(Kevin McNearny)
The winter sport season will resume on Thursday as the annual winter break comes to a close.
The nine-day break, which began on Dec. 24, includes a competition and practice restriction for all teams and activities.
With the break over, the calendar will resume as normal. In fact, some teams have games scheduled for Thursday, including eight boys basketball games and five girls basketball contests. No hockey teams have games until Friday, with 10 on the slate.
Find complete schedules for basketball and hockey here:
There are also a number of big wrestling tournaments this weekend, including the annual Colfax Smackdown, the Colt Classic in Pueblo, and invitationals hosted by Hanover, Mullen, Bennett, Heritage and Niwot.
The girls swimming season has the Boulder County Invite this weekend, a major event at VMAC which draws a number of the top teams.
And the ski season will begin with its first races next week, on Jan. 10, at Beaver Creek and Winter Park for the downhill racers, and at Spring Gulch in Carbondale for the nordic skiers.