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🌱 How Dakota Ridge’s Eagles stormed to a perfect championship season
Also check out Basketball: B/C Team 1 on the Dakota Ridge Patch calendar
What's up Dakota Ridge! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dakota Ridge’s Eagles stormed to a perfect championship season
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Dakota Ridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 30 degrees.
- Friday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 61, low: 41.
- Saturday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Final Colorado High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams - Dec. 9 (on3.com subscription) — Dakota Ridge High School’s football team just capped a perfect 14-0 season by winning the Class 4A state championship, jumping out with 21 first-quarter points against Palmer Ridge. Quarterback Kellen Behrendsen threw for five touchdowns, while the defense grabbed two interceptions, helping the Eagles land fifth in the final statewide Massey rankings. 
Find out what's happening in Dakota Ridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Dakota Ridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dakota Ridge
- Basketball: B/C Team 1
Arrupe Jesuit High School
4:00 pm - Basketball: B/JV
Arrupe Jesuit High School
5:30 pm - Basketball: B/V
Arrupe Jesuit High School
7:00 pm - Wrestling: G/ALL
Wheat Ridge High School
8:00 am - Wrestling: B/ALL
Wheat Ridge High School
8:00 am - Basketball: G/V
Thornton High School
12:00 pm - Basketball: B/V
John F. Kennedy High School
7:00 pm - Basketball: G/JV
John F. Kennedy High School
5:30 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
📣 Dakota Ridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Conifer Chamber Monthly Meeting
Our Lady of the Pines , 9444 Eagle Cliff Road , Conifer
7:30 am - Kinder Math iReady
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education , 3306 West Berry Ave , Littleton
8:40 am - Toddler Time
Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
9:15 am - Baby Time at Ken Caryl Ranch House
Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
9:30 am
Thursday December 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Morrison
- Guess who's tap dancing at Red Rocks? Tilly and the Wall are back... (lazy-i.com)
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters announce 2026 Red Rocks show with 4 Non Blondes (gratefulweb.com)
- Treaty Oak Revival Announces 25-City Arena Tour for 'West Texas Degenerate' Album (country1037fm.com)
Lakewood
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-- The Patch AM Team
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