Author: Angie Disalvo
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Nordqvist is a fan of The Broadmoor
Anna Nordqvist didn’t like golf right away, but she fell in love at first sight with The Broadmoor. The Sweden native put in some practice rounds the past couple of days during her first visit to Colorado Springs and didn’t like the idea of leaving. “It’s a good place,” she said Saturday while relaxing on…
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Elizabeth running attack humbles Palmer Ridge
ELIZABETH – Joe Finken took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and Elizabeth never stopped running in a 41-20 victory over Palmer Ridge on Friday night. The Cardinals (3-0), ranked No. 2 in 3A by The Denver Post, rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns in the first half while holding Palmer Ridge…
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Gazette Preps: Elizabeth humbles Palmer Ridge football
ELIZABETH – Joe Finken took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and Elizabeth never stopped running in a 41-20 victory over Palmer Ridge on Friday night. The Cardinals (3-0), ranked No. 2 in 3A by The Denver Post, rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns in the first half while holding Palmer Ridge…
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CC’s Brown finishes off Northern Colorado
After the game, Tiffany Brown finished a sentence for Brittney Lyman. Luckily for the Colorado College women’s soccer team, Brown also finished a scoring opportunity for her teammate Thursday afternoon at Stewart Field. “I was trying to go through the gap,’’ Lyman said, “but then it deflected off the defender and happened to …” “It…
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Gazette Preps: Discovery Canyon tennis downs Lewis-Palmer
MONUMENT • Discovery Canyon’s Brandon Nachbar and Lewis-Palmer’s Naveed Ghasem were pumped up for Tuesday afternoon’s dual. Impatient too. The No. 2 singles players hit with each other last Sunday. “We talked some smack, I guess,” said Ghasem, a junior. “We knew it this would be a fun match.” The friendly rivalry turned into a…
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Familiar foes play tight match as Discovery Canyon edges Lewis-Palmer tennis
MONUMENT • The spirited match between Discovery Canyon’s Brandon Nachbar and Lewis-Palmer’s Naveed Ghasem technically took place on Tuesday. But the mind games started days earlier, when the No. 2 singles players gathered on a tennis court for a little back-and-forth; fine-tuning both their games and their trash talking. “We talked some smack, I guess,” said Ghasem,…
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Series preview: Rockies at Pirates
Colorado has found some momentum again, winning five of its past six games – all at home. However, the Rockies ended their last road trip with a 2-9 record. The Pirates (37-70) still have the worst record in the NL and remain in the bottom five in most major statistical categories. But the Rockies are…
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Series preview: Pirates at Rockies
The Rockies seem to have lost their momentum. Heading into the All-Star break, they won 8-of-10 games and were in second place — two games back — behind the Padres in the NL West. Since then, they’ve lost 7-of-9, including six straight, and have fallen to fourth in the division — eight games back. The…
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Girls’ tennis athlete of the year: Kristina Barber, Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain’s Kristina Barber always has been close to her mom. But tennis brought them closer. “We kind of just do anything or everything,” the senior said. “But the main thing we’ve done over the years is just play tennis.” Check out a photo gallery featuring Barber. After she quit figure skating at age 11,…
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St. Mary’s backline steps to the forefront
COMMERCE CITY • St. Mary’s backline sure made the old cliché about defense winning championships stand up Tuesday night. Once Dawn Reachard scored 14 minutes into the Class 3A state title game against The Classical Academy, the Pirates seniors Amy Klopfenstein, Courtney King and Sam Buck and goalie Katie Loof held on for a 1-0…