Tag: athletes
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RAMSEY: Springs wrestler, and his mom, seek medal in London
LONDON – Deborah Mango was preparing to bury her husband when Spenser, her 6-year-old son, wrapped his arms around her. They were at the funeral home a few days after Thomas Mango, Spenser’s father, had died in a never-solved shooting in St. Louis. “Mom,” Spenser said, “everything is going to be all right.” Nearly 20…
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RAMSEY: Springs shooting competitor soars from ranch to London
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – When Frank Thompson was 5, he started shooting arrows at the plentiful collection of rabbits and prairie dogs at his family’s sprawling ranch in western Nebraska. He was accurate. Very accurate. “Oh,” said…
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RAMSEY: Springs shooting competitor soars from ranch to London
LONDON – When Frank Thompson was 5, he started shooting arrows at the plentiful collection of rabbits and prairie dogs at his family’s sprawling ranch in western Nebraska. He was accurate. Very accurate. “Oh,” said Grover, Frank’s father, “he was a natural.” After Thompson began shooting flying discs – or skeet shooting – at the…
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Kemper bounces back from horrific injury to qualify for fourth Olympics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Triathlete Hunter Kemper is providing instructions to view a bicycle accident that resulted in an elbow bone protruding out of his skin. He doesn’t give any warnings about it not being for the squeamish, he…
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Kemper bounces back from horrific injury to qualify for fourth Olympics
Triathlete Hunter Kemper is providing instructions to view a bicycle accident that resulted in an elbow bone protruding out of his skin. He doesn’t give any warnings about it not being for the squeamish, he just instructs to go to YouTube and search “Hunter Kemper Myrtle Beach Bike Crash.” “You should be able to find…
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Girls’ soccer player of the year: Sarah Schweiss, Air Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sarah Schweiss was held without a goal in just four games all season, three of those in consecutive playoff games. Those three games were almost by design. Knowing the Kadets’ leading scorer would be double-teamed…
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Girls’ golf player of the year: Kylee Sullivan, Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain uber-freshman Kylee Sullivan has honed her golf skills at places like Westfield Gold and Sullivan International. These courses are so exclusive, you won’t find them on any listing of Colorado golf clubs. In fact, the only way to play them is to visit the Sullivans’ home and dig out the course maps drawn…
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Boys’ lacrosse player of the year: Zach Payne, Air Academy
It’s oddly appropriate that Zach Payne is a lifeguard during the summer since in the Air Academy boys’ lacrosse team’s biggest game of the season, he helped save the Kadets’ season. Going into the playoffs, the Kadets were foundering. Wracked with on- and off-field problems, Air Academy went 3-3 over its final six regular-season games,…
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Baseball player of the year: Ryan Warner, Pine Creek
By nature, Ryan Warner stared down at his competition. At 6-foot-7 — and on a mound — Warner couldn’t help but seem larger than life to the typical high school hitter. “The first thing batters say after facing me is how intimidating I look with how tall I am,” Warner said. “When I’m reaching out…
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Girls’ lacrosse player of the year: Miranda Beal, Air Academy
Miranda Beal found inspiration in the most unlikely place — a Sandra Bullock flick. It was a viewing of “Miss Congeniality” as a child that hatched Beal’s lifelong desire to become an undercover FBI agent. “That looks so sweet and so fun,” Beal said. “I know that’s probably not the real deal, but that sparked…