Tag: football
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Palmer Ridge’s Tyler Himebauch, Mike Toth sign D-I; Bears tally six football signees on National Signing Day
This doesn’t count as a win on the football field for Palmer Ridge. But it’s a victory for the programs acquiring the Bears’ signees. Six Palmer Ridge football players on Wednesday signed to continue their football careers next season during the Bears’ National Signing Day event at the school’s auditorium. The class is led by…
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Palmer Ridge’s Tyler Himebauch, Mike Toth sign D-I; Bears tally six football signees on National Signing Day
This doesn’t count as a win on the football field for Palmer Ridge. But it’s a victory for the programs acquiring the Bears’ signees. Six Palmer Ridge football players on Wednesday signed to continue their football careers next season during the Bears’ National Signing Day event at the school’s auditorium. The class is led by…
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Gazette Preps’ National Signing Day list
Below is a list of athletes who signed or will sign to play sports in college. Please reach out to marcus.hill@gazettedev.gazette.com if any updates need to be made or if names need to be added. Name, current school, college, sport(s) Division I Alexa Queen, Fountain-Fort Carson, Duke, track and field Justyn Jordan, Fountain-Fort Carson, Idaho…
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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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Gazette Preps 3A-1A football Peak Performer: Coronado’s Thomas Buckmiller’s paradigm shift leads to outstanding year for Cougars football
Thomas Buckmiller still recalls his first varsity game. Coronado’s football team faced Rampart in its 2023 season opener and Buckmiller, then a sophomore, was QB2 behind Jaxon Gutowski. That was until Gutowski injured his ankle during a second quarter red-zone drive. Buckmiller rose from the bench and trotted to the field with chants of “TB12”…
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The postman who became one of the greatest football coaches
By The Foundation for a Better Life Knute Rockne was the son of immigrant parents from Norway. After graduating from high school, he worked as a postman for four years until he had enough money to go to college. He would bring his work ethic and ingenuity to Notre Dame, where he pioneered a new…
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Netflix documentary introduces a whole new John Elway to Denver
ALSO: LUCY LIU RECEIVES FESTIVAL’S HIGHEST HONOR DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 11 Editor’s note: The Netflix documentary “Elway”, which was released Monday. The Denver Gazette’s Senior Arts Journalist John Moore reviewed the documentary back in early November. Here are his thoughts about the film about the “Duke of Denver.“ Well, hello, John…
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Palmer Ridge loses to Dakota Ridge in title game, first loss of the season
FORT COLLINS – Palmer Ridge hoped the tears left behind at Canvas Stadium would be those of joy. They were not. As the final horn sounded, Dakota Ridge, 4A’s No. 1 seed, bolted to the sideline to celebrate with teammates, coaches and fans. A handful of Bears football players pulled their teammates from the turf…
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Reigning Class 5A champion Cherry Creek beats Valor Christian in state semifinal
GREENWOOD VILLAGE — When Cherry Creek football was down 10-7 to Valor Christian at the half, senior running back Jayden Fox knew the Bruins needed a spark. With a boisterous home crowd at Stutler Bowl Stadium, Fox put on a show with two touchdowns in the second half to help his team to a 21-13…
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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…