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Yellowjackets stung
By Jeremy Johnson
With one loss the Metro women’s soccer team’s national ranking dropped from second to ninth. Now, one week later, the Roadrunners are climbing back into the national spotlight.

Men's soccer mauls 'Jackets, Marauders
By Eric Lansing
Metro’s last trip out of state ended in one loss, one tie and no goals. The team’s latest trip to Billings, Mont. was a prettier sight as the Roadrunners got two wins, no losses, and seven goals, defeating the University of Mary 5-0 and Montana State-Billings 2-1 on Oct. 7 and 8.

Nuggets storm Auraria with Dunlap in tow
By Jeremy Johnson
Sitting on the sideline with a notebook in hand and intensity in his eyes, Mike Dunlap looked like the same coach Metro had grown to love and respect over the past nine years. The only difference was that Dunlap’s muse no longer aids the Metro men’s basketball team, but a slightly better known squad named the Denver Nuggets.

Buffs baffled in rematch with Metro club hockey
By Eric Lansing
It was a day of upsets in Colorado on Oct. 7, most notably for the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Their football team lost in triple overtime at home to Baylor, 34-31. But the real crusher was their No.1-ranked Division III hockey team getting stunned by the Roadrunners, 6-4, at The Edge Ice Arena in Littleton.

'Runners clutch in RMAC Crossover
By Eric Lansing
The University of Nebraska-Kearney Health and Sports Center in Kearney, Neb. was the site of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball Crossover. It is also the home of the Lopers, who are on top of the RMAC standings with a 10-3 record.

Wheelers on the warpath
By Jeremy Johnson
Focused, quiet and hunched over in chairs resembling the renegade machines of Mad Max, the Denver Harlequins wheelchair rugby team rolled onto the court for a little four-on-four team practice Oct. 4 at the Auraria Events Center.

A state of mind compared to a matter of heart
By Jeremy Johnson
Walking into the Auraria Event Center gymnasium, the sounds compounded the intensity on the players’ faces. Metal on metal. Explosions of aluminum and steel. Grunts and chatter worthy of a Monday night in the NFL. Welcome to wheelchair rugby.