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>>> SOME
>>> SOME VERY NOTABLE ATHLETES HAVE COME OUT OF BUENA VISTA
OVER THE YEARS.
NATHAN FINLEY HOLDS THE HIGH
SCHOOL DISCUS RECORD AND HAS A
BRONZE MEDAL FROM THE 2017
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MAC HEMINGWAY WON THE SILVER
MEDAL IN THE HIGH JUMP IN 2004
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES.
AND NATE SILVER A FORMER
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ALL-
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN. HE PLAYED HIS HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
AT THE NEXT STOP IN OUR FAN
ESCAPE SERIES.
>>
>> I
>> I THINK WE ARE IN IT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
NOT UNDERSTAND. I THINK PEOPLE ENJOY COMING
HERE TO PLAY.
>>THERE IS A VALLEY, 120 MILES
SOUTH OF DENVER ON HIGHWAY 285.
>> NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU LOOK
YOU CAN LOOK AT A 14,000 FOOT
PEAK.
PEAK.
PEAK. >>THE ARKANSAS RIVER RUSHES
ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE BUENA
VISTA HOME FOR STADIUM.
>>ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE
MOUNT PRINCETON, THAT IS MY
FAVORITE MOUNTAIN FOR SURE.
>> HAVE YOU HIKED IT?
>>I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT.
>> Reporter: MOUNT PRINCETON
MAY BE A WAYS OFF, BUT THE
DEMONS HAVE CALLED TO THE TOP
OF COLORADO'S HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PEAK BEFORE.
>> FROM THE YOUNGEST TO THE OLD
THAT ARE WHEELING IN OR
WHATNOT, IT IS REALLY COOL,
THEY HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN
THIS SCHOOL AND TOWN AND THIS
FIELD.
FIELD.
FIELD. >>
FIELD. >> Reporter: TWICE THEY HAD
BROUGHT A STATE TITLE BACK HOME
TO THE TOWN OF BUENA VISTA.
>>I TAKE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
THAT WE GET IS PHENOMENAL.
>> Reporter: TO A DEVOTED
FAMILY, ONE THAT WILL DO
ANYTHING FOR THEIR PLAYERS.
>>THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS
SUPPORTED ATHLETICS.
SUPPORTED ATHLETICS. THEY GET BEHIND IT AND THEY
SUPPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE BEING
INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS OF ALL
SPORTS.
SPORTS.
SPORTS. >> Reporter: THAT WAS IN FULL
DISPLAY DURING THE 1A STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF 2015.
THE NIGHT BEFORE 10 INCHES OF
SNOW BURIED THERE FEELS.
DOZENS FROM THE TRINITY SHOWED
UP THE NEXT DAY WITH THEIR
SHOVELS.
SHOVELS.
SHOVELS. KICKOFF WENT ON AS SCHEDULED.
>>I THINK THE INFLUENCE OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THEIR PARENTS.
>>DESPITE THE ELEVATION, BUENA
VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IS GROUNDED.
>>THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE GROWN UP HERE AND ARE
RAISING THE KIDS HERE. THEY
PROBABLY HEAR ABOUT IT AND THEY
PROBABLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME
HERE AS A LITTLE KID RUNNING
AROUND AND WATCHING THE GAMES
AND KNOWING HOW COOL OF AN
ENVIRONMENT THIS IS.
>> Reporter: THERE IS A SENSE
OF PRIDE OF AND LOYALTY AROUND
THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM AND IT
CONVERGES HERE UNDER THE
BRIGHTEST LIGHTS.
BRIGHTEST LIGHTS. >>I THINK WE ARE REMINDED OF
THAT WHEN OTHER TEAMS END UP
COMING HERE, EVEN DURING OUR
SUMMER CAMPS, WE WILL HAVE TEAM
CAMPS HERE AND OTHER TEAMS COME
IN AND WE JUST HEAR THEM WITH
THAT WOW FACTOR AND THEY START
LOOKING AROUND AND THEN YOU
START TO APPRECIATE IT'S ALL
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. >>
OVER. >> WHO IS READY FOR THE FALL
SEASON?
SEASON?
SEASON? THE BUENA VISTA DEMONS KICKOFF
THEIR SEASON SEPTEMBER 6. MANY
OTHERS AROUND THE STATE START
NEXT FRIDAY.
NEXT FRIDAY. YOU CAN FIND