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Valor Christian High School
Valor Christian High School is a private, Christian high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. The school colors are Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white, and the school nickname is ''The Eagles''. Valor has four major focuses: Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Discovery (missionary outreach). Academics Valor Christian has been named a Blue Ribbon school twice. The first time was in 2015 and the second in 2021. Valor Christian was the only Colorado high school named as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2021. Valor Christian offers a variety of Advanced Placement (AP) courses as well as Dual Credit (DC) courses through certified local universities. As of the 2020–2021 school year Valor Christian offers 21 AP Courses and 14 DC courses. Campus The Valor Christian campus is 35 acres, and consists of: an academic building with a library, labs, and 35 classrooms; the Valor Center for Culture & Influence, including a theatre, performance hall, and studios and classrooms f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Highlands Ranch CDP was 105,631 at the United States Census 2020, making it the most populous unincorporated community in the State of Colorado. The Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District provides services to the community, which lies in ZIP Codes 80126, 80129, 80130, and 80163 (for post office boxes). History Beginnings Like many parts of the Colorado Front Range, the first residents of the area were Native Americans. The area was populated by a number of nomadic tribes, including the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. Because it was part of the Mississippi River Drainage Area, it was claimed by France by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and it was named as part of "Louisiana" in 1682. The Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively modified by European colonists, reducing the violence, to create its current collegiate and professional form. Players use the head of the lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch, and shoot the ball into the goal. The sport has four versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse and intercrosse. The men's games, field lacrosse (outdoor) and box lacrosse (indoor), are contact sports and all players wear protective gear: helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, and elbow pads. The women's game is played outdoors and does not allow body contact but does allow stick to stick contact. The only protective gear required for women players is eyegear, while goalies wear helmets and protective p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marybeth Sant-Price
Marybeth Sant-Price (born April 6, 1995) is an American track and field sprinter. She holds personal records of 10.95 over 100m and 7.04 over 60 metres. Sant-Price won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres in Belgrade, Serbia. Professional Personal bests ;Outdoor *100 m: 10.95 (2021) *200 m: 23.46 (2019) ;Indoor *60 m: 7.04 (2022) *200 m: 23.47 (2019) NCAA Marybeth Sant-Price is a 3-time NCAA Division 1 All-American, Mountain West Conference champion, 5-time All-Mountain West Conference, & 2-time Pacific-12 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division .... High school [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Beckie
Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Dash, and Manchester City. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Early life Born in Colorado to Canadian parents, Beckie attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year. Beckie attended Texas Tech University, where she played for the Red Raiders from 2012 to 2015 and became the all-time leading scorer for the women's team with 57 career goals. In December 2015, Beckie was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News. Club career Early career In 2013, Beckie signed with the Seattle Sounders Women in the USL W-League. Houston Dash Beckie was selected eighth overall in the 2016 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max McCaffrey
Maxwell James McCaffrey (born May 17, 1994) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Bears at the University of Northern Colorado. He played college football at Duke and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016. College career In 53 games at Duke (38 starts), McCaffrey caught 117 passes for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns, and twice received Academic All-ACC honors. In 2015, he started all 13 games, making 52 receptions for 643 yards (12.4 per catch) and five touchdowns. Professional career Oakland Raiders On April 30, 2016, McCaffrey signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft. On August 29, 2016, he was released by the Raiders. Green Bay Packers On December 20, 2016, McCaffrey was signed to the Packers' practice squad. On January 21, 2017, McCaffrey was promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Elliss
Christian Elliss (born January 2, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Idaho and was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. Early life and education Elliss was born on January 2, 1999, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to Luther and Rebecca Elliss. He was the third-oldest of 12 children. His older brother Kaden plays for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He attended high school at Valor Christian, leading his team to the state final as a senior, and earning the South Metro co-Defensive Player of the Year award. Following high school, Elliss accepted a scholarship offer from University of Idaho. As a true freshman in 2017, playing for their Idaho Vandals football team, Elliss played in eleven games, recording 30 tackles and one interception. He gained a starting position as a sophomore, playing in all eleven games as a starter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Denver Post
''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in Denver, Colorado. As of June 2022, it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 million page views, according to comScore. Ownership The ''Post'' was the flagship newspaper of MediaNews Group Inc., founded in 1983 by William Dean "Dinky" Singleton and Richard Scudder. MediaNews is today one of the nation's largest newspaper chains, publisher of 61 daily newspapers and more than 120 non-daily publications in 13 states. MediaNews bought ''The Denver Post'' from the Times Mirror Co. on December 1, 1987. Times Mirror had bought the paper from the heirs of founder Frederick Gilmer Bonfils in 1980. Since 2010, The Denver Post has been owned by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, which acquired its bankrupt parent company, MediaNews Group. In April 2018, a group called "Together for Colorado Springs" said that it was rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play their home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located southeast of San Francisco. The team is named after the prospectors who arrived in Northern California in the 1849 Gold Rush. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged. The 49ers were the first major league professional sports franchise based in San Francisco, and are the 10th oldest franchise in the NFL. The team began play at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before moving to Candlestick Park in 1971, and then to Levi's Stadium in 2014. Since 1988, the 49ers have been headquartered in Santa Clara. The 49ers won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian McCaffrey
Christian Jackson McCaffrey (born June 7, 1996) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers eighth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. As a sophomore in 2015, McCaffrey was named AP College Football Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He holds the NCAA record for most all-purpose yards in a season, with 3,864. McCaffrey holds numerous NFL and Panthers franchise records and is one of three players ever to record 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, doing so in 2019. Early life Christian Jackson McCaffrey was born in Castle Rock, Colorado, on June 7, 1996, the son of former Stanford and NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey and former Stanford soccer star Lisa McCaffrey. He attended Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado for his freshman year and then Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Timlin
Michael August Timlin (; born March 10, 1966) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams in an 18-year career; the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays, 2004 Boston Red Sox, and 2007 Boston Red Sox. Early life Timlin was born in Midland, Texas, to Jerome Francis Timlin Sr. and Nancy Sharon Beyer. Timlin graduated from Midland High School; he then attended and pitched at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Baseball career Listed at and , Timlin threw and batted right-handed. Timlin was known for his fastball. His sliders and sinkers had a downward break, inducing a significant number of ground balls. Early career Timlin was drafted in the fifth round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed with the team on June 6, 1987. From 1987 through 1990, Timlin played for several of Toronto's minor league teams; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Vieselmeyer
Brent Vieselmeyer (born September 29, 1975) is an American football defensive backs coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Vieselmeyer played college football for the University of Redlands and Concordia University Wisconsin. Coaching career Oakland Raiders In March 2017, Vieselmeyer was hired as the safeties coach of the Oakland Raiders under head coach Jack Del Rio. Following Del Rio being fired at the end of the 2017 season, he was not retained by new head coach Jon Gruden. Washington Football Team / Commanders In January 2020, Vieselmeyer was hired as the new assistant defensive backs and nickel coach for the Washington Football Team, then known as the Redskins. This reunited him with Jack Del Rio, who was hired as the new defensive coordinator under head coach Ron Rivera. In February 2023, Vieselmeyer was promoted to the defensive backs coach replacing Chris Harris, who left for a position on the Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed McCaffrey
Edward Thomas McCaffrey, Jr. (born August 17, 1968) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. McCaffrey played college football for Stanford University and earned first-team All-American honors. The New York Giants chose him in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. He served as the head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears football team from 2020–2022. High school career McCaffrey was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and played high school football at Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, where he competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. McCaffrey was also a standout basketball player for Allentown Central Catholic High School, leading the school to state titles in 1984 and 1986. College career He played college football at Stanford University. McCaffrey finished his football career as Stanford's 5th all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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