Author: BY KEVIN CARMODY preps@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Area athletes look to make history at newly expanded UCCS track and field program
Quite regularly, Jaydon Lewis and his Coronado track and field team train alongside University of Colorado at Colorado Springs at Garry Berry Stadium. So when the incoming freshman begins high jumping as a Mountain Lion this fall, he’ll continue honing his craft at his old stomping grounds while a new indoor facility is constructed on…
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Lewis-Palmer diver breaks through as Rangers dominate Pine Creek Invite
Just to think, two weeks ago, Anna Kemper’s best round of dives added up to a score that barely met qualification standards to make the cut for next month’s 5A swim and dive championships. On Saturday at the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Natatorium, the Lewis-Palmer soph became a school record holder. “I was completely blown…
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Friday’s prep roundup: Falcon ends long skid to Sand Creek in girls’ basketball
Highlights from Friday’s high school sports scene around the Pikes Peak region. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Falcon 45, Sand Creek 43 At Falcon: Behind 14 points from Hanna Diaz and 10 from Kiana Harkema, Falcon (8-2, 3-1 5A/4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference) snapped a 13-game losing streak to Sand Creek (4-8, 0-4), its longtime District 49 rival.…
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CSCS holds off St. Mary’s in five-set battle of area’s top two 3A volleyball teams
With some breaks here and there, and perhaps an error or two avoided along the way, it might have been St. Mary’s celebrating a hard-fought home-court victory over longtime Tri-Peaks League rival Colorado Springs Christian School on Tuesday. But even in defeat, playing in five up-and-down sets surely beat the alternative. “We showed up this…
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Discovery Canyon hopes experience, depth can take boys golf to new heights at state
Up to now, Discovery Canyon has repeated its accomplishments from a historic 2015 season, first by defending its Pikes Peak Athletic Conference boys’ golf crown then claiming the regional title. The Thunder can only hope the similarities stop there heading into the 4A state tournament, which starts at 9 a.m. Monday at River Valley Ranch…
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Discovery Canyon hopes experience, depth can take boys golf to new heights at state
Up to now, Discovery Canyon has repeated its accomplishments from a historic 2015 season, first by defending its Pikes Peak Athletic Conference boys’ golf crown then claiming the regional title. The Thunder can only hope the similarities stop there heading into the 4A state tournament, which starts at 9 a.m. Monday at River Valley Ranch…
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Atlas Prep takes first athletic steps with inaugural programs
It took time – seven years, in fact – for Atlas Preparatory School to transform from a single-grade school into one that will fete its first graduates next spring. In that same vein, the school’s new athletic program is beginning its journey with small steps as the Gryphons recently made their varsity debuts in volleyball…
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One-day Fountain Valley tennis tournament finds groove by reducing teams, matches
At first, the Fountain Valley Invitational tennis tournament tried to do too much. Eight schools converged on the school’s nine courts to battle it out over a day of singles and doubles play. A very long day. “When the coaches were dragging at the end of the day, we knew something was wrong,” Fountain Valley…
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Prep field hockey gets long-awaited launch in northern Colorado Springs
Paul Lewis remembers the lean times for his Palmer Ridge field hockey team, inevitable when a fledgling program tries to hit the ground running against established squads. “The first couple of years were tough,” said Lewis, who leads a perennial state power as the Bears, seemingly suddenly, prepare for their 10th season. “You’ve got girls…
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The Gazette Boys’ Lacrosse Peak Performer of the Year: Jake Thornally, Air Academy
As the undisputed leading scorer on the boys’ lacrosse team at Air Academy, Jake Thornally had gotten used to being singled out. He could duck, weave and spin out of just about any double-team his opposition threw at him during the recently completed season. He wasn’t quite as prepared to be singled out once the…