Growth can be sneaky and surprising; from small starts can come sudden larger leaps that surprise even those who are paying attention. This spring season brought such a leap, with the unforeseen and very welcome turnaround and success of the Wheat Ridge Farmers Baseball program. Increasing in both players and wins from a twelve-player roster
For over four decades, the Wheat Ridge Piranhas Swim Club has been doing something bigger than swimming — building community, one lap at a time. If you’ve ever stood on the pool deck at a Wheat Ridge Piranhas practice, you know the sound. Coaches and swimmers chanting together — “Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!” — a rallying
I recently attended a Wheat Ridge Track and Field event, this year’s David S. D’ Evelyn Invitational at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. After a half mile hike from the back of a completely full parking lot and paying the nominal entry fee I entered a full stadium of stretching, sprinting and spandex-clad student athletes. The
I was recently able to pull away from my role as “sport parent transport service” to attend the boys basketball senior game. This year saw the Farmers take on the Jaguars of D’Evelyn High School in a very physical clash of skill and athleticism on Tom Dowd Court. Seniors were introduced to enthusiastic applause from
This month winter season sports in Wheat Ridge swing into action with Basketball, Swimming and Wrestling all underway. There is a lot to cover, however, let’s take a moment to recognize more accomplished athletes and talented competitors from this fall. Speech and Debate: Congratulations to sophomore Maura Plavnick for her 2nd place finish in Extemporaneous
With the end of Fall sports and activities upon us, I spoke with Jason Campbell, Athletic Director at Wheat Ridge High School, regarding results from all our Farmer athletes, musicians and the team that keeps the dream alive, Marching Band! The results are, as always, impressive. Boys’ Soccer Finished with a ranking of 21st in the
