Good morning and welcome back to Sportsland! Man, that NFL Wildcard Weekend was about as good as I can remember. Now the divisional matchups are set, and the Broncos will have a shot at revenge as they host the Buffalo Bills this upcoming Saturday. I’m sure most of you blocked it from your minds, but the Bills beat the Broncos 31-7 in the wild-card round last year.

This week, we highlight the PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) coming to Denver, discuss football committee updates and showcase a major basketball blowout to start league play in the north. Thank you ALWAYS for reading.

-John

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Horizon 50, Mountain Range 33

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Evergreen 60, Battle Mountain 18

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Pomona 52, Englewood 51

MARK YOUR CALENDARS — Denver is home to one of the most ardent hockey fanbases in the country, and those fans are in for a special treat this January and March at Ball Arena.

Between high-stakes Colorado Avalanche games, hockey fans can enjoy even more action when the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) brings the Takeover Tour to the Mile High City. See the matchups and when below!

DOMINANT — There were two different classes of basketball on display during the 6A/5A/4A Rocky Mountain Basketball League opener between Riverdale Ridge and Prairie View.

The Ravens’ girls basketball team, led by Texas commit Brihanna Crittendon, beat the Thunderhawks 113-10 on Jan. 8 to improve to 1-0 in league play and 6-3 overall, while Prairie View dropped to 0-12.

D’Evelyn’s defense clips Heritage in Kipling Winter Classic: The D’Evelyn girls’ basketball defense didn’t lose its ferociousness over Winter Break.

Young Standley Lake girls basketball team battles Northfield: Two of the top girls basketball teams in Class 6A and 5A took top billing in Tuesday night action coming out of Winter Break.

Football committee meeting talks behavior issues, expansion: See what updates could be coming to the high school flag football landscape.

Evergreen family offers reward for lost therapy dog: Help a mountain family help their lost dog! Click the link above for more.

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