Tag: discovery canyon
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Discovery Canyon vs. Harrison: Thunder uses third-quarter surge for 59-45 win
Discovery Canyon started the night with a boys basketball game. But the Thunder finished the evening with a chess match against Harrison. The Thunder’s late third-quarter surge Thursday at home buoyed Discovery Canyon past Harrison 59-45 to extend its winning streak to three and close 2025 with a victory. “We didn’t want to go into…
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Five Pikes Peak region boys basketball players to watch
Pikes Peak region boys basketball began play this week as area schools start the trek to state tournament. For the first time since 2014, no Pikes Peak region school qualified for the state title game in 2025. Falcon, last year’s No. 21 seed in 5A, lost in the semis and Mesa Ridge’s shot at three…
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Palmer Ridge beats Montrose in 4A football semifinals, will return to championship game
Just one victory separates Palmer Ridge from a coveted 4A golden football plaque. Palmer Ridge will head to the championship game after the No. 3-seeded Bears eked out a 31-29 victory at No. 2 Montrose in Saturday’s semifinal matchup. With the win against the Red Hawks, Palmer Ridge has won 29 consecutive road games and…
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Widefield, TCA join state softball fray; four other Pikes Peak region teams conclude their seasons
Although Widefield lost its winning streak at regionals, the Gladiators remained poised. They finished 2-1 at 4A’s region 6 regional Saturday in Elizabeth to earn a spot in next week’s state playoffs in Aurora. Widefield was one of six Pikes Peak area schools in action Saturday and one of two teams to earn state berths…
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Palmer Ridge earns 4A’s No. 2 seed as 11 Pikes Peak teams qualify for regional softball tournament
Postseason softball is here and a bevy of Pikes Peak region teams will compete Friday and Saturday for spots at next week’s state tournament at Aurora Sports Park on Oct. 24-25. This year, 11 teams qualified for the regional tournament and Palmer Ridge earned 4A’s No. 2 seed after an 19-4 regular season. Six of…
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Five area schools to represent boys tennis in upcoming team tournament
The Colorado High School Activities Association released brackets Monday for the state boys tennis dual team tournament. First round matches are scheduled to start Wednesday. Of the 32 teams to earn spots in this year’s tournament, the Pikes Peak Region will have five schools battling for a slot in the finals at Denver Tennis Park…
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Discovery Canyon improves to 3-0 despite four turnovers against Rampart
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shawn Mitchell chuckled at the irony of Discovery Canyon’s start Thursday. Lightning delayed the Discovery Canyon-Rampart tilt 65 minutes, but the Thunder coach still managed to crack a joke after a rugged game for his team at District 20 Stadium. “Rampart weathered the storm –…
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Quintin McCarty to swim in 50m backstroke finals, Caroline Bricker earns sixth in 200m fly
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Quintin McCarty will have a shot at gold during the World Aquatics Championships. McCarty clocked in at 24.52 seconds during the men’s 50 meter backstroke semifinals Saturday in Singapore to secure a slot in Sunday’s finals. The former Thunder swimmer and current North Carolina State…
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Caroline Bricker, Quintin McCarty set for World Aquatics Championships
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado Springs swimmers hope to make a splash in Singapore pools this week. Caroline Bricker and Quintin McCarty will head to Singapore where they’ll compete in the World Aquatics Championships, which run until Aug. 3. Bricker, who currently competes on Stanford University’s women’s team…
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Lightning, rain dampens second half of 63rd Annual Junior/Senior All-Star Game, athletes find silver lining
The rain wouldn’t go away for the 63rd annual Colorado Springs Junior/Senior All-Star Baseball Game and that stinks because the seniors can’t come back another day. While the juniors completed their contest at Mountain Lion Park on Sunday – which Pikes Peak won 9-7 against Gold Camp – the final game ended in the bottom…