Author: Joe Paisley
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks defender Jordan Burt named to USL team of the week
Colorado Springs defender Jordan Burt was named to the United Soccer League team of the week after he scored a career-high two goals in Saturday’s 3-3 home tie against Reno. The former Butler Bulldogs standout, 26, of Elkhart, Indiana, is now tied with forward Masta Kacher, the other Switchbacks league honoree this season, with four…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks rally twice to salvage home tie versus Reno
The Switchbacks needed a strong second-half performance to overcome a tentative first and salvage a 3-3 home tie versus Reno. “I don’t know why we came out the way we did but we played the way we needed to in the second half,” said defender Jordan Burt, who scored a career-high two goals in the…
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Recent Rampart graduate skips ceremony, takes home two shooting silvers
Emily Stith, who skipped her graduation ceremony from Rampart High School last week to compete, was rewarded for her efforts on Friday with two air rifle silver medals at the 27th meeting of the Shooting Hopes junior competition in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Stith, the 2017 Junior Olympic champion in air rifle, had qualified for the…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks looking to rebound versus red-hot Reno
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Switchbacks are in need of a bounce-back performance after last weekend’s lackluster performance during a historic 5-2 drubbing at the hands of the Real Monarchs SLC. The five goals were the most allowed by Colorado…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks looking to rebound versus red-hot Reno
The Switchbacks are in need of a bounce-back performance after last weekend’s lackluster performance during a historic 5-2 drubbing at the hands of the Real Monarchs SLC. The five goals were the most allowed by Colorado Springs in 2-plus seasons. “We need every single one of us to bring the energy and the intensity,” captain Rony…
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Injured Marine veteran’s life changes after trying sled hockey
Sled hockey may have saved area native John Callaway’s life. “I was in a bad place in January,” the former endurance athlete and retired Marine said. “I was coming off my fourth surgery. I couldn’t lift my 1-year-old daughter. I had thoughts of suicide. But I got onto a sled (in February) and I was…
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Rampart golfer Arielle Keating ties for 6th in final Colorado high school event
GOLDEN — Rampart junior Arielle Keating was disappointed that her Colorado high school career did not end as a state 5A girls’ golf champion. But she took some satisfaction in bouncing back from a nine on the par-4 hole No. 6 that knocked her out of contention for the title at the 36-hole tournament that…
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Rampart golfer Arielle Keating ties for 6th in final Colorado high school event
GOLDEN — Rampart junior Arielle Keating was disappointed that her Colorado high school career did not end as a state 5A girls’ golf champion. But she took some satisfaction in bouncing back from a nine on the par-4 hole No. 6 that knocked her out of contention for the title at the 36-hole tournament that…
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Area golfers pleased at chance to compete at first 3A state championships
BROOMFIELD — James Irwin senior Alexis McCowan wasn’t excited by her opening-round score. But the school’s first state qualifier was pleased to have the chance to compete against other small programs in the first 3A girls’ golf championships Monday at the Broadlands Golf Course. “Absolutely,” said McCowan, who carded a 119 to open the two-day…
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Area golfers pleased at chance to compete at first 3A state championships
BROOMFIELD — James Irwin senior Alexis McCowan wasn’t excited by her opening-round score. But the school’s first state qualifier was pleased to have the chance to compete against other small programs in the first 3A girls’ golf championships Monday at the Broadlands Golf Course. “Absolutely,” said McCowan, who carded a 119 to open the two-day…