Tag: denver coliseum
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Lewis-Palmer’s Jonas Miller fulfills leadership role in final season
Lewis-Palmer needed a leader. The Rangers boys basketball team lost five seniors from last year’s roster and 851 points from the squad that compiled 1,371 last season. If the Rangers hoped to improve their 12-13 finish from the 2024-25 campaign, someone needed to accept the task of guiding L-P. Insert Jonas Miller. The Rangers senior…
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6A-5A Boys basketball Peak Performer: Lewis-Palmer’s Jonas Miller fulfills leadership role in final season
Lewis-Palmer needed a leader. The Rangers boys basketball team lost five seniors from last year’s roster and 851 points from the squad that compiled 1,371 last season. If the Rangers hoped to improve their 12-13 finish from the 2024-25 campaign, someone needed to accept the task of guiding L-P. Insert Jonas Miller. The Rangers senior…
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Lewis-Palmer’s title hopes spoiled by Silver Creek in 5A semifinals
DENVER — Bill Benton exited the locker room at Denver Coliseum after a nearly 40-minute chat with his Lewis-Palmer players. The postgame meeting lasted longer than Benton’s typical debrief after a game, but considering the Rangers lost 51-47 to No. 13-seeded Silver Creek in the Final Four on Thursday, this warranted an extended conversation. “I…
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Lewis-Palmer seeks to make most of final weekend at Denver Coliseum; four 3A area teams in pursuit of hoops title
Lewis-Palmer’s gymnasium is decorated with so much orange and black from its various banners that it’s easy to forget there’s an actual brick wall on the other side. Upon entering the school’s gym a glance to the left shows a plethora of runner-up banners. And in front, a wall displaying a banner from every Rangers…
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Rangeview boys basketball heads to CHSAA Final 4 with clear mission: ‘Finish the job’
AURORA — Finish the job. It’s the message junior Archie Weatherspoon V has gotten from multiple members of last year’s Rangeview team. “Some of my teammates have been calling me this week like, ‘Yeah man, we haven’t been to a game yet all season, but we’re gonna be there (this weekend) for y’all.’ They kept…
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Air Academy eliminated by Montrose in 5A Great 8 despite Kinley Asp’s 36 points
DENVER – Kinley Asp won’t spend the final week of the season preparing for a basketball game. That’s a first for the Air Academy senior. It’s one of many “firsts” for Asp this year, but the Kadets’ 61-53 loss to No. 3 seed Montrose at Denver Coliseum on Saturday in the 5A Great 8 was…
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Mesa Ridge’s season ends with loss to Silver Creek in quarterfinals
DENVER – Joel Babbit couldn’t help but crack a smile at the thought of Mesa Ridge’s defense. The Grizzlies lost 62-55 to Silver Creek in the Great 8 and missed their shot at a fourth consecutive Final Four. But the Grizzlies coach wasn’t disappointed in the result of Saturday’s game at the Denver Coliseum. Not…
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Banning Lewis boys secure 3A’s three seed, Evangel Christian Academy girls earn 1A’s No. 3 spot
The Colorado High School Activities Association released 4A-1A basketball brackets Sunday, and various area schools have clinched postseason berths in their respective classes. Banning Lewis Prep’s boys and Evangel Christian Academy’s girls secured the highest seeds from the recent bracket release, and both earned the three spot in their playoff. For 4A, the Great 8,…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys earn fifth seed, Air Academy girls secure sixth ahead of 6A-5A playoffs
The road to Denver Coliseum begins soon. Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday released 6A-5A brackets for boys and girls’ basketball teams and more than 20 area schools will participate in the upcoming state tournament, which begins Tuesday. The tournament will conclude March 14 at the Coliseum with the championship game. Great 8 and…
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State girls volleyball notebook: Village suffers first-ever loss at 3A state tournament; Rampart falls in 5A third round, title hopes remain alive
DENVER – Some losses offer the chance to learn lessons, and Shannon Baker felt Village’s third round defeat Friday was a chance to reset. The Mountaineers coach composed demeanor remained after No. 12 Village lost in four sets to 3A’s top seed Alamosa 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 25-11 at Denver Coliseum at the state girls volleyball…