Author: by KEVIN CARMODY sports@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Palmer grad, UCCS golfer Prater claims first Springer championship
One by one, challengers fell by the wayside, and Colin Prater was on his way to his first Springer championship at Valley Hi Golf Course. Prater, who placed fifth for Colorado-Colorado Springs at the NCAA regional championships last month in Las Cruces, N.M., shot a workmanlike 71 Sunday to finish the three-day tournament with a…
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Fast start boosts Air Force to playoff-opening victory over AIC
Air Force couldn’t have scripted it any better. The Falcons set the tempo early by scoring three goals in the first 12:47 and never let up, dominating American International, 6-1 Friday to take the opener of this Atlantic Hockey Association best-of-three playoff series. “I’m happy with everything that transpired tonight,” Falcons coach Frank Serratore said.…
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Falcons roll over AIC, advance to Atlantic Hockey quarters
Cole Gunner didn’t get too sentimental while he and his fellow senior classmates took a victory lap Saturday after Air Force’s final home game, an emphatic 10-3 win over American International to complete a two-game sweep in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs. He knows there are plenty of memories to be made…
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Family’s dirty past
First, he was down. Then he was up. Then for his most important race, Travis Bannister’s motorcycle gave out. Just another night on the 2015 AMSOIL Arenacross circuit, which on Friday made its debut at the Broadmoor World Arena for the first of two nights of racing. “When I come here and don’t do well,…
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Arenacross gives soldiers red-carpet treatment on Military Appreciation Night
Sporting events, as evidenced over time, can serve as the ultimate short-term distraction from life’s troubles. For a handful of retired soldiers from the Army, Saturday’s races at the Amsoil Arenacross tour stop at The Broadmoor World Arena proved therapeutic as they continue to endure after the combat zone, even years after their deployments overseas.…
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No finish line, no problem at Winter Series running opener
Don’t go looking for results of Saturday’s Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series opener at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Unless you were one of the hundreds who required the use of metal spikes for traction on the ice- and snow-covered trails, the races will go down in history as unofficial tuneups for the three remaining…
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Gutierrez wife, husband go 1-2 at annual Rescue Run in snowy conditions
Only a last-second kick from a much younger competitor kept Simon Gutierrez from the winner’s circle Thursday at the 37th annual Rescue Run at snowy Palmer Park. Then again, life isn’t too bad for the longtime runner and physical therapist. A little more than six minutes after he was edged at the 5K finish line,…