Colorado
Idaho survives late second half rally by Northern Colorado to win thriller in Greeley
Coming off a loss to Northern Arizona on Thursday, the Vandals looked to respond in the second game of their road trip. Behind a big first quarter, Idaho defeated Northern Colorado 60-56, ending a four-game losing streak.
There is some familiarity between the two teams. Head Coach Carrie Eighmey spoke about the familiarities during her weekly press conference.
“I have quite a bit of familiarity with the Northern Colorado staff and Hannah Simental. I coached her sister at Nebraska Kearney. Kristen has done a phenomenal job building that program and the continuity they have,” she said.
The Vandals jumped on the Bears early, and after a 4-0 end to the first quarter, the Vandals led the Bears 21-4 to end the quarter. The Vandals kept their defensive intensity up in the second quarter and outscored the Bears 12-11 to take a 33-15 lead into the break.
The Vandals found their grove early and finished the half shooting 11-for-21 from the field, an efficient 4-for-7 from three and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Northern Colorado’s dreadful offense continued as the Bears finished 3-for-24 from the field, 0-for-10 from beyond the arc and 9-for-12 from the free-throw line (all in the second quarter).
Coming out of the locker room, the game changed, and the Bears came out of hibernation. The Bears found their rhythm and went on a 12-0 run to close the Vandals’ lead to 33-27. Junior forward Kennedy Johnson ended the almost five-minute drought with a three-pointer to put the Vandals back up nine points.
Northern Colorado kept the pressure up, and after their best offensive quarter, the Bears cut the once 18-point lead to 44-31 to end the third quarter. Graduate Guard Sarah Schmitt came out and hit a three-pointer to extend the Vandals’ lead to 16.
The Bears kept fighting, and behind some tremendous free throw shooting, cut the lead to as less as five. The Vandals experience took over the last few minutes of the game. With the Vandals leading 52-47 and badly needing a basket, Schmitt came through.
Schmitt received the ball on the left wing, crossed her defender over, and laid the ball up to extend the Vandals’ lead. Free throw shooting is a huge part of winning games, and the Vandals’ leaders stepped up when it counted.
Schmitt made the last four free throws for the Vandals and helped them escape Greeley with a 60-56 win, ending the four-game losing streak. The Vandals struggled in the second half, being outscored 41-27, and were not as efficient on the offensive end.
Idaho finished the game 18-for-45 from the field, an impressive 6-for-12 from beyond the arc and 18-for-21 from the free-throw line. The Bears were down and not out and gave the Vandals all they could handle for twenty minutes.
Northern Colorado finished 15-for-45 from the field, 2-for-14 from beyond the arc and 24-for-29 from the free-throw line. The Vandals had another outstanding defensive performance, holding the Bears to 33% shooting and senior guard Simental to 2-for-7 and five points.
Sophomore forward Aniah Hall led the Bears with 19 points and six rebounds to keep them in the game. The Vandals were led by Schmitt, whose excellent ten-point fourth quarter had her end up with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Johnson helped Schmitt with 14 points and five rebounds to help secure the Vandals’ third conference win as Idaho improved to 10-9 overall and 3-4 in conference play. Northern Colorado fell to 9-9 and 4-3 in conference play.
Idaho will be back home on Thursday, Feb. 1, as they host the 14-5 Montana Grizzlies looking to extend their win streak and get back in the Big Sky race.
Jayden Barfuss can be reached at [email protected] or on X @JaydenBarfuss10
What looked nearly impossible just a few weeks ago became a Thanksgiving miracle in Aurora.
Madsgiving is the annual effort that prepares and delivers thousands of meals to people experiencing homelessness, seniors, and families in need. It was on the verge of collapse earlier this month.
The longtime chefs who normally anchor the event were deployed to Jamaica to help rebuild kitchens damaged by Hurricane Melissa. Without them, organizers suddenly had no chefs and no kitchen just weeks before Thanksgiving.
Lead Pastor Dwayne Johnson of Mean Street Worship Center has helped distribute Madsgiving meals for seven years.
“At first, it started out as panic,” he said. “But then the community started coming together. Other agencies, ministries, and chefs came alongside us.”
One of the first to answer that call for help was Pesto Italiano, a new restaurant that opened in Englewood this summer. Chef Pablo had never cooked a Thanksgiving meal in his kitchen before – and certainly not at the scale Madsgiving requires.
“This was the first year we tried something like this,” he said. “We just opened in June. The first thing we wanted to do was help the community.”
Pesto Italiano donated their kitchen and their chefs, giving volunteers access to a full professional space to roast, prep, and assemble thousands of meals.
“With all the volunteers that came to help us, it was possible,” Pablo said. “We wanted to create something with love, passion, and quality – something people could enjoy the same way any family does on Thanksgiving.”
His team even improvised when dozens of turkeys arrived still on the bone and behind schedule. Pablo grilled and roasted them, finishing with a sauce of orange and rosemary. He even used pizza ovens to get the job done.
Johnson says the scale of collaboration was unlike anything he’s seen.
The Amish community from southern Colorado also stepped in, preparing meals on Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
By midday Thursday, every group Madsgiving serves had been reached: people living in cars and under bridges, seniors in assisted living, nursing home residents, and people facing hunger across the city.
What started as a call for help became one of the largest Madsgiving efforts yet, powered by strangers, volunteers, churches, restaurants, and neighbors who refused to let the tradition die.
“To the world, you’re one person,” Johnson said. “But to one person, you become the world. Today, miracles happened.”
Colorado’s gray wolves stuck a little closer to central parts of the state in late October and November, roaming into watersheds that reach metro Denver and near tribal lands to the south, according to a map released Wednesday.
The monthly Colorado Parks and Wildlife map shows the broad movements of 20 gray wolves that wear GPS collars. If an area is highlighted, that means at least one wolf was in a watershed at least one time during the time frame, according to state officials.
Between Oct. 21 and Tuesday, gray wolves traveled in watersheds that reach as far north as the Wyoming state line; as far east as Boulder, Jefferson, Adams and Broomfield counties; the northern edge of Archuleta County to the south; and Meeker in Rio Blanco County to the west.
Most wolf activity appeared to take place around the Continental Divide, with wolf movement tracked near Walden, Granby, Vail, Aspen and Gunnison.
The wolves also explored near tribal lands to the south, Parks and Wildlife officials said. The state has an agreement with the Southern Ute tribe and is working to finish a similar agreement with the Ute Mountain Ute tribe to address potential impacts of wolf reintroduction.
Of Colorado’s 20 collared gray wolves, 15 were captured elsewhere and released in Colorado, three are yearlings from the Copper Creek Pack and two are adults from the One Ear Pack, according to Parks and Wildlife.
State officials will not be able to confirm whether wolf pups born this year were “successfully recruited” into Colorado’s wolf population until later this winter, Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Luke Perkins said in a statement.
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Police issue shelter-in-place order for Colorado Springs neighborhood due to barricaded suspect
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning for 7366 Legend Hill Dr.
CSPD says this order is due to law enforcement responding to a barricaded suspect in the area. Police tell 11 News the call came in at 9:15 a.m. for a family disturbance.
If you are in the area, police encourage you to secure your home or business and stay away from doors and windows.
This is a developing situation; Information is very limited at this time. This article will be updated when more information is available.
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