Preview coming
The Fall Football & Sports Preview for the 2010 prep season will be published in the Thursday, Sept. 2, issues of the Arvada Press, Golden Transcript, Lakewood Sentinel and Wheat Ridge Transcript newspapers. The pullout section will have stories on all 13 of the football programs in Mile High Newspapers’ coverage area and stories on the other seven fall sports.
Knous sets course record
Colorado School of Mines junior-to-be Jim Knous shot a course record of 10-under-par 60 in the final round of the Colorado Golf Association Stroke Play Championship on Sunday at Boulder Country Club. Knous’ record-setting round forced a playoff with Valor Christian’s junior-to-be Wyndham Clark. Clark won with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
Melancon strong in debut
Golden High School graduate Mark Melancon made his first appearance with the Houston Astros on Sunday. The right-handed relief pitcher, who was traded from the New York Yankees last month, struck out two batters in an inning of work in Houston’s 8-2 victory against the Pittsburg Pirates.
North Jeffco baseball up
North Jefferson Junior Baseball is currently accepting registrations for its fall baseball program. The program includes 8-and-under machine pitch and ages 8 to 15 kid pitch groups. Games begin Sunday, Aug. 29, and run for eight weeks through the last Sunday in October. For more information, contact Justin De Nileon at jden04@gmail.com or visit the website at www.njjba.com.
Diamond Club tryouts
The Diamond Club will hold tryouts for its baseball tournament teams in August. There is no fee for trying out. Tryouts for 12- 13- and 14-year-olds will be Saturday, Aug. 21, at Arvada West High School. Tryouts for 9-, 10- and 11-year-olds will be Sunday, Aug. 22. For a complete tryout schedule, go online to diamondclubbaseball.net or call Brad Mulvaney at 303-909-5049.
Venus de Miles
The Venus de Miles — an all-women’s cycling race from Denver to Boulder — will be Sunday, Aug. 29. For more information, go online to venusdemiles.com