Coal Ridge senior Marin Simons comforts her younger sister, Samantha, moments after Marin signed her letter of intent to Weber State University on Thursday. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent
It’s hard to imagine Marin Simons didn’t think she was going to be good at sports her freshman year at Coal Ridge High School.
Thank goodness her mother, Ashlee Simons, talked her into taking up track and field. Three school record-breaking jumps later Marin Simons currently holds the Titans girls high jump record at 5 feet, 3 inches the Coal Ridge senior is now officially a collegiate athlete.
With her family by her side inside the Coal Ridge High School gym Thursday, Marin Simons signed her letter of intent to D1 program Weber State University, in Ogden, Utah.
Large icicles hang from the ceiling of the lower ice cave, also known as the Ice Palace, dwarf a a visitor to Rifle Mountain Park last weekend north of Rifle. Kyle Mills / Citizen Telegram
Looking back at 2020, the city of Rifle and western Garfield County saw their fair share of interesting stories. Here’s a trip down memory lane as as we take a look back at some of the headlines from the Citizen Telegram in 2020:
BIG PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN
After visiting reconstruction concepts and receiving public feedback, the city of Rifle made final plans in February to revitalize downtown with a new project slated for 2021.
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An ordinary household basement has become a handy tool for Colorado student-athletes trying to emulate what they’re missing on the court.
Take Taylor Wiescamp, a star, three-sport athlete at Coal Ridge High School. Despite the fall high school sports season seeing delays due to COVID-19 issues, Wiescamp’s strict diet of basement body work has helped hoist her to a milestone.
Wiescamp on Wednesday signed her official letter of intent to play volleyball for Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.
“The days I don’t have school and we don’t have practice, I’m usually downstairs in my basement, working out,” she said. “I’m doing either conditioning or weight lifting just trying to keep with that.”