Author: Matt Dorney
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Lewis-Palmer graduate hopes to rewrite personal-record book at national track meet
Kalie Kirk owns a high school state championship. In roughly two weeks, the Lewis-Palmer graduate begins college at Saint Louis University, where she will combine a bio-medical engineering major with a Division I athletic career. Her first instinct, seemingly reasonable, was to take it easy this summer. So, of course, she will run in…
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Small ball equals big results for Sky Sox
It commonly is referred to as small ball, this Colorado Springs offense. But there is nothing small about it. The Sky Sox might not be scoring with 400-foot monster shots like those hit by Omaha’s Tug Hulett, Brayan Pena and Cory Aldridge on Tuesday night. But a bunt single here and line drive there and…
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AFA hockey: Bertsch taking his best shot
Woodland Park’s Sean Bertsch remembers a particular car trip with his father. He was about 14 or 15 years old, and his dream was to be a Division I college hockey player. As Bertsch tells it, “We were kind of talking about the future of hockey … and he asked me, ‘What would you do…
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AFA’s Lamoureux has experience against Michigan
Jacques Lamoureux knows firsthand what it’s like to play against Michigan, Air Force’s NCAA Hockey Tournament opponent Friday. Lamoureux played against the Wolverines twice as a freshman at Northern Michigan in the 2006-07 season before transferring to Air Force. What did Lamoureux take away from his experience against Michigan? “Their team now is the same…
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Air Force draws Michigan for NCAA hockey opener
Air Force’s NCAA Hockey Tournament situation was up in the air Sunday. Literally. When the pairings were revealed – the Falcons face Michigan at 1 p.m. Friday in Bridgeport, Conn. – the Falcons were in a plane, flying home after Saturday’s victory over Mercyhurst to win the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament for the third straight…
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Air Force-Bentley is AHA semifinal match of speed
Styles make the fight. Last weekend, Air Force struggled but advanced against a Sacred Heart team that played like a sparring partner. Today’s game against Bentley (19-16-2) in the Atlantic Hockey Association semifinals figures to be nothing like last weekend. Despite the danger, Air Force (25-10-2) looks forward to playing an opponent with a knockout…
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Falcons have no room for error on ice
It’s one-and-done hockey from now on for Air Force. “One and done was tonight,” coach Frank Serratore said after Sunday’s 8-1 win over Sacred Heart in deciding Game 3 of the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinals. “Next week is the same thing. … You’re a day late with that question.” Not when you consider that…
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Air Force hockey notes: Captain was going to lead the ship
Air Force captain Mike Phillipich thought he’d be ready after missing the first two games of the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinal series because of an ankle injury. To hear coach Frank Serratore tell it, the decision to put the captain on the ice Sunday was a no-brainer. “Mike Phillipich told me he was going…
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Veteran AFA hockey team knows ‘what’s at stake’
Air Force’s hockey team hasn’t seen Sacred Heart – in person, anyway – since before Thanksgiving. That’s 22 games ago. So you can forgive Greg Flynn if his order is off. His point is spot on. In three of four games against the Pioneers, the Falcons won by a combined 19-3, including two routs in November…
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Air Force’s Lamoureux excited about AHA Tournament
This time a year ago, Jacques Lamoureux was a spectator. He wasn’t a member of the traveling party; technically, he wasn’t even on the hockey team. Lamoureux – the nation’s leading goal scorer this season, an All-American and Hobey Baker hopeful – was just another cadet at Air Force. And a doolie at that, having…