Author: By Katie O’Keefe preps@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Pine Creek advances in girls’ soccer playoffs
Last week the 5A Colorado Springs Metro League wrapped up in a three-way tie between Pine Creek, Doherty and Rampart with all three earning playoff berths. After the first round of the 5A state playoffs, Pine Creek is the only one of the three still standing after the No. 14 Eagles (12-4) handed No. 19…
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Thursday’s prep roundup: Palmer Ridge sends Cheyenne Mountain baseball to third straight loss
Highlights from Thursday’s high school sports scene around the Pikes Peak region. BASEBALL Palmer Ridge 9, Cheyenne Mountain 5 At Cheyenne Mountain: The Pikes Peak region 4A No. 2 Indians (14-4, 9-4 5A/4A PPAC) held a 5-0 lead after three innings, but the Bears answered quick to tie it at 5-5 after five. Then Palmer…
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Sierra cashes in free throws to beat Mesa Ridge in overtime
Darrian Reed knows how important free throws are. He proved just how important making good at the charity stripe is when he made seven free throws in the fourth quarter to force the overtime period against Mesa Ridge with the game tied at 64. The final shot, fittingly, was a free throw by CJ Jennings…
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Undefeated St. Mary’s downs rival Manitou Springs in girls’ basketball
Olivia Florek’s only basket in the third quarter appeared to be her biggest of the night. Once the Pirates began distancing themselves from the Mustangs in the third quarter after St. Mary’s led by just one point at half, Florek’s 3-pointer with nine seconds to go in the third gave the Pirates a 10-point lead…
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The Gazette Girls’ Lacrosse Coach of the Year: Roger Wallace, Pine Creek
For 13 years Roger Wallace watched as his Pine Creek girls’ lacrosse teams missed the playoffs. That changed this year. The Eagles advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2002. “Coming from the girls and the assistant coaches and myself, it was an awesome experience,” said Wallace, The Gazette Girls’ Lacrosse Coach of…
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The Gazette Girls’ Golf Coach of the Year: John Carricato, Cheyenne Mountain
When John Carricato was offered the job of coaching both the boys’ and girls’ golf teams for Cheyenne Mountain, replacing longtime coach Bill Paulson who retired after the 2015 season, he knew he was taking over two premier programs. The girls’ team began the season as the three-time defending state champs but were without Kylee…
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The Gazette Girls’ Golf Peak Performer of the Year: Kelsey McKenna, Air Academy
When Kelsey McKenna placed third at the Class 4A girls’ state golf tournament in Pueblo, it was proof that all of her hard work had paid off. “It felt amazing,” McKenna said in an email to The Gazette that she wrote from a Starbucks in Norway, where she was vacationing with her family. “It was…
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Vista Ridge Wolves girls continue turnaround with road win
The Vista Ridge girls’ basketball team is trying to turn things around. At only one game past the halfway mark of this season, the Wolves have already won more games than they did in each of the past five years. On Wednesday at Cheyenne Mountain High School, Vista Ridge improved to 8-4 overall (2-1 4A…
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The Gazette Field Hockey Peak Performer of the Year: Edie Statham, Palmer Ridge
Edie Statham wasn’t sure what to expect when she first joined the Palmer Ridge field hockey team as a freshman. After all, she had played just one season of field hockey in eighth grade before joining the high school team. Statham wasn’t sure if the team would play well or even quite sure of her…
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Pine Creek cruises past Thompson Valley after slow start in playoff opener
Perhaps unexpectedly, top-seeded Pine Creek fell just short of its 40.5-point average against 16th-seeded Thompson Valley. As expected, though, the Eagles made it out of the football playoffs’ first round easily with a 37-8 win Saturday at D20 Stadium. For Pine Creek, it doesn’t matter how many points it put on the board as long…