Bob Niger of El Dorado Hills, Calif., shot a 5-under- par 67 on Wednesday and held the lead after the first round of the HealthOne Colorado Senior Open at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.

John Elway ranked as the low amateur in the tournament after the first round. The former Broncos star was tied for 17th after shooting an even-par 72.

Niger, who led Mike Zaremba of Pueblo by one stroke, powered his 67 with seven birdies. He made only two bogeys.

Bill Loeffler, the defending champion, was tied for sixth after shooting a 2-under 70. Zaremba and Loeffler are the only players who have won the Colorado Senior Open and the Colorado Open.

Greeley golfer medalist in qualifier.

Kim Eaton of Greeley shot a 1-under-par 71 to win medalist honors at a sectional qualifier for the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Inverness Golf Club.

Also advancing to the national championship tournament: Janet Moore (76) of Greenwood Village and Christie Austin (76) of Cherry Hills Village, Samantha Bartron (78) of Boulder, Shannon Lutynski (80) of Castle Rock and Stacey Arnold (80) of Westminster.

The U.S. Women’s Amateur will be played Sept. 25-30 at the Wichita Country Club in Kansas.

Slipstream lineup grows.

Slipstream Sports added six men to the 2011 roster, marking the remaining Cervelo TestTeam riders to join the newly formed Team Garmin-Cervelo.

Roger Hammond (United Kingdom), Heinrich Haussler (Austria), Andreas Klier (Germany), Brett Lancaster (Austria), Daniel Lloyd (United Kingdom) and Gabriel Rasch (Norway) will join teammate Thor Hushovd (Norway) in 2011.

Those seven will be joining Garmin riders Tyler Farrar, Ryder Hesjedal, Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie and Daniel Martin.

DU selling hockey tickets.

Single-game tickets for the University of Denver hockey team’s home games go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. Ticket prices start at $18.