Author: Brent Wilson New

There she stood: 5-foot-6, years of basketball behind her and a stroke that would make Da Vinci blush. Yes, with Amelia Schofield waiting on the perimeter, all fellow senior Erika Yost had to do was get her the ball. “On the fast break I would always know where to pass it to,” Yost said. “She’d…

The first practice for The Classical Academy last season was a dreary taste of bad things to come. Then-junior Allison Kropkowski severely injured her hamstring to kick off what was an injury-clogged spring for the Titans. “There was just so many,” nine-season TCA coach Timothy Daggett said. The Titans had won five consecutive 3A state…

There soared Rampart’s Ryan Cook above expectations; soon a state title would follow. Cook, who was born into basketball, found his niche last year as a junior when he won the 5A state title in the high jump with a 6-foot, 10-inch jump. “It took me to college,” said Cook who will high jump for…

After Fountain-Fort Carson track and field coach Ben Montoya blinked last season, his team was already in the driver’s seat to win its second straight 5A title and its 19th in school history. In little more time than a blink of an eye, junior Markesh Woodson won the 100 meters in 10.45 seconds and the…

Some people use the patch to quit smoking.Bill Walsh used the bike.Walsh, 63, was one of more than 400 cyclists who joined the inaugural Pedaling for St. Pat’s 50K Bike Ride on Saturday. Cyclists on the St. Pat’s Day 50K ride Photo by DENA ROSENBERRY, THE GAZETTE