Denver, CO
Denver Polo Club wants to make
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It’s called the Denver Polo Club, but it’s nestled in a rural part of Douglas County, and it’s working to make an old-world sport accessible to everyone.
“You drive into the gates, you really feel like you’re not in the middle of the city; you feel like you’re up in the mountains, you feel like you’re in a playground,” said Denver Polo Club owner Erica Gandomcar-Sachs.
Gandomcar-Sachs’s parents founded the club nearly 40 years ago, bringing teams and celebrities from around the world to Colorado.
Now, she wants to usher in a new era.
“We want to create like an old-world sporting club. Somewhere you can come and do falconry, you can play polo, equestrian sports, clay shooting, polo jumping, dressage, western, anything horse you can imagine; that’s what we want to create,” said Gandomcar-Sachs.
While Colorado isn’t much of an “old-world” destination, Gandomcar-Sachs believes there’s a market for polo.
“It’s modern-day cowboy. People come to experience the outdoors, horses, and just keep it a playground. We want to keep it open for everybody,” said Gandomcar-Sachs.
All levels are welcome, and you don’t need to have your own horse. You’re also welcome to just watch. Gandomcar-Sachs says you can customize how involved you are based on time and financial availability.
“All you have to do is show up, and we can provide everything else. Everything from helmet, mallets, we even have boots,” said Gandomcar-Sachs.
“It’s just a great atmosphere, great vibes here,” said polo amateur B Gottwald.
Gottwald first tried out polo at the club four years ago, and now he can’t get enough.
“We usually play with two pros on a team and two amateurs. It’s four on four. The game today was really close in the first half, and then the other team played a little bit harder and executed their plays a little bit better, and hats off to them; they played a good game,” said Gottwald.
Gottwald even brings his young daughter, Gracie, to play.
“Oh yeah, she’s got her own mallet; she’s playing,” said Gottwald.
He encourages anyone who likes team sports or horses to give polo a try.
“Anybody who’s been a rancher, anybody who’s ridden horses, everybody should play polo,” said Gottwald.
“Polo, to me, when you’re done playing, you’re emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted,” said Gandomcar-Sachs. “That teamwork and that connection between you and your horse and you and your teammates, that’s what I fell in love with.”
Gandomcar-Sachs hopes more people will try the sport, as she works to make the Sedalia club an old-world destination for the entire metro area.
Ticketed events at the Denver Polo Club start at just $35. The final “Sunday Funday” for this season will be September 15. It will be the last time the public can attend as spectators, but players will continue until the end of October. For more information and a schedule of events, visit denverpoloclub.com.
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Denver, CO
Broncos Postgame Notebook: Denver’s defense prevents Packers from scoring in stout performance
DENVER — After scoring 27 points during Sunday’s preseason game against the Packers, Denver’s offense looks to be building positive momentum ahead of the 2024 season.
But the Broncos’ defense arguably stole the show on Sunday, as the unit recorded two key takeaways and kept the Packers from scoring in Denver’s 27-2 win. Green Bay’s only points came via a safety late in the third quarter.
Coming off of a strong defensive performance last week against Indianapolis and a promising joint practice with the Packers on Friday, Head Coach Sean Payton said he is encouraged by the consistency the defense is showing.
“We played the run well at Indianapolis and then we came back off that game,” Payton said. “… [We’re] just kind of stacking these practices and building confidence. We had two takeaways. I think we scored 10 points off of them. We didn’t win the penalty battle, [but] we won the turnover battle. I’m encouraged.”
These two takeaways came from players who made their presences felt in last week’s win over Indianapolis. Defensive back Keidron Smith recorded his second interception of the 2024 preseason, while outside linebacker Jonah Elliss saw his consistent pressure pay off with a strip-sack and fumble recovery.
“I like his energy,” Payton said of Elliss. “… He’s someone that it’s not just one rush plan. He plays with passion and again, I’m encouraged with the rookie class. A number of these guys have a chance to contribute, and we’ll just keep working with him. It’s good to see his progress. He got a lot of snaps tonight.”
Several veteran players also made an impact on Sunday. Defensive end Zach Allen recorded a sack, while outside linebacker Nik Bonitto applied pressure that contributed to Elliss’ strip-sack and fumble recovery.
Bonitto said that there is a noticeable difference with this year’s defense and is eager to see the new energy continue to translate to on-field performance.
“We’ve got a lot of guys that just want to prove something,” Bonitto said. “… A lot of these guys have been waiting [for] their time to play, so it’s been good to have them on our team.”
Safety P.J. Locke is also encouraged by the effort he sees across the board from Denver’s defense, and he believes the sky is the limit for the hungry group.
“I think we can go as far as we want to go,” Locke said. “It’s all about confidence. … Our job as leaders, the older guys, is to let the [rookies] know … we can really do something.”
DENVER LOOKING TO ‘CLEAN UP’ PENALTIES
While Payton said that “there were a lot of positives” from Sunday’s win, he noted mistakes that the team will need to avoid in order to find success this season.
“We had enough penalties for three games, and we’ve got to get a lot of that cleaned up,” Payton said.
Denver committed 13 penalties for 120 yards on Sunday, and the Broncos will look to clean up their play ahead of the 2024 season.
“The penalties are tough because whenever you are moving the ball [and] moving it well and then you have a penalty that brings it back, it’s hard to overcome that,” quarterback Jarrett Stidham said. “This league is too good, the players on the opposite side are too good [and] the coaches are too good. Whenever it’s second-and-15 or first-and-20, it’s always hard to bounce back from that. We’ll definitely look at it and see what we can do to get better.”
Denver, CO
WATCH: Broncos’ Bo Nix connects with Tim Patrick for touchdown vs. Packers
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Is it time to Bo-lieve?
First game in two years at @EmpowerField.
Touchdown. 🥹#GBvsDEN x @Tpstreets pic.twitter.com/JHeiIpTpxQ
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 19, 2024
After getting the start in the Broncos’ season preseason game, rookie quarterback Bo Nix connected with Tim Patrick for a 2-yard touchdown pass Sunday against the Packers.
The score gave Denver a 10-0 lead in the second quarter.
Nix, 24, started the game strong, completing 8 of his first 9 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. He also has three carries for 12 yards. He connected with Javonte Williams for a 13-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, but it was called back after replays showed that Nix was past the line of scrimmage before making the pass.
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Denver, CO
Man killed in Mar Lee shooting, suspect dead after car chase through south Denver
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Two people were killed after a shooting and car chase through south Denver on Sunday, according to the Denver Police Department.
Officers responded to a shooting near West Arkansas Avenue and South Knox Court in Denver’s Mar Lee neighborhood Sunday afternoon, Denver police said in a post on X.
The shooting victim, a man, was pronounced dead.
Police saw a man suspected in the shooting driving away from the scene and followed him to the area of South University Boulevard and Cherry Hills Farm Drive in the Cherry Hills neighborhood.
The man crashed twice, hitting one vehicle, and was found dead in his vehicle as a result of suicide, police officials said.
Three people who were in the vehicle the man crashed into were not injured.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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