Author: Danny Summers
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FACES TO FOLLOW: Emily Arseneau
Emily Arseneau, track & field, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Arseneau, a 2019 Woodland Park High School graduate, is competing in throws for the Mountain Lions. Last spring, Arseneau made the all-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference second team in shot put (4th place). Her personal record in shot put was at the Maverick Multi and…
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Date set for 100th running of Hill Climb in 2022
The 100th running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will take place June 26, 2022, event organizers announced last week. “We anticipate unprecedented interest from manufacturers, race teams and top-tier competitors,” said Hill Climb executive director Megan Leatham. “Pikes Peak is legendary in the motorsports world. It’s a racing venue like no other.”…
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FACES TO FOLLOW: Jake Anderson and Jasper Lester
Jake Anderson, baseball, Grand Junction Rockies Anderson, a 2021 graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, is in his first season with the independent Pioneer League club. A multi-positional player, he batted .294 through his first 46 games this season. Grand Junction is competing with the Boise Hawks for a playoff spot. Anderson…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC moves up standings with 5-2 win in Texas
Hadji Barry continues to be the engine that powers the Switchbacks FC express. The man from Guinea scored two more goals on Saturday night, while three of his Colorado Springs teammates added a goal apiece, to power the club to a 5-2 victory over Rio Grande Valley FC at H-E-B Park in Edinburg, Texas. Barry…
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Switchbacks FC back in Lone Star State for key Mountain Division match
For the fifth time this season, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC will play a road game in the Lone Star State. Saturday’s opponent is Rio Grande Valley Toros FC, which makes its home in Edinburg, a 20-minute drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. The game at RGV marks the fourth different Texas city the Switchbacks will…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks earn 1-1 draw in Memphis as Barry scores again
The first ever meeting between the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and Memphis 901 FC ended in a 1-1 draw Tuesday at AutoZone Park in western Tennessee’s Bluff City. AutoZone Park is also the home of the Memphis Redbirds Triple-A baseball team. Both scores were a result of penalty kicks in a match that saw a…
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Friends celebrate life of longtime USOC media professional Mike Moran
A celebration of life event was held for Mike Moran on July 30 at the Penrose House Garden Pavilion. About 100 of Moran’s closest friends gathered in person and via Zoom to share stories of the man who was head of communication for the United States Olympic Committee for a quarter century. “He’s a guy…
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Palmer Ridge primed to defend state volleyball crown
Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872 — a year after the birth of Colorado Springs. The area was incorporated as a town called Henry’s Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument. Perhaps it is time to rename the hamlet “Title Town, USA” in…
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Teller County prep sports teams back in action this fall
The busiest time of the year for Woodland Park and Cripple Creek-Victor prep sports teams is the fall. Monday kicked off that season as coaches and players from all sports were allowed to gather for the first time. Woodland Park fall sports include boys’ golf (that team was permitted to hit the links on Aug.…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC defender Sebastian Anderson a rising star
The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC will be in Tennessee on Tuesday for a match with Memphis 901 FC. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN Deportes. Defender Sebastian Anderson is expected to be with the Switchbacks and likely in the starting lineup. But that hasn’t always been a given this year. Anderson, you see,…