Author: Katy Booth
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gazettepreps.com: Highlights from Tuesday
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Manitou Springs 45, Peyton 39 At Manitou Springs: The Mustangs outscored Peyton 17-5 in the final quarter to erase Peyton’s six-point halftime lead and seal the win. Ann Wilson’s 13 points and Amelia Schofield’s 10 led Manitou Springs (7-10), while Isabell Rocha and Samantha Peterson scored 10 for Peyton (7-9). American luger Erin…
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gazettepreps.com: L-P, Cheyenne Mountain divers build on gymnast roots
A last-minute whim for Katie Kimball and Chandler Marshall turned out to be a season-changing coup for the Lewis-Palmer swimming and diving team. “We both were talking about it the day before tryouts and decided we should do it,” Kimball said. “We knew they were looking for divers, and we thought we would give it…
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L-P, Cheyenne Mountain divers build on gymnast roots
A last-minute whim for Katie Kimball and Chandler Marshall turned out to be a season-changing coup for the Lewis-Palmer swimming and diving team. “We both were talking about it the day before tryouts and decided we should do it,” Kimball said. “We knew they were looking for divers, and we thought we would give it…
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gazettepreps.com: Fool Palmer girls twice? Nope – shame on you
No one can say that the Palmer girls’ basketball team doesn’t learn from its mistakes. The Pikes Peak No. 4 Terrors were beat in early January by Sand Creek, but would not fall prey again. Boasting an improved defense that forced 27 turnovers, Palmer defeated visiting Sand Creek 61-32 on Tuesday night. Sand Creek’s Ayana…
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Palmer not about to be fooled for 2nd time by Sand Creek
No one can say that the Palmer girls’ basketball team doesn’t learn from its mistakes. The Pikes Peak 5A-4A No. 4 Terrors lost last month at Sand Creek but would not fall prey again. Boasting an improved defense that forced 27 turnovers, Palmer defeated visiting Sand Creek 61-32 on Tuesday night. Check out more photos from…
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gazettepreps.com: This week’s peak performer: Wesley Gordon, Sierra
Sierra’s Wesley Gordon Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE
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This week’s peak performer: Wesley Gordon, Sierra
Wesley Gordon’s name hardly ever leads the scoring column in Sierra’s basketball boxscores. But the 6-foot-7 sophomore makes his mark by dominating the paint on defense and opening scoring opportunities for talented teammates. “We have so many good players,” the center said. “I just mainly try to block shots and rebound and then score if…
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Highlights from Saturday
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Pikes Peak No. 1 Colorado Springs Christian School 48, Buena Vista 47 (OT) At CSCS: Joanna Guhl scored six of the Lions’ eight overtime points as CSCS escaped with its perfect record intact. “Joanna hit two 3-pointers there in overtime, and they had a nice chance with about 5 seconds left,” Lions coach Lisa…
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Coronado boys cruise past Liberty with big second half
A free-throw fundraiser last weekend ended up being more helpful than Coronado had anticipated. The Cougars went 21-of-24 from the line in Thursday’s second half and rallied to beat host Liberty 69-55. Check out more photos from the game. “We each had to shoot 200 free throws as part of this fundraiser,” senior Ben Foley said. “It was fun,…
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gazettepreps.com: With game on the line, Coronado wins
For Coronado, last weekend’s free-throw fundraiser ended up being more helpful than it anticipated. Liberty’s T.J. Holt tried to shoot between Coronado’s Brian Kelpin, left, and Mick Allen in January 2010. The Gazette file