Author: Danny Summers
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Switchbacks’ Hadji Barry sets franchise goal record in club’s 4-2 win over Hartford
With 4,000 give-away lightsabers helping to illuminate Weidner Field Saturday night, Hadji Barry made more Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC history. Barry broke the franchise all-time record for goals in a season – 15 – while teammate Andre Lewis scored his first two goals to help the home club to a 4-2 victory over Hartford Athletic…
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Switchbacks FC continue busy part of schedule by hosting Hartford Saturday night
The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC will hit the midway point of their season on Saturday when they host Hartford Athletic at Weidner Field in a 7 p.m. start. This is the only meeting of the year between the clubs. The Switchbacks (6-6-3, 21 points) are in fifth place among seven teams in the USL Championship…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks’ 16-year-old Darren Yapi scores team’s lone goal in loss at Austin
Darren Yapi, a 16-year-old Denver native on loan to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC from the Colorado Rapids, scored his first professional goal Wednesday night in the Lone Star State. Yapi’s goal came in the 31st minute of his club’s USL Championship game at Austin Bold FC and evened the score. But it proved to…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks looking to pick up three points at Austin Bold FC
The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC has a lot riding on the outcome during a Wednesday night match at Bold FC in Austin. The game marks the second time the Switchbacks are in the “Capital City” this season. On June 22, Colorado Springs eked out a 3-2 victory with a late goal from 17-year-old “Yaya” Toure.…
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Faces to Follow: Trinity Jackson, Luke McAllister and Liz Reich
Trinity Jackson, volleyball, University of New Orleans Jackson, a 2019 graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School, will be beginning her sophomore season as an outside hitter with the Division I Privateers. New Orleans will play the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in its season opener Aug. 27 in New Orleans. Jackson played in all 14…
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Faces to Follow: Max Lofy, Katelyn McMoore and Luke Wieland
Max Lofy, football, Wisconsin Lofy, a 2020 Pine Creek High School graduate, is about to start his redshirt freshman year as a cornerback for the Badgers. Lofy is listed at 5-foot-10, 188 pounds and wears No. 17. Lofy was recruited as a three-star defensive back. He made his decision to attend Wisconsin in July 2019.…
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Olympic spirit shines at Colorado Springs museums
If you can’t attend the Tokyo Summer Olympics in person this year — the Games run through Aug. 8 — perhaps the next best place to experience that spirit is right here in Colorado Springs. Our growing town bills itself as “Olympic City, USA.” And for good reason. This is the home of the United…
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Neil Levy’s family and friends continue efforts to honor former pillar of the Woodland Park community
It’s been just over a year since Neil levy died at the age of 66 on Aug. 1, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with renal cell carcinoma. Today, his family and friends continue their efforts to ensure his legacy lives on with a massive upgrade project for the baseball field at Meadow Wood Park in…
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Faces to Follow: Amber English and Bret Helton
Amber English, gold medalist, Tokyo Olympics English, a 2008 graduate of Cheyenne Mountain High School and former gymnast, won the gold medal in skeet at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26 at the Asaka Shooting Range. The 31-year-old native of Colorado Springs, who graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was near flawless…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks down Loudoun as Barry ties team record for goals
Three second-half goals by Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC led to a 3-1 victory over Loudoun United FC at Segra Field in Leesburg, Va., Saturday night. Michael Edwards and Dantouma “Yaya” Toure scored less than 100 seconds apart in the 63rd and 65th minutes, respectively, for a 2-0 lead. But it was the goal by Hadji…