Anti-slackers: Longmont’s Slackline Express balances business and pleasure

Under the shade of a stately silver maple in Longmont’s Collyer Park, Joe Kuster sways his hips back and forth, arms outstretched as if he is surfing. He folds his arms and does a few deep knee drops like a Cossack. He then squats cross-legged, ultimately resembling a Buddha in a state of meditation.

What’s remarkable is that Kuster is pulling off all these moves while bobbing and wavering atop a “slackline” only an inch wide.

Slacklining is a sport in which enthusiasts attempt to balance, walk or perform tricks on a piece of nylon webbing, usually stretched between two trees a couple of feet above the ground.

Scull and tones: Longmont rowing club offers fun, low-impact workout

“Longmont Sculling Club is not really a racing club, we are more focused on getting people out on the water,” McCabe says.

The club is designed to suit the needs of any rower, regardless of skill level or commitment. Club members have access to boats stored at the reservoir, and if they choose to they can attend regular classes and coaching sessions.

“If you just want to paddle around and look at the birds you can do that,” McCabe says. “If you want to get your butt kicked and give yourself a really hard work out you can do that, and everything in between.”

Taking charge: Silver Creek soph keeper commands her end of the pitch

Meghan Jedrzejewski doesn’t have the skill set of a typical soccer player.  She admits she is not a particularly good runner and she’s not deft with her feet.  But Jedrzejewski’s sure hands, rangy build and leaping ability have helped turn her into a star goaltender at Silver Creek High School. Perhaps the attribute that sets [...]

Mustang lacrosse team building a foundation with players from many schools

The Mustang lacrosse team is a melting pot of sorts, made up of players from high schools across Boulder County, including the St. Vrain Valley District, because most schools don’t have enough players to field a team. At 1-10, the Mustangs haven’t put together the successful season they would have liked to. But there’s more to the sport than wins and losses.

Team effort: Coach, community build youth lacrosse squad

Coach Jason Pachek started the program five years ago with eight players, but it grew quickly through word of mouth. Two years later The Place, an after-school program run by the City of Longmont, approached Pachek and asked if it could incorporate his team into their program.

The last resort: Greenwood seeks to prepare animals kept illegally for life in the wild

Non-profit Greenwood is Colorado’s largest wildlife rehab center, treating some 3,000 birds and mammals every year, most of them the kind of common species — songbirds, squirrels, raccoons and foxes — that don’t attract the attention of large carnivores or raptors. Animal-care areas of the center are not open to the public.

Sibling speed: Will to win runs in the family for Skyline tracksters

When her freshman sister joined the team, Donne approached Everett and asked if she could give long jumping a try. He thinks part of the reason is that Donne wanted to see how she measured up against her little sister.

Midnight flyers: Snowboarders head to high country under cover of night

Red and green tracers from a Roman candle cross in front of the full moon’s cloud-veiled ghost, then pop and fade into the night sky. A chorus of cheers rises from the crowd that has gathered in a parking lot on Colo. 6, about a mile past Loveland Ski Area, for a moonlight ride. Across [...]

Trojans halt late run by Sterling, take Northern League crown; LHS avenges December home loss

Longmont High School’s bench emptied onto the court in celebration, as the Trojans escaped with a 52-49 victory in Friday’s Northern Conference championship.

Girls swimming: Cougar seniors hope for charmed performances at final state meet

Spectators at a Niwot High School girls’ swimming event can watch while relay teams engaging in a familiar pre-race ritual.

Alexa Sander, Laura Farrar and Lily Yie, talk between laps during Niwot’s practice at the YMCA in Longmont on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Lindsay J. C. Lack photo

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