Tag: peak performer
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jasmine Byers’ teammates would refer to her as a walking bucket. Vista Ridge girls basketball coach Jeremy Ackerly described his senior as “a gym rat” due to Byers’ training obsession. Byers regularly logged two to three practices per day during the offseason hoping to expand…
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
Jasmine Byers’ teammates would refer to her as a walking bucket. Vista Ridge girls basketball coach Jeremy Ackerly described his senior as “a gym rat” due to Byers’ training obsession. Byers regularly logged two to three practices per day during the offseason hoping to expand her offense and sharpen her game on the court. Her…
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Peak Performer: Pine Creek boys tennis Braylon Desquitado continues to dominate in freshman year
One glimpse at Braylon Desquitado shows a typical tennis player. The white tee, white cap, Adidas socks and shoes, blue shorts and lime-green Nike wristband make the Pine Creek No. 1 singles player fit into any tennis paradigm. Once the Eagles freshman fires a serve past his opponent for a point or demonstrates his court…
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Peak Performer: Mesa Ridge football’s Sonny Rogers explodes for career night against Northfield
Sonny Rogers is the one who knocks. The danger lurking on the other side of the line of scrimmage, ready to strike when called upon. On Sept. 6, it didn’t take much for Rogers to deliver his message. The Mesa Ridge wide receiver hauled in three receptions for 222 yards and three touchdowns — all…
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Peak Performer: Falcon boys wrestling Javani Majoor proves patience makes perfect
Javani Majoor called his senior season “my most challenging.” The Falcon 165-pound wrestler finished the year 40-0 and earned back-to-back state championships. What could a kid, who hasn’t lost a prep match since December 2022, have found so difficult about this season? Well, one year after Majoor broke a decades-long streak for Falcon’s wrestling program,…
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Girls Basketball Peak Performers | All-area team
The Gazette Preps 2024 Peak Performers All-Area Girls Basketball Team First team Caitlin Kramer, sr., Air Academy Grace Minihane, sr., Colorado Springs Christian AJ Mannering, sr., Peyton Brooklyn Stewart, jr., Pine Creek Kinley Asp, so., Colorado Springs Christian Second team Lydia Flowers, jr., Air Academy Abbie Nickell, sr., Peyton Maeve Salveson, sr., St. Mary’s Tatyonna…
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Gazette Preps | 2021 Baseball Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know Cheyenne Mountain High School’s Brad Helton, the 2021 Baseball Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Gazette Preps | 2021 Boys’ Track & Field Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know Vista Ridge High School’s Brandon Hills, the 2021 Boys’ Track & Field Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Gazette Preps | 2021 Girls’ Track & Field Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know Sand Creek High School’s Jahzara Davis, the 2021 Girls’ Track & Field Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Gazette Preps | 2021 Girls’ Soccer Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know Sand Creek High School’s Sydney Lasater, the 2021 Girls’ Soccer Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)