Unified Basketball Team Beats Elk Creek Fire Department, 88-10

Trinity Foreman, Staff Writer|March 8, 2017

Career firefighter/paramedic Lorie Hartley, C Shift with the Elk Creek Fire Department, flies in the air to block band director Tucker Ewer’s shot.

The Adaptive PE class won the annual Unified Basketball game against the Elk Creek volunteer fire department.

The game started at eight am on Wednesday, March 8, in the gym at Conifer High School.

The Lobos took the lead early and led 68-8 by the beginning of the third quarter.

During half time, the Conifer Teachers took the court to challenge the firefighters.

Freshman Luke Whittington (‘20) led the student team making several shots including a free throw. During the run time, the Conifer band played in the senior bleachers. Teammates Hunter Sanders (‘20), Patrick McDonald (‘17), Madisen Koskinen (‘19), Sydney Hoagland (‘20), Michael Vickery (’17), Joel Van Dyne (’20), and Wyatt Bunch (’18), working with their peer tutor Karley Low (’18), provided strong support with shooting and cheering as their team pushed toward victory.

Sophie Saxton, Jamie Edwards, and Sydney Hoagland held signs and cheered for their fellow Lobos.

The firefighters pushed hard at the end of the game but their efforts fell short. The final score ended at 88-10 Lobos!

Super Wolf Blood Moon

Conifer students dressed in white cheer on the Lobos in the first playoffs game against Pueblo County. The night had a “Greek” theme, so some students took the opportunity to dress up in togas and leafy, golden headbands. Some even came prepared with handmade signs.

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A vase holding mini American flags and blue tissue paper sits in the center of one of the cafeteria tables. Student government spent time putting up red, white, and blue decorations throughout the cafeteria, in honor of the upcoming holiday.

Photo courtesy of Katherine Ryan

Veteran Breakfast

As the sun disappears, small spotlights illuminate the skeletons and their tombstones. Sounds of cracking twigs and squeaky coffin lids echo from an unseen source. The graveyard near the end of the trail held tombstones with many different inscriptions.

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Sports

Adam Wilton, a track participant at Conifer works on hurdles inside due to weather conditions.
Conifers track team has been forced to practice indoors due to snowy and icy conditions. Players affected with the restricted space and limited practices. “The coaches push me forward and in track they want me to do my best,” Adam Wilton.

Photo Provided By Savanna Smith

Limited Practices, Limited Improvement

The boys lacrosse team warms up for their practice on 4/4/24 preparing for their game against Air Academy High School on 4/6/24. “My favorite part of Lacrosse is that Adrenaline feeling when you score a goal”, junior Landon Hancock said.

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The rugby players practice rucking to prepare for in-game situations. Rucking is when players from both teams try to retrieve the ball after someone is tackled with the ball. ”I think its going really well. We have a lot of new players, but theyre learning really fast. And were getting new people every week that seem to enjoy it, rugby coach Fred Lehman said.

Playing Hard, Hitting Harder

Conifer high schools physical therapy room where athletes come to get an injury checked out. “I sprained my ankle and I did a lot of rehab with CJ along with at my house, making sure I stayed off my ankle,” freshman Monica Zoldowski said.

The View From The Bench

Head football coach Jonathan Shipley gives a halftime pep talk to the Varsity team. They were playing away against Wheat Ridge, their sixth game of the 2022-2023 season. “Just an amazing group of young men and women up here at Conifer High School and I’ve been very fortunate to coach and teach some amazing people and keep those friendships and relationships alive even after they graduate,” Shipley said.

Head Football Coach Leaving Conifer

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