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Articles from the November 3, 2017 edition


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  • Soccer: Niwot scores early and often in first round playoff win over Erie

    Jocelyn Rowley, Sports@lhvc.com|Nov 3, 2017

    Any lingering doubts about the potency of Niwot’s offense were put to rest in a 7-0 rout of the No. 30 seed Erie Tigers in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs last Wednesday. Even with their leading-scorer Manny Tapia minding the net for an injured Mario Munoz, the Cougars dominated possession in all but a handful of the match’s eighty minutes and had no trouble generating scoring opportunities. “I don’t know if I expected seven goals, but I expected our guys to come out and play really...

  • Student-Athlete of the Week: Maggie Smith

    Jocelyn Rowley, Sports@lhvc.com|Nov 3, 2017

    In 2016, life handed Niwot distance runner Maggie Smith a big lemon in the form of an injury that kept her out of competitive racing for all but a few weeks of her sophomore year. “It was a big emotional struggle for me because I love running,” said the junior, who took up the sport at Boulder Country Day in first grade. “I realized when it was taken away that it was my personality and my identity.” Fast forward to 2017, and Smith has turned that lemon into lemonade. After several months...

  • Local entrepreneur interrupts distracted driving

    Vicky Dorvee, Editorial@lhvc.com|Nov 3, 2017

    Long-time Niwot resident Scott Tibbitts is laser focused on eradicating distracted driving and saving lives. As mobile phone technology has sped forward, so has the temptation to tune in to every flash and ding coming our way. With the growing wave of unnecessary tragedies from those interferences, Tibbits, CEO of Katasi, developed a solution that easily quiets the lure of social media, texting and talking while on the road. Tibbitts’ engineering expertise, creativity, and ability to bring t...