All-star defenseman Pat Doyle and former University of Denver standout Tom Ethington were among eight active players left unprotected Thursday by the Colorado Mammoth. The Mammoth was required to make players available to the league’s newest members, the Edmonton Rush and Portland, for an expansion draft July 13.
All teams were allowed to protect 14 players. Among those protected by the Mammoth: goaltender Gee Nash, forwards Gavin Prout, Dan Stroup and Brian Langtry, defensemen Jay Jalbert, Dave Stilley and Jamie Hanford and transition players Josh Sims and Nick Carlson. No team can lose more than two players in the draft.
Race volunteers needed
The Grand Prix of Denver is looking for about 60 volunteers to help during the racing Aug. 12-14.
The new volunteers will assist about 140 others in areas such as registration, hospitality, pressroom, special services and other behind-the-scenes activities. In exchange for working two pre-events and three days of the Grand Prix, volunteers receive reserved tickets, paddock passes, official shirt, hat, parking passes and a postrace appreciation party.
Prospective volunteers should contact Bob Brown or Julie Brown at bobjuliedenvergp@msn.com, by calling 303-614-7162 or by applying online at www.gpdenver.com. The final date to sign up as a volunteer is Monday, July 11.
Englewood’s Kempton wins junior match play
Kayley Kempton of Englewood Golf Course won the Colorado Women’s Golf Association junior match play championship with a par on the 19th hole, defeating Becca Huffer of Overland G.C.
Tyler Parsloe of the Meadows Golf Club defeated Gunner Wiebe of Cherry Creek C.C. 2 and 1 in the final match to win the CGAJ boys match play championship at Indian Tree G.C.
Boulder cyclist completes RAAM
Team 60+, comprised of Fred Boethling of Boulder and Daniel Crain, of Irvine, Calif., completed the Race Across America on Thursday morning, arriving in Atlantic City, N.J. Team 60+’s time of 8 days, 13 hours, 43 minutes was good for third place in the two-person men’s division.
City Open update
Jeffrey Zeller of Englewood, the No. 4 seed, advanced from the men’s open singles round of 16 with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win over No. 9 seed Marc Weiner of Fort Collins at the Denver City Open tennis tournament at the Denver Tennis Club.
No. 1 seed Miika Keronen of Longmont, No. 2 seed Willie Dann of Denver and No. 3 seed Marko Bundalo advanced with straight-set wins.
No. 11 seed Gonzalo Garcia of Boulder advanced over No. 6 seed Paul Shovlin of Littleton, who was forced to retire while leading in the second set because of an injury.
Also advancing from the round of 16 were Brett Schaffer of Greenwood Village, Bart Scott of Colorado Springs and Mark Boren of Englewood.
