Author: Joe Paisley
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Former Air Force hockey standout Derrick Burnett makes Team USA inline world championships team
Former Air Force ice hockey standout Derrick Burnett, 30, was named to the U.S. national inline hockey world championships team for the third time. He will compete for Team USA at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Inline Hockey World Championship from June 25 to July 1 in Bratislava, Slovakia. He will be joined by Colorado…
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Motorcycle Hall of Famer’s son eager for the challenge of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
A lifetime of motorcycle racing has Brandon Ward feeling well prepared for The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this Sunday. It’s also no surprise that the 25-year-old Army specialist is confident. The Newport Beach, Calif. native, currently stationed at Fort Carson, is the son of Motorcycle Hall of Famer Jeff Ward. The 55-year-old won…
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Five Tigers, two others with Colorado Springs ties left unprotected heading into NHL Las Vegas expansion draft
Five former Colorado College hockey standouts and two others with Pikes Peak region ties were made by available by their NHL organizations for the Las Vegas expansion draft, the league announced Sunday morning. The new franchise has the next 72 hours to select its expansion draft choices. Their picks will be officially announced at 6 p.m.…
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Football injury, “second family” leads to Olympic aspirations for rising American shooter Jared Desrosiers
An injury and a “second family” helped Massachusetts native Jared Desrosiers emerge as one of the nation’s best young shooters. Desrosiers suffered a back injury while playing high school football as a freshman and the now-20-year-old was told he needed to stop competing in contact sports. Soon after, he shot his first rifle at a…
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New Zealander joining Colorado College women’s soccer
Midfielder/defender Johanna Hamblett is transferring to Colorado College following a strong freshman season at Mississippi State. She will join the Mountain West women’s soccer program in August. Hamblett started all 18 games for the Bulldogs in 2016 as a midfielder and led the newcomers with 1,520 minutes. She recorded the game-winning goal and added an…
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Lone senior Teemu Kivihalme leaves Colorado College hockey program
Colorado College defenseman Teemu Kivihalme has left the Tigers one year early, coach Mike Haviland confirmed on Thursday. It’s a bittersweet parting for Haviland, who hoped to see Kivihalme come back as the National Collegiate Hockey Conference program’s lone senior and witness the history major graduate. “It is an important thing in life to get…
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LA Galaxy II gets 3-game suspension for elbowing Colorado Springs Switchbacks defender Josh Phillips
The LA Galaxy II’s Ethan Zubak received a three-game suspension and was fined an undisclosed amount by the United Soccer League for elbowing Colorado Springs defender Josh Phillips in the mouth during Saturday’s 2-1 road win for the Switchbacks. The league’s Independent Disciplinary Panel determined Zubak used excessive force according to Wednesday’s league discipline report.…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks forward Kevaughn Frater named as United Soccer League player of the week
Colorado Springs Switchbacks forward Kevaughn Frater was named as the United Soccer League player of the week after scoring both goals in a 2-1 road win over the LA Galaxy II last weekend. He scored the game-winner in the 90th minute to help the 5-4-5 Switchbacks, which are idle until June 21, move into third…
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Retired USA Hockey head Dave Ogrean made his mark over lengthy career
Former USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean will not be slowing down even as he enters retirement. That’s hardly surprising for a man who made a considerable mark on sports, especially hockey, in the United States. “The three things that are most important are my family, this city and the Olympic movement, so if there…
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