Author: Angie Disalvo
-
GAZETTE PREPS: 3-sport athletes refuse to choose
Milk really does a body good. Well, chocolate milk in the case of Janae Vander Ploeg. The Cheyenne Mountain junior credited her daily dairy drink with keeping her from getting fatigued and helping her excel at multiple sports. Photo by
-
Cheerleading just another sport for two busy athletes
Cale Teschner and Dylann Finley are spending the fall sports season awash in pompoms, ribbons and herkies. But Teschner and Finley are far from cliché cheerleaders. They’re part of a different breed of multisport athletes. The cheer squad is a new team for Teschner, a junior in his first year at Palmer after moving from Las Vegas.…
-
Three-sport athletes refuse to choose when it comes to athletics
Milk really does a body good. Well, chocolate milk in the case of Janae Vander Ploeg. The Cheyenne Mountain junior credited her daily dairy drink with keeping her from getting fatigued and helping her excel at multiple sports. Vander Ploeg and Palmer Ridge senior Collin Babcock are anomalies as each made The Gazette’s all-area teams…
-
Gazette Preps: CSCS volleyball holds off Liberty
Liberty put a damper on Colorado Springs Christian School’s plans to put a cap on a quick victory and start getting ready for the homecoming dance. Down 7-0 and then 24-18, the Pikes Peak No. 6 Lancers rallied to win the third game. But they failed to carry that momentum forward, as No. 5 CSCS…
-
CSCS volleyball takes out Liberty in four games
Liberty put a damper on Colorado Springs Christian School’s plans to put a cap on a quick victory and start getting ready for the homecoming dance. Down 7-0 and then 24-18, the Pikes Peak No. 6 Lancers rallied to win the third game. But they failed to carry that momentum forward, as No. 5 CSCS…
-
Palmer Ridge wins with possession game
The multifaceted running attack of Palmer Ridge’s option offense churned up plenty of yardage. More importantly it allowed the Bears to control the clock, leading the Bears to a 28-21 victory over Pikes Peak No. 9 The Classical Academy on Friday night. Chris Paffett took an option pitch 4 yards for the winning score, and…
-
Gazette Preps: Palmer Ridge football wins game of keep-away
The multifaceted running attack of Palmer Ridge’s option offense churned up plenty of yardage. More importantly it allowed the Bears to control the clock, leading the Bears to a 28-21 victory over Pikes Peak No. 9 The Classical Academy on Friday night. Chris Paffett took an option pitch 4 yards for the winning score, and…
-
Gazette Preps: L-P’s Peterson fans 15 in shutout win
The anticipated duel between the top pitcher and hitter in the area never materialized Tuesday as Lewis-Palmer’s Mariah Peterson fanned Widefield’s Lauren Shanks twice on the way to 15 strikeouts in a 2-0, four-hit shutout. Peterson (6-1 with a 0.37 ERA) has 60 strikeouts in 45 innings for the Pikes Peak No. 1 Rangers (12-2, 6-0),…
-
Peterson strikes out 15 as Lewis-Palmer softball shuts out Shanks, Widefield
The anticipated duel between the top pitcher and hitter in the area never materialized Tuesday as Lewis-Palmer’s Mariah Peterson fanned Widefield’s Lauren Shanks twice on the way to 15 strikeouts in a 2-0, four-hit shutout. Peterson (6-1 with a 0.31 ERA) has 70 strikeouts in 45 innings for the Pikes Peak No. 1 Rangers (12-2, 6-0),…
-
Whatever gets you through the night is all right
Two years ago, Patrick Cross was standing around his bike shop talking about bringing a fun mountain bike race to Colorado Springs. About 35 minutes after the start of the inaugural 24 Hours of Colorado Springs race, which began at noon Saturday at Falcon Trail on the Air Force Academy, Cross started to feel “a…