Union Redskins head football coach, Bill Blankenship (in door way) tries to motovate his team with a half-time pep talk at Union's first home game against Edmond North on Oct. 2, 2002.

Zach Schutte (right), senior at Blue Valley North, comforts teammate Andrew Wetzler, senior after Blue Valley lost its chances to win the 2003 State Swimming Championship for the sixth year in a row at the Kansas State University Naditorum in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday.

Charlie Soule, winner of the 2002 City Open will be defending his title at the 2003 tournament at Ute Creek.

Members of the "pink ladies" get prepared for the half-mile swim to start the 14th annual Danskin Women's Triathlon. Over 2,300 women competed in the 2003 Danskin Women's Triathlon Series at Cherry Creek State Park. The race started Sunday, August 3, 2003 at 7 a.m.

Meghan Tawney, 2003 Queen of the Boulder County Rodeo.

Al Myers of Abeline, Kan., made the trip down to Tulsa to compete and win the "weight for height" competition. Myer successfully threw a 56lb ball 14ft in the air Saturday at the Scottish Games at Chandler Park.

Students work to shed off holiday pounds at the Chester E. Peters Rec complex.

Members of "Team Blue" get prepared for the half-mile swim to start the 14th annual Danskin Women's Triathlon. Over 2,300 women competed in the 2003 Danskin Women's Triathlon Series at Cherry Creek State Park. The race started Sunday, August 3, 2003 at 7 a.m. The official beneficiary for the 2003 Triathlon is the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.