CHSAA State Championships: Before and After
Front Range Players Show Their Mettle
Congratulations to Anna Padget, Kelsey Plath, Hannah Ellison, and Krista Norris from Battle Mountain; Alyssa Birdsall and Julie Cox from Cherokee Trail; Gabrielle Dewberry, Elise Sage, Carrie Baird, and Tessa Trimble* from Cherry Creek (3rd place); Morgan Bohl, Bailey Karst, Courtney Karst, and Jordan Kissman from Eaglecrest (2nd place); McCall Paynter, Erica Denney, and Lauren Van Orden* from Grandview (Champions); Bri Smith*, Kelsie Edwards*, Kristina Rogers*, Emilie Nielsen*, Hannah Margheim, and Holly Sabatka* from Highlands Ranch; Kelly Biette from Holy Family (3rd place); Ariana Filho, Sarah Marietta*, and Olivia Moss from Lewis-Palmer; Mandy Bauer and Ariel Turner* from Mountain Vista; and Nichole Reidel and Anna Kate Atencio from Regis (3rd place) for their participation in last weekend's State Tournament. (* Played for Front Range for multiple years through 2007; will not return for 2008.)
Special congratulations go to All-Tournament selections from the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post: Morgan Bohl (RM), Erica Denney (both), Courtney Karst (both), Jordan Kissman (both), McCall Paynter (RM), Nichole Reidel (RM 4A), and Lauren Van Orden (MVP from both). Front Range Athletes accounted for six of eight Rocky Mountain 5A All-Tournament athletes and four of six Denver Post 5A athletes as well as the consensus MVP. Wow!
With the culmination of the season, there were several articles written and posted online that included Front Range athletes. Here are a few:
There were two previews of the tournament that included Front Range athletes, one for 5A and one for 4A.
There were summaries written after the first day of competition for 5A, 4A,and 3A. (Look for Front Range Alumna Trisha Kroll, Holy Family's head coach, in the 3A summary.)
Lastly, there were summaries of Championship Saturday written for each division as well: 5A, 4A, and 3A.
Check out Battle Mountain celebrating their Regional finish and McCall Paynter (L) and Erica Denney hanging out with their new best friend. Congratulations!
Please help us stay abreast with all the latest news so that we can share your success with the rest of the Front Range family. Please email eduardo@frvbc.com with links to articles that mention or photos that include Front Range players. We look forward to seeing Front Range in the news!
FREE SCREENING FOR CUSTOM ORTHOTICS
A reminder that we are offering a screening for custom orthotics. If you are interested, please sign up using Sign Up To Play. (Instructions for using Sign Up To Play can be found here. The camp is called "08 Orthotic Screening" and will take place November 30th from 4:00pm – 6:30pm at Front Range.) Payment is required at the time of casting, made payable to Kinetic Energy Physical Therapy P.C. Please be sure to print the disclosure form and bring it with you to the screening. Please see last week's newsletter for more details.
Only 15 spaces are available so sign up soon!
Ankle Brace Recommendations
A reminder of something that was discussed in the meeting, ankle braces! Front Range requires all athletes to wear some kind of ankle brace, as usual, but, since individual preference determines which brace works for an athlete, we are no longer ordering one kind of brace for everyone to wear. All players are responsible for purchasing their own ankle braces.
We will have an order form at tonight's Parent Meeting and at the Uniform Fitting on Sat. for Active Ankle, Mizuno and Malleoloc braces that you can order at a reduced price. Or, if you prefer another kind of brace, Jim and Djimmer Bosman have compiled a list of recommended ankle braces that can be ordered on line (Djimmer is a Physical Therapist we frequently refer athletes to. He has worked closely with Front Range coaches for about five years in treating many of our injured athletes.)
ASO Ankle Stabilizing Orthosis
Mueller Hg80 Rigid Ankle Brace
Swede-O products
DonJoy RocketSoc Ankle Brace
The key for a good ankle brace, according to Djimmer, is to get in a brace that fits the athlete; if it fits well, she or he is more likely to wear it snug/tight thereby letting the brace do its job. If the brace does not fit well, the player is likely to loosen it and render it ineffective.
Mark Your Calendar
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Girls' High school teams begin practices on November 26th
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Uniform Fitting are on November 17th *please see the schedule below*
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Scorekeeper Clinic is on November18th
*High school team uniform sizing times (please come at your team's appointed time so we can effectively and efficiently handle fittings):
2:00 15 Cardinal
2:30 15 White
3:00 16 Red
3:30 16 Blue
4:00 17 Silver
4:30 18 Black
And Now For Something Completely Different...
A women in sport fact in honor of the 35th anniversary of Title IX: Studies show that girls who play sports get better grades, are less likely to do drugs or drink, are more likely to matriculate in college, are more confident, have higher levels of self esteem, are less likely to have an unwanted pregnancy, lower their risk for breast and other cancers, and have lower risk for a whole host of negative health behaviors and diseases.
