Author: KEVIN CARMODY preps@gazettedev.gazette.com
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CSCS holds off St. Mary’s in five-set battle of area’s top two 3A volleyball teams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With some breaks here and there, and perhaps an error or two avoided along the way, it might have been St. Mary’s celebrating a hard-fought home-court victory over longtime Tri-Peaks League rival Colorado Springs Christian…
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Discovery Canyon hopes experience, depth can take boys golf to new heights at state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Up to now, Discovery Canyon has repeated its accomplishments from a historic 2015 season, first by defending its Pikes Peak Athletic Conference boys’ golf crown then claiming the regional title. The Thunder can only hope the similarities stop there heading into the 4A state tournament,…
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Discovery Canyon hopes experience, depth can take boys golf to new heights at state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Up to now, Discovery Canyon has repeated its accomplishments from a historic 2015 season, first by defending its Pikes Peak Athletic Conference boys’ golf crown then claiming the regional title. The Thunder can only hope…
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Atlas Prep takes first athletic steps with inaugural programs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It took time – seven years, in fact – for Atlas Preparatory School to transform from a single-grade school into one that will fete its first graduates next spring. In that same vein, the school’s…
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Prep field hockey gets long-awaited launch in northern Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Paul Lewis remembers the lean times for his Palmer Ridge field hockey team, inevitable when a fledgling program tries to hit the ground running against established squads. “The first couple of years were tough,” said Lewis, who leads a perennial state power as the Bears,…
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The Gazette Boys’ Lacrosse Peak Performer of the Year: Jake Thornally, Air Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the undisputed leading scorer on the boys’ lacrosse team at Air Academy, Jake Thornally had gotten used to being singled out. He could duck, weave and spin out of just about any double-team his…
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The Gazette Boys’ Lacrosse Peak Performer of the Year: Jake Thornally, Air Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the undisputed leading scorer on the boys’ lacrosse team at Air Academy, Jake Thornally had gotten used to being singled out. He could duck, weave and spin out of just about any double-team his opposition threw at him during the recently completed season. He…
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Class 3A few contribute mightily to team success at Southern Colorado All-Star baseball game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michael Ajayi was the only player on either squad not to don his school’s official jersey Monday at the 55th annual Southern Colorado High School All-Star senior baseball game at Security Service Field. And as a result, he was the only player to wear a…
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Lewis-Palmer diver Bettner enjoys better view from podium after fourth-place finish
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This time, Noah Bettner stood just a little bit taller after his performance Saturday at the 5A state boys’ swimming and diving championships at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “Last year, I finished ninth, right off the podium,” the junior Lewis-Palmer diver said Saturday. “It’s…
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Resurgent Pine Creek girls’ tennis brings flock of Eagles to state tournament
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In recent years, Pine Creek had plenty of support at the Class 5A state girls’ tennis tournament. Just not many participants to get that support. Not so this year. A revamped and vastly improved Eagles team will have six entries playing in the state meet,…