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Sports Scores
Some of this year's best performances have come from tense Monday Night Football matchups.
Every NFL Team’s Best Player Performance This Year
Toby Schoenfeld October 31, 2025

Arizona Cardinals Trey McBride / TE /  Week 7 Though the Cardinals lost their 5th straight in this heartbreaker, McBride was the shining light for the Arizona offense. He scored a touchdown at the...

Anton Taranda, '26, demonstrates poise and confidence as he connects on a short-range putt.
Athlete Spotlight: Anton Taranda
Teja Greene October 31, 2025

Greatness comes from repetition, dedication, and poise, and Anton Taranda, ‘26, embodies this sentiment. Taranda has been golfing from the age of five, and although  he played other sports throughout his life, Taranda says that golf was the only sport he stuck with through the years. These years of...

At the Pat Patten Invitational earlier
this school year, Lucas Wik, ‘26,
finished 3rd in the varsity boys race,
running an average pace of 5:01 per
mile.
Athlete Spotlight: Lucas Wik
Sasha Framularo, Editor-In-Chief • October 29, 2025

Lucas Wik, ‘26, has been running his whole life and at Boulder High for four years. Coming from a family of runners, this sport has been important to him forever, and he knows what it takes to be successful: “There's no way to cheat. You have to devote a lot of time and effort to it. You have to...

Coach Courtney Van der Linden is most proud of her team for their grit, positivity, and determination. "Win or lose, we leave it all out on the field," says Van der Linden. "Our record speaks for itself, but it doesn’t quite get at just how much effort, time, and hard work it has taken to get where we are and so quickly."
Girls Field Hockey Shoots and Scores
Ella Gibney, Editor-in-Chief • October 29, 2025

The stands at Recht field burst into uproarious applause as the Panther Girls Field Hockey team brought home another victory under the lights on October 14th, continuing their long win streak. In their second year with a varsity program, the Boulder Valley field hockey team – composed mostly of students...

The Boulder HIgh Girls volleyball team huddle up in preparation for a game vs Thomas Jefferson High.
Team Spotlight: Girls Volleyball
Bruno Damrauer, Staff Writer • October 12, 2025

Girls Volleyball plays at the Boulder High gym most Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.  Despite some recent struggles, the team shows promise with a 4-7 record against stiff non-league competition (at the time of writing). The season extends through October, and the upcoming home games include October...

Sterling Hammer-Cadora, '26, and her team posing after an overtime victory against a Denver team in the 2024 season.
Athlete Spotlight: Sterling Hammer-Cadora
Ella Gibney, Editor-In-Chief • October 12, 2025

Sterling Hammer-Cadora, ‘26, is the athlete to watch this year. In her third year playing ultimate frisbee for Boulder High, Hammer-Cadora has been nominated by her teammates to captain both the co-ed and girls teams. This choice was certainly a great one – not only is Hammer-Cadora one of the most...

The Boulder High Boys Soccer Team plays, rain or shine, and no matter the weather they get the results. Living in Colorado, all members of La Familia, including Mikel Mackey, '26, have had to adapt to every weather imaginable to find success no matter what.
Athlete Spotlight: Mikel Mackey
Sasha Framularo, Editor-In-Chief • October 12, 2025

Mikel Mackey, ‘26, has been playing soccer since he could walk. Throughout his three years on varsity as a member of the Boulder High Boys Soccer Team, he's accrued many accolades, like being the top-scoring junior in the program, scoring 13 goals. After his incredible and high-scoring season, he was...

Anton Taranda ‘26 and Pierce Johnson ‘28 stepped up as leaders for the
golf team this season, helping the team to a second place finish in the Rocky
Mountain League and each earning a berth in the state tournament.
Team Spotlight: Boys Golf
Toby Schoenfeld, Sports Editor • October 12, 2025

As the Boulder High Boys Golf season wraps up, there are two Panthers to watch out for in the state tournament: Anton Taranda ‘26 and Pierce Johnson ‘28. After Sam Skubic, ‘27, Boulder’s best golfer from last season, suffered an elbow injury that would leave him sidelined this year, Boulder needed...

Boulder offers over 200 miles of trails for mountain bikers such as Jacqueline Shires, '26, to race, train, and have fun on!
Boulder’s Bike Craze
Oliver Abeyta September 15, 2025

When I first joined the BHS mountain biking team, I was shocked to see not only how many people were biking around Boulder, but also how the public passageways were built to accommodate bikers themselves, and the size of the Valmont community bike park itself. I mean, a whole park dedicated to biking...

Despite the new school policy against sitting on the wall, twelfth graders cling to a senior year tradition.
Seniors Respond to Wall-less Football Games
Ryler Horansky September 15, 2025
Harvey hopes to finish his tennis career off strong with a win against Fairview and a berth to the state tournament, along with having a fun
season with his friends
Athlete Spotlight: Patrick Harvey
Toby Schoenfeld, Sports Editor • September 15, 2025
Will Weber '26 celebrated at the end of the first game of his senior season and his first game as a captain. Post running through the Boulder High School student tunnel, he yelled to the crowd surrounded by his fellow seniors.
Boys Soccer Season Preview
Sasha Framularo, Editor-In-Chief • September 15, 2025
Top 10 Sports Moments of the Year
Sasha Framularo and Toby Schoenfeld May 5, 2025
In DeJohn’s farewell season she has made waves on the field. As of April 11th, 2025 the team has an impressive record of 6-1-2. With DeJohn’s hard work in the midfield, Boulder High womens soccer has taken down teams such as Castle View, who had an undefeated record before falling to BHS on April 8th.
Athlete Spotlight: Mia DeJohn
Sasha Framularo, Editor-in-Chief • April 23, 2025
Most of the team have been mainstays on the field since their freshman season. With that much experience, year-by-year improvements are inevitable.
Spotlight on Boys Lacrosse
Toby Schoenfeld, Staff Writer • April 23, 2025
The girls varsity tennis team is very close as most of the girls have been playing on it since freshman year.
Girls Tennis Serves Up!
Arlene Solis, Staff Writer • April 23, 2025
Boulder will look to beat Fairview for the second year in a row on March 20th.
Girls Soccer Season Preview
Toby Schoenfeld, Staff Writer • March 23, 2025
Swish to the Third Power: Lake Smith
Swish to the Third Power: Lake Smith
Sasha Framularo, Editor-in-Chief • March 23, 2025
Athlete Spotlight: Sloan Zallen
Athlete Spotlight: Sloan Zallen
Sasha Framularo, Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2025
Doncic for Davis: Who Won the Trade?
Toby Schoenfeld, Staff Writer • February 15, 2025
On December 9th, 2024, Cole Morrow scored 31 points, a team high, against Summit High School. His performance led to him being named as player of the game.
Athlete Spotlight: Cole Morrow
Sasha Framularo, Sports Editor • January 29, 2025