Author: MARISSA KRAUS
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Air Force men’s basketball has 15 turnovers in the first half, suffer blowout loss to New Mexico
A boisterous New Mexico crowd cheered “The Pit North!” as the Lobos played Air Force on the Falcons’ home court. The energy was fun, but the result was far from it. Four days after taking down Colorado State on Tuesday, the Lobos continued thier hot streak with a 91-49 blowout victory over Air Force at…
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Pine Creek girls’ basketball leads from start, hands Air Academy its first loss of season
Pine Creek proved that the Air Academy home basketball court is not invincible. A year after Pine Creek fell to Air Academy in a 49-48 thriller, the Eagles led for the entire contest Thursday to take down the Kadets 50-41 on the road. It is Air Academy’s (9-1) first loss of the season and first…
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Air Force men’s basketball can’t contain conference leader Utah State, falls to Aggies in blowout loss at home
Top dog Utah State walked into Clune Arena with authority and left with a 37-point romp. In the only regular-season matchup between Air Force and Utah State, a dominant Aggie team led for the entire contest to earn a 99-62 road win Tuesday. After leading by 14 at the half, A 13-1 run by Utah…
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Air Force men have worst shooting day of season, suffer blowout loss at UNLV
The Air Force men’s basketball team fell to 0-3 in conference play after a blowout road loss to UNLV. The Runnin’ Rebels led for the entire game Saturday and led by as many as 29 points in the second half for a dominant 67-39 win over Air Force at the Thomas & Mack Center in…
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Air Force women’s basketball topped by San Diego State in New Year’s Eve road matchup
Air Force women’s basketball struggled to overcome a third-quarter surge by San Diego State to fall to the Aztecs 62-51 at Viejas Arena on Wednesday. Milahnie Perry led the Falcons with 18 points and four rebounds, but Air Force (7-6, 1-2 Mountain West) experienced shooting woes the entire game, shooting 35% from the field and…
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Air Force men’s basketball falls to Wyoming at Clune Arena to close out 2025
Wyoming beat Air Force, but more accurately, Air Force beat itself. The Cowboys led for all but 3 minutes of Tuesday’s men’s basketball matchup at Clune Arena, and came away with a 68-56 win over Air Force despite shooting just 20% in the second half. The Falcons’ mistakes aided in Wyoming’s victory, with 26 of…
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Defending 4A girls’ state champion Cheyenne Mountain hosting home swim meet this weekend with new-look team
Cheyenne Mountain senior Sophia Mezei will do whatever the swim team needs, even if that means swimming four events with little rest. Mezei, a team captain, competed in four events on the first day of the 2025 Cheyenne Mountain Invite on Friday, including backstroke, which she says is not her best event. Still, she qualified…
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Falcon wrestling puts on match to raise money for Grand Junction team after fatal bus crash
As Falcon wrestling head coach Robert Lovato rode on a bus to Grand Junction for a wrestling tournament this weekend, he reflected on his friendship with Central High School coach Clint Trujillo. “I remember when he was just a puppy,” Lovato, who has known Trujillo for about 15 years, said. “He was an assistant coach there…
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Air Force men’s basketball struggles in second half, drops first conference game to San Diego State
It was a tale of two halves as Air Force fell to San Diego State on the road to open conference play and the Mountain West men’s basketball season. After taking a three-point lead at the half, the Aztecs (6-3) extended their lead to as many as 26 points in the second half to take…
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Air Force men’s basketball opens Mountain West play on four-game losing streak
With finals complete, Air Force men’s basketball opens conference play on the road Wednesday at San Diego State. In the last matchup between the schools Jan. 22, the Falcons fell to the Aztecs (5-3) in a 77-76 overtime heartbreaker at home. The Falcons’ Mountain West home opener is Dec. 30 against Wyoming. Air Force ended…