Author: Vinny Benedetto, The Gazette
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Switchbacks attack bottled up in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS • A week ago, a late goal undid the Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Saturday in St. Louis, an early goal was too much to overcome in the team’s first road contest of the season.One constant was the Switchbacks’ inability to find the back of the net, as the Switchbacks dropped a second 1-0 result.St.…
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Gazette Preps 2017-18 Class 3-1A Boys Basketball All-Stars
FIRST TEAM G: Seth Fuqua, jr., The Vanguard School – The junior led the Coursers to an unbeaten run through the 3A Tri-Peaks League with 23.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and two steals per game. He had three 30-point games, including a season-high 38 points behind five 3-pointers against Byers on Dec. 1. He added…
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Gazette Preps 2017-18 Class 3-1A Boys Basketball All-Stars
FIRST TEAM G: Seth Fuqua, jr., The Vanguard School – The junior led the Coursers to an unbeaten run through the 3A Tri-Peaks League with 23.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and two steals per game. He had three 30-point games, including a season-high 38 points behind five 3-pointers against Byers on Dec. 1. He added…
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Gazette Preps 2017-18 3-1A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year: Mike Burkett, St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s girls’ basketball coach Mike Burkett enjoyed his annual end-of-season retreat to a family cabin in Grand Lake more than usual this spring. After seemingly finishing everywhere but first at the state tournament over the past 19 seasons, Burkett and the Pirates summited the Class 3A ranks in 2018, finishing 26-1. The lone loss…
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Gazette Preps 2017-18 3-1A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year: Mike Burkett, St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s girls’ basketball coach Mike Burkett enjoyed his annual end-of-season retreat to a family cabin in Grand Lake more than usual this spring. After seemingly finishing everywhere but first at the state tournament over the past 19 seasons, Burkett and the Pirates summited the Class 3A ranks in 2018, finishing 26-1. The lone loss…
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Switchbacks look to start season on right foot at home
While the preseason looked to present few problems for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, the six-game slate didn’t provide many answers for coach Steve Trittschuh, either. The Switchbacks outscored opponents 17-2 in the games leading up to Saturday’s 6 p.m. season opener against Los Angeles Galaxy II at Weidner Field. Both goals conceded came in a…
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UPDATE: Lewis-Palmer falls to Longmont in 4A basketball state title game
DENVER • Lewis-Palmer boys’ basketball coach Bill Benton thought his team had one more magic moment left in the final seconds of Saturday’s 4A state championship game against No. 5 Longmont at Denver Coliseum. After trailing by 18 midway through the third quarter, the second-seeded Rangers (25-3) used pressure defense and junior Joel Scott’s offense…
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UPDATE: Lewis-Palmer falls to Longmont in 4A basketball state title game
DENVER • Lewis-Palmer boys’ basketball coach Bill Benton thought his team had one more magic moment left in the final seconds of Saturday’s 4A state championship game against No. 5 Longmont at Denver Coliseum. After trailing by 18 midway through the third quarter, the second-seeded Rangers (25-3) used pressure defense and junior Joel Scott’s offense…