Author: Brent Briggeman
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Fast start, Mountain West Pitcher of the Year push Washington State past Air Force in conference tournament
Air Force baseball never recovered from an early hole on Friday night, and now it has a steep hill to climb in the Mountain West Tournament. The Falcons fell to Washington State 5-1 in Mesa, Ariz., after the Cougars scored three in the first and two more in the second and Mountain West Pitcher of…
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Falcon caps a 2-0 first day at 4A state baseball tournament with pair of thrilling plays
Broden Cox’s final pose deep in right-center field was with both hands and feet aloft, laying on his back facing up into the late-afternoon overcast sky and the ball secured in his glove. If there’s a play in baseball that can rival the thrill of a game-winning home run, it’s a diving catch to close…
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Local product Hannah Everson named to 2026 Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame class
Colorado Springs native Hannah Everson, a Liberty graduate who became a three-time All-American at Air Force, was part of the academy’s 2026 athletics hall of fame class. Everson, a 2015 Air Force graduate, finished third in the 10,000-meter run at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships and is the first runner in program history to earn…
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Air Force opens Mountain West Baseball Tournament with 17-2 drubbing of UNLV
Things are probably going well when a team can get six RBIs from the 9-hole hitter. And sure enough, everything was right with Air Force baseball on Thursday. The third-seeded Falcons pounded No. 6 UNLV 17-2 in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament, advancing past a single-elimination play-in round as one of four…
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Pikes Peak International Raceway closing following 2026 season
Pikes Peak International Raceway, a fixture in the area for nearly 30 years, announced it will be closing following the 2026 season. The raceway announced Tuesday evening via social media that the property will be targeted for mixed-use development, with more information expected later next year. “This isn’t goodbye just yet,” the post read. “We…
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Second to none: Manitou Springs junior Addison Dorsey captures 2A girls’ golf title year after runner-up finish
Manitou Springs junior Addison Dorsey overcame the cold, the precipitation and the defending champion to claim the 2A girls golf crown Tuesday. Improving five shots from her first round at Lone Tree Golf Club, Dorsey shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday to finish at 5-over 149 for the 36-hole championship. Last year’s champion, Colorado Academy’s…
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Harrison’s Thiago Roberts adds solo 400, 200-meter title to collection of relay golds, wins four events at state this year
LAKEWOOD – Thiago Roberts has topped the charts at state track multiple times as part of a group. Now he’s got multiple No. 1s as a solo artist. The Harrison senior blazed to titles in the 3A boys’ 400 meter (47.63 seconds) and, a few hour later, the 200 (21.49) on Saturday in the Colorado…
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TCA’s Reese Blackwood grabs 3A 100-meter crown behind a unique sense of urgency with classification change looming
LAKEWOOD – Reese Blackwood couldn’t hide from the reality, as it was blaring through the loudspeaker in the moments before she ran the girls’ 3A 100-meter dash Saturday morning. It was the times of the 4A girls’ 100. And they were low. The Classical Academy’s girls track has known all season that, under a new…
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Briggeman | Discovery Canyon’s pole vault double for Caitlin Kestner, Quinn Pascual traced to a coach with an evolved approach
Brent Briggeman, The Gazette LAKEWOOD – The impact of Faith Stephan’s coaching could be found in the profound thought process of her athletes. There was other evidence, namely the 4A boys’ and girls’ pole vault titles captured by Discovery Canyon on Saturday at the Colorado Track and Field State Championships, but, well, just listen and…
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Discovery Canyon’s pole vault double traced to a coach with an evolved approach
LAKEWOOD – The impact of Faith Stephan’s coaching could be found in the profound thought process of her athletes. There was other evidence, namely the 4A boys’ and girls’ pole vault titles captured by Discovery Canyon on May 16 at the Colorado Track and Field State Championships, but, well, just listen and feel the impact…