Tag: palmer ridge
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State volleyball: Pikes Peak region advances multiple teams to third round
DENVER – Area teams began their bids Thursday to capture a state volleyball title in their respective classes during the three-day tournament. Pine Creek, Lewis-Palmer, Cheyenne Mountain, Palmer Ridge, Village and Colorado Springs Christian all competed at Denver Coliseum in opening-day action. Here’s how they managed against the competition: Village earns school’s first-ever state tournament…
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Prep roundup: Teams advance in playoffs, other teams’ year ends in postseason
Sunday had a day chock-full of prep sporting events after last week’s snowstorm delayed several contests. Here is a recap of some of those matchups and an update on postseason brackets. Postseason football Discovery Canyon earns No. 8 seed in 3A playoffs The Thunder will face Pueblo East in the first round of the 3A…
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Playoff football begins this week; various Pikes Peak region schools to represent respective classes
CHSAA seeded brackets for 5A, 4A, 2A and 1A football on Sunday morning and a plethora of area schools will represent the Pikes Peak region in the state playoffs. Postseason games begin this week and the teams below will battle through their brackets to compete for titles. 5A First-round bye: No. 8 Pine Creek The…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Highlighting noteworthy performances from the Pikes Peak region
Check out our recap of notable individual and team performances from the week in prep sports. 14ers Brooklyn Kaiser, sr., Vista Ridge, flag football – Kaiser paced the Wolves on offense and defense in Arvada for Vista Ridge’s postseason contests. Against Manual in the second round, Kaiser finished with a pair of rushing scores and…
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Gazette Preps notables: Events of interest this week in sports
Upcoming contests for Colorado Springs area high school sports Compelling contests: Cross country Regional meets at Monument Valley Park, 1 p.m. Thursday One event remains before the state cross country meet takes place at Norris Penrose Event Center on Nov. 2. Colorado Springs’ regional event will feature a handful of teams from 3A, 4A and…
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Pikes Peak region teams prepare to battle for state softball crowns
The race to crown a softball champion begins this week as the state playoffs for 3A, 4A and 5A start Friday in Aurora. Four area teams qualified for the tournament with Palmer Ridge, Cheyenne Mountain, Vista Ridge and The Classical Academy all clinching a berth in the postseason. First-round games start at 10 a.m. and…
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Gazette Preps weekly rewind: Highlighting stellar performance in preps events
Highlights from the past week of prep sports in the Pikes Peak region 14ers Gerardo Garcia, sr., Mitchell, boys’ soccer – Garcia continued his hot streak with scoring and Alameda felt the wrath of the Marauder. Against Alameda, as well as Falcon, Garcia struck twice and, over his past three contests, he has seven goals.…
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Avier Elvira, Palmer Ridge football run over Vista Ridge, cruise to seventh win
When Avier Elvira entered the locker room for halftime Friday night, he’d nearly set a new career-high in rushing yards. After the No. 4-ranked Bears emerged for the second half, Elvira proceeded to crush his previous mark. The Palmer Ridge senior had the first eight carries of the game and never stopped running as Elvira…
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Gazette Preps lookahead: Preview Pikes Peak region notable high school sports events
Upcoming contests for Colorado Springs area high school sports Compelling contests: FOOTBALL Discovery Canyon (4-2) at Harrison (4-2), 1 p.m. Saturday The Thunder take a 2-0 road record to Memorial Stadium for their matchup against the Panthers, who had a rough outing last week against Lewis-Palmer and lost 58-27 to the Rangers. Harrison had won…
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Pikes Peak region softball teams vie for state berths at regional tournament
Postseason softball starts Friday after several Pikes Peak area teams qualified for the 2024 regional tournament. In total, 10 area schools will fight to advance to the state tournament, which begins Oct. 25 at Aurora Sports Park in Aurora. Per CHSAA, “In 3A, the Round of 32 will be a single-elimination tournament with the regional…