Tag: air academy
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Gazette Preps’ 6A-5A girls basketball all-area Peak Performer teams
Coach of the year: Janean Jubic-Zenz, Pine Creek Peak Performer: Kinley Asp, Air Academy First team Cobelyn Wiesner, sr., Falcon Corinna Arellano, sr., Palmer Ridge Kinley Asp, sr., Air Academy Alli Dreessen, sr., Pine Creek Deja Burns, sr., Sierra Second team Isabella Monk, sr., Widefield Rylee Edmondson, sr., Lewis-Palmer Samira Gantt, sr., Liberty Leah Dreessen,…
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Gazette Preps’ all-area Peak Performer boys wrestling teams
Coach of the year: Brandon Lucero, Air Academy Peak Performer: David Burchett, Air Academy First team Manuel Mota, Widefield Matthew Torres, Air Academy Dylan Saba, Air Academy Micah Horowitz, Peyton Nathaniel Perkins, The Classical Academy Forrest, Craddock, Colorado Springs Christian Alex Burchett, Air Academy Michael Saba, Air Academy David Burchett, Air Academy Thomas Martell, Air…
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Air Academy’s Kinley Asp reopens recruitment, decommits from Boston College
Kinley Asp has reopened her college basketball recruitment. The Air Academy senior announced the move to decommit from Boston College on Monday in an X post and will reenter the recruitment pool following a stout final season for the Kadets. “With the recent coaching changes at Boston College,” Asp said in a post on…
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Air Academy eliminated by Montrose in 5A Great 8 despite Kinley Asp’s 36 points
DENVER – Kinley Asp won’t spend the final week of the season preparing for a basketball game. That’s a first for the Air Academy senior. It’s one of many “firsts” for Asp this year, but the Kadets’ 61-53 loss to No. 3 seed Montrose at Denver Coliseum on Saturday in the 5A Great 8 was…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys earn fifth seed, Air Academy girls secure sixth ahead of 6A-5A playoffs
The road to Denver Coliseum begins soon. Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday released 6A-5A brackets for boys and girls’ basketball teams and more than 20 area schools will participate in the upcoming state tournament, which begins Tuesday. The tournament will conclude March 14 at the Coliseum with the championship game. Great 8 and…
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Air Academy finishes third, David Burchett secures second individual championship; Cañon City wins four titles
DENVER – David Burchett secured his victory, found his coaches and jumped in their arms. Then, the Air Academy senior dropped to the mat and left a few tears of joy that put an exclamation point on his night at Ball Arena. Yes, even more of a stamp than Burchett’s 4-1 overtime win against Pueblo…
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Air Academy sends three to finals, Kadets third in 4A after semifinal matches
DENVER – Thomas Martell pushed the pace and never relented. The Air Academy 165-pound wrestler trailed 1-0 most of the match Friday and nearly scored on a takedown in the second period of the semifinals against Pueblo East’s Logan Trujillo. But Martell settled for an escape point late in the third period and secured three…
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List: Pikes Peak region wrestling finalists at 2026 CHSAA State Championships
DENVER – The Pikes Peak region had 19 wrestlers advance to Saturday’s 2026 State Championships. Below is a list of the wrestlers, their schools and weight class where they’ll attempt to earn a state title at Ball Arena. The parade of champions begins at 4 p.m. with finals set to start after. 5A boys Pine…
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Air Academy boys hold 4A’s top spot after opening day of state wrestling tournament
DENVER – Brandon Lucero curbed his enthusiasm as he recalled which of his Air Academy wrestlers won their quarterfinals matches Thursday. The Kadets scored 62 points and are first in 4A at Ball Arena following the opening rounds of the 2026 CHSAA State Championships. But Lucero remained cavalier about the Kadets holding 4A’s top spot…
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Gazette Preps’ Peak Performers all-area boys golf team
Coach of the Year: Ronald Gorr, Air Academy Peak Performer: Brayden Destefano, Cheyenne Mountain First team Brayden Destefano, Jr., Cheyenne Mountain Cayden Besler, Fr., Falcon Ryan Dooms, Jr., Air Academy Ben Hamann, Sr., Lewis-Palmer Fenn Mullins, Jr., Cheyenne Mountain Hayden Dorsey, Jr., Manitou Springs Grady Ortiz, Fr., The Classical Academy Ron Karin, Sr., St. Mary’s…