Author: Juan Lopez
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Big crowd watches Young Jr. play big
Eric Young Jr. continued his torrid hitting Friday against Salt Lake as he led the Sky Sox to an 8-2 win in front of 8,768 at Security Service Field. By going 2-for-4, Young extended his streak of consecutive games with multiple hits to five. In that stretch, the second baseman has gone 10-for-22. “I’m just…
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Bellhorn busts out big stick
It has been a long road for Sky Sox designated hitter Mark Bellhorn. The 34-year-old, who was a vital part of the 2004 World Series champion Red Sox and inspired “Who died and made you Mark Bellhorn?” T-shirts, has bounced around in the minor leagues for the past three years. But Thursday against Salt Lake,…
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Sky Sox save Wilhite; he’s returning the favor
All breakups are tough. Sky Sox pitcher Matt Wilhite knows the feeling. Thursday night, he knew the feeling of revenge. Wilhite signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim farm system as a 21-year-old out of Western Kentucky University. He spent the first seven years of his professional career with the Angels, his last four…
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Pine Creek grad Short got early start down dirt track
Howard Short remembers when his son used to ride his dirt bike on dirt lots in Colorado Springs. “Him and his friends used to build little BMX jumps and just ride around all day,” Short said. “They’d stay out there for hours and come home dog tired, but that’s what he loved to do.” Little…
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Paralympian dreams of Hawaii
This month’s Rocky Mountain Half Marathon in Denver went by without much drama.The winner triumphed by more than 2 minutes and the closest disparity between top-10 finishers was 21 seconds.But more than 17 minutes after Bob Weiner won the race, Susan Katz rolled in.The 30-year-old Colorado Springs resident tirelessly pushed her wheelchair through the 13.1-mile…
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Katz continues in training mode
This month’s Rocky Mountain Half Marathon in Denver went by without much drama. The winner triumphed by more than 2 minutes, and the closest disparity between top-10 finishers was 21 seconds. But more than 17 minutes after Bob Weiner won the race, Susan Katz rolled in. The 30-year-old Colorado Springs resident tirelessly pushed her wheelchair…
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Ireland wins rugby’s Churchill Cup over England
COMMERCE CITY – England entered Sunday’s Churchill Cup Championship with hopes of winning a third consecutive title in the international rugby event. Ireland A had other plans as it sent the Saxons away bruised and battered in a 49-22 win at sun-splashed Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After falling behind 6-0 in the opening minutes, Ireland…
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Mighty mite will throw her weight around in State Games of America
Christina Brown stands 4-foot-6 and weighs 71 pounds. But she can lift more than her weight in both the clean and jerk and snatch. The 14-year-old will be among about 10,000 athletes competing here next month at the State Games of America. “She’s a little tiny thing,” her mother, Gabrielle Brown, said. “It’s amazing to…
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Pupil edges teacher for horse show victory
Steven Turilli couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the Colorado Summer Classic Horse Show Grand Prix – he finished second while a rider he trained was first. Alexandra Vanderrest, who was riding Oxsona M, dazzled the standing room-only crowd Saturday at the Norris Penrose Event Center with a pair of flawless rides through…
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Record day at Garden of the Gods 10-mile run
The 33rd running of the Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run was record shattering, to say the least. In all, 16 course records fell Sunday after the field of 1,584 contestants conquered the challenging trail. Click here for results (men 1-870). Click here for results (men 870 on and women). The first four men’s finishers…