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Djokovic, angered by Roddick, beats him at Open

Betrayed by his big serve, 2003 champion Andy Roddick lost to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, while Roger Federer struggled at times against 130th-ranked qualifier Gilles Muller before eventually winning to reach the semis.

Regional Scene: Harmon up a stroke at Senior Open

Mesa, Ariz., resident Greg Harmon took a one-stroke lead Thursday in the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. Harmon has produced a two-round total of 139, one shot ahead of Lakewood golfer Ron Vlosich, San Antonio resident Frank Conner and Minneapolis resident Joe Stansberry, all at 4-under-par 140.

Freshman Dalton powers Chaparral in five

It's customary for high school fans to chant, "She's a freshman," whenever one of their athletes does something good on a volleyball or basketball court.

Defense lifts Columbine

At times Thursday night, the Columbine football team might have felt as if it was at practice during its 41-20 victory against Thomas Jefferson.

No. 1 Creek sweeps Mountain Vista

The Cherry Creek volleyball team has so much talent this season, the top-ranked Bruins could afford to try a little lineup shuffle.

NEVILLE: Pomona can milk win for entire year

Pomona's football win against Ralston Valley in the first meeting between the two Arvada schools was termed as a "365-day" win by coach Jay Madden.

VALERIO AND STOCKER: Softball falls on hard times

Three schools have dropped softball or have had to form co-op programs with other schools this fall.

Athletes of week: Tarnoczi, Fisher

Alex Tarnoczi of Rock Canyon and Kelly Fisher of Douglas County are the prep athletes of the week. Arvada's football team won the team award.

Regional scene: Aurora man's 67 leads Senior Open

Aurora resident Mike McCutchen kicked off the Health ONE Colorado Senior Open with a 5-under-par 67 on Wednesday at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.

Prep points: Greeley West girls cross-country duo

For the Greeley West girls cross-country team, it was a clean sweep at the state meet last year. The Spartans won the Class 4A team title, while Hinchcliffe won the individual title and Smalley finished right behind her. Both runners are straight-A students.

Serena tops Venus in U.S. Open match fit for a final

Serena Williams barely got the better of older sister Venus Williams in a U.S. Open quarterfinal that was fit for a final, coming back in each set to win 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7) Wednesday night and break a tie in their head-to-head series.

Prep rankings, September 3

A look at the top teams in fall sports.

Message Board, September 3

College signings, schools needing games and coaches.

Grandview shakes ‘first-game jitters’ for win

Erica Denney spent this summer traveling — playing volleyball for club and country. While it probably didn’t seem like such a long road Tuesday night, the Grandview middle blocker took some time to get untracked in the visiting Wolves’ victory against Ponderosa.