‘Sports’ Archives
Vancouver Vantage Point #15
Mike Moran’s Vancouver Vantage Point #15 Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth February 25, 2010 It’s unfortunate that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman doesn’t want to book a suite just yet at the toney Grand Hotel Polyana in Sochi, Russia, between February 7-23, 2014………..right now, he could get a rate of $382(US) per night if he acted quickly………….. the Black Sea resort hotel was built just three years ago by Gazprom, has great security and is separated from ... Full Story
Berthoud Boys – Season is over
The boys played well and looked like dynamite the first half. Both teams played good defense the second half, but the Hornets played it a little better and ended up winning. Berthoud 52 Pueblo County 57 Photos and more tomorrow.
Lady Spartans advance
Girls in convincing win over Prairie View 50-37 Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Berthoud 12 16 8 14 50 Prairie View 12 10 1 14 37 The Lady Spartans opened up the scoring ... Full Story
Vancouver Vantage Point #13 — The Boss
The Boss - Behind The USA Medal Machine By Mike Moran February 23, 2010 #13 The Boss - Behind The USA Medal Machine The U. S. Olympic Team, now delivering its third straight solid Winter Games performance, might not know it, but the foundation for its success was created two decades ago by the storied baseball owner George Steinbrenner……….. it was on February 19, 1989 in Portland, Oregon, that The Boss delivered a 21-page report of the Olympic Overview Commission that forever ... Full Story
Colorado Eagles Week In Review, Feb 22
Press Release Courtesy the Colorado Eagles Tuesday, February 16; Goaltending Shines; Eagles Lose 1-0 in OT RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Colorado Eagles lost a 1-0 overtime contest to their Northern Conference rival Rapid City Rush as the teams met for the second time in three days. After a wide-open, 7-6, shootout game on Sunday that saw each team pull its starting goalie, the netminders stole the show by taking shutouts into overtime. Danny Battochio stopped 36 of 36 shots in the win, ... Full Story
Vancouver Vantage Point #12-A Miracle, Frozen In Time
A Miracle, Frozen In Time, 30 Years Ago Today February 22, 2010 By Mike Moran Thirty years ago this morning in Lake Placid, I was in one tough bind on a cold Friday morning…………. I hurried out of the house on the grounds of the old Lake Placid resort around dawn, down to the edge of Mirror Lake to catch a ride into the village, on a dog sled………for $1.50, some young guy would run me across the lake into town, dogs barking and lunging, and drop me off right below Main Street, ... Full Story
CHSAA 4A State Basketball Tournament Brackets
The Berthoud Spartans (seeded #8) host #9 Pueblo County on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The winner of that game faces the Sierra Stallions in Colorado Springs on Friday, Feb 26. The Stallions own a 21-2 record and are the #1 seed in the bracket. The #6 Lady Spartans will host #11 Prairie View on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The winner of that game will play the Pueblo East Eagles in Conifer. The Eagles have a 20-3 record and hold the #3 seed in the bracket. The “Sweet 16 Tournament” will be ... Full Story
Spartans place four wrestlers in top six at state
By Michael Hicks Special to the Recorder Online DENVER -- Maybe it wasn’t the medal that they wanted, but for Robbie Workman, Alex Sadlo, Casey Couch and J.T. Pickert it’s a building block for next season. The four Berthoud underclassmen placed in the top six of their respective weight classes -- Sadlo and Couch finished fifth while Workman and Pickert took sixth -- Saturday in the 4A state wrestling championships at the Pepsi Center. The end result wasn’t the championship ... Full Story
Vancouver Vantage Point
The Sap From St. Petersburg February 19, 2010 #9 By Mike Moran The Stunning Performance To Date by Team USA in Vancouver is apparently not going over well with some athletes from other nations, the biggest whiner and poor sport poster boy being Russia’s over-inflated figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko………….following last evening‘s gold medal performance by America’s Evan Lysacek, the arrogant runnerup had nothing good to say about his rival…………"I was ... Full Story
On Deck
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Basketball Berthoud boys play Northridge away at 7 p.m. Berthoud Girls play at home against Fossil Ridge, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 Northern Conference Basketball playoffs Thursday, Feb. 18 - Saturday, Feb. 20 State Wrestling Tournament: Pepsi Center
