Tag: cheyenne mountain
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Cheyenne Mountain finishes second at state, Lewis-Palmer places fourth as Grace Perry breaks record
THORNTON — Cheyenne Mountain athletes beamed as they walked toward the podium to collect their trophy. The Red-Tailed Hawks scored 264 points and finished as runners-up Friday at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center a year after winning the 4A championship. While the swimmers and divers were uncertain of how the two-day event would conclude, coach Kate…
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Cheyenne Mountain opens state swimming and diving with strong day, Lewis-Palmer shines in prelims
Cheyenne Mountain opened the 4A state swimming and diving meet with strong performances from its swath of competitors at Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center. Hailey Birkby led the defending champion Red-Tailed Hawks during Thursday’s prelims and finished first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.72 seconds. Birkby finished second in the 50-yard freestyle at…
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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…
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Gazette Preps’ Peak Performers girls cross country all-area teams
Peak Performer: Raegan McRae, Cheyenne Mountain Coach of the year: Matt Norton, The Classical Academy First team Chamorra Cooper, jr., Air Academy Vivian Jack, jr., The Classical Academy Raegan McRae, jr., Cheyenne Mountain Jordan Banta, sr., Air Academy Addison Michalak, fr., Palmer Ridge Ellie Askew, so., The Classical Academy Mariah Hook, jr., Air Academy Griffin…
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Gazette Preps’ 5A-4A football Peak Performers all-area lists
Coach of the year: Zach Carlton, Palmer Ridge Peak Performer: Dakari Releford, Fountain-Fort Carson First team Offense Cole Smith, sr., Palmer Ridge Dakari Releford, jr., Fountain-Fort Carson Ethan Mangrum, jr., Sand Creek Kobe Dooley, sr., Mesa Ridge Zak Crisler, jr., Palmer Ridge Brady Walden, jr., Pine Creek Owen Twesme, sr., Palmer Ridge Phoenix Jenkins, jr.,…
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Rampart basketball fights through fourth-quarter adversity to edge Cheyenne Mountain in thriller
When Rampart’s Theodore Wilson juked a Cheyenne Mountain player and left him in the dust as he drove to the basket for a monster jam, it was the loudest play of the evening. The third-quarter dunk brought “ooohs, ahhhs,” and applause from the visiting crowd at Cheyenne Mountain on Tuesday, but Wilson’s biggest play was…
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Discovery Canyon girls swimming and diving defeats Cheyenne Mountain in battle of champions
Discovery Canyon girls swimming already won the proverbial war, but it also sought victory in the final battle. As Wednesday’s competition between Discovery Canyon, last year’s 3A state champions and Cheyenne Mountain, owners of the 2025 4A title, approached its conclusion, the Thunder and Red-Tailed Hawks each had one 400-yard freestyle relay team left in…
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Discovery Canyon girls swimming and diving defeats Cheyenne Mountain in battle of champions
Discovery Canyon girls swimming already won the proverbial war, but it also sought victory in the final battle. As the Jan. 7 competition between Discovery Canyon, last year’s 3A state champions, and Cheyenne Mountain, owners of the 2025 4A title, approached its conclusion, the Thunder and Red-Tailed Hawks each had one 400-yard freestyle relay team…
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Pine Creek, Cheyenne Mountain ice hockey teams race to strong starts to the season
Pine Creek and Cheyenne Mountain’s ice hockey teams have each enjoyed solid starts to the season as both schools head to their January contests. And with the Palmer Lake Outdoor Classic slated for this month, lovers of prep ice hockey have a slate chock full of exciting games. Below is a snippet on the Eagles’…
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Pikes Peak region girls swimmers and divers making notable waves
Pikes Peak region girls swimmers and divers will return to the pool this week following holiday break. Several competitors have already logged solid performances while others intend to make a splash as the year progresses. Below are a few notes regarding area competitors and teams. Upcoming champion vs. champion competition Cheyenne Mountain heads to Discovery…