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The Deagueros and Adams City High School share a deep family history. Here, Jared Deaguero (middle), is pictured with his nephews Levi and Seth Deaguero.

5 things to know about Adams City football coach Jared Deaguero

An extremely familiar face — one that has already achieved significant coaching success — is taking over another program at Adams City High School.

Help Wanted: Lifeguards

Pools around the metro area are gearing up to open for the summer. That is, if there are enough lifeguards.
Both soccer teams for Eagle Ridge Academy in Brighton join Athletic Director Zach Henning at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of their brand-new soccer field. It is the Warriors’ first ever home field.

Home at last: Eagle Ridge Academy's new soccer field

It had been seven years, six months, and six days since the last home soccer game for Eagle Ridge Academy. And that game wasn’t even played at the school; it was held down the road at Donelson Park in Brighton. Up until 2023, the team had to play on neutral turf or on an opponent’s home field, even when they were the dedicated “home team.” 
Hunter Hill became Eagle Ridge Academy’s all-time leading scorer in his senior season. Now, he's considering what's next.

Warriors’ all-time leading scorer, Hill, ready for the next level

Hunter Hill has no shortage of individual accolades. But the Eagle Ridge Academy senior basketball player is still a team-first kind of guy. So much so, that he had no idea he was approaching the Warriors’ all-time leading scorer pedestal. One of his teammates had to tell him.

Phoebe Gutierrez (right) is a standout wrestler at Adams City High School.

Adams City’s Gutierrez earns wrestling spot at U.S. Open

Adams City’s Phoebe Gutierrez had quite the first season in girls wrestling this winter. She won a regional title. She finished second in the state tournament at 100 pounds and earned second-team, all-state recognition from the Colorado High School Activities Association and MaxPreps. There’s more: Gutierrez also earned a spot in the U.S. Open in Las Vegas later this month.
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Jaslynn Gallegos oversees a girls wrestling camp at Brighton High School, her alma mater, in August.

College wrestling: Gallegos claims title with late rally, pinfall

The road to the 116-pound title at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships may not have been what former Skyview wrestler and Brighton High School student Jaslynn Gallegos …
Holy Family's Grayden Harkness encounters Eagle Ridge Academy's Christian Seifert during the class 4A boys semifinals at the Denver Coliseum March 9. The Tigers earned a spot in Saturday's finals with a 65-41 win over the Warriors.

Boys basketball: Too much defense, too many turnovers end Warriors’ season

DENVER – Eagle Ridge Academy’s boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals of the state 4A boys basketball tournament March 9. Holy Family used pressure defense, which …
Riverdale Ridge pitcher Ty Thompson compiled an earned-run average of 3.04 in 50 innings of work last season.

Baseball: Ravens ready for another league title run

A year ago, the Riverdale Ridge baseball team won the Longs Peak crown, won 17 of 25 games and advanced to the second round of the state 4A baseball tournament. Coach Ray Garza doesn’t think …
Former CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann, left, and his son, Logan.

Former CHSAA assistant commissioner Borgmann remembered for Rice Krispy treats, service to others

AURORA -- Callie Kryder said the people who attended a celebration of life service for her late father, former Colorado High School Activities assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann, knew him for …

AJ Hague of Riverdale Ridge controls the action against Mesa Ridge's Daamien Reyes during the semifinal round of 120-pound matches at the state 4A wrestling tournament Feb. 17. Hague advanced to the finals.

State wrestling: Riverdale Ridge's Hague, Kuberski runners-up

9:45 a.m. Feb. 19 DENVER -- Riverdale Ridge's AJ Hague was the runner-up in the class 4A, 120-pound state championships. Jackzen Rairdon of Thompson Valley earned a tough, 3-1 decision over …
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