Author: Joe Paisley
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3A boys, girls win in blowouts, send off seniors at 2A/3A Southern Colorado All-Star Basketball Classic
Olivia Florek secured a much more satisfying ending to her high school basketball career. After suffering an injury in her final home game, the St. Mary’s senior won the girls’ 3-point contest and helped her 3A Tri-Peaks squad cruise to a 62-45 win in the 2A/3A Southern Colorado All-Star Basketball Classic on Friday night in…
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Head Start outreach reminds Colorado Springs Switchbacks players of their youth
Switchbacks captain Rony Argueta and midfielder Eddy Prugh both saw a little bit of themselves in the young faces gazing up at them on Thursday. “It takes me back a little bit to my childhood and brings back some experiences,” said Argueta, who grew up in Costa Mesa, Calif. “It reminds you about always staying…
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Naysayers propel Denver wrestler Maya Nelson to greater heights, Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maya Nelson heard the negative whispers when she was a Denver East wrestling standout competing against boys in high school. In 2014, she became the first girl from a larger school to qualify for the…
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Gazette Preps team of the week: Pine Creek baseball builds momentum toward another league title
Mother Nature and the remaining league schedule may be the only things to slow Pine Creek baseball’s momentum after the Eagles responded to a slow start. Pikes Peak 5A No. 1 Eagles host No. 3 Fountain-Fort Carson at 10 a.m. Saturday in the first of two games likely to decide the 5A Colorado Springs Metro…
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Gazette Preps team of the week: Pine Creek baseball builds momentum toward another league title
Mother Nature and the remaining league schedule may be the only things to slow Pine Creek baseball’s momentum after the Eagles responded to a slow start. Pikes Peak 5A No. 1 Eagles host No. 3 Fountain-Fort Carson at 10 a.m. Saturday in the first of two games likely to decide the 5A Colorado Springs Metro…
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Colorado College women’s rugby 7s club seeded second entering national championships
Second-seeded Colorado College will play for a national collegiate club rugby 7s championship this weekend in Pittsburgh. The CC women qualified for the National Small College Rugby Organization’s 16-team tournament Saturday and Sunday at Founders Field for the second straight year by winning its region. The Tigers were the national runners-up last season. The 5-0 Tigers…
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Move to Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center pays dividends for Rampart High School senior
Emily Stith’s decision to move to Colorado Springs has paid off in a big way for the Rampart High School senior. The 18-year-old recorded her biggest win to date when she defeated the reigning NCAA champion and the Olympic gold medalist to garner gold in women’s air rifle at the Junior Olympics last week to…
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Move to Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center pays dividends for Rampart High School senior
Emily Stith’s decision to move to Colorado Springs has paid off in a big way for the Rampart High School senior. The 18-year-old recorded her biggest win to date when she defeated the reigning NCAA champion and the Olympic gold medalist to garner gold in women’s air rifle at the Junior Olympics last week to…
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UCCS women’s lacrosse gains experience, if not lots of wins, in inaugural season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A big learning curve for a freshman-laden team often showed during the inaugural season of Mountain Lions women’s lacrosse. Consider freshman goalkeeper Elle Scott-Williams, who was pressed into service after the attacker suffered a leg…
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Baseball helps Cheyenne Mountain senior thrive despite Asperger’s syndrome, leads to scholarship
Baseball helped Connor Dunaway blossom into the funny young man many of his teammates didn’t even realize has Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism. “They have helped me come out of my shell so to speak,” said the Cheyenne Mountain senior outfielder, who recently signed to play baseball for Bethany (Kan.) College. Dunaway’s journey…