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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 lookahead: State swimming and diving competition begins Thursday; regional wrestling starts Friday
State swimming and diving begins Thursday in Thornton for 4A competitors. While 4A and 3A will swim at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center this week, 5A will compete Tuesday and Wednesday. Multiple area athletes have earned the top spot in their respective events or will battle for the crown at state. Wrestlers will also vie…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Falcon basketball teams shine as postseason looms; Liberty’s boys basketball wins another close one
As the winter sport season nears the home stretch, competition continues to heat up. State championship competition begins this week for girls swimming and diving in Thornton while wrestlers prepare for regional competition. Falcon boys basketball is a week away from capturing its league’s title after a sluggish start to the season and Cobelyn…
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Lewis-Palmer’s Rylee Edmondson scores 1,000th career point; Rangers defeat Cheyenne Mountain in PPAC matchup
Rylee Edmondson’s teammates swarmed her after the ball swished through the net. Shortly after that serenade, Edmondson’s family ventured to the court and presented her with Lewis-Palmer orange and black balloons near midcourt at Cheyenne Mountain. Edmondson posed for photos with family as well as a banner displaying her photo and emblazoned with the number…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Tremendous scoring highlights week in preps
As athletes prepare for the final stretch of regular-season contests, a slew of competitors had spectacular stretches last week. From undefeated wrestlers at tournaments to multiple basketball players scoring 40 or more points, the Pikes Peak region featured several strong outings. Below are some athletes and contests that stood out in the final week of…
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CHSAA Legislative Council: Multiplier exemption, place-up criteria remain untouched after meeting
LONE TREE — The Colorado High School Activities Association’s Legislative Council saw a pair of notable administrative proposals fail to pass during its February meeting. Administrative 1 proposal failed 66-6 and the Administrative 2 proposal failed 62-10 during Tuesday’s meeting at the Douglas County School District Legacy Campus building. Both proposals aimed to “clarify how…
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Gazette Preps Softball Peak Performer: Palmer Ridge’s Corinna Arellano sees fruits of her labor in senior year
Corinna Arellano felt a sense of pride as she rose from her bucket in the dugout while her teammate stepped to the plate. Palmer Ridge had its final at-bat of the season and a shot to advance to the 4A state softball tournament finals at Aurora Sports Park in October. The Bears trailed all game…
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Falcon girls win eighth straight, defeat Sierra 56-34; Sierra’s Burns ninth in state record books for all-time blocks
This is a different cast of Falcon players from the end of December. Since the calendar flipped to January, these Falcons have remained sharp, focused and locked in, especially at the free-throw line. The Falcons beat host Sierra 56-34 to balloon their win streak to eight in a row. And 23 of Falcon’s points came…
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Gazette Preps 5A-4A football Peak Performer: Fountain-Fort Carson’s DaKari Releford finds building blocks to breakthrough junior season
DaKari Releford’s excellence began before he ever touched a football field. The Fountain-Fort Carson running back recently completed an astounding junior campaign where he gained 1,607 yards on 207 carries with 20 touchdowns, all career-best marks. He also set a new career high rushing the ball twice this year and reached the end zone in…
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Federal judge recommends dismissing trans athletics lawsuit by area school districts
A judge has recommended dismissing a federal lawsuit filed by multiple school districts against the Colorado Attorney General’s and Civil Rights Offices over their policies dictating students’ participation in athletics and activities based on their biological sex rather than gender identity. Last spring, District 49, later joined by Colorado Springs D-11, Academy D-20, Education ReEnvisioned…