Today's Sports

The Evergreen swim and dive team placed third out of nine teams in the Class 4A Jeffco league meet.

Carrie Latimer and Lexie Malazdrewicz split Evergreen’s four first-place finishes. Latimer won the 50 yard freestyle and 100 backstroke, while Malazdrewicz was tops in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly.

Evergreen scored 340 points, behind Golden and D’Evelyn.

Perhaps it was the full moon Jan. 29 that turned the visiting 10th-ranked Wheat Ridge Farmers into a pack of snarling wolves.

Perhaps it was really Conifer’s fault, as the rival Lobos had roughed up the Farmers three days prior, making them particularly focused when they arrived in town.

Or just blame the basketball, which seemed to like Evergreen’s basket about as much as Jon loves Kate.

In arguably their biggest game of the season not involving rival Conifer, the Evergreen Cougars went with an unexpected game plan Jan. 22 against the Golden Demons.

Competitive napping.

And the Cougars were good at it. Far better than the Demons, as Golden strolled past Evergreen in the final minute for a key 49-45 Class 4A Jefferson County League victory.

Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, a day that doesn’t have much significance here, but it does in the Northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania, where it started.

The myth is that if the groundhog comes out of his winter hibernation on Feb. 2 and sees his shadow, he is frightened and goes back to sleep for six more weeks. But if it is a cloudy day and he does not see his shadow, he will stay awake and spring will come early.