North Denver News

By Kathryn White The crowded gym set off decibel-level warnings as 161 student athletes from 11 schools took turns battling it out on three mats over seven hours. Bleachers full of friends and family cheered athletes on, some moving forward to crouch next to the mats. Little attention was paid to heavy snow falling throughout the day, visible through the gym’s small windows. Denver North hosted the district league championship for... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Picked among a handful of players throughout the United States, Jason Fogle of the North Denver Bambinos baseball club was selected for the 12-and-under team to play in the Latin American Baseball Classic in the Dominican Republic. Fogle and his U.S. team went 2-1-1 in pool play before losing in the semifinals 1-0 on a walk-off home run by the host Dominican team. Fogle played catcher, his favorite position, in two of... Read more...

By Talia Traskos-Hart After a season of practicing tumbling skills and adapting to a new co-ed format, the North High School cheer team has, for the first time in its history, qualified for the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. Alyssa Page, the program director and head coach for North cheer, noted that the competition, broadcast on ESPN, will be a chance for the team’s student-athletes to... Read more...

By Kathryn White When I heard Virginia Gonzales’ voice on the other end of the phone, I wondered what kind of news she had for me. I covered Gonzales’ retirement for The Denver North Star back in October 2021. The long-time Sunnyside businesswoman had just celebrated her retirement from Hair on Earth salon on West 46th Avenue. Kathryn White Before selling her business, Gonzales had taken up softball for the first time. Her... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Sawyer Klein was oh so close. Maybe one putt drops here, another there, and the high school golf state championship would have been his. After Klein shot the lowest score (a 3-under 69) of the first round of the Colorado High School Athletic Association’s 4A State Golf Championship at Pelican Lakes Golf and Country Club, the second round proved to be a blustery and difficult trek. Facing a back-left pin, Klein... Read more...