Former University of Denver attackman Ryan Zordani was one of three former Pioneers selected by the Denver Outlaws in Wednesday’s Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft. The Outlaws drafted seven players total.
Zordani, a Heritage High School graduate, made the Outlaws’ practice squad last summer as a rookie. Because he was not among the 23 Outlaws shielded from the draft, he could have been picked by other teams if Denver had not claimed him in the third round.
The Outlaws also selected Matt Scanlon, a defenseman from Fairfield, in the first round; Yale attackman Tyler Casertano in the second round; fourth-round pick Brett Hamilton-Koll, a DU midfielder and Fort Collins High School graduate; fifth-rounder Jason Rostan, a midfielder from Hampden-Sydney; Jon Paulson, a DU attackman, in the sixth round; and Kent Denver graduate Alex Pritzlaff, a defenseman from Hampden-Sydney, in the seventh round.
— Theresa Smith, Special to The Denver Post
Sax memorial on Sunday.
A memorial service will be held Sunday in Aspen for former University of Colorado national champion skier Bryan Sax, who was killed Saturday in a mid-air collision between two planes over the Florida Everglades.
The service is from 2-5 p.m. in the ballroom of the St. Regis Aspen Resort. Those not able to attend can send packages or flowers to c/o Bryan Sax Memorial, 13 Cloud Nine, Aspen, CO 81611. Cards and mail should go to c/o Bryan Sax Memorial, P.O. Box 4256, Aspen, CO 81612.
A Facebook page has been set up with additional information. Search for “Friends of Bryan Sax” for information.
Sax was the NCAA giant slalom national champion in 1995.
Pursley improving.
J.J. Pursley, a Chadron (Neb.) State wrestler from Brush injured Dec. 3 in a car accident on Interstate 25 near the Wyoming state line, has been upgraded to good condition, the school reported. Pursley is at the Medical Center of the Rockies and will be transferred to an acute rehabilitation facility to complete his treatment. The other wrestler still in the hospital, Willy Jones, was released Wednesday.
UCLA changes Wyoming tipoff time.
The starting time for the men’s basketball game between Wyoming and UCLA on Dec. 23 has been pushed back two hours to 8:30 p.m. MST.
The game will be played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
CU rounds up Ponderosa tennis standout.
Erin Sanders of Ponderosa High School, the state Class 5A champion at No. 1 singles as a sophomore, signed a scholarship offer to play tennis for the University of Colorado.
Sanders was a finalist her junior year and finished third as a freshman.
CU coach Nicole Kenneally also announced Ania Anuszkiewicz of Mississauga, Ontario, a junior Team Canada regular, will join the 2008-09 squad.
