Author: By SCOTT KANIEWSKI, Scott.kaniewski@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Manitou Springs pounds Kent Denver to advance in baseball playoffs
GREELEY – Despite more than two decades of coaching experience under his belt, Manitou Springs baseball coach Cory Archuleta can easily pinpoint his most special group of ball players. It’s the group he has right now. And his Mustangs are giving Archuleta one more day to enjoy them. Starting pitcher Travis Struble dominated No. 8…
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Manitou Springs takes to baseball diamond in school year’s final weekend
Tuesday night’s year-end banquet for the Manitou Springs baseball team was a bit misleading, and not in a bad way. The Mustangs’ season actually isn’t over. The No. 11 Mustangs (15-9) take on No. 8 Kent Denver (15-8) in a Class 3A state playoff elimination game Saturday at Butch Butler Field in Greeley. (The game…
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Lewis-Palmer girls’ soccer hoping to send off coach Joe Martin with title
The seniors on the Lewis-Palmer girls’ soccer team won’t be the only Rangers on the field at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park participating in their final game. Long-time Lewis-Palmer coach Joe Martin will be on the sideline for the final time. Martin has been coaching at Lewis-Palmer for 14 years – six years as the girls’…
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Air Academy eliminated from 4A state baseball tourney
FREDERICK – Air Academy’s trip to the Class 4A state tournament was a brief one. And the Kadets felt it was a missed opportunity, Windsor lefty Christian Montague held Air Academy to three hits and two runs – one earned – while throwing a complete game, as the No. 5 Wizards eliminated the No. 24…
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Lewis-Palmer dominant in girls’ soccer quarterfinal win
Monument – Just two minutes in, Steamboat Springs put a quality shot on goal. After that, it was all Lewis-Palmer, even with the Rangers playing more than half the game with a large number of reserves. The No. 1 Rangers scored twice in the first half, dominated possession and cruised to a 3-0 victory over…
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Cheyenne Mountain does what it takes to advance in boys’ lacrosse playoffs
Cheyenne Mountain players will be the first to tell you their first-round playoff victory wasn’t their best performance. But the Indians came up big defensively when they needed to and the offense took care of the rest as No. 5 Cheyenne Mountain held off No. 12 Battle Mountain 15-12 in the Class 4A boys’ lacrosse…
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Spencer Hamilton’s one-run outing helps TCA win streak hit 11
The Classical Academy is rolling, and the Titans are hoping it carries them right into the postseason. TCA notched its 11th consecutive win behind a dominant performance from 6-foot-5, lanky lefty Spencer Hamilton. The senior starter surrendered one run over six-plus innings in the Titans’ 9-1 victory over Widefield on Tuesday. “First inning came out…
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Lewis-Palmer hockey honors former player with victory
MONUMENT – On a night Lewis-Palmer wanted to remember, the Rangers made sure they did. Honoring ex-teammate Shawn Adelgren who died in a car wreck over the summer, Lewis-Palmer scored twice in the first 2:18 of the second period, then added another 53 seconds into the third as the Rangers cruised to a 6-1 win…
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Pine Creek’s JoJo Domann named Colorado’s Gatorade football player of the year
Early Thursday morning, JoJo Domann’s high school counselor said several people needed to talk to him, including the principal. Domann’s first thought was that he was in some sort of trouble. Quite the opposite. Domann was named the Gatorade Colorado Football Player of the Year. “I was in shock,” said Domann, who helped the Eagles…
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Blog: Thanksgiving Day football practice ‘neat time’ for Pine Creek, Loveland
For those of us who love sports, Thanksgiving definitely means football. That might mean even more to the last few remaining teams in the high school football playoffs. On Thanksgiving, Pine Creek and Loveland players will take to the practice fields in the morning with one set of family members before heading off for the…