Author: Neal Reid
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Kirchoff leads UCCS women’s basketball team to rout of Regis in RMAC Shootout quarters
Abby Kirchoff had one heck of a Tuesday. Hours after being named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior guard scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Mountain Lions to a 92-70 win over Regis in the quarterfinals of the RMAC Shootout. Kirchoff scored…
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Cole Gunner’s hat trick propels Air Force on senior night
Cole Gunner and his fellow seniors weren’t about to let their class go out with a loss on senior night. The Richfield, Minn., native notched his first career hat trick in Air Force’s 4-1 win over Canisius on Saturday night. Gunner and his classmates combined for six points to help the Falcons (14-19-4, 13-12-3 Atlantic…
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Canisius too much for Air Force on Friday night
Air Force will begin the Atlantic Hockey Conference playoffs a week earlier than it would prefer. Cody Freeman scored twice, and Tyler Wiseman had a goal and an assist to lead Canisius to a 4-1 win over the Falcons at Cadet Ice Arena on Friday night. The loss stamped out any hopes Air Force had…
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Bantam B Tigers stay undefeated en route to Presidents Day tournament title
Winning is becoming the norm for Colorado Springs’ Bantam B Tigers hockey team. The local squad scored four first-period goals en route to a 5-0 win over the Oklahoma City Oil Kings in the division finals of the Presidents Day Tournament at the World Arena’s Olympic rink on Monday. Scott Sullivan had a goal and…
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Chinese hockey team enjoying visit to Colorado Springs, Presidents Day tourney
For the Beijing Snow Leopards hockey team, a trip to Colorado Springs is about as good as it gets. The club team made up of boys age 10-12 has been in town this weekend to compete in the annual Presidents Day Tournament. The 11-member squad is the first team from China and just the third…
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Air Force completes season sweep of American International College with 3-1 victory
After a pair of frustrating weekends, a series sweep couldn’t have come at a better time for Air Force. Tyler Rostenkowski and Erik Baskin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Falcons to a 3-1 win over American International College on Saturday. The weekend sweep of the Yellow Jackets helped snap a…
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Max Hartner nets first hat trick as Air Force hockey team rolls AIC
Max Hartner experienced a first Friday. The Air Force junior completed his first hat trick with 1.9 seconds remaining to help propel the Falcons to a 9-3 win over American International College at Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force (12-17-3, 11-10-2 Atlantic Hockey Conference) snapped a four-game skid and improved to 3-0 against the Yellow Jackets…
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Excited Sand Creek Scorpions sign national letters of intent
Amanda Timmermeyer and Makenna Fuhrmann will see a lot of familiar faces when they take the field to play college soccer this fall. The Sand Creek seniors sat shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as they signed national letters of intent to play for coach Nicole Ridenour at Colorado-Colorado Springs, a team laden with Colorado Springs-area players.…
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Colorado Springs runners brave cold to compete in Super Half Marathon and 5K
Not even temperatures in the low 20s could stop more than 1,100 runners from taking part in the fourth annual Super Half Marathon & Game Day 5K on Sunday morning. Downtown Colorado Springs was the place to be for avid runners of all levels and ages, and they came out in droves despite sub-freezing weather…
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Faceoff blunders end Falcons’ six-game win streak
An inability to win faceoffs eventually caught up with Air Force on Friday night. Tyson Wilson scored 2:48 into overtime to help No. 20 Robert Morris complete a 5-4 come-from-behind victory at Cadet Ice Arena. The Colonials (18-5-4, 15-3-3 Atlantic Hockey Conference) scored the game’s final three goals to run their winning streak to five…