The Kunsmiller Middle School Bulldogs collected their first-ever softball championship on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at All City Softball field, while the Kepner Middle School Dolphins won the flag football title on Wednesday, Nov. 12 also at All City Stadium.
 
Both teams completed perfect 11-0 seasons with their victories. Kunsmiller defeated Hamilton in the softball title game 10-9 while Kepner shut out Lake 40-0.
 
Kunsmiller Middle School is located at 2250 S. Quitman Way; Kepner Middle School is located at 911. S. Hazel Ct.
 
The Denver Nuggets/Colorado Avalanche Prep League has been a success since its inception in 1997. By creating a sports league (volleyball, basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, softball and flag football) for boys and girls in 23 DPS middle schools, more than 3,000 middle school students who maintain a C average or better in each class participate in 1,560 games in the league annually. The existence of this academic requirement helps students develop good study habits and appreciate the importance of maintaining good grades in order to have the privilege of playing organized sports.

The participating middle schools are: Baker, Cole, Gove, Grant Ranch K-8, Grant, Hamilton, Henry, Hill, Horace Mann, Kepner, Kunsmiller, Lake, Martin Luther King Jr., Merrill, Moore K-8, Morey, Noel, Place, Randolph, Rishel, Skinner, Slavens K-8 and Smiley.
 
For more information, contact the Public Information Office at 720-423-3414.