Tag: discovery canyon
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Discovery Canyon boys’ volleyball advances to second round; Rampart falls to consolation bracket
Discovery Canyon brought the Thunder in the opening round of the 5A state playoffs. But the results of that storm at Trojan Arena in Fountain also affected Discovery Canyon. The Thunder swept No. 4-seeded Rampart 25-18, 25-23, 25-22 on Thursday, but the No. 5-seeded Thunder played two-thirds of the afternoon without a key cog in their…
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Discovery Canyon claims 5A regional volleyball title; Rampart, CSCS advance to state tourney
For the fourth time in five seasons, Discovery Canyon earned its region’s crown. The Thunder dispatched No. 20 Fountain-Fort Carson in straight sets (25-13, 25-11, 25-15) in the opening match at home Saturday and eliminated No. 12 Cherry Creek in four (25-21, 27-29, 28-26, 25-16) to secure the 5A Region 5 title. Thunder coach Mallory…
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Boys volleyball regionals: Three Pikes Peak area teams set to host upcoming tournaments
Boys’ volleyball regionals begin this weekend and multiple area teams earned one of the eight top seeds in their class. The Colorado High School Activities Association released regional brackets Wednesday morning and Rampart, Discovery Canyon and Colorado Springs Christian School will each host a regional tournament, which begin Friday and conclude Saturday. Each region’s winner…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Pikes Peak region athletes shine in respective fields as postseason looms
Postseason competitions will begin soon and area athletes continue to step up as the spring season winds down. Numerous competitors had career-best numbers last week or scorched opponents to help their teams earn victories in their respective fields. Here are a few highlights from the previous week in prep sports. 14ers Cole Teltschik, sr., Discovery…
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Gazette Preps’ All-Area girls swimming and diving Peak Performer teams
Coach of the year: Kate Doane, Cheyenne Mountain Peak Performer: Grace Perry, Lewis-Palmer First team Grace Perry, so., Lewis-Palmer Elizabeth Gray, sr., Pine Creek Addison Hobbs, fr., Pine Creek Danika Warren, so., Pine creek Alaia Sloan, so., Discovery Canyon Maria Trinidad, so., Cheyenne Mountain Mya Bland, jr., Rampart Hailey Birkby, so., Cheyenne Mountain Bria Jones,…
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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…
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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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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…