating with a 1.39 ERA and 239 strikeouts. Senior catcher Tiffany Bakarich has led the Eagles offensively with a .481 batting average and 18 RBIs. Faith will play in the District 1 postseason tournament next week before heading to the 3A state tournament Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 13 to 15, at Aurora Sports Park.
Pomona wins at Sanders
Pomona’s boys cross country team cruised to victory in the Division 2 standings at the Dave Sanders Invitational on Friday at Clement Park. Chris Kartchner had the top finish for the Panthers, taking third with a time of 16 minutes, 49 seconds. Faith Christian’s Evan Fortney won the individual title in the Division 2 boys’ race. Bear Creek’s Brandon Williams was impressive in the Division 1 race with a time of 16:05 to place second.
On the girls’ side, D’Evelyn finished just behind rival Evergreen in a close race for the Division 2 team title. Golden’s girls placed fifth. Pomona sophomore Alaina Anderson took second in the Division 2 race with a time of 19:11.
Cross country teams from across Jeffco will return to Clement Park for the Jeffco League championships at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14.
Basketball lessons
High Five Sports is offering year-round private and partner basketball lessons. For more information, call Chris Peterson at 720-810-2166.
Week 5 football scores
Pomona 48, A-West 14
Mullen 34, Bear Creek 18
Lakewood 33, Thomas Jefferson 7
Ralston Valley 48, Boulder 0
Brighton 42, Golden 21
Wheat Ridge 39, Green Mountain 6
Kennedy 64, Alameda 0
Centaurus 21, Arvada 7
D’Evelyn 56, Skyview 18
Elizabeth 40, Jefferson 20
Faith Christian 61, Sheridan 19