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PARKER — Meredith Barnhart has three state championship rings and a scholarship to Tennessee, but Lutheran’s insatiable slugging shortstop still insists on being best friends with her alarm. Barnhart gets up at 5:15 each morning to go work out before school. She’s determined to leave nothing to chance, and no opportunity on the table, despite already cementing her status as one of the best prep softball players in the nation. “There’s always more to do,” Barnhart said.

Class 5A 1. Mountain Vista (9-0) won vs. Rock Canyon, 70-10: Austyn Modrzewski and the Golden Eagles went supernova on Friday night, scoring 63 points by the end of the third quarter en route to their second-highest scoring output of the fall. The senior QB threw seven TD passes a week after breaking the CHSAA career mark — now at 138 and counting — and even caught a scoring pass from running back Jack Blais in a league title-clinching performance.

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Sunday’s home matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Surtain was a full participant at practice this week after being sidelined due to a head injury, which he suffered in the first quarter of Week 6’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Sitting at his locker on Friday, Surtain said this was the first time since high school that he suffered a concussion.

Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Friday that receiver Josh Reynolds is doing OK but “pretty shaken up” after being shot last week. “He’s fortunate,” Payton told reporters after Denver’s Friday practice. “Obviously the league and the local authorities are handling that. I’ve had a chance to talk with him. He was pretty shaken up, and I’ll leave it at that.” Reynolds was shot last Friday in Denver.

Broncos fans planning a pilgrimage to Empower Field at Mile High can take a bus or train this weekend to watch their team’s home game against the Carolina Panthers. The Regional Transportation District announced Thursday that it is preparing for a surge in ridership ahead of Sunday’s game, encouraging fans to type “Broncos” in the destination field of the agency’s Next Ride app to find transit routes to the stadium. Related Articles Transportation | The secret ingredient powering Zach Allen’s breakout season and Broncos’ dominant pass rush Transportation | Broncos safety P.

Volume from 3-point range wasn’t a problem for the Nuggets on opening night at least. Efficiency sure was. Denver missed 32 of 39 outside shots in a 102-87 season-opening loss to the Thunder on Thursday night, statistically crowning the worst 3-point shooting game of the Michael Malone era, which is entering its 10th year. There are only 12 games in Malone’s coaching tenure — regular season or playoffs — in which the Nuggets shot the 3-pointer worse than their 17.9% clip Thursday.