RANGERS KEEP STREAK ALIVE
The Lewis-Palmer High School boys basketball team picked up where it left off last season by winning its first three games at last week’s Central Tournament in Grand Junction.
The Rangers upped their winning streak to 30 after victories over Palisade (57-27), Fruita Monument (62-31) and Grand Junction (55-53).
Senior swingman Jordan Scott had a game-high 24 points in the championship game against Grand Junction. Teammate Justin Smith added 13.
ARATA SWIMMING AT STANFORD
Six months ago Ryan Arata was leading Lewis-Palmer to a sixth-place finish at the Class 5A state meet.
These days he’s helping Stanford maintain its No. 2 national ranking. Michigan is ranked first.
Arata is competing in the backstroke and butterfly for the Cardinal.
ODONNELL KICKING IN FOR TWOLVES
Monument resident and St. Mary’s graduate Greg O’Donnell is the placekicker for the No. 1 ranked Colorado State University-Pueblo football team.
O’Donnell scored 98 points (15 of 20 field goals, 53 of 56 extra points) this season for the Thunderwolves. He had a long field goal of 49 yards.
CSU-Pueblo lost in the quarterfinals on Dec. 1 to West Texas A&M, 33-14.
BOWL BOUND
Glen Eagle resident Randy Campbell will find out this week what college bowl game he’ll be officiating.
Campbell, a line judge, was in Palo Alto on Nov. 30 for the UCLA-Stanford Pac 12 championship game. He has worked Pac 12 games for years.
Campbell is also women’s college basketball official, where he works six different conferences.
SIERACKI BROTHERS TO WRESTLE OFF?
Aaron Sieracki is an assistant wrestling coach for Palmer Ridge High School. His older brother, Keith, is the head wrestling coach for Woodland Park. The two schools met last week with Palmer Ridge pulling out a 46-37 victory.
Aaron, 37, was a member of Team USA until earlier this year when he retired. Keith is a former Team USA wrestler.
OLYMPIC CHAMP FRANKLIN TO SWIM FOR REGIS
Missy Franklin, the four-time gold medalist at last summer’s London Games, and high school senior, confirmed last week that she will compete for Regis Jesuit at selected dual meets this season.
This season’s CHSAA swimming and diving championships will be held Feb. 8-9 at Edora Pool and Ice Center in Fort Collins. Tickets must be purchased in advance. The event was sold out weeks in advance last season, and many parents and fans were unable to watch the event live.
To purchase tickets got to the following link: http://chsaa.ticketleap.com.
CARLSON NAMED TO ALL-AMERICAN BOWL
The Classical Academy senior kicker Daniel Carlson was named to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl team in a ceremony at the school on Tuesday.
The event was part of five U.S. Army selection tour teams that travel across the country to announce all 90 players and 125 marching musicians. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl takes place in San Antonio on Jan. 5 and will air live on NBC. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m. Mountain time.
SHUCK RECEIVES NATIONAL CITATION
Local high school athletic directors can be proud of one of their own. Air Academy’s Diane Shuck, recently was one of eight individuals selected to receive National Federation of State High School Associations Citations in a Dec. 17 event that will take place in San Antonio.
NFHS citations are presented annually to outstanding athletic directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. State associations nominate athletic directors for NFHS citations, and the NFHS Board of Directors approves recipients.