Author: Bethany Rhodes
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Kadets win shootout to advance in 5A soccer playoffs
No. 8 seed Air Academy prevailed 4-3 in a shootout to beat No. 24 Poudre 2-1 in a thrilling 5A girls soccer playoff game and the send the Kadets into the second round of the playoffs at home against No. 9 Fairview on Saturday. Brittany Harvey’s score made it 4-3 and freshman goalkeeper Melinda Alvey…
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High school Athlete of the Week: Alexys Hendrickson, Mitchell girls soccer player
Mitchell junior Alexys Hendrickson set a school record by scoring eight goals in a 9-0 win over Harrison last week. Hendrickson led the Marauders with 14 goals this season. For her efforts, Hendrickson is The Gazette’s Athlete of the Week. Do you have any fun plans this summer?Yeah, I’m going to go visit my dad…
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Athlete of the Week: Alexys Hendrickson, Mitchell girls soccer
Mitchell junior Alexys Hendrickson set a school record by scoring eight goals in a 9-0 win over Harrison last week. Hendrickson led the Marauders with 14 goals this season. For her efforts, Hendrickson is The Gazette’s Athlete of the Week. Do you have any fun plans this summer? Yeah, I’m going to go visit my…
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From protecting U.S. to QB
The goal for most athletes is to play their sport professionally. Former Air Force football player Brett Huyser does that in Denver with the Colorado Crush. This is Huyser’s second year with the Crush, Denver’s Arena Football League team owned by John Elway. He is on the offensive line protecting quarterback John Dutton. He also keeps up…
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Kadets rally in bottom of seventh
Ross Yeager’s first hit of the day couldn’t have come at a better time when he hit a walk-off, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete a four-run rally for No. 3 seed Air Academy on Saturday at the 5A District 6 tournament. The 5-4 win over Heritage sends…
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Where are they now? AFA grad now protects Crush QB
The goal for most athletes is to play their sport professionally. Former Air Force football player Brett Huyser does that in Denver with the Colorado Crush. This is Huyser’s second year with the Crush, Denver’s Arena Football League team owned by John Elway. He is on the offensive line protecting quarterback John Dutton. He also…
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Roundup for May 3, 2008
BASEBALL PLAYOFFSTwo area teams host single-elimination district tournaments today. No. 3 seed Air Academy (18-1) went undefeated in conference play this season and will host the 5A District 5 field that includes No. 19 Doherty (12-6).Air Academy senior Ron Burton bats .600 and leads the team with 42 RBIs. Senior pitcher Dexter Price is 7-0.No.…
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High school 5A baseball: Kadets rally in bottom of 7th
Ross Yeager’s first hit of the day couldn’t have come at a better time when he hit a walk-off, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete a four-run rally for No. 3 seed Air Academy on Saturday at the 5A District 6 tournament. The 5-4 win over Heritage…
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Girl carves (base) path for others to follow
SIMLA – The blond ponytail sticking out of the back of senior Amanda Webb’s ballcap may seem out of place when Simla’s varsity baseball team takes the field.Webb is one of the few girls in Colorado to have played varsity baseball for four years, but she has much in common with her male teammates –…
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Girl carves (base) path for others to follow
SIMLA – The blond ponytail sticking out of the back of senior Amanda Webb’s ballcap may seem out of place when Simla’s varsity baseball team takes the field. Webb is one of the few girls in Colorado to have played varsity baseball for four years, but she has much in common with her male teammates – she…