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The Woodland Park High School girls’ volleyball team is looking to gain momentum heading into next week’s regional playoffs. The Panthers will end their regular season with back-to-back road games Thursday and Friday at Coronado and Discovery Canyon, respectively. Both opponents are ranked in the top 10 in the state among all Class 4A teams.…

The latest hire for Air Force football brings SEC experience and familiarity with the academy. Tim Horton will join the Falcons as running backs coach and special teams coordinator, according to an announcement Jan. 21 by coach Troy Calhoun. Horton spent seven seasons from 1999-2005 as Air Force’s wide receivers and running backs coaches under…

On Jan. 26, we will learn who the 2021 class is for the Baseball Hall of Fame. While I do not yet have a Hall of Fame vote, I have interviewed or covered more than 100 Hall of Famers over my 30-plus year career. A writer has to be a member of the Baseball Writers…

Editor’s note: This column has been updated to correct an error. Kelly Dolphus Stroud was never married to Effie Stroud. Effie was his sister. For more about Kelly Dolphus Stroud, please visit coloradocollege.edu/other/untoldstories/stories/dolphus_stroud.html. In February, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation will be accepting nominations for the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. There are more than…

During a tour of Colorado College’s under-construction Ed Robson Arena in June, a masked construction worker showed up and signed her name on a wall. It was none other than Olympic Gold medalist Peggy Fleming Jenkins, a former Colorado College and Cheyenne Mountain High School student. Fleming was at the arena that day with her…

For a lot of people, with the start of each new year comes the hope that things will be better. Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. We promise ourselves that “This is the year.” The year 2020 was a tough one for me. But not for the reasons you might think. While I fully…