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“Hey Chav, if we lose, I’m getting on the bus in the morning and going home. There’s no way I’m playing in the consolation bracket.” Those were my exact words to Rick Chavez as we...

Just a few weeks back on a crisp, early fall morning, I took a run up to my favorite of all spots above the Glenwood Fish Hatchery. After just a little over a mile, I...

In the late summer of 1975, following my eighth grade year at Glenwood Junior High School, I was fortunate enough to attend the Denver Nuggets basketball camp with my good buddy Glenn Samuelson. The weeklong…

Mike Vidakovich At first glance, it would appear as though the seven aging gentlemen had gathered at a long table near the back of the local restaurant to escape from the oppressive June heat, have a nice lunch and enjoy each other’s company. After all, this small group of old friends and teammates don’t get to see much of each other these days. There was a time, though, when they were almost inseparable, especially during a magical winter long ago when they managed to live out a dream that...

Mike Vidakovich During my senior year at Glenwood Springs High School, our much-anticipated basketball season began on the usual mid-November day in 1978. Our season held an abundance of promise, even though we were kicking off the new campaign minus a couple of starters and some reserve players who were still involved in Glenwood’s successful football run through the playoffs. We were aware that if the football team advanced all the way to the state championship game, our first basketball co...