Author: Chhun Sun

With a name like the Cubano Golf Classic, it’s no surprise that this particular golf tournament boasts familiarities of the Cuban culture — everything from the food it serves to the fashion of the players. This year, the tournament raised $36,500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and had more than 100 golfers and 70…

Two summers ago, Isaiah Glen Shields was working as a corporate finance analyst. He had a spreadsheet opened on the computer screen in front of him one day. Then, the thought came: “Wouldn’t it be cool if I walked for a really, really long time?” He didn’t realize at the time that the question would…

Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School volleyball coach Vanessa Gauthier didn’t use many words to describe her team’s season. “A pretty fun fall we had!” she said. Same could be said for the other three teams: football and boys’ and girls’ cross-country. That’s because all four fall sports teams won league titles — a unique accomplishment…

The vision was simple: To make taekwondo available for anyone and everyone. 35 years later, that focus is stronger than ever. The U.S. Taekwondo Center — headquartered in Monument — will celebrate its 35th anniversary Saturday at SoccerHaus in north Colorado Springs with an all day tournament and an appearance by the man who started…

Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate Claire Ross helped make history for her University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team. On Oct. 24, the junior forward drilled the game-winner into the upper left corner of the net to clinch a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship for the first time. It was the Rhody’s lone goal…

By Marcus Stanley’s account, he crashes about once every 20 rides. Don’t worry about him, though. It’s part of the sport of mountain biking. “Usually, it’s not too bad,” he said. Stanley is a junior rider with the Woodland Park High School mountain bike team, which, along with nearly 100 other teams, competes in the…