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Students Make History With Scholarships in … Cornhole
Two high school students in Colorado have turned throwing beanbags at boards into tickets for college. Gavin Hamann and Jaxson Remmick, 17-year-old seniors at ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch, have become the first students to receive athletic scholarships for cornhole, NPR reports. The scholarships for the pair, who are considered among the best high school cornhole players in the country, will cover around half their tuition at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where they’ll be Division I players. “I’m shocked, I mean, as everybody is,” Hamann tells 9News. “It’s crazy. It’s groundbreaking.”
WInthrop’s campus is just a mile north of the American Cornhole League’s headquarters, and the university aims to be a “trailblazer for college cornhole” as the game explodes in popularity, the Washington Post reports. “This is not just cornhole anymore,” says coach Dusty Thompson, per 9News. “This is something that is now going to give kids an opportunity to get scholarships, potential full rides eventually.” Hamann and Remmick are two-time winners of the ACL’s high school championship. At Winthrop, they’ll be allowed to continue competing in ACL events and keep the prize money.
Hamann and Remmick started playing the game around two and a half years ago, joining their parents’ weekly bar tournaments, the Washington Post reports. At the time, Hamann was focused on soccer and Remmick hoped to play college baseball. “I was super embarrassed about it,” Remmick says of cornhole. “It’s just weird to tell people like, ‘Yeah, I got a cornhole tournament tonight.’” They later started taking part in tournaments around the country. They say they’re excited about their roles in a growing sport. “We get to kind of pave the pathway for this new thing to come,” Hamann tells the Post. (More cornhole stories.)
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Colorado weather blog: Tornado watch issued for Denver metro, Eastern Plains through 9 p.m.
DENVER — A tornado watch has been issued for parts of the Denver metro, including Denver County, as well as the Eastern Plains through 9 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington, Weld, and Yuma counties were under the warning, which could result in scattered, softball-sized hail, scattered wind gusts of up to 75 mph, and a couple of tornadoes.
Strong to severe thunderstorms were expected Monday afternoon across the Interstate 25 Corridor and eastern plains, with supercells capable of producing large to giant hail, damaging outflow winds, and a few tornadoes, weather service officials said earlier in the day.
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Not as hot in Denver with a better chance of afternoon storms
The Denver7 News team is tracking the latest severe weather alerts and storm reports below.
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Monday, June 8
3:51 p.m. | Severe thunder storm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Thornton, DIA and Commerce City until 4:30 p.m., per the NWS.
Up to 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible with this storm.
3:38 p.m. | Severe thunder storm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Aurora, Glendale and Watkins until 4 p.m., per the NWS.
Up to 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible with this storm.
3:30 p.m. | Severe thunder storm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Golden, Evergreen and Kittredge until 4 p.m., per the NWS.
Up to 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible with this storm.
3:17 p.m. | Severe thunder storm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Centennial, Parker and Castle Pine until 4 p.m., per the NWS.
Up to 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible with this storm.
3:15 p.m. | Severe thunder storm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Denver, Lakewood, and Thornton until 4 p.m., per the NWS.
Up to 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible with this storm.
2:30 p.m. | Tornado watch | A tornado watch has been issued for parts of the Denver metro, including Denver, as well as the Eastern Plains through 9 p.m.
Per the NWS in Boulder, the following counties are under that Tornado watch: Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington, Weld, and Yuma.
Scattered hail up to softball-size likely, along with scattered wind gusts of up to 75 mph winds and a couple of tornadoes possible.
NWS Boulder
11:43 a.m. | Weather update | The National Weather Service in Boulder says the threat of very large hail is increasing for this afternoon, especially for areas near I-70 from just east of downtown Denver to the Kansas border. Current estimates released by the NWS show 3+ inch hail is possible.
The threat of very large hail is increasing for this afternoon, especially for areas near I-70 from just east of Downtown Denver to the KS Border (3+ in. hail possible). Have multiple ways to receive warnings & take the necessary safety precautions if a warning is issued! #COwx pic.twitter.com/5ZNbu0tErd
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 8, 2026
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