Steve Smith

Colorado

Reporter at Colorado Community Media

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Signing Day: 8 Riverdale Ridge Ravens move on to college sports

6 days ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

Eight athletes from Riverdale Ridge High School put pen to paper to continue their sports and educational pursuits next year. Here’s a quick synopsis:Addison Goff – George Fox UniversityGoff signed to play women’s volleyball at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, about an hour’s drive southwest of Portland. She compiled 275 kills in 85 sets, an average of three kills per set, tops on the squad. Her .288 hitting percentage was also tops on the team.
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1 week ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Dennis Pleuss |Steve Smith |Jim Benton |John Renfrow

Posted inSports Dakota Ridge’s 0-7 start to the baseball season is a distant memory. The Eagles (9-10, 4-1 in Class 4A/3A Jeffco League) have nearly reached the .500 record mark after their 11-1 road victory against D’Evelyn on Thursday.
Riverdale Ridge softball celebrates first state title with ring ceremony

2 weeks ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

Riverdale Ridge High School’s softball team gathered on April 24 for a ring ceremony commemorating its first Class 5A state softball title in school history. The Ravens won the title in October using a 15-hit attack, mainly singles, to beat top-seeded Cherokee Trail High School. “There were times when I’ve left here (the state tournament) where I felt like, ‘Can I get us to where we need to be?’” said Head Coach Ray Garza after winning the title.
9 Brighton High School athletes sign to continue careers in college

3 weeks ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

It’s as much of a rite of spring as snowstorms in the Rockies. Nine Brighton High School athletes signed their letters of intent to continue their careers and their education in college last week. Here’s a synopsis. Nick Griffin – Dodge City Community CollegeGriffin is taking his baseball skills to Dodge City Community College in Kansas to play baseball. Through 15 games this season, Griffin had a batting average of .333. Five of his base hits were for extra bases. One of those hits was a home run.
Fort Lupton’s Garza-Alarcon talks college wrestling, Olympic goals

1 month ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

Fort Lupton’s D’mitri Garza-Alarcon noticed one big change as he moved from being a four-time state champ for the Bluedevils to being a national junior college runner-up this spring. “There’s more hand fighting, there’s more aggressiveness. They are being more technical,” he said in a recent edition of the Bois Only Podcast. “Now, I’m wrestling grown men.
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1 month ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith |Corinne Westeman

Posted inSports Fort Luptonās Dāmitri Garza-Alarcon noticed one big change as he moved from being a four-time state champ for the Bluedevils to being a national junior college runner-up this spring. āThereās more hand fighting, thereās more aggressiveness. They are being more technical,ā he said in a recent edition of the Bois Only Podcast.
IPL 2025: DC defeats LSG in high scoring thriller

1 month ago | uttarakhandnewsnetwork.com | Virat Kohli |Steve Smith

Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 1 wicket in a thrilling match of IPL 2025. The team achieved the target of 210 runs on the third ball of the 20th over. Impact player Ashutosh Sharma gave the team victory by hitting a six, he remained not out after scoring 66 runs in 31 balls. Delhi needed 6 runs in the last over. Shahbaz Ahmed came to bowl, Mohit Sharma escaped being stumped on his first ball. Mohit took a single on the next ball and Ashutosh came on strike.
Fort Lupton's season ends in 4A boys basketball Great 8 round

2 months ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

When Fort Lupton High School and Prospect Ridge Academy played in January, the Bluedevils won 83-82. When the two teams played again in the state 4A boys basketball tournament quarterfinals at the Denver Coliseum on March 12, the Miners made sure the Bluedevils would not score 83 points again. The Miners scored the first 10 points of the game, grew their first-half margin to as many as 20 points, and beat the Bluedevils 87-64.
5A girls hoops: Mead's second-half surge ends Frederick's season

2 months ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

To paraphrase the title of a Charles Dickens novel, it was a tale of two halves when Frederick and Mead took to the floor in the Great 8 of the state 5A girls basketball tournament on March 7 at the Denver Coliseum. The two teams played to a 24-all draw in the first half. But the Mavericks turned up the defense and kept the Golden Eagles at bay in the second half. The result was a 56-37 win for Mead (23-3) and a Final 4 date with Mullen High School at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at the Coliseum.
Riverdale Ridge girls basketball upsets Highlands Ranch, advance to 6A Final 4

2 months ago | coloradocommunitymedia.com | Steve Smith

It was an interesting dynamic when Highlands Ranch and Riverdale Ridge high schools met in the state 6A girls basketball tournament quarterfinal round on March 8 at the Denver Coliseum. The Falcons have won seven girls state titles. The most recent was in 2011. Riverdale Ridge High School didn’t open for business until 2018, but the Ravens won the state title a year ago in Class 4A.