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State runner-up TCA, newcomer Fountain-Fort Carson excited to grow high school flag football
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save High school flag football in Colorado saw 1,972 participants in its first year as a sanctioned sport. That number will continue to grow with new and old teams prepared to shine. The Classical Academy finished the season as 4A state runner-up with a 16-3 record. With…
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Gary Kruse, former Fountain-Fort Carson assistant football coach, to receive Broyles Award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Gary Kruse received an email in June regarding the Broyles Award, he ignored it. The former Fountain-Fort Carson High School football assistant coach thought the email was a “Who’s who in America” message and said he disregarded a second email from the group in…
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Girls Track and Field Peak Performer of the Year: F-FC’s Alexa Queen’s inevitable road to 300 hurdles crown
Alexa Queen’s coronation as the 5A girls 300 hurdles champion occurred in Lakewood during last month’s Colorado State Track and Field Championships, but the process began in 2022. Queen, a Fountain-Fort Carson junior who won the 300 hurdles title with a career-best time of 41.66 seconds, played several sports at Fountain Middle School but gravitated…
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Wrestling community combines to finish COS Metro Wrestling Championship
Katey Valdez walked around Trojan Arena with a tiara sparkling on her head after earning her COS Metro Wrestling Championship title at 105 pounds. The Doherty senior became the first girls wrestler to earn three Metro titles and won Most Outstanding Girls wrestler at the tournament. It’s one of the numerous moments from Monday’s finals…
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Wrestling community combines to finish COS Metro Wrestling Championship
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Katey Valdez walked around Trojan Arena with a tiara sparkling on her head after earning her COS Metro Wrestling Championship title at 105 pounds. The Doherty senior became the first girls wrestler to earn three Metro titles and won Most Outstanding Girls wrestler at the…
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Pikes Peak region wrestlers shift focus to upcoming Metro tournament
This weekend is about bragging rights. And Falcon wrestling coach Robert Lovato wants a piece of the action. The 2025 COS Metro Wrestling Championships, happening Friday and Saturday at Fountain-Fort Carson’s Trojan Arena, will feature Pikes Peak region boys and girls wrestling teams vying for the tournament’s crown. Last season, Pine Creek boys earned its…
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Air Academy defeats Fountain-Fort Carson, earns second consecutive Trojan Classic girls title
Aside from Kinley Asp taking an accidental hit to the face and suffering a bloody nose, not much went wrong for Air Academy on Saturday. Asp’s Kadet teammates maintained their composure during the 10-minute halt to clean blood from the court and showed no struggle once play resumed. Asp returned to the court for the…
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Pine Creek football cruises to win over Fountain-Fort Carson, finishes year 7-3
Pine Creek players and coaches select a “word of the week” for each football contest. The word the Eagles selected for their matchup against Fountain-Fort Carson? “Finish.” Against the Trojans, the Eagles finished with a 49-16 win at Guy R. Barickman Stadium to close out the regular season and now, as playoff seeding looms, Pine…
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Boys Track Peak Performer of the Year: Fountain-Fort Carson hurdler Kyler Lewis displays excellence of execution
Start to finish. Kyler Lewis heard those words and cherished them each time he stepped on the track. And in his final season on Fountain-Fort Carson’s track and field team, that mentality earned him titles in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles. But the senior’s journey to a pair of state hurdle titles began with a…
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Fountain-Fort Carson boys volleyball loses in title match, drops pair of games to Mountain Vista
AURORA – Fountain-Fort Carson fans who made the trip to Overland High School stepped on the court postgame and embraced Trojan players and coaches. Some parents wiped tears from their faces as well as Trojan athletes who played in the 5A boys volleyball championship game against No. 1-seeded Mountain Vista. The Trojans, the No. 6…