Tag: Denver Coliseum
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Rangeview boys basketball heads to CHSAA Final 4 with clear mission: ‘Finish the job’
AURORA — Finish the job. It’s the message junior Archie Weatherspoon V has gotten from multiple members of last year’s Rangeview team. “Some of my teammates have been calling me this week like, ‘Yeah man, we haven’t been to a game yet all season, but we’re gonna be there (this weekend) for y’all.’ They kept…
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New buildings debut as National Western Stock Show attractions
What used to be in the shadow of the 70-year-old Denver Coliseum is now one of the National Western Stock Show’s newest and largest attractions. Officially opening at the end of 2025 and debuting to the public during this year’s 120th year of the Stock Show, the area where the old stockyards once stood now…
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Girls volleyball roundup: Defending 3A champion Village wins regional, six more area schools advance to state tournament
Village followed a rocky start to the season with a ticket to the upcoming state tournament at Denver Coliseum. In their second year of play, the Mountaineers collected their second consecutive regional crown Saturday and dropped just one set en route to the 3A region 12 title. The Mountaineers won the state championship in 2024…
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Metro State University graduates, families reflect on significance of commencement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The parking lot of the Denver Coliseum was especially lively for a Friday morning. After attempting to find spots close to the building — a quest that scarcely was successful — families piled out of their cars and onto the expansive asphalt. Mothers made sure caps…
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Sienna Betts — Gatorade Player of the Year finalist — propels Grandview to Class 6A title game
One of the top-three girls basketball players in the country has Grandview on the cusp of a Class 6A CHSAA state title. Sienna Betts requires no introduction for Colorado prep hoops fans. The highly decorated Wolves forward continues earning the spotlight. She led No. 1 Grandview on Thursday to a Final Four victory, 39-35, over…
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City to open Denver Coliseum as emergency homeless shelter
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High demand at emergency cold weather overnight shelters has prompted Denver’s housing department to open a fifth shelter at the Denver Coliseum starting Saturday. At the onset of more frigid weather, Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST) is extending its current cold weather shelter activation until at least Thursday, Feb. 20. Until then, overnight temperatures…
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Another year, another rodeo: The National Western Stock Show returns
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We’ve made it into the new year, moving swiftly into the future. But, for more than two weeks, some people will ride backward in time, celebrating the traditions of cowboys and cowgirls of the past. On Jan. 11, the National Western Stock Show — a Colorado tradition since 1906 — will begin its 16-day run through Jan.…
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Protesters briefly disrupt CU Denver commencement ceremonies Saturday; 2,200 students receive degrees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 2,200 students saw the fruit of their labors rewarded Saturday at the University of Colorado Denver’s spring commencement ceremonies. However during both the morning and afternoon commencements at the Denver Coliseum, around 50 pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted the ceremonies for around five minutes. Despite the…
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MSU Denver graduation proceeds despite threats of disruption by pro-Palestinian activists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amidst the threat of disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters whose escalating activities worried officials in the last few days, students at Metropolitan State University of Denver celebrated their achievements during the spring commencement exercises on Friday. Two graduation ceremonies honoring more than 2,000 college students obtaining…
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Homeless people find ‘comfort’ staying at Denver Coliseum
Vince Lepre celebrated his 17th birthday enlisting into the military during the Vietnam war. Roughly half a century later, he celebrated his 68th birthday as a homeless man keeping warm at Denver Coliseum, which the city temporarily turned into an emergency shelter at the onset of Colorado’s cold weather. The shelter will close on Saturday.…