Author: BY BRENT W. NEW preps@gazettedev.gazette.com
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s captures its first state girls’ basketball title, defeating Colorado Springs Christian School
DENVER – St. Mary’s sophomore Josephine Howery was cool and calm at the line in the final minute, draining four consecutive free throws. Senior Makenna Bodette was all in on a preservation swat. The Pirates weren’t going to let their first state title in program history slip away Saturday. Bodette scored 15 points, Howery added…
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Air Academy high school lacrosse team to play season on road due to stadium renovations
The boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams at Air Academy will be without a true home venue for the entire spring season. They, along with the girls’ soccer team, will play their home games at District 20 Stadium and Pine Creek’s turf field because of the renovations being done on the Kadets’ stadium, the “K-Dome.” Air…
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Air Academy high school lacrosse team to play season on road due to stadium renovations
The boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams at Air Academy will be without a true home venue for the entire spring season. They, along with the girls’ soccer team, will play their home games at District 20 Stadium and Pine Creek’s turf field because of the renovations being done on the Kadets’ stadium, the “K-Dome.” Air…
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Longtime coach Bob Wingett named boys’ basketball coach at Evangelical Christian Academy
Longtime coach Bob Wingett couldn’t ignore what seemed inevitable: his return to the front of the bench. After a three-year break as a head basketball coach, Wingett is taking over the boys’ basketball program at Evangelical Christian Academy. He follows longtime Eagles coach Don Bost, who stepped down after 12 seasons. “Coach Wingett fit with…
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Palmer Ridge, Pine Creek girls shoot school-best golf finishes
ERIE – Palmer Ridge’s Kellsey Sample and Pine Creek’s Elly Carlson sealed a career and legacy with one last rattle of the cup Tuesday. Moving up the leader board on the final day of the 4A state golf tournament at the Colorado National Golf Club, Sample and Carlson both finished inside the top 10, the…
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Cheyenne Mountain’s Michaela Moore brings home 4×100 relay gold
LAKEWOOD – Cheyenne Mountain sprinter Michaela Moore went from a sinking feeling to the highest spot on the state podium. “Heartbreaking,” she said, to the “best feeling ever.” A stunned and shaken Moore left the track distraught after she was disqualified in the 4A 100 meters on the final day of the state track and…
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Paced by Lisa Long’s two goals, Cheyenne Mountain girls’ soccer advances out of first round
Cheyenne Mountain sophomore Lisa Long scored twice before leaving late in the game following a head-on-head collision with Eagle Valley’s Rose Sandell. Holding a bag of ice against her forehead afterward, the Indians’ leading goal scorer said she was fine. “I’m good,” said Long, who led 11th-seeded Cheyenne Mountain to a 3-0 win over No.…
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Air Academy’s Isabell Deak wins girls’ golf regional, while Palmer Ridge wins team crown
In the lead group on her home golf course, Air Academy’s Isabell Deak settled right in at the 4A Region 2 tournament on Tuesday. Deak outplayed her top-tier threesome and out-dueled the arguable tournament favorite, Palmer Ridge’s Kellsey Sample, winning the 11-team region at Eisenhower Golf Course with a career-best score of 6-over 78. The…
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Champ Pine Creek, Cheyenne Mountain advance out of 4A girls’ golf regional
Pine Creek girls’ golf coach Shane Brown has long said there’s so many things to like about Elly Carlson’s game. So, it was quite a sight when the Eagles’ top player put it all together Monday. Carlson, in the best round of the day and of her career, shot even-par 71 to lead Pine Creek…
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Air Academy boys just miss home game as boys’ and girls’ lacrosse pairings released
Air Academy won’t get home-field advantage or more than a day to plan for its first-round state match against Golden in 4A boys’ lacrosse. That’s the price the Kadets pay for finishing thousandths of a point behind the Demons in the final RPI standings. Air Academy learned its fate Monday morning when the playoff brackets…