Author: Chhun Sun
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Girls’ wrestling state tournament, swimming league meets moved to Saturday due to snow; other events canceled, postponed
Waking up to a winter wonderland in the Pikes Peak region is bad news for high school sports fans. Especially when state and league championships are on the line. Several inches of snow fell Friday, prompting officials to either cancel or postpone sporting events across Colorado. Naturally, it’s not safe for athletes, teams, coaches and…
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Thursday’s prep roundup: Sand Creek, Coronado, Pine Creek wrestling all come away with dual victories
WRESTLING Sand Creek 44, Woodland Park 36 At Sand Creek: Emilio Maes (120 pounds), Anthony Gumina (126) and Devin Le Doux (220) each came away with a pin for Sand Creek, which also benefited from three forfeits. Colton Simonis (138 pounds), Cole Gray (182) and Chris Mast (195) each had a pin for Woodland Park.…
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Scouting girls’ state wrestling: Doherty, Vista Ridge well represented before sport becomes official
Thirty-three athletes from the Pikes Peak region will be competing at this weekend’s Colorado Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament at Thornton. It starts Friday, with championship matches set for Saturday. This is the last year of the pilot program before the Colorado High School Activities Association makes the sport official. Doherty has seven state qualifiers, followed…
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Signing day: Cheyenne Mountain’s Harper Lehman, James LaCerte take talents to next level
Every time Harper Lehman posed for a picture, the Cheyenne Mountain senior was beaming. This moment was years in the making. On Wednesday, she signed her Letter of Intent to compete for the women’s swimming team at Division I University of Utah. She had been dreaming about competing at college’s highest level since she was 10…
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Signing day: Mesa Ridge’s Serin Dunne celebrates DI dream, ends ‘up-and-down process’
It’s easy to look at Serin Dunne and think the Mesa Ridge girls’ basketball star has it all. But, of course, looks can be deceiving. “It’s been an up-and-down process,” she said. “It’s been ‘Oh, I’m definitely going to make it!’ to ‘I’m not going to make it. I’m not even going to play JuCo.’”…
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Monday’s prep roundup: Sierra boys’ basketball gets big win over Mesa Ridge, stays above .500 in league play
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Sierra 77, Mesa Ridge 49 At Sierra: In one of their largest margins of victory this season, the Stallions (6-11, 6-4 Class 4A Colorado Springs Metro League) beat Mesa Ridge to capture their second game in three tries. The Grizzlies (2-15, 1-9), on the other hand, lost their fifth straight. It was one…
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Gazette Preps Peak Performer of the Week: Joah Armour, Manitou Springs boys’ basketball
It’s nearly impossible to talk about Joah Armour without asking about his dad. In fact, the Manitou Springs boys’ basketball star seemed rather prepared for the question. Do you feel like you have to live up to his legacy? “I look up to him as one of my biggest inspirations but I don’t think about it that…
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Gazette Preps By the Numbers: Manitou Springs, Colorado Springs School, Doherty highlight an impressive week by Pikes Peak region teams
O: Losses by the Doherty hockey team this season. The Spartans (14-0-1, 8-0 Apex League) are coming off a 5-2 win over Chatfield on Saturday. They have four games left in the regular season. 1: Finalist from the Pikes Peak region at the 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational in Garden City, Kan. Lewis-Palmer freshman Isiah Blackmon…
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Prep notebook: Girls’ wrestling state tournament takes place this weekend, Vanguard striker commits to D-I program
33 area wrestlers to compete at Saturday’s girls’ state tournament In its second season as an official Colorado High School Activities Association pilot sport, the girls’ wrestling state tournament takes place Saturday at Thornton. And plenty of Pikes Peak region wrestlers will compete. Thirty-three, to be exact. Vista Ridge senior Bella Mitchell is the lone…
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Vista Ridge girls take second at wrestling regionals, qualify five to state tournament
CASTLE ROCK — This wasn’t the first time Vista Ridge’s Bella Mitchell faced Douglas County’s Tristan Kelly, an undefeated wrestler who has competed at the international level. Though luck wasn’t on her side this time, Mitchell did gain something from it all. “Today I wasn’t scared of her as I have been in the past,”…