Parents from Wheat Ridge and surrounding areas brought their kids to compete in the Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge held Jan. 19 at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The kids were vying for a shot at eventually advancing to the state finals, which will be held at the Pepsi Center before a Denver Nuggets game. Here are the winners by age group:

PlaceName

Boys 7 to 8
1st place Riley Govan (212.5 points)
2nd place Bryce Mayemura
3rd place Mickey Veloz

Girls 7 to 8
1st place Jessica Salazar (190 points)
2nd place Amanda Rankin
3rd place Justus Alcorta

Boys 9 to 10
1st place Austin Ness (250 points)
2nd place Christian Hyatt
3rd place Ryan Browne

Girls 9 to 10
1st place Kendall Deffinbaugh (140 pts)
2nd place Annie Thompson
3rd placeN/A

Boys 11 to 12
1st place Colin Mulligan (312 pts)
2nd place Andrew Roybal
3rd place Marty Gonzales

Boys 13 to 14
1st place Eric Engle (330 pts)
2nd place Gerardo Perez
3rd place Andrew Thompson

Girls 13 to 14
1st place Isabella Sanchez (140 pts)
2nd placeN/A
3rd placeN/A

Other participants:
Jose Estrada, Max Sweeney, Jack Korosec, Randon Rodarte, Grady Downing, Daniel Rankin, Ben Skaflen, Mason Lane, Gustavo Seusedo, Anthony Cortez, Carlos Lee Osborne, Angel Bernard, Kainoa Maldenado, Anna Thompson, Alexa Alcon, Sierra Martin, Billy Baermann, Westley Boettcher, Cristo Estrada, Jose' Carlos Estrada, Cole Finnegan, K.C. Kinney, Carlos Perez, Jerick Saenz, Kameron Griego, Chayton Martin and Raul Villarreal.

SOURCE: WHEAT RIDGE RECREATION CENTER