Author: Will Jarvis
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Shoe fashion in evidence at Under-18 men’s national hoops tryout
The swoosh was everywhere. Stitched onto shorts, printed onto T-shirts and dyed into socks. And of course, plastered on the kicks. Of the roughly 100 people in the Olympic Training Center’s gym Wednesday for the USA men’s U18 national team training camp, nearly everyone had a fresh pair of Nike shoes, the colors of the…
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Blind runner Jessica Beecham races in Garden of the Gods; Pikes Peak Marathon looms
Hills have always been tough for Jessica Beecham. When she runs up, the pacing can wear her out. When she runs down, the steepness can change in an instant. Beecham managed to conquer the hill-filled Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 42 seconds Sunday morning. Danel Girmany won…
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2016 Gazette features/A&E intern Kelsey Kendall
Kelsey Kendall loves to sit and listen, and even when her friends don’t realize it, she is always moving the conversation through her head, placing details into context, trying to figure out just what means what. Kendall has done plenty of listening in her lifetime. As a journalism and anthropology major at Kansas State University,…
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The Gazette Boys’ Swimming and Diving Peak Performer of the Year: Caleb Hicks, Air Academy
By March, doubt was creeping into the mind of Caleb Hicks. In his senior year swimming for Air Academy, Hicks was struggling to make sense of a frustrating season. He couldn’t win races in his primary events and was unable to clock his normal times. “I had won races at dual meets but I hadn’t…
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The Gazette Boys’ Swimming and Diving Peak Performer of the Year: Caleb Hicks, Air Academy
By March, doubt was creeping into the mind of Caleb Hicks. In his senior year swimming for Air Academy, Hicks was struggling to make sense of a frustrating season. He couldn’t win races in his primary events and was unable to clock his normal times. “I had won races at dual meets but I hadn’t…
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The Gazette Boys’ Swimming Coach of the Year: Kate Doane, Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain boys’ swimming coach Kate Doane faced a daunting task in February: lead her team to a repeat as Class 4A champions. By placing her swimmers in a competitive atmosphere on a daily basis, Doane led the Indians to back-to-back titles – the first time for the school since the boys’ swimming team won…
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Mesa Ridge football hoping offseason pulls team together
The preseason leadership meetings were supposed to be a once-in-a-while event. Then it was every other week. Next thing senior guard Kaleb Gaster knew, the leaders of the Mesa Ridge football team were meeting in coach Rob Braaten’s classroom every week during lunch, chomping on sandwiches and trying to figure out how to improve on…