Author: Scott Kaniewski
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Updated: State track and field schedule
After weather postponed the Colorado high school state track and field meet, the prelims for all races were canceled and the meet was moved to a two-day event beginning Saturday and concluding Sunday at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. Below are the updated schedules for all five classifications, plus the Special Olympics/Paralympics races. Be sure to follow…
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Baseball state and regional tournament brackets
State and regional baseball tournaments start Friday. No. 5 Air Academy will begin 4A state tournament play Friday, while No. 13 Evangelical Christian Academy will start 2A regional play the same day. No. 2 Peyton will open 2A regional play on Saturday. The 4A tournament takes place at All-Star Park in Lakewood and Bishop Machebeuf High…
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St. Mary’s tabs Jim Masterson new boys’ basketball coach
It’s been a while since Jim Masterson was a head coach. But now he’s back in charge of his own team. St. Mary’s named Jim Masterson the boys’ basketball coach on Monday, athletic director Dennis Vigil told The Gazette via email. For the last three seasons, Masterson was an assistant coach at Rampart under J’on…
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Air Academy pitches way back to 4A state tournament
Air Academy got two outstanding performances from its starters, great production from its hitters and solid defense. It was the perfect mix of baseball needed from a team with hopes of capturing a state title. After shutting out Rifle in the morning, the host Kadets defeated rival Cheyenne Mountain 7-2 in the 4A Region 4…
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Air Academy pitches way back to 4A state tournament
Air Academy got two outstanding performances from its starters, great production from its hitters and solid defense. It was the perfect mix of baseball needed from a team with hopes of capturing a state title. After shutting out Rifle in the morning, the host Kadets defeated rival Cheyenne Mountain 7-2 in the 4A Region 4…
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Former Air Force Academy assistant coach Tyron Wright to lead Mitchell boys’ basketball
Mitchell athletic director Brett Williams narrowed his choices for the boys’ basketball head coaching job to two applicants. In order to help him decide between the two, he let both applicants run players through drills for 45 minutes. The way the student-athletes responded helped land former Air Force Academy player and assistant coach Tyron Wright…
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Former Air Force Academy assistant coach Tyron Wright to lead Mitchell boys’ basketball
Mitchell athletic director Brett Williams narrowed his choices for the boys’ basketball head coaching job to two applicants. In order to help him decide between the two, he let both applicants run players through drills for 45 minutes. The way the student-athletes responded helped land former Air Force Academy player and assistant coach Tyron Wright…
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Thursday’s prep roundup: Dolores Huerta advances to play Peyton in 2A District semifinal
BASEBALL Dolores Huerta 6, Ellicott 2 At Dolores Huerta: Dolores Huerta Prep (13-7) fell behind 2-0 before coming to bat, but put up three runs in the bottom of the first and never trailed again to beat Ellicott (2-13) on Thursday and advance to the 2A District 8 semifinals. The Scorpions tacked on two in…
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State tennis notes: CSCS senior Nicole Pei into 3A semifinals
CSCS senior reaches 3A tournament semifinals At Greeley: Colorado Springs Christian School senior Nicole Pei is into the semifinals of the No. 3 singles 3A state tennis tournament. Pei battled to a 7-6, 7-5 win over Eaton’s Darcie Kaiser in the first round, then defeated Idalia Jackson of the Vanguard School 6-2, 6-2 in the…
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Paul Mileto leaves Mesa Ridge to coach Fountain-Fort Carson basketball
Paul Mileto spent four seasons building up Mesa Ridge boys’ basketball program. Now he’s going to try doing something similar at Fountain-Fort Carson. Just a few months after leading the Mesa Ridge boys’ basketball team to an 18-7 record and the round of 16 in the 4A state tournament, Mileto is leaving the Grizzlies to…