Author: By Brent Briggeman The Gazette
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Colorado Springs Sky Sox series preview box
SKY SOX SERIES PREVIEW Oklahoma City (Dodgers) at Sky Sox (Brewers) Monday and Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.; 12:35 p.m. Wednesday PROSPECTS TO WATCH Corey Seager, SS – It was Seager and not NL Rookie of the Year favorite Joc Pederson who was named the Dodgers’ top prospect heading into this season. The two swapped the No.…
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Finale for six Air Force men’s basketball seniors
Finale for Air Force seniors Six seniors for Air Force saw their careers end Thursday. Kamryn Williams watched from the bench and Ethan Michael from the stands, as both were out with injuries. DeLovell Earls, Justin Hammonds, Marek Olesinski and Max Yon played and, for the most part, played well. Olesinski scored a team-high 14…
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Air Force notebook: Tight ends coach Jake Moreland leaves for Syracuse
Tight ends coach leaves for Syracuse Air Force tight ends coach Jake Moreland has left the program after three years to accept the same position at Syracuse. Moreland will also work with offensive tackles under Syracuse coach Scott Shafer. Shafer and Moreland worked together at Western Michigan from 2005-06. “It is a unique opportunity to…
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Max Yon takes leave of absence from Air Force basketball team
Yon takes leave of absence from men’s basketball team Leading scorer Max Yon, who has already missed two games with a deep thigh bruise, will continue to be away from the team for an undetermined amount of time while he deals with a personal situation. Coach Dave Pilipovich announced Yon’s leave of absence on Monday,…
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Retiring Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh recognized during final game
Air Force recognized retiring athletic director Hans Mueh during a stoppage of play in the first half of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game, reviewing his accomplishments in an 11-year tenure that will end later this week. Ageel Quinn hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to lead San Diego State to a 77-45 victory…
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Air Force-CSU basketball tussle: A first-person recap
Saturday’s Air Force vs. Colorado State game was marred by a skirmish that resulted in four technical fouls, an ejection for fighting and about a 15-minute break to sort through the mess. Here’s the recap of the incident from those involved. Note that Air Force freshman Matt Mooney was not made available to media. Zach…
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Air Force Academy names new AD, who will ‘set a culture and climate aligned with our core values’
Saying it found a man who will “set a culture and climate aligned with our core values,” Air Force announced Jim Knowlton as its selection as the academy’s athletic director. Knowlton announced his resignation Tuesday morning after seven years as athletic director at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to replace Hans Mueh, who will retire effective Jan.…
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Air Force assistant bolts for Indiana just days after he had rejoined Falcons
Brian Knorr was introduced as Indiana’s new defensive coordinator on Monday morning, marking the second announcement for Knorr in 2014. It was on Jan. 10 that Air Force officially gave word of Knorr’s return to its staff, where he later introduced himself to players as the defensive coordinator. Just 10 days later, he’s with another…