Author: MARCUS HILL marcus.hill@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Lewis-Palmer’s Reese Douglas overcomes sprained throwing elbow, wins 4A girls shot put title
LAKEWOOD — That bandage on Reese Douglas’ throwing arm wasn’t for show. But the medal she won in the 4A shot put sure will be. Douglas sprained her right elbow three weeks ago throwing discus, but remained unfazed Thursday at Jeffco Stadium to win the shot put title with a distance of 40 feet, 10…
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Palmer Ridge’s Owen Twesme repeats as 4A boys shot put champ, sets meet record
LAKEWOOD — As Owen Twesme walked in the circle for his final throw in the shot put, he requested assistance from the audience gathered at the thrower’s pit. Twesme raised his left arm twice, and the crowd at Jeffco Stadium began to clap for the Palmer Ridge thrower. As the pace of the claps increased,…
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Vanguard’s Max Miller crushes state record, wins 2A boys’ 3,200 run
LAKEWOOD — Max Miller’s performance was surgical at Jeffco Stadium. Miller operated with precision and the Vanguard junior recognized keeping Dayspring Christian Academy’s Cooper Osmus as his pacer would serve well on his final push Friday. Suffice to say it worked as Miller ran a 9-minute, 17.67-second 3,200 race in the 2A finals and set…
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The Classical Academy’s 4×800 girls relay cruises to consecutive 3A state titles
LAKEWOOD — The Classical Academy trailed in the girls 4×800 meter relay for two seconds. That’s not hyperbole; that’s dominance. TCA’s quartet of Jana Yuschalk, Stella Briggeman, Joy Ahnfeldt and Vivian Jack cruised past the 18-team field and ran a 9-minute, 31.76-second relay to earn the Titans’ second consecutive title in the 3A race Thursday at Jeffco…
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Manitou Springs’ Mackinzy Wall wins 3A girls discus, sets state record
LAKEWOOD – As Mackinzy Wall watched her discus soar through the air at Jeffco Stadium, she recognized it was a strong throw. But Wall didn’t think it would shatter a record. When the discus landed in the grass and staff measured the Manitou Springs senior’s heave, it surprised her. The board Thursday at the discus…
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Palmer Ridge’s Owen Twesme repeats as 4A boys shot put champ, sets meet record
LAKEWOOD — As Owen Twesme walked in the circle for his final throw in the shot put, he requested assistance from the audience gathered at the thrower’s pit. Twesme raised his left arm twice, and the crowd at Jeffco Stadium began to clap for the Palmer Ridge thrower. As the pace of the claps increased,…
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State track & field championships | Top three finishers from Pikes Peak region
Results from the Colorado Track and Field Championships in Lakewood. SATURDAY Boys 110 hurdles 5A 3. Caiden Crosby, Pine Creek, 14.20 4A 110 hurdles 3. Nathan Moller, Palmer Ridge, 14.45 100 1. Gavin Reddick, Canon City, 10.61 200 1,600 3. Oliver Horton, Coronado, 4:10.19 400 3. Riley Cole, Cheyenne Mountain, 48.15 4×100 meter relay 4×400…
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Lewis-Palmer’s Reese Douglas overcomes sprained throwing elbow, wins 4A girls shot put title
LAKEWOOD — That bandage on Reese Douglas’ throwing arm wasn’t for show. But the medal she won in the 4A shot put sure will be. Douglas sprained her right elbow three weeks ago throwing discus, but remained unfazed Thursday at Jeffco Stadium to win the shot put title with a distance of 40 feet, 10…
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Mesa Ridge’s Josiah Garcia raises the bar ahead of state 4A high jump competition
Josiah Garcia watched the Colorado High School State Track Championships from the stands in 2025. This year, he aspires to view that same crowd from atop the podium in Lakewood. Garcia enters Jeffco Stadium for Thursday’s 4A boys high jump finals as the No. 1 seed with a height of 6 feet, 7¼ inches.…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis sweeps Kent Denver to earn 27th team championship
DENVER — Revenge is a dish best served twice. And neither time Cheyenne Mountain prepped the plate for its opponent did it bother to heat the meal. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain met No. 2 Kent Denver for the third consecutive year in the girls tennis team tournament finals and bested the Sun Devils for the second…