Author: Juan Lopez
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Springs resident falls short of national mountain running team
For eight weeks, Alex Nichols trained restlessly for the Cheyenne Cañon Mountain Race. The Colorado Springs resident had one goal heading into Sunday’s event, which served as the second qualifier for the Teva U.S. Mountain Running team. He wanted to earn a spot on the national squad by finishing in the top two. But he…
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Sky Sox game postponed – again – by rain
In the Sky Sox clubhouse, a schedule is posted detailing the players agenda for the day. Colorado Springs manager Stu Cole might have to start scheduling time for rain delays because they’ve been about as common at Security Service Field as an Eric Young Jr. stolen base. “Yeah, lately it seems like we’ve been having them…
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Son matches dad’s Pikes Peak Amateur win
After Alex Kephart won the championship flight of the Pikes Peak Amateur on Saturday, his caddie ran up and embraced him. His caddie was in tears. His caddie was his dad. “I’m a wreck because I don’t have any control over it,” Gary Kephart said as he rubbed his eyes. “He’s out there hitting the…
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State Games should give city’s economy a boost
Since coming to Colorado Springs in 2005 and 2007, the State Games of America has brought more than $21 million into the city’s economy. Despite the current state of the economy, officials at the Colorado Springs Sports Corp., who will organize and manage the Games, said the boost the city will receive this year should…
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Cramer is the face of Pikes Peak Amateur
Arlo Cramer forgets how long he’s played at the Pikes Peak Amateur — and it’s not because of old age. “Let me see,” Cramer, 70, said as he started to count under his breath. “I started playing at (the) Patty Jewett (Golf Course) in 1953 and my first time in the Amateur was 1955. I’ve…
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Pikes Peak Amateur a family affair for Koppins
As soon as Neal Koppin lost his match Thursday at the Pikes Peak Amateur, he waited at the 16th hole at Patty Jewett Golf Course. He saw his brother, Nick, come up from the horizon and immediately went over to him and chatted. “He’s 2-up with two (holes) left,” Neal said as he anxiously backed…
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Local businessmen’s donations provide Pikes Peak Amateur gear
If not for two local businessmen, the 192 participants at the Pikes Peak Amateur might have been teeing off and putting shirtless. Maybe it wouldn’t have been that extreme, but Colorado Springs’ Darrell Dafoe and Skip Borham each ponied up $2,760 so every player at the tournament could have a shirt and hat donning the…
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Locals chip in for golf tourney
If not for two local businessmen, the 192 participants at the Pikes Peak Amateur might have been teeing off and putting shirtless.Maybe it wouldn’t have been that extreme, but Colorado Springs’ Darrell Dafoe and Skip Borham each ponied up $2,760 so every player at the tournament could have a shirt and hat donning the Amateur…
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Hill Climb competitors keep eye out for spectators after Tour de France death
In the wake of Saturday’s accident in the Tour de France, in which a 61-year-old woman was hit and killed by a police motorcycle, awareness for spectators pervaded the 87th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. “Some of the fans were very close to us, and I did have that (incident) in mind,”…
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First-time Hill Climbers celebrate successful ascents
Climbing a mountain certainly can take your breath away. Just ask one of the 56 drivers who signed up to race to the summit of Pikes Peak for the first time Sunday at the 87th running of the Race to the Clouds. Unlimited driver Mark Rennison, who came in with hopes of breaking the 10-minute…