The story of a superstar golfer usually follows a familiar script: Club in hand before they can walk, unusual ability to craft shots as a young child and big driving distance long before their peers.
Win, lose or draw, a smile will always be on Elijah Williams’ face. The Gateway senior sprint star doesn’t often have to deal with disappointment, but when he does, he still feels blessed to have found his true love: track & field.
Last spring, Fairview's Marlena Preigh won the 800-meter run at the high-caliber indoor Simplot Games in February which signaled an impending breakout for the young runner.
The wakeup call came in the middle of the 2017 season. The Fort Collins baseball team went to Eaglecrest and the Lambkins were thumped 10-0 and outhit 14-2.
It wasn't long ago that Crawford Field in El Jebel was covered in snow. This being where the Aspen baseball team practices and plays its home games, about the only real time spent playing outdoors early this season came in games either in Grand Junction or Denver.
