Tag: air academy
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Air Academy’s Landry Frost leads 4A state girls golf individual race, Kadets’ team in second
MONTROSE – Despite an improved weather forecast, The Bridges will still be under a Frost warning on Tuesday. With conditions about as miserable as any in recent memory, the field at the 4A girls state golf tournament on Monday still let defending champion Landry Frost take a one-shot lead into the second and final round…
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State girls golf list: Numerous Pikes Peak region competitors qualify for upcoming tournament
The final rounds of the Colorado girls golf season are on the horizon, and numerous Pikes Peak region competitors qualified for next week’s tournaments. The Colorado High School Activities Association on Monday morning posted the lists of Class 5A-2A schools and athletes who will compete at state, which begins May 18 and wraps May 19…
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Air Academy routs Middle Park in 4A boys’ lacrosse second round, will face Cheyenne Mountain in quarterfinals
The final score in Air Academy’s playoff opener gives the appearance of a cakewalk victory. Afterall, a 16-4 second round win in the 4A boys’ lacrosse tournament certainly sounds like a breeze. However, the full context of the Kadets’ victory Friday at home illustrated why they’re the top dogs in this year’s playoffs. “We’ve been…
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Girls’ state tennis list: Pikes Peak region boasts numerous individual qualifiers for tournament
The girls’ tennis season has reached its final week of competition. Numerous Pikes Peak region players qualified for the individual state tournament, which begins Thursday and will conclude Saturday. The Colorado High School Activities Association on Monday released pairings for the upcoming three-day tournament, which can be found on CHSAA’s website. First round and quarterfinal…
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Girls soccer playoffs: 16 area schools qualify, Pikes Peak sweeps 4A
The Pikes Peak region will be well represented during the girls soccer postseason. The Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday released brackets for the 5A-2A state playoffs, and 16 area schools qualified for the tournament, which begins Tuesday with 5A contests. This year, 5A first- and second-round games will be hosted by the higher…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Pikes Peak region athletes find their groove as postseason looms
The final stretch of high school spring competition has arrived as postseason action begins in coming weeks. Cheyenne Mountain and Air Academy girls’ tennis have already showcased their talents as both advanced to the girls’ tennis dual tournament semifinals. The Red-Tailed Hawks will host the Kadets on May 5 and the winner advances to the…
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Air Academy boys lacrosse maintaining old standards and setting new ones in undefeated season
When Air Academy boys’ lacrosse hosts rival Cheyenne Mountain on Saturday, it’ll be about standards. The Kadets will look to play to their standard, that of 4A contender that has made the state semifinals in three of the last four seasons, reaching the championship game twice, and the standards of their rivals. The Red-Tailed Hawks…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Pikes Peak region athletes shine in respective fields as postseason looms
Postseason competitions will begin soon and area athletes continue to step up as the spring season winds down. Numerous competitors had career-best numbers last week or scorched opponents to help their teams earn victories in their respective fields. Here are a few highlights from the previous week in prep sports. 14ers Cole Teltschik, sr., Discovery…
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Air Academy’s Lauren Myers overcomes injuries, signs with South Dakota; 20 Kadets to pursue athletics in college
Injuries plagued Lauren Myers for much of her cross country and track and field career. And those injuries created a path that led to the Air Academy senior signing at an NCAA Division I program. Myers was one of 20 Air Academy athletes who celebrated their college signings Wednesday. The senior will attend the University…
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Air Academy’s Kinley Asp to join Marquette women’s basketball team
“Milwaukee bound” Kinley Asp posted those words on her X account Tuesday morning accompanied by a photo of herself in a Marquette University jersey holding a basketball. She’ll compete for the Golden Eagles’ women’s basketball team next season. The Air Academy senior’s decision comes after she reopened her recruitment last month. Asp committed to Boston…