Author: Will Jarvis
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Broncos QB Mark Sanchez gives back to kids during football camp at Fort Carson
Military children from the Fort Carson community were treated to a football camp with Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez on Friday morning. The camp, led by ProCamps Worldwide, was awarded to Fort Carson following a contest involving military bases around the world. Kids aged six to 14 ran routes, caught passes and took handoffs from…
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Paratriathletes who trained in Colorado Springs prepare for Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
Looking back on his athletic career, Krige Schabort has a hard time picking his favorite moment. There were his two New York City Marathon wheelchair victories. The gold medal at the 2014 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships. The 2015 ESPY award for best male athlete with a disability. This September, he’ll have another athletic accomplishment to…
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Skateboarding, religion mixed in unique grouping in Colorado Springs
Mike Cornell should be dead or in jail right now. Simple as that. His life in New York state was devoted to a motorcycle club – building bikes and committing crimes, all while living in his grandmother’s house. He was the guy who came to your door if you owed his club money. You didn’t…
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Racers, crew have different means of winding down after Pikes Peak Hill Climb
By 10 a.m., middleweight biker Kris Lillegard – aka Krazy Kris – already had his evening plans laid out. Following The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Lillegard and the other competing bikers and car drivers would ride down the mountain past a cheering crowd. Then, the fun begins. “I’ll probably take a little nap,”…
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Colorado Springs native Dan Novembre makes it to the top by any means possible for eighth straight time
Colorado Springs native Dan Novembre had been working on his homemade race car since New Year’s Day. He finally finished, three days before The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, on Thursday. With the help of brothers Rodney and Earl O’Maley, Novembre, 36, completed the built-from-scratch car this week, just in time for the Hill…
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Speedskating nationals take place in Colorado Springs as sport tries to rebound
In the mid-1990s, the leaders of the inline speedskating community had a feeling the sport was about to hit the jackpot. Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and inline speedskating was gaining exposure in the Pan American Games. By 1997, inline skates and accessories would become…
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Quadriplegic racer’s next challenge: Pikes Peak
ENGLEWOOD – He hit 152 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and maneuvered through the Long Beach Grand Prix. Sam Schmidt is now taking on one of the most unforgiving road courses in the world: Pikes Peak. Schmidt, a quadriplegic, controls Arrow Electronics’ SAM (Semi-Autonomous Motorcar) vehicle using his head. He will participate in The…
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: How monikers got their names
The Pikes Peak Highway has operated for over 100 years, taking drivers from Cascade, Colorado (elevation: 7,379 feet) to the peak of America’s Mountain (elevation: 14,115 feet). Once dirt and gravel, the road has evolved, as have the vehicles ascending to the peak. On the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course, 32 distinct monikers differentiate…
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Motorcycle racing turns into “Lightning vs. Thunder” showdown on Pikes Peak
Don Canet has always loved the loud rumbling of the engine under his seat, every push and pull of the pistons vibrating enough so he can feel the sheer power of the bike beneath him. He likes working the gear box and feeling the engine pulse and thrust him forward after departing a tight turn.…
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Doherty’s Matthew Steele will represent USA Football
A cast the size of a club surrounded Matthew Steele’s right hand as he watched from the sideline as rival Fountain-Fort Carson walloped his Doherty Spartans in October. The senior captain was devastated. Two days before the game, Steele broke his right hand – his snapping hand – and was out for one of the…