About Joseph Wirth

Do you know Joe Wirth? is a common question rung around The Hill area of Boulder, typically on the weekends. But the thing is no one knows who this guy is, yet. Fresh into the the journalism world, this is Wirth's second semester working at the CU Independent. When asked how being a sports columnist is, he simply replied, "This is only just the beginning."

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  Avalanche conditions affect Red Bull Cold Rush

  Mar 6, 2012comments

  Red Bull Cold Rush brings skiing back to its roots, but at the same time brings the sport to extreme levels that have never been seen before. Nestled in the beautiful yet daunting high country of the historic gold-mining town of Silverton, the... read more »

   
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  Video: Freeskiers Sean Pettit and Grete Eliassen

  Mar 5, 2012comments

  The CU Independent sits down with professional freeskiers Grete Eliassen and 2-time Red Bull Cold Rush Champion Sean Pettit. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Joseph Wirth at Joseph.wirth@colorado.edu, Andy McDonnell at Andy.McDonnell@colorado.edu.... read more »

   
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  Women’s golf team finishes second in New Orleans

  Feb 29, 2012comments

  Colorado women’s golf has taken off this spring, becoming a national championship contender. Their second place finish at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, led by sophomore Alex Stewart’s first place 211 stroke, proved that the Buffs need... read more »

   
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  Women’s basketball loses fourth straight at California

  Feb 25, 2012comments

  Junior Chucky Jeffery’s 18 points against the University of California wasn’t enough to bring the Buffaloes their first victory since Feb. 9 as they lost their fourth straight game, 64-43 in Berkeley, Saturday afternoon. The win... read more »

   
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  Women’s golf finishes seventh at Northrop Grumman

  Feb 16, 2012comments

  At the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif., the CU women’s golf team showed that it can be competitive among the top teams in the nation. Finishing seventh behind No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Southern California and No. 4... read more »

   
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  Arizona State takes Buffs in a 60-47 loss

  Feb 13, 2012comments

  The CU women’s basketball team’s 60-47 loss to Arizona State on Saturday was not as severe as when the two teams last met on Feb. 11 in Tempe, Ariz. Still, the Buffs didn’t come out of Saturday’s game with smiling faces. After... read more »

   
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  Chucky Jeffery leads Buffs past Arizona, 69-59

  Feb 10, 2012comments

  Things are looking up for the women’s basketball team. Junior guard Chucky Jeffery, this week’s CUI Athlete of the Week, racked up 21 points of the women’s basketball team’s 69-59 win against the University of Arizona... read more »

   
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  Buffs in second at halfway point of UAA Invitational

  Feb 8, 2012comments

  The University of Utah Utes and the defending national champion Colorado ski team have created a new Pac-12 rivalry this year on the slopes. On Monday in Anchorage, Alaska, the Utes showed just why they are one of the Buffs’ biggest competitors... read more »

   
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  Buffs dominate Beavers, 82-60

  Feb 3, 2012comments

  The last time the Oregon State Beavers faced the Colorado Buffaloes was in last year’s Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series. In that matchup, the Buffaloes dominated the Beavers 83-57. Thursday night’s game at the Coors Events Center featured... read more »

   
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  Buffs prepare for pinnacle games versus USC and UCLA

  Jan 25, 2012comments

  The Colorado women’s basketball team (14-4, 3-4 Pac-12) is at the pinnacle of its 2011-2012 campaign as it hosts two of California’s best programs this weekend: University of Southern California on Thursday and University of California,... read more »