This weekend, Silver Creek softball will host the 4A Region 8 tournament and it intends to start a postseason run that they hope will end in a state championship.
Niwot forward Jonathan Jimenez-Flores provided the early lift for his team — a deep fly from 45 yards out that ricocheted in. And from there, keeper Mario Munoz and his backline kept things grounded.
Fairview forward Myles Ellis connected on a brilliant header for the game-winning goal in double overtime on Friday night, and then was off to the races.
With all the gamesmanship involved, from the dugouts to the playing field and all the way out to the stands, Thursday night's Front Range League softball battle between No. 1 Loveland and No. 5 Legacy had all the feel of a state championship game.
The first match between Longmont and Niwot has been a strong indicator of what team would be the frontrunner to win the Northern League title in each of the past several seasons.
Whether or not someone related to the Skyline volleyball program broke a mirror or two in 2010, bad luck has followed the Falcons for the past seven years.
Niwot girls cross country achieved a unique feat in finishing in first place as a team as all five scoring runners occupied the race's top five positions.
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