Tag: chsaa
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Peyton’s Micah Horowitz secures 2A boys wrestling title with late takedown
DENVER — Two years ago, Micah Horowitz didn’t place at state. Last year, he sat the season out after transferring from Falcon. As a junior at Peyton, Horowitz is a champion. Horowitz earned a 4-1 decision win and the 2A 126-pound title after he beat Las Animas’ Orion Martinez in the championship match. “This was…
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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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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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State wrestling notebook: Pine Creek girls in fourth place after opening day of tournament
DENVER – Tylee Schultz’s right leg twitched as she attempted to put weight on it following a stoppage. Schultz injured her foot earlier in the quarterfinals match and that compromised the Pine Creek wrestler who had one minute left in the third period to secure a win Thursday at Ball Arena. Schultz watched her four-point…
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Danika Warren earns runner-up medal, Pine Creek places 8th at 5A state girls swimming and diving
Danika Warren nearly earned the Class 5A state diving championship. But she settled for second spot on the podium in Thornton. The Eagles sophomore finished as a runner-up Wednesday with 466.80 points in the finals at Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center and helped lead Pine Creek to an eighth-place finish at the 5A state swimming and…
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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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Peak Performer: John Paul ‘JP’ Dalsaso leaves unified legacy at Cheyenne Mountain
No sentence adequately captures the essence of a kid like John Paul Dalsaso. Dalsaso’s vibrant personality could turn a frown into a smile and a stranger into what felt like a lifelong friend. Dalsaso was a beloved figure at Cheyenne Mountain and always aimed to inspire those he knew. “He was such an icon in…
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Gazette Preps’ 3A-1A Peak Performer all-area girls volleyball teams
Peak Performer: Ashlyn Delaney, The Classical Academy Coach of the Year: Layne Witmer, The Classical Academy First team Ashlyn Delaney, jr., The Classical Academy Katie Gieske, sr., The Classical Academy Norah Hollis, so., Village Avery Jaeger, sr., The Classical Academy Aili Haisley, sr., Vanguard Ellie Wagner, jr., Evangel Christian Academy Second team Megan Ferguson, sr.,…
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Discovery Canyon’s Alaia Sloan wins 100 fly, 100 backstroke titles at state; Thunder place third
THORNTON — Alaia Sloan entered the finals with a humble approach. Sloan earned the top seed in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke for Saturday’s finals at the 3A state swimming and diving championships and recognized that her seeding meant nothing. Sloan still had to race both events to win first. Well, she did.…
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Discovery Canyon’s Alaia Sloan wins 100 fly, 100 backstroke titles at state; Thunder place third
Alaia Sloan entered the finals with a humble approach. Sloan earned the top seed in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke for the finals at the 3A state swimming and diving championships and recognized that her seeding meant nothing. Sloan still had to race both events to win first. Well, she did. The Thunder…