Tag: championship
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State wrestling: Notable storylines to watch for athletes in the Pikes Peak region
Just three days remain in the prep wrestling season and the final 72 hours will occur in Denver at Ball Arena. The 2026 boys and girls state wrestling tournament begins Thursday with first-round and quarterfinal matches. A bevy of Pikes Peak region competitors will battle for spots in Saturday’s finals. Nearly 200 area boys and…
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Classical Academy enjoys road to title game against Wellington
One more. If The Classical Academy hopes to hoist its first football title in school history, the Titans need a win Saturday at Dutch Clark Stadium to accomplish the goal. The No. 3-seeded Classical Academy will face No. 9 Wellington at 5 p.m. in Pueblo for the 2A championship. TCA (12-0) has allowed just 107…
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Classical Academy enjoys road to title game against Wellington
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One more. If The Classical Academy hopes to hoist its first football title in school history, the Titans need a win Saturday at Dutch Clark Stadium to accomplish the goal. The No. 3-seeded Classical Academy will face No. 9 Wellington at 5 p.m. in Pueblo…
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A victory for the city: Regardless of outcome, Switchbacks’ championship game a win for local economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Win or lose, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks’ bid to capture their first-ever United Soccer League championship will be a victory economically and image-wise for the city, downtown and Weidner Field, business and civic leaders predict. The match against visiting Rhode Island FC kicks off at…
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A victory for the city: Regardless of outcome, Switchbacks’ championship game a win for local economy
Win or lose, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks’ bid to capture their first-ever United Soccer League championship will be a victory economically and image-wise for the city, downtown and Weidner Field, business and civic leaders predict. The match against visiting Rhode Island FC kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 8,000 fans…
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State girls volleyball preview: tournament begins Thursday, multiple area teams to battle for titles
The girls volleyball state tournament begins Thursday with six area schools heading to the Denver Coliseum for the opportunity to hoist a title in the championship match, which takes place Saturday. Below is a synopsis of each school and how they look entering the tournament: 5A Pine Creek (22-3), No. 6 seed Overview: To say…
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Fountain-Fort Carson boys volleyball loses in title match, drops pair of games to Mountain Vista
AURORA – Fountain-Fort Carson fans who made the trip to Overland High School stepped on the court postgame and embraced Trojan players and coaches. Some parents wiped tears from their faces as well as Trojan athletes who played in the 5A boys volleyball championship game against No. 1-seeded Mountain Vista. The Trojans, the No. 6…
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Street near Ball Arena renamed to Championship Way in honor of recent sporting achievements
Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver City Councilmember Chris Hinds and more unveiled new signage designating the Northeast intersection of Wewatta and Speer as ‘Championship Way.’ Originally, longtime resident John Robinson reached out to Chris Hinds after realizing that professional teams in Ball Arena had won three championships in the past few years and Hinds was quickly…
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Nuggets championship parade draws crowd of hundreds of thousands to downtown Denver
The Nuggets championship parade on Thursday drew a crowd some estimated to be half a million through downtown Denver. The parade started at Ball Arena, worked towards Union Station and then finished off with speeches at Civic Center Park; where DJ’s played for the excited crowd earlier. During the parade, thousands of fans jumped or…
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Nuggets championship parade draws hundreds of thousands to downtown Denver
Hundreds of thousands of Denver Nuggets fans celebrated the 2022-23 NBA title in downtown Denver on Thursday morning. With the team aboard fire trucks driving through the streets of downtown Denver. Fans and onlookers lined the route that ended at the City and County Building with a series of remarks from players, coaches and others.…