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Amid unthinkable tragedy, Dakota Ridge football leans on each other: “These hard situations are galvanizing them.”

This season, the Eagles have endured the death of a coach’s wife, a longtime athletic trainer and 2024 graduate Walker Moench

By Kyle Newman | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 3, 2024 at 5:45 PM MDT | UPDATED: October 4, 2024 at 10:10 AM MDT

Dakota Ridge players Trent Moench, second from right, and Kellen Behrendsen, right, joke as they stand with teammates Troy Mcmullin, left, and Brady Palladino, second from left, at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

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"The kids understand that when they're on the field, it's okay to have a chance to breathe and get their mind off the things they're going through."

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