Author: Jake Schaller

Nobody would have begrudged Scott Stucky if he’d quit. Not his coach. Not his trainers. Not his teammates. After back-to-back season-ending knee injuries, how could they have? A 6-foot-2 guard, Stucky arrived at the Air Force Academy in 2008 as a direct-entry basketball recruit from Dublin Coffman High in Ohio, where he was a three-time…

Air Force appears to have made its choice for a new women’s basketball coach. A source familiar with the coaching search, who requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made, said the academy has targeted South Florida assistant coach Andrea Williams. According to multiple sources, Williams interviewed this week. The hire would end a…

Count Air Force coach Troy Calhoun among those who believe significant changes to college football’s landscape are on the horizon. Speculation has been rampant about major conferences – specifically the Big Ten and Pac-10 – adding members. And the ripple effect of their potential expansion could reach the Mountain West Conference, of which Air Force is…

Nobody would have begrudged Scott Stucky if he’d quit. Not his coach. Not his trainers. Not his teammates. After back-to-back season-ending knee injuries, how could they have? A 6-foot-2 guard, Stucky arrived at the Air Force Academy in 2008 as a direct-entry basketball recruit from Dublin Coffman High in Ohio, where he was a three-time…

DENVER • Cheyenne Mountain senior center Vivian Snider’s high school career had just come to a close in a 20-9 loss to Denver East. But neither that reality nor the cold rain that fell throughout Friday night’s first-round girls’ lacrosse playoff game seemed to have dampened her spirits. Despite the loss, the Indians’ campaign was…

Sammy Schafer still has a headache. Air Force basketball’s 6-foot-11 center has had one since late November, when he suffered a concussion during a practice. Since then he’s tried rest, dark rooms, about 10 medications and acupuncture. He’s visited a chiropractor. He’s visited concussion specialists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. And yet ……

ENGLEWOOD • As the final whistle sounded Wednesday evening at Kent Denver School, Colorado Springs Christian School senior forward Rachel Mauro put her hands over her eyes and walked slowly off Justin DeSorrento Memorial Field.She wasn’t ready to see her season — and high school career — come to an end.“Not at all,” Mauro said…

PARKER • Ponderosa dominated possession and controlled the flow of Tuesday night’s Class 5A first round girls’ soccer game against Coronado. The Mustangs had more shots, more corner kicks and far more quality scoring chances than the Cougars. But the Cougars had Kelly Schroeder. Dawson defender Christiana Shams, left, collided with Discovery Canyon forward Andi…

PARKER • Ponderosa dominated possession and controlled the flow of Tuesday night’s Class 5A first round girls’ soccer game against Coronado. The 11th-seeded Mustangs had more shots, more corner kicks and far more quality scoring chances than the 22nd-seeded Cougars. But the Cougars had Kelly Schroeder. In 80 minutes of regulation and two 15-minute overtime…