After a politically rocky start to the high school hockey season, this talented team of individuals came together under the supervision of coaches, Jon, Jen and Clayton to be the powerhouse team of the High Plain Hockey League. The Lambkins, or ‘Baby Sheep’ bested all comers and finished the season in the number one position.

Other teams were shaking in their hockey boots as the end of season tournament loomed. The Baby Sheep knocked off the Cheery Creek team and set their sights on the eventual winners of the Grandview Wolves vs. North Central Hawks. At the end of the day it was the Grandview Hawks who had earned there way into the championship game.

These two teams had seen each other twice before. The first meeting ended in a score of 5-0 in favor of Fort Collins. The second meeting was not so fortunate for the Lambkins as they were defeated with a score of 1-2 on April 11th, 2010. Close to one month later these two hockey powerhouses would be able to finally settle up and determine who has the best club.

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Seeing is believing. Take sixteen minutes out of your busy life and enjoy sweet Lambkins hockey victory:

Final results are “in the book”! See you next year…

Under the expert coaching from Dan Timmons and Clayton Kvasager, the Fort Collins High Hockey Team is cutting through opponents like a knife through butter. This weekends games were no different with wins over Loveland (7-3) and Dakota Ridge (9-3). Today the Fort Collins Hockey team is in first place in the Tier III division with fourteen points. Their nearest opponents are Rocky and Columbine with twelve points each.

Shot by Matt Nagel - Puck On Its Way into the Net

The Friday night game had the team playing in front of the largest crowds seen this season. In fact it was the largest assemblage of fans many players had seen in their young careers! Groups of students had coalesced and were loudly bantering back and forth, their teen-age voices echoing off the stone walls and ice floor of the EPIC hockey arena. This reporter has been coaching and attending hockey games since 1999 and it was the first time attendance of security personnel made sense. I’ll take that duty much more seriously in the future.

Fort Collins High School Hockey Fans

Adam Crawford was net minder for the game whom at this point in the season is enjoying a 2.28 Goals Average Allowed (GAA). Scoring leaders with ten point or more include Cody Palumbo (17pts), Nick Whynott (17pts), Ross Stults (15pts), Tyler Schott (12pts) and Rodger Maddox (10pts). C’mon Matt Nagel, only one more point and you too can join this illustrious group. It wouldn’t be fair not to include the top three penalty leaders, just to keep things in perspective. They include Tyler Schott (16!), Brandon Uhl (14) and Ross Stults (12).

If you want to see some great hockey then come out and support the team. There are plenty of home games left.

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